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BookNAround

Joined June 2016

My entire owned library can be found at http://www.librarything.com/profile/whitreidtan & my wish list is on amazon under my name.
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I went to do a Dog Jog this morning with friends. Gatsby slept in but got a new kerchief anyway. Now I‘m starting this one with her on my lap. I figure I‘ve earned couch time after two (slow) races this weekend.

AmyG You did 2 races!!! 👊🏻 1d
dabbe How can you still walk? Hi, Gatsby! 🖤🐾🖤 1d
AnnCrystal 👏💕🐕💝. (edited) 1d
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Today has hit the 70s so Gatsby and I headed outside to soak up some vitamin D and for me to start this one.

ShelleyBooksie Gatsby ♡ 6d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6d
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#bookreport #weeklyforecast OK, I need to read most of the five bottom books in the next two weeks. Some are book club books. One is from #auldlangspine. And one is something I need to read for my job. I‘m not saying which are which. I just finished Annie Bot and I don‘t have a current read but need one. So, which one should I pick up next?

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Before I dump February‘s board, I need to acknowledge that even though it was a pretty slow month for me for reading, I did manage to get a #bookspinbingo. That‘s two months in a row for me (and completely unusual since I generally don‘t read whatever‘s on my board).

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Horse Show | Jess Bowers
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Gatsby‘s inspecting my next read.

Leftcoastzen Cute inspector 2w
ShelleyBooksie Gatsby!! ♡ 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
AnnCrystal 💕🐕💝. 2w
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I am so busy with Great Group Reads submissions that I have no business playing #bookspin and #bookspinbingo this month but I‘m going to anyway. The books are a combo of books that have been gifted to me over the years (it‘s my birthday month, hence the gifting theme) and book club books for March. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
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Swift River | Essie Chambers
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Starting this one before bed.

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Daffodils are popping in my yard right now and the nice spring weather has been distracting me from reading but I did manage to finish three books this week anyway. #bookreport #weeklyforecast

kspenmoll I am so happy for you! Daffodils blooming are far away here! 3w
LiseWorks It snowed here last night. 3w
UwannaPublishme Beautiful daffodils! 😍 3w
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Mercury: A Novel | Amy Jo Burns
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Enjoying this one so far.

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It‘s been a busy two weeks but here‘s what I finished over that time, and what‘s next. #bookreport #weeklyforecast

Crazeedi Great job! 1mo
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More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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I didn‘t start this today (started yesterday) but it is making for interesting Valentine‘s Day reading for sure. Also, I chose not to take it to my PT appointment today because I took a steamy romance on Monday for my initial visit and I didn‘t want my paired reading to make my Dr. uncomfortable. LOL!

Suet624 😂😂😂 1mo
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A reading friend sent this to me and I knew which favorite group of readers I should send it to also.

BookmarkTavern Love it! 💖 1mo
Ruthiella Adorable! 💘 1mo
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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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Starting my #doublespin, which is one of the books from @julieclair ‘s #auldlangspine list.

CogsOfEncouragement I really liked this one. Enjoy. 1mo
julieclair Hope you enjoy! I really loved this book. 1mo
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Here‘s my #bookreport and #weeklyforecast for the past week.

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First romance for Valentine‘s Day. This is also my #bookspin book for this month.

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I ordered Sidecountry for my son (and will read it before I give it to him) and forgot I had a couple more of @julieclair ‘s #auldlangspine choices in my cart too. Such a pity they showed up too. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Gissy But they are for you or for your son?😂😂😂 1mo
BookNAround @Gissy The one is for my son after I finish it. The other two are for purely for me. 😉 1mo
monalyisha Meadowland looks fab! One of the joys of playing matchmaker is finding so many new-to-me titles to add to my TBR. This was absolutely one of them. 1mo
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Gissy @BookNAround I ask because when I have to buy books and bookish items for swaps, I have to control myself😳I want everything doble 🤣but I try to behave at that moment as a responsible adult🙄and send what I bought for my match trying not keep items for me☹️But I buy at least one book for me. 🤗 1mo
BookNAround @Gissy The likelihood is that this will be a Christmas gift for him (although he had a birthday in a couple months but that gift will likely just be money) so I can pre-read this at my leisure. I do try not to buy myself anything when I‘m buying for others but often fail. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
BookNAround @monalyisha That would be a big danger of being you for sure! But we‘re all grateful you do this, even if your tbr pile doesn‘t thank you. 😂 1mo
julieclair I am so glad Heartstone and Meadowland magically jumped into your cart. 😉🤣 They are both sooooo good! I hope you love them as much as I did. 1mo
julieclair @monalyisha Meadowland is truly a unique and wonderful gem! 1mo
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Before I put together my new #bookspinbingo card, I just want to acknowledge that I got not 1 bingo (which would be impressive enough) but 2 bingos for January!

