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Themes: 1920‘s Historical Fiction, Women Gaining Independence, Speakeasies and Jazz Clubs

This was a fun romp of a book! It held my interest throughout and you cannot help but love Zora and root for her!! Definitely a pick that I‘d recommend to all the 1920‘s historical fiction fans out there.

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I‘m taking a mental health day today AND it just so happened the book I bought with a birthday giftcard to Half Price Books was delivered today 😁 It‘s here, my errands are run, time for book & iced vanilla latte time 🤩💗

LiteraryinLawrence Good for you! Enjoy the day! 2w
AmyG Enjoy your day! 2w
Aims42 @LiteraryinLawrence @AmyG Thank you both! 😊🥰 2w
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Meshell1313 Enjoy!!! Sounds like a perfect day! 2w
Aims42 @Meshell1313 It has been, thank you 😌 2w
Hooked_on_books Ah, the stars have aligned! Enjoy it! 2w
Aims42 @Hooked_on_books They did 🤩🙌 Thank you! 2w
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Erasure: A Novel | Percival Everett
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My initial thoughts on this book are that it‘s very smart (I wish I was in high school and my teacher could explain some of the symbolisms because I know a lot went over my head), it‘s extremely thought-provoking and is indeed “quietly devastating”. If I owned the copy I read there would be many underlined quotes and notes written in the margins, Everett truly has a gift for the written word.

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Real Americans | Rachel Khong
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If you‘re in the mood for a fantastic, literary read - this book is it! It reminded me of a steak & potatoes dinner; it has heft to it and was very filling, but didn‘t feel forced or insincere. Told from 3 POVs, this is a multigenerational saga that will keep you hooked. If you enjoyed her debut (“Goodbye, Vitamin”) I would definitely add this to your TBR 👍 Pub date is 4/30/2024

Aims42 Themes: Relationship Dynamics (Family, Friends), Rich Storytelling, How far will we go for our loved ones safety and happiness? 2w
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Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
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We do not deserve this man (Richard Osman) 🥹🥰 Joyce is my favorite character in these books (so much so that I get annoyed with her daughter and would like to give her a piece of mind, but that‘s another discussion 😆). Joyce‘s growth in the series is definitely noticeable. Can‘t wait for her next adventure with the gang.

📸: https://www.instagram.com/misterosman?igsh=N3hjNHpqcDZwa3do

jlhammar That‘s a great reply. Love Joyce! 2w
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Readers know the struggle 😂

KateReadsYA Me at the grocery store 🙋‍♀️🤭 3w
Aims42 @KateReadsYA Me too!! 😂 3w
batsy 😂 3w
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#TopReads2024 continues with my February pick ✈️🏝️🌋 Looking back at my reads this past month, “The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West” stuck with me the most 🥰 The writing was really well done and I liked all the characters and their stories. A very close 2nd was, “The Phoenix Crown” - but I didn‘t connect with all the characters. In fact, Alice was one of the secondary characters but she stole the entire book for me, I wanted more of her😁

Lsmoore43 Is your Pic Collage app on your laptop or iPad? I have a copy on my laptop but can't find this background to use.
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Aims42 @Lsmoore43 I use the app on my iPhone, can you find it with this term: “Bookshelf Image”? For me it‘s about halfway down the page. I hope that helps🤞Keep me posted if you can‘t find it, happy to help troubleshoot 😊 3w
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 I'm thinking it's a different version that the one on my laptop. Did you have to pay for this one? There are two on my phone app and I'm not sure which one to try. Any thoughts. 🙂 3w
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Aims42 @Lsmoore43 Hmmmm, interesting. I use the free version of the app, this is it: https://apps.apple.com/app/id448639966 3w
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 Thank you. This is not the one that charges. I'll give it a try. I sure appreciate you letting me know. 😻 3w
Aims42 @Lsmoore43 You‘re welcome! I hope it works 😊🤞 3w
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 I'm sure it will. 😁 3w
Lsmoore43 I got the app and after playing around with it figured out how to use the bookcase. lol Thank you for your help. It sure has a lot to offer and with the free version. 2w
Aims42 @Lsmoore43 YAY!! 🤩🥳 That‘s great to hear, you‘re so welcome!! I love playing around with this app, and the free version offers exactly what I need too. Happy Pic Collaging 😁 2w
Lsmoore43 😊 2w
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Awww, so much love to all the librarians and their libraries! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A Novel | Janet Skeslien Charles
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I really enjoyed the newest book from the author of “The Paris Library”. I love books that teach me something I didn‘t know existed and the CARDs (Le Comité américain pour Les régions dévastées) checked that box ✅ Told in dual timelines (1918 & 1987), you get an excellent sense of what Jessie Carson went through in France in 1918 in her words and what Wendy Peterson discovers at the NYPL in 1987. Pub date is 4/30/24, don‘t miss it!

