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Birdsong28

Birdsong28

Joined September 2016

I was born with a reading list I will never finish
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
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Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling
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Birdsong28 Just seen this! I don't think she quite gets it. Majority of fans are going to be 25 and over because the books came out and probably like me (35 years old) I grew up with them and they are a huge part of my childhood and my lifelong love of reading. The movies were just an added bonus. 4d
RaeLovesToRead Haha, yeah, but it's Miriam Margolyes.. she's always saying stuff like this. Have you heard what she says afterwards about Harry Potter themed weddings? "What's their first night of fun going to be like?" ?? I'm looking forward to reading her books. 4d
RaeLovesToRead Also, a Harry Potter themed wedding sounds amazing 🤔 4d
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Birdsong28 @RaeLovesToRead A Harry Potter wedding does sound amazing!! It is possibly just one of her outbursts that she does and needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, just thought it would be interesting to see what other people make of it. It does annoy me slightly, but also I can see that this is just one of her comments. 4d
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I think it means she does not get it 😂 Harry Potter is a huge part of a whole generations growing up, and since they all read it & watched a unifying thread no matter where you grew up. But beyond that, I read them as an adult, not a child, and they start as children‘s stores but the stories in each book mature with the age of the characters, so masterfully done to really connect with each age. And for an adult that read them, much larger ⤵️ 4d
Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ Themes in them of good vs evil, terrorism, tyranny of those with power, great social issues of how government react, don‘t react, refuse to see some things if it‘s inconvenient, how segments of the population will go alone to increase their own power, pure bloods vs mud bloods. She had some huge social commentary and analysis in there that is super relevant today and will probably stay so as humans do these crazy human things and history ⤵️ 4d
Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ repeats. So I think it will stand the test of time like Lord of the Rings for example because that deeper human societal story is in there. So will remain relevant. 4d
TheBookHippie I‘m not a fan nor was my daughter (35) HOWEVER look how many of us love Anne of Green Gables or Little Women, Pooh… etc. Also I have been to a Pokémon wedding and it was the most fun I ever had at a wedding. 4d
Deblovestoread I read along with my daughter as a child, we reread together, more than once, to provide some sanity as she went trough vet school and we are rereading them now just because. Muggles just can‘t find the magic. 4d
Caroline2 Meh 😒 I really don‘t like these judgy/shaming statements. Why try and make people feel bad? It‘s interesting that people say this about Harry Potter a lot but no one says it about Star Wars or Anne of Green Gables or Little House or other childhood favs?! 3d
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The Road Trip | Beth O'Leary
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Fifth prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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The Road Trip | Beth O'Leary
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Good. Follows two people who used to date and how they bump into each other and are forced to spend time together, whilst also dealing with friends and family on a long road trip. Shows how they broke up and that everything was not what it seemed and how they deal with the truth.

#Quercus

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Been seeing a lot of posts about Diva by Daisy Goodwin. If you liked that book and want to read more about Maria Callas I recommend this book, it's fiction but this author is very good and does plenty of research so rest assured it will be fact based.

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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slategreyskies I had to look up thwip. This is a really cool illustration! 💕 2w
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Good. Ebook Prequel to Elizabeth of York The last white rose. Nice little book shows the reaction to her birth.

#HeadlineReview
#HeadlinePublishing

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Love Story | Lindsey Kelk
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FashionableObserver Ugh! I can‘t take advantage of that! I don‘t think they ship internationally! (edited) 2w
Birdsong28 @FashionableObserver What a shame! 😞 2w
FashionableObserver It‘s okay though. As long as I have the book AS SOON AS it comes out…! 2w
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My March choices for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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LeahBergen I want to go! 3w
Tamra Litsy destination! 3w
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Funny Story | Emily Henry
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Good. Full of romance and friendship. Shows how relationships happen when you least expect it in the unlikely of circumstances. Also a must for any book lovers as the authors love for books just shines through. Another wonderful addition to the bibliography of Emily Henry. Thank you #VikingBooks and #Penquin #RandomHouse for inviting me to read this via #Netgalley.