ChasingOm 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
willaful Way to go! I like your free spaces. :-) 1mo
Deblovestoread Well done 🙌🏼 1mo
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#bookspin and #bookspinbingo for February includes romances, Black authors, book club choices, and #auldlangspine books. Here‘s hoping for a great month! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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The Rose Code | Kate Quinn
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I‘m going to visit my daughter in a couple of weeks and she had (barely) started this here over Christmas but left it behind, perhaps because I hadn‘t read it yet (it‘s mine) so I thought I‘d read it and take it to her when I go.

BennettBookworm Such a great book! I‘m so excited for her newest in March! 2mo
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Gatsby is keeping me company on the couch as I start another book.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Aimeesue Fun series! 2mo
Leftcoastzen 👏🐶 2mo
SamAnne I‘ve been wanting to get to this one for awhile! (edited) 2mo
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I‘m sad and hangry today (but it‘s nothing to what I‘ll be later tonight since I‘ve got a colonoscopy tomorrow) so I picked up a book that‘s been on my shelf forever. In fact, there was an unopened card in it from a Secret Santa from an email list serv that hasn‘t existed in decades! That did make me crack a small smile, remembering when I was too young for colonoscopies. 😂

Ruthiella The prep is awful. You have my sympathy! But personally speaking, the actual event is not a big deal and the drugs are awesome. The best nap ever. So I‘m hoping that is the case for you too! 2mo
BookNAround @Ruthiella I have a crap (pun intended) genetic history so this is already my third colonoscopy. You‘re not wrong though; it is the best sleep ever! 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hope everything goes well!! I‘m the same today from a dental procedure 😫😫 2mo
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slategreyskies Hope everything goes smoothly for you tomorrow. At least you‘ve got a good book! 📚 💕 2mo
LiteraryinLawrence When I prepped for one I just watched Friends for hours straight. I couldn‘t focus on reading. Good luck! 2mo
Jas16 Hoping that tomorrow is as quick and easy as possible. 2mo
BookNAround @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hope your dental procedure went well! 2mo
BookNAround @slategreyskies @LiteraryinLawrence @Jas16 @Ruthiella @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks! It went well and I have a 5 year reprieve, which is all they give people with my genetic history. All in all, as good as can be expected! (edited) 2mo
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Babbacombe's | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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This was on @julieclair ‘s #auldlangspine list and it was a sweet, charming read about a young woman who works at the local department store alongside the owner‘s son, who is pursuing her and is becoming a better person because of her, and also alongside her scheming and unpleasant cousin. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/01/review-babbacombes-by-susan-scarlett.htm...

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monalyisha This one really intrigued me when I was investigating your list! Apparently, all I want to do this year is read adult novels written by Children‘s book authors. 😆 2mo
julieclair Excellent review on blog spot! So glad you enjoyed this one. 😀 2mo
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A Deadly Bone to Pick | Peggy Rothschild
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A pleasant mystery with an ex-cop main character who is great with dogs. She puts her investigative skills to work when a dog she‘s watching uncovers a severed hand on the beach in her new community. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/12/review-deadly-bone-to-pick-by-peggy.html

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Kind of a slow reading week for me this week. #bookreport #weeklyforecast

CatLass007 Wow. A.E. Hotchner had more than one famous friend. He co-founded The Hole-In-the-Wall-Gang Camp with Paul Newman. I don‘t think I‘ve heard or seen anything about Hotchner since I worked at the PR agency for Newman‘s Own. I just looked him up and he lived to 102! 2mo
BookNAround I read that about The-Hole-In-the-Wall-Gang in the author bio. 102 is quite a good run! 2mo
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Assistant to the Villain | Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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Who‘s the villain here? Gatsby? Ozzie? Me?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🐾❤️📚 2mo
Soubhiville Ozzie is looking like he‘s hiding something, sooooo…. 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2mo
AmyG Awwwww 2mo
BookNAround @Soubhiville 🤣 He is definitely a sneaky little villain often. 2mo
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This is a sweet, uncomplicated mystery set in a small village in Wales with a lovely widowed sleuth and a victim many people in town aren‘t sorry to see turn up dead. It‘s occasionally a tad twee and events are incredibly unlikely but it‘s an easy and pleasant enough read. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/12/review-isabel-puddles-abroad-by-mv-byrne...