Aims42 Themes: Books about Books, Dual Timeline Historical Fiction, “New to Me” History 3w
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The Phoenix Crown: A Novel | Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
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Themes: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Chinese immigrants in early 20th century America, Friendships

I had zero knowledge of the historic 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco before reading this book. After finishing it, I can say I learned A LOT! Wow! I confidently recommend this to any historical fiction fans, Quinn & Chang do a fabulous job writing together. And the ‘Authors Note‘ at the end? Do not skip it! 5/5 stars for this read👍

Suet624 Quinn picks just subject matter. 3w
mcctrish I just started this, I‘m going to see the authors speak on Thursday (edited) 3w
Aims42 @Suet624 I haven‘t read all of Quinn‘s books but the few I‘ve read have been SO GOOD! I always learn something new 🤓 3w
Aims42 @mcctrish That is AWESOME! I‘d love to hear about it 🤩 3w
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Themes: Women Aviators, Dual Timelines (1927 and 1987), Women Getting Sh*t Done

I loved this book! I usually can easily pick a favorite timeline in dual timeline formats, but I couldn‘t in this one. Both Olivia and Wren‘s storylines are filled with heart, bravery and a heavy dose of spirit. I‘ll be recommending this one for a long time 🥰

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I‘m so excited for this new adventure from Richard Osman!! Coming out September 2024 😍

TheKidUpstairs Me too! It sounds like such a fun new series. Can't wait! 4w
Aims42 @TheKidUpstairs it sure does 🤩🙌 4w
marleed Oh, I‘m down for this! 4w
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Aims42 @Dragon Awwwwww yessssss 💪 4w
bookandbedandtea Ooooh yes please! 4w
Aims42 @bookandbedandtea -Grabby Hands- 🤗🤗🤗 4w
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Themes: Murder Mysteries, New York City, Fresh take on favorite characters

This was my first ever James Patterson book and I‘ve got to say I was not disappointed. I enjoyed Holmes, Marple and Poe and their interesting cases, and seeing how everything came together. They make a great team and I would enjoy a Book 2 from them 👍

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I mean, if you can show me a better Saturday night, I‘d like to see it 😎 #BooksAndSnackies #WTTWNature

brittanyreads Perfection 👌 1mo
Tamra Nope, can‘t beat it. 😌 1mo
Bookwomble Only thing I can think is if the penguins went to visit their puffin relatives! 😄 4w
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The Mayor of Maxwell Street | Avery Cunningham
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Themes: Wealthy Black Debutantes, 1920‘s Chicago (mobsters, prohibition, class warfare), Undercover investigative journalism, “Chunkster” reads (this is 508 pages)

I initially really liked this read, but I found myself skimming and losing interest with 100 pages still left 🫠 I‘d put it between a “Pick” and “So-So”. It‘s not one I would need to re-read again, and would suggest as a #BorrowDontBuy

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The Mayor of Maxwell Street | Avery Cunningham
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YAY!! This box DID elicit excitement, it took quite a journey but it made it 🤩🙌 And bonus points for the box not being completely destroyed like I imagined it was going to be 😂😮‍💨