#FunnyStory
@penguinrandomhouse

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Dilara 😂 1mo
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Fourth prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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Good. Even though at first the main character seemed not very likable I held on and was very pleased with her eventual redemption. Full of wonderful descriptions of the scenery around which made me feel like I was in Italy and feeling the sun on my face. Full of the usual Rebecca Serle magic and wonder.

#Quercus
#AtriaBooks
#SimonandSchuster
#HachetteUK

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Love Story | Lindsey Kelk
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"As well as lots of laughs, lots of longing and a very (very) hot male lead, this book is not just a love story but a love letter to everyone who adores romance novels. It's very personal and extremely close to my heart so I really hope you'll love it as much as I do."

@FashionableObserver

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Third prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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Good. Takes an in-depth look at not just the final days and death of Marilyn Monroe but her whole life. Even though I enjoyed this there were some chapters that I skipped due to information that I felt just dragged the story down and wasn't relevant. Also sometimes during chapters that I did read some parts felt like it was also going off on tangents.

#WilliamMorrow
#HarperCollinsPublishers
@HarperCollins

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Bookwomble 😄 1mo
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Love Story | Lindsey Kelk
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FashionableObserver OMG! *squeals* 1mo
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Out on 29/2/24!!

How beautiful is that😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Very tempted by this especially as it has brand new content from the author.

RebelReader Way better cover than the one I read! I saw the author in person and she hated the first cover too. 1mo
julesG Me, too. 1mo
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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Very good. Follows one family from 1960 to 2008. Full of twists and turns. It is a family saga that will make you laugh and cry and it makes you feel like you are part of their story and their family. Heartwarming.

#AuldLangSpine @peaKnit @monalyisha

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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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My February choices for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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These are the books I chose to read for #AuldLangSpine

Thank you @peaKnit for the list. I am currently on 77% of Hello Beautiful and I will be finishing it in the next couple of days as life got in the way of reading this 🙄. Hello Beautiful is my favourite and I will be getting a hard copy of this. It is soo good. So glad you put this on the list.

Thank you @monalyisha for hosting this. It is so much fun to start the year off with.

peaKnit I‘m so glad you enjoyed Hello Beautiful! I love a good family epic. I will post soon also! 2mo
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Normal Women | Philippa Gregory
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squirrelbrain Thanks for the tag! 2mo
Caroline2 I got this one too. 👍 2mo
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My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand
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Caroline2 Yes!! I spotted this this morning too. I‘m tempted but I‘m on the waiting list for the audiobook (read by Barbs!!) so I dunno if I just wanna wait for that….?! 🤔 I‘m torn!! 2mo
Birdsong28 @Caroline2 I would get it and still wait for the audiobook cos you will have to give back the audiobook at some point and we all know life can get in the way and you might not finish the audiobook so at least you have a copy as a backup. 2mo
squirrelbrain Thanks for the tag! 2mo
Caroline2 That‘s true. 🤔 I was tempted to get a physical copy (I like having a physical copy of my fav books) but then I saw it was nearly 1000 pages!!!! 😮 that‘s a chunkster doorstop of a hardback eh!!! 😂 2mo
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Couldn't fit the title in so this is the title:

Tom Gauld on what happens when writers share their opinions on social media.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2024/jan/20/tom-gauld-on-what-happens-...

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A Meditation on Murder | Robert Thorogood
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Second prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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A Meditation on Murder | Robert Thorogood
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Good. Enjoyed the story. Found it hard to follow at first because I am used to seeing Death in Paradise on the television and had to think back to the characters in the 1st series. Perfect for fans of the series, which will love reconnecting with the characters from the 1st series.