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I‘ve mislaid my in progress book so when it didn‘t turn up immediately, I grabbed this to start. And now the furs have settled in so there‘s no switching up books.

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Rabies is a devastating disease that we still don‘t have a cure for which should have made this cultural history and accessible science interesting and compelling. Unfortunately, there was too little here to reach that level and a lot of the info used to flesh put the book are only questionably connected to rabies. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/12/review-rabid-by-bill-wasik-and-monica.ht...

Shemac77 Beautiful review! 2mo
ShelleyBooksie I enjoyed your review! I really liked this book, and I always enjoy when people have differing opinions :) 2mo
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Gatsby and Ozzie are snuggled up on my lap on this cold day as I start this book. They have been enjoying the cold snap results (me on the couch a lot).

TEArificbooks Loved this book 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2mo
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I went to bed last night with a visual headache so didn‘t get the chance to post this. #bookreport and no #weeklyforecast this week. Just reading by the seat of my pants. 🤣

Ruthiella No kidding! Has your body been overtaken by aliens? 👽😆 2mo
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Carmen wants to write comics but is shut out by the misogyny of the industry teaming up with a coworker who might help her get published. When he is murdered without giving her credit for their blockbuster character, she must solve his murder to save her own skin and to maybe live to write more books. Definitely best for regular comics readers. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/12/review-secret-identity-by-alex-segura.ht...

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A charming dual narrative about the importance of stories and imagination, this is the story of little Flora‘s disappearance during WWII as a child of Operation Pied Piper and that of her older sister Hazel who continues to look for her sister long after the war. The end is a touch predictable. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/11/review-secret-book-of-flora-lea-by.html

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I finished the amazing The Covenant of Water and the Indian meal we ordered (both because of the book, and because the kid is going back to school tomorrow and he can‘t afford to pay for the only Indian food in his small university town) so now I‘m starting this second in this delightful series.

LeahBergen Mmm, Indian food! 2mo
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The Wings of the Dove | Henry James
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I‘m just sure you‘ve been waiting with bated breath to hear what I thought of the book that some of you might have wondered if I‘d ever finish. No surprise: I hated it. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/11/review-wings-of-dove-by-henry-james.htm...

BarbaraBB Love your review! 2mo
MicheleinPhilly 😂😂😂 2mo
Bookzombie You finished it! 😂 2mo
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Once Upon a River | Diane Setterfield
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Heading to Key West for my run on Sunday and found this down the long terminal to the small planes, which I rarely, if ever, end up on. And I thought I should start a new book for the trip too.

AmyG Sounds lovely (it‘s snowing here). Good luck and enjoy!!! 2mo
Jas16 How funny. I just flew into Charlotte tonight. 2mo
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Told from the perspective of an adult Carlisle, and alternating between her past and present, this is a story of family drama, love, belonging, betrayal, the sometimes fragile bond of the parent/child relationship, finding peace, and ballet. It is elegant and gorgeously told. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-theyre-going-to-love-you-by-meg....

LeahBergen Ooo, I want to read this! And I see I already have it stacked. 😆 2mo
BookNAround @LeahBergen 😂😂😂 2mo
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Stealing: A Novel | Margaret Verble
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This is a heartbreaking and gorgeous book told by Kit, a half Cherokee, half white girl, a wonderful, sometimes naive, sometimes incredibly astute child. Verble has a quiet, masterful way with this story that does not minimize any of the terrible realities chronicled within it. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-stealing-by-margaret-verble.html

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I haven‘t posted this for a couple of weeks but I have been reading for sure. And the two in progress books were both just started. #weeklyforecast #bookreport

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Cooking for Picasso | C A Belmond, Camille Aubray
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I forgot this one was the January #sundaybuddyread. It‘s been on my tbr shelves forever so I thought I‘d pull it off the shelf and try to join in. I do stink at buddy reads though so we‘ll see!

kspenmoll I hope you join in! 2mo
TheBookHippie Yay- join in whenever!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
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Mrs. Plansky's Revenge | Spencer Quinn
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This is a madcap adventure story with a feisty older protagonist and some surprisingly sympathetic scammers. It‘s an undemanding but generally fun read if coincidences and unlikely happenings don‘t overly bother you. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-mrs-planskys-revenge-by-spencer.h...