TEArificbooks I got mine too and the box was in good shape! 1mo
Aims42 @TEArificbooks YESSSSSSSSS 🥳🤩🙌 I‘m so relieved we all (us and our boxes) survived this ordeal 😮‍💨 Now the fun part of reading our books 😇🥰 1mo
Laughterhp My box was completely destroyed when I got it. 🤦‍♀️ So much that I was surprised the bookmark was still in it. I thought for sure it fell out. 1mo
Aims42 @Laughterhp Oh no, that sucks!! I hope your book was okay 😬 I‘ve had a few boxes delivered that looked like they‘d been dropkicked, sat on and then run over and it‘s always terrifiying opening the box to see the book condition 🫣 1mo
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The Mayor of Maxwell Street | Avery Cunningham
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😫😫😫 Y‘know the worst part of being a mood reader? When your #botm box with the book you literally just found out about and want to read. right. this. second. is bouncing around your state 😫😫😫 Why did it depart and arrive at the same facility twice?? #firstworldproblems

TEArificbooks I had a book ordered on Amazon from my local warehouse. Supposed to be same day delivery because it literally just had to cross town. It got put on the wrong truck. It went to another state bounced around came back to town got out on the wrong truck again. Went to Canada. Took three weeks to get it. 1mo
monkeygirlsmama Ugh! That sucks. Hope it arrives soon!! 1mo
monkeygirlsmama @TEArificbooks WTF?! Wow 😮 1mo
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Aims42 @TEArificbooks Oh No!! That sucks, I am so sorry that happened, that is like a 15/10 on the frustration scale 😤😡 1mo
Aims42 @monkeygirlsmama Thank you! My control freak self and patience self do not do well with unexpected shipping updates 😆 Can I just pick it up? I‘m 20 mins away from the Glendale Heights facility lol 1mo
monkeygirlsmama @Aims42 Right?! If they continue to delay you should contact them and ask that. LoL 1mo
Aims42 @monkeygirlsmama Lol, I‘m sure they would love that 🤣 The USPS probably cringes when they see the deluge of blue boxes coming in lol 1mo
Tamra The routes are really nuts sometimes. If I mail something to an address in my town, it leaves town to be processed and then comes back. That just seems stupid to me. 😜 1mo
Aims42 @Tamra Lol! That does seem backward 😂 1mo
TEArificbooks Well now my BOTM is also having an adventure. It arrived to my town after 6 stops in six different states and now it is going backwards along those stops 1mo
Aims42 @TEArificbooks What is up with that?!? Do you have an estimated delivery date? I still don‘t, which is odd, usually when it gets to my state I get that. Ugh. Soooooo frustrating!! 1mo
TEArificbooks @Aims42 it says Feb 5 but I will believe it when I see it. 1mo
Aims42 @TEArificbooks Lol, for real! 😂 1mo
Aims42 @TEArificbooks Okay, I have a delivery estimate of tomorrow 🫤🤞 Did yours arrive?? 1mo
TEArificbooks @aims42 no but it is making it way back to my town 1mo
Aims42 @TEArificbooks Of course it is 🤦‍♀️🤪 Hopefully it can skip a few stops since it‘s already stopped there once already lol 1mo
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Argylle: A Novel | Elly Conway
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Is this a literary masterpiece? No. Is it an entertaining, thrilling read? Yes! I treated it like any other debut (held my breath and crossed my fingers lol). It‘s a decent debut, I‘ve certainly read worse, but I agree the typo in the ‘Authors Note‘ is unfortunate. As if this book needed another conspiracy attached to it, but I wonder if it was planted? There‘s no way an Editor would‘ve missed that, especially on the first page 🤔

Aims42 Themes: The movie ‘Kingsman‘-esque, CIA, Treasure Hunt 1mo
marleed It it was written to market a movie, it‘s rather genius. I agree with your assessment and I‘m curious to see the movie. It certainly helped to picture Henry Clavil as Argylle! 🍿 🎥 1mo
Aims42 @marleed I‘m definitely curious to see the movie now, but may have to cover my eyes during some of the fight scenes (I do not do good with gore and blood 🫣🫠). And more Henry Clavil? Sign me up 🙋‍♀️ 1mo
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I‘m doing something a bit different this year. Instead of the bracket style monthly picks I‘ve done in the past, I‘m going to pick my favorite book from the month and leave it at that 😊 So, without further ado my Jan 2024 pick is 🥁🥁🥁 the tagged book 🎉🎉🎉 I loved it and devoured it over the 3-day MLK Jr weekend. This author has joined my “auto-buy author” list for his humor, wit, and overall great story telling 🙌 #TopReads2024

