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carys14
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Mehso-so

Memoirs are hit and miss for me, as fiction is my main love. While I see the importance of this book, I am likely not in the target audience, with the disconnect being more due to the age gap than the gender gap. With that being said, I can say that I came away knowledgeable about gender fluidity and the challenges they face in a predominantly binary world.

Book 41/100

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carys14
Verses for the Dead | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Mehso-so

I don‘t know if it was the book or everything that‘s going on out there, but this Pendergast book seemed to be lacking something. Almost like Pendergast was only half there. Or maybe my lack of focus only saw half of him. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Book 40/100

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Joanne1 The lack of focus is killing me too! 5y
carys14 @Joanne1 If I would stop checking the socials I might be able to focus better however with things changing so quickly it keeps drawing me in. I would would set aside my books but they are due in about a week and I don‘t want to go back on the waitlist because you know that line is probably twice as long now! 5y
Joanne1 @carys14 oh yeah those ebook/eaudiobook waitlisted are going to be massive!! 5y
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carys14
Topics of Conversation | Miranda Popkey
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Pickpick

I went into this one not sure if I was going to like it. It is told through conversations between women through 20 years of the main character‘s rather dysfunctional life. Although there were times I felt that I was missing a highly intellectual point she was trying to make, I really enjoyed Popkey‘s writing and Rebecca Lowman‘s narration was on point.

Book 35
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carys14
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Pickpick

A light romantic read that was a perfect background listen during weekend activities. Book 27/100

(Somehow my current book cover always matches the section I am knitting, on this never ending blanket).

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carys14
PS, I Love You | Cecelia Ahern
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Mehso-so

While I did enjoy this, I did find it a bit too long and the banter a little forced (well written banter should not require being told that characters giggled, laughed or chuckled). I have heard that the movie was actually better than the book. Book 26/100. #yarnandbooks

marleed Lol. That reminds me of Stephen King advice on the use of adverbs - don‘t. If you have to describe narration beyond ‘said‘ you haven‘t done a good job setting up the exchange. I read that years ago and it changed how I read thereafter! 5y
carys14 @marleed That exact bit of wisdom also came to mind while I was listening to the book!!! 5y
marleed ;) 5y
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carys14
The Hand on the Wall | Maureen Johnson
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Pickpick

The final book in the Truly Devious trilogy. I loved the banter between the characters while they worked to solve two mysteries. Hopefully this isn‘t the last we hear from Stevie Bell and her friends. Book 25/100 #yarnandbooks