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@Laughterhp You‘ve won the #lastfirst giveaway. Email me at whitreidsmama@yahoo.com with your address (although I‘m pretty sure I have it from #litsylove) and I‘ll send your prize along (make sure your wish list is up to date too so I don‘t choose something you got for Christmas or in the sales after the holiday!).

BarbaraBB Thanks for organizing! Congratulations @Laughterhp 🤍 2mo
Laughterhp Oh that‘s exciting! Thanks!! 2mo
Jas16 Congratulations @Laughterhp ! 2mo
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Cuilin Congratulations 🎉 @Laughterhp 2mo
Laughterhp I sent you an email yesterday! 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉 2mo
BookNAround @Laughterhp I got it! I‘m about to leave town for a long weekend but I‘ll get your prize posted when I get back! 2mo
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The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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Both of my book clubs this month are reading this chunkster so I probably ought to get started.

Crazeedi This was probably my favorite book from last year 2mo
PathfinderNicole My book club is reading that for this month too! I have a copy but haven‘t started yet either 😬 2mo
Tamra It‘s really good - the pages fly by. 2mo
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Babbacombe's | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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Starting my first book from @julieclair ‘s #auldlangspine list. 😁

LeahBergen I hope you like it! It‘s frothy and fun. 2mo
BookNAround @LeahBergen I just read it straight through in one sitting. It was a charming delight. 2mo
julieclair Yay! I‘m so glad you loved it! 😀 2mo
Tamra Exactly right, charming! 😁 2mo
batsy It is such a delight! 2mo
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A charming mix of history and magic, this Gilded Age set novel moves from a quaint, witchy tale to a desperate howl against the patriarchy. It was out of my comfort zone but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-witches-of-new-york-by-ami-mckay....

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Gonna start my #bookspin book with a warm Miss Gatsby curled up on my lap.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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I do enjoy these books and since I just finished a not very good one I‘d started a while ago, I need the improper and highly entertaining Emma M. Lion. The first thing I did before starting this was to look at the acknowledgements page to make sure there‘s a Volume 8 in the works (thankfully, yes). #serieslove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

LeahBergen I should really give these a try! 2mo
BookNAround @LeahBergen I think you might appreciate them for sure. 2mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!📖📚📖 2mo
Andrew65 Hope you enjoy it. 2mo
julieclair I am totally reading one or more of these for #AuldLangSpine! 2mo
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Here‘s my own #lastfirst for 2023-24.

If you want to be entered to win a book off your wish list, repost this (clean copy a few posts down in my feed) with your own last book of 2023 and first book of 2024 (can be the same book or two different ones) and tag me before January 5.

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@julieclair put together a super intriguing #auldlangspine list. These six are the ones I actually own already so they‘ll be my first (year long) attempts. I‘ve read and enjoyed 2, 6, 13, and 19 already. And I might or might not have a few of the remaining options in my Amazon cart right now (but I‘m trying to be good and not buy anything so soon in the new year). Looking forward to some much loved reading. @monalyisha

julieclair I‘m so excited that you already own six of them! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! 😀 2mo
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Ladies' Lunch | Lore Segal
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For reasons totally within my control, I did not read anything yesterday so in starting this one, it‘s not just my #doublespin book for the month, it‘s also my first book for #lastfirst.

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My iPad doesn‘t seem to want to load Litsy anymore (any suggestions to make it play nice again?) so I had to email my #bookspin and #bookspinbingo pic to my phone to be able to post it. ☹️ I did not peek at the numbers yet so it‘ll still be a surprise for me once this goes up. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fantastic!! I don't know why the Litsy app is not being a team player these days 😕 3mo
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