Read4life I do the same thing! I‘m also doing the brackets 💙 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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The Foxhole Victory Tour | Amy Lynn Green
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I appreciate historical fiction books that teach me something new or offer a different perspective and this book delivered! I didn‘t know much about the North Africa Campaign of WWII or the USO variety shows, but now I know a bit more (and I want to know even more now!) 😊 Definitely recommended for WWII historical fiction readers as well as any readers who enjoy books about the theater and performing with a WWII angle.

Aims42 Themes: WWII historical fiction, USO Tour, North Africa Campaign 2mo
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Themes: Quirky & Humorous, Nursery Rhymes in the Real World, Discworld-esque

Book 2 in the Nursery Crime series is good but not as great as Book 1 (“The Big Over Easy”). I enjoyed it and never thought of putting it down to read something else, it just wasn‘t as great. A solid 4 stars and worth reading if you enjoyed Book 1 👍

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The Foxhole Victory Tour | Amy Lynn Green
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#Bookmail on a Monday is THE BEST THING EVER!! I cannot wait to dive into this book 🥰😍

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My latest Pango book order arrived and I‘m so happy to continue the Nursery Crime books with “The Fourth Bear” 😁 The others just jumped in my cart, craziest thing 🤪😉

emz711 Never heard of pango 2mo
Aims42 @emz711 It‘s a used book marketplace that offers a lot more transparency on book conditions than others I‘ve found. If you‘re interested in checking it out, this is the app for apple users (I don‘t have an android): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pangobooks-buy-sell-books/id1546752104 2mo
AmyG I thought the Chabon book was wonderful. 2mo
Aims42 @AmyG Yay! I‘m so glad to hear that 😍 I really liked “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” so figured I‘d give this a try 2mo
Tamra Love those covers! 2mo
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Themes: Quirky & Humorous, Nursery Rhymes in the Real World, Discworld-esque

This is a silly, quirky, amazing story and I cannot wait to read the next book in the series (c‘mon USPS, hurry up!!). I loved the humor and I got very strong Sir Terry Pratchett vibes - which I do not throw around loosely because very little compares to his books. If you need a palate cleanser that isn‘t just fluff, this is it. I want to recommend it to everyone!!

lynneamch Thanks for the reminder. Loved all his Thursday stories. Have 4 of his others on my shelf that I keep forgetting to get around to. 2mo
Aims42 🤩🙌 Nice!! 2mo
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I am loving this “silly book” kick that I‘m on 😁 This one has me laughing out loud with the witty dialogue and I really want to re-watch Shrek because of it 😂

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I loved this book. L-O-V-E-D IT! I started it Friday and then a winter storm forced me to stay home so I finished this delightful read this weekend from our frozen tundra 🥶☃️🧊 I am keeping my fingers crossed for more stories from Ernie! If you enjoyed Anthony Horowitz‘s ‘Horowitz & Hawthorne‘ books, you‘ll really like this one and Stevenson‘s first book (tagged in comments). ALL THE STARS!!!!

Aims42 Themes: Whodunit on a train, Quirky and Unique, First Person Narrator. First book 👇
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batsy Sounds great! I've been meaning to read his first. Great photo! 2mo
Aims42 @batsy Thank you!! ☺️ Yes, totally recommend both his books 👍👍 2mo
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This book is EXACTLY what I needed 🥰 Our plans to visit my family in Iowa this weekend were ‘derailed‘ by a winter storm that brought blizzard like conditions and below zero real temperatures with unheard of wayyyy below zero windchills 🥶🧊❄️ So, we unpacked our bags and have been hunkering down on the sofa; me with this hilarious and great read and my hubby with Madden NFL. We‘re aiming to meet up in Feb 🤞🤞🤞