#HarlequinMira
#Harlequin

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Wish you could choose the cover you want on the Kindle version. Hate it when they change to the movie version. (Not so bothered about The Colour purple but I really love One Day and that is just an awful cover 😔)

Caroline2 Agreed!! 🙄 2mo
RaeLovesToRead One Day is one of my favourite books. I really didn't like the 2011 adaptation. I kinda wanna watch the Netflix version to see if they manage it better... 2mo
MicheleinPhilly I absolutely hate when they change the cover! 2mo
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Funny Story | Emily Henry
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Been sent this!! Can't wait to start it!!

julesG Same!!! 2mo
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Finding Me: A Memoir | Viola Davis
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First prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

Also combined my #Auldlangspine with this book.

@melissajayne
@peaKnit
@monalyisha

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Finding Me: A Memoir | Viola Davis
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Good. A rich and powerful story, full of sadness and joy that made me feel a rollercoaster of emotions . Even though I enjoyed it I felt that her childhood dominated most of the book and her rise to fame was rushed through the last couple of chapters.

#Coronet
#HodderandStoughton
#Auldlangspine
@peaKnit
@monalyisha

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New podcast on the BBC sounds app.

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Available as a separate ebook as it was in the back on the reissued The Single girls to do list in 2021

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FashionableObserver Ahhhhh!! Thank you! I‘m going to order it now!! ♥️♥️ 2mo
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Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton
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squirrelbrain Oooh, I‘d quite like to listen to this…but I think it might be on BorrowBox on audio anyway - I‘d best go check! 2mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain go for it! It‘s quite good! 2mo
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag 😁 2mo
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Anyone else seen this?

You can find it the kindle app on your phone in the reading insights option.

Karisa I‘d never noticed that! When I went into my app, I had them back to 2021. They‘re so fun! They should work them into the book pages at closing/opening or something! 2mo
Crazeedi I just found out about this last year! 2mo
CogsOfEncouragement Yes, very fun. I use kindle unlimited quite a bit, so I do pretty well earning bookmarks. 2mo
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Gissy ☺️ 2mo
Leftcoastzen Love this!😄 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Good. Interesting story and concept. Even though I enjoyed it, I did find it repetitive at times and slightly preachy. Shows how much social media can influence people and the affect it can have on people.

Thank you @peaKnit for this recommendation via #AuldLangSpine
@monalyisha

monalyisha I‘m still so interested to read this! Repetitive is such a common problem, isn‘t it? Not knowing anything, really, about the editing process, I‘m surprised more of that doesn‘t get trimmed (not specifically in this novel — just in general). 2mo
peaKnit I‘m glad you enjoyed it. I found the characters equally terrible and intriguing! 2mo
Birdsong28 @peaKnit I think you feel sympathy at first for the main character then it just starts to wane towards the end. They were all as bad as one another. 2mo
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Well it is the New Year the perfect time to start a new hobby 😂😂😂😂📚📖

Cheshirecat913 😆 Hmmm...about that hobby. 3mo
RaeLovesToRead 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 3mo
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AlaMich That‘s hilarious! 3mo
Megabooks 🤣🤣🤣 3mo
LeahBergen 😂😂 3mo
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My January choices for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

I have also combined my #Auldlangspine with the Viola Davis book.

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Reading goals 2024. Goodreads and Kindle.

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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Another #Auldlangspine on 99p! I did get a nice signed hardback version for me to read tho but I think I will get a back up copy for on the go. @peaKnit

@TrishB @squirrelbrain @Oryx @Cathythoughts @Andrew65

TrishB Thanks 👍🏻 3mo
squirrelbrain Thank you! 3mo
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag 😍 3mo
peaKnit I read it as part of a buddy read on Litsy, I‘d like to read more by this author. 3mo
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Happy New Year! | Greg Roza
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dabbe HNY! 🖤💙🖤 3mo
Deblovestoread Happy New Year! 3mo
BarbaraBB Happy new year 🤍 3mo
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Gissy Congratulations📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏 3mo
charl08 📚📚📚💪💪💪 3mo
PaperbackPirate 👏🥳📚 3mo
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