Librarybelle I really liked the first one, so I have high expectations for this! 2mo
Aims42 @Librarybelle His first book was so good, I really liked it too! I love the first person narration, reminds me of Anthony Horowitz‘s books with Hawthorne 😁 2mo
Librarybelle Yes! Agreed! 2mo
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The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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Themes: Espionage Thriller, Russian spies, CIA, Family

About halfway through this book I started thinking, “this is a good, not great read”, but now having finished it I realized you have to be in the right headspace for this book. There are a lot of characters, multiple POVs and storylines - it wasn‘t an easy/breezy read. BUT, if you can keep everyone and the stories straight, it‘s a clever and thrilling read 👍

jlhammar Good to know! Looking forward to it. 2mo
Aims42 @jlhammar I ran out of room in my review, if there‘s a sequel I‘d be totally up for it 👍 (edited) 2mo
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When your dad is also a reader and a Cabernet Sauvignon fan, it‘s pretty easy to get a birthday gift figured out ☺️ I hope he enjoys that the wine labels are “bookish” themed (The Critic and The Lost Chapters) 😁🤞Now my second favorite part of gift giving, the wrapping! 🤗🤩 Hope everyone is having a good Sunday!!

Tamra How fun!! 2mo
tpixie Oh! Cool! I‘d love to find those wines!!! 2mo
jlhammar Love the bookish themed wine! 2mo
Aims42 @Tamra @tpixie @jlhammar Thank you guys so much! I tossed in some salted nut rolls too (those are his favorite candies), I can‘t wait to see him open it this weekend 🥰🤗 2mo
tpixie @Aims42 🩵🩵🩵 2mo
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My first book of 2024 had it all; originality, humor, love, family, history, and so much more! The writing was as beautiful as the cover (pictures can‘t do it justice with all the gold accents, it‘s truly gorgeous), and if you enjoy learning new words, this is the book for you! Several times I would have to look up a “new to me” word - I should‘ve underlined or highlighted them because of course now I can‘t think of a single one 😂

Aims42 Themes: Late 1700‘s Europe & Constantinople, Automata, A truly imaginative read 2mo
jlhammar Wow, what a cover! Sounds good. 2mo
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Truer words have never been spoken 🤣😍🤩

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Vintage 1954 | Antoine Laurain
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Themes: Time travel, Fun & quirky, Quick Read

This was such a fun read and just perfect for reading between Christmas and New Year‘s 🤩 There was enough of an interesting plot (and humor) to keep me engaged but it wasn‘t too hard to follow with all the hubbub of this week with family and stuff going on. I just ordered two of his other books, “The President‘s Hat” and “The Red Notebook”. Happy to end 2023 on a great note!

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#readingbracket2023 #2023readingbracket The data has been tabulated and the results are in 🥁🥁🥁🥁 “The Last Devil to Die” by Richard Osman is my top read of 2023 🎉🎉🎉 This series has gotten better and better with each book, which is such a feat it deserves to be celebrated 🥳

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Merry Christmas to everyone who is celebrating today! I‘m so thankful for this beautiful community and wish everyone the absolute best day!

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Merry Ho Ho ❤️🎅🏼🎄💚 3mo
TheBookgeekFrau Merry Christmas 🎄💚 3mo
LeahBergen Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️ 3mo
Tamra Merry Christmas and happy reading! 3mo
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Vintage 1954 | Antoine Laurain
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Thank you very much for the amazing #JolabokaflodSwap23 goodies, @robinb - I‘ve had this book on my TBR list since 2018 😂 I can‘t wait to start it!! And thank you for all the delicious chocolate! The hazelnut one sounds especially yummy 😍 Thank you for hosting @MaleficentBookDragon 💚❤️💚
Merry Jolabokaflod to all, and to all a good night! 🍫📖

robinb You‘re welcome! Merry Christmas! 3mo
Aims42 @robinb Merry Christmas to you too!! 3mo
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Themes: Whodunit Sherlock Holmes style, Dry British humour, Quick read

Another fantastic and fun read from Sarah Caudwell. I‘m waiting until April 2024 to read the last two books. That‘s when the rest of the series comes out in this edition so all my books will match on my bookshelf #BookwormProblems 😇

quietjenn Yes! I've been waiting for the whole series to be out in this edition, so I can buy and revisit. 3mo
Aims42 @quietjenn I can‘t wait 🤩🤗💸 3mo
LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to read these for years! I‘ll be buying this new set, too. 😂😂 @quietjenn 3mo
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Aims42 @LeahBergen @quietjenn Lol, I‘m sorry for any enabling I‘ve caused 🤣😜♥️ 3mo
LeahBergen It‘s definitely your fault. 😆 3mo
Aims42 @LeahBergen Hehehe 😇😇😇😇 3mo
quietjenn @Aims42 you are only guilty of putting a date on the expenditure 😉😅 3mo
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I really needed this tonight and I thought maybe someone else could use it too ♥️

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Crazeedi ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
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Oxford Don Hilary Tamar is a new favorite character I‘d love to meet! She‘s quick, witty and per the author, “[an] individual who starts being elderly at the age of twenty-two” 🤣 I loved her, her fellow barristers (though I did keep reading Cantrip‘s name as ‘Catnip‘, which I like to think Caudwell did on purpose LOL). I‘m jumping right into the next book, “The Shortest Way to Hades” 🤩

Aims42 Themes: Whodunit Sherlock Holmes style, Dry British humour, Quick read 3mo
rubyslippersreads I‘ve had this author on my TBR list for ages. 3mo
Aims42 @rubyslippersreads So far, I‘m a fan 🤩 3mo
batsy @rubyslippersreads This series is so good! 3mo
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🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Someone pinch me!!! There were easily 1000+ people in this giveaway, and I WON A COPY!!! What a fantastic way to start a Monday!!!

Texreader Nice!!! 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉 3mo
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 🎉 3mo
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dabbe Buy a lottery ticket, too! 🤩 3mo
MaureenMc 🙌 3mo
Hooked_on_books That‘s awesome! I never win those, so I‘ll bask in your glory from afar! 3mo
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Saturday night book and bed club commences! I‘m almost 70 pages into this delightful book, any British humor (or should I say ‘humour‘) fans will love it! I picture the characters as a mix from ‘Fawlty Towers‘, ‘Have you been Served?‘ and ‘Defending the Guilty‘ 😂

batsy I adore this series! 3mo
Aims42 @batsy I‘m so glad I ordered the second book when I got the first, I‘ll definitely be diving into it when I finish this one 😅 3mo
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I love when the second book in a series is even better than the first book! Molly and her gang are back and there‘s been another murder at the Regency Grand Hotel. What I really enjoyed about this book was the flashbacks to a young Molly and her Gran. I don‘t know if that‘s everyone‘s cup of tea when authors do that in a sequel, but I enjoy it. If you liked the first book even a little bit, definitely read this one too!

Aims42 Themes: Molly the Maid #2, Whodunit, Flashbacks 3mo
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And I got mine when I stepped outside 😂 Can you tell me who sent it? There‘s no name on the return address label and no handle written outside. I can‘t tell if the book is wrapped 🙃 #JolabokaflodSwap23 @MaleficentBookDragon

robinb Everything is wrapped! I never include my name/handle on surprise swap packages, only the hashtag so the receiver won‘t be alarmed. 😂Heightens the suspense. So…surprise! 🎉 Glad it‘s safely there. 3mo
Aims42 @robinb Thanks so much 😍 Can‘t wait for opening day 🤗💚❤️ 3mo
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My #JolabokaflodSwap23 is going out today, @MaleficentBookDragon

Thank you for hosting and organizing my favorite swap!!
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The Christmas decorations are up and the gifts are about all bought. Now I feel like I can sit for a little while and just relax by reading by twinkling Christmas lights 🥰

Tamra So cozy! 3mo
Aims42 @Tamra I love this time of year once the initial “oh my god, I‘m so behind!!!” feeling passes 😂 It all gets done eventually 3mo
Tamra @Aims42 yes - I continually forget that! 3mo
mcctrish Oh it looks so nice and cozy ❤️ 3mo
Aims42 @mcctrish Thank you, it was a very nice afternoon ☺️❤️ 3mo
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What the Lady Wants | Rene Rosen
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I made it 136 pages into this book before calling it quits 🏆Prior to this page, there was some eye rolling and some “Ughs” thrown about, but a specific line on this page got me to throw in the towel. I‘m not a romance fan so I shouldn‘t have even picked this book up, BUT I love Chicago, Marshall Field‘s (the store), and historical fiction so I thought I‘d give it a chance. I tried, but no. Onto the next book!

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
Aims42 @dabbe I love this hashtag!!! 😁🙌🤩 I read the one-star reviews on Goodreads for this book and it was nice to know I wasn‘t the only one not impressed 😅 3mo
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Button Man: A Novel | Andrew Gross
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Wow. Wow. Wow!! I saw this book at Goodwill and waivered over buying it (for a whopping $2.99 lol). It sounded interesting, but I have a pile of books on my TBR stack to get through. Well, my Aunt saw through that lame excuse and bought it for me, and I‘m so glad she did! I loved this story of the Rabishevsky brothers - this was a total page turner that I didn‘t want to put down. What other Andrew Gross books should I read? I‘m hooked now!

Aims42 Themes: 20th Century New York City (1905-1992), Mobsters, Coming of Age stories 3mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Oooooh, stacking!!! 3mo
Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 I hope you also enjoy it 😁 3mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13 I just searched my library for it. It‘s at my branch. I will let you know. I‘m currently reading a book, but I‘m craving a page turner (edited) 3mo
Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 This should help with that craving, it was a page turner right from the beginning 🤩🙌 3mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Excellent!! Thank you!! 3mo
Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 you‘re welcome, happy reading! 🤗 3mo
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#readingbracket2023 #2023readingbracket I cannot believe how close we are to making our top 2023 picks 🤯😱 Last month (Oct) I couldn‘t decide between “The Last Devil to Die” by Richard Osman or “The Lady from Burma” by Allison Montclair, but I ultimately decided on Osman‘s book. It‘s the last one (for a little while) so it only seemed fitting. This month (Nov) it had to go to the tagged book, it was so much fun getting swept away in Sira‘s story

Karisimo This is one of my all time favs! Might need to re-read someday! 4mo
Aims42 @Karisimo it‘s totally a book to re-read 🥰 There‘s a TV series too that was okay (book is of course better lol) 4mo
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Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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Themes: Epic stories, Multiple timelines, “Big Fish” movie feel (totally agree with you @jdiehr 👍)

This was a very interesting book, at times I felt like there was almost too much going on, but it oddly worked. I keep typing and deleting what I‘ve typed because I don‘t want to spoil anything. I‘m just going to say it was a pick, I‘m glad it was a BOTM option 👍

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Sira | Maria Duenas
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Maria Dueñas has done it again, the second book in the Sira Quiroga series is another hit. While I‘ll be the first to admit that the beginning is very dry and factual, once you get past a certain event, WOW! Hold onto your seats!!! It was non-stop action for the rest of the book. I‘m hoping there will someday be a Book 3, Sira is a new favorite character I‘d love to read more about. Also, meet Millie, my parents new cat!! She‘s such a sweetie!!

Aims42 Themes: Post WWII London, Intrigue and Spying 4mo
Karisimo @aims42 I read the first one several years ago, will I be okay starting this one without a refresher of the first?? 4w
Aims42 @Karisimo I think you‘d be okay without a refresher 🙂 If I recall, anything mentioned from the first book in this one came with an explaination 4w
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Sira | Maria Duenas
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I‘m enjoying a sunny Saturday afternoon at home 🥰 I‘ve gone to the grocery store (got there early to beat the rush and I‘m so glad I did! It was getting busy as I was leaving ✌️), House is as clean as it‘s ever going to be, and the last load of laundry today is in the dryer. Soaking up the quietness while it‘s here 😌🥰

Tamra You are motivated! I got nothing done but running kids around, shopping in the meantime, and my exercise walking. My house is dirty so I envy you. 4mo
Aims42 @Tamra All days aren‘t like this for me, I gotta hop on the Motivation Train when it‘s in the station 😂🤣 4mo
Tamra @Aims42 😂 good one 4mo
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