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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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@AmyG What an amazing birthday box! I love everything. Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friend.

LeahBergen A Gatsby notepad! 🥰 2h
Cinfhen Fantastic!!!! 1h
Cinfhen Happy birthday 🎉🎂♥️ 1h
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I am completely swamped with reading submissions for this year‘s Great Group Reads list so I don‘t have time to participate in the #transrightsreadathon but I thought at the very least, I could highlight 3 wonderful books (2 non-fiction and 1 fiction) centering trans people and that have been on the Great Group Reads list over the past several years.

TheBookHippie 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ 7h
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Knstlers in Paradise | Cathleen Schine
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Ozzie keeps head butting my book. 😂 Not sure if that‘s the cat seal of approval because he‘s marking it or a sign of complete cat disdain!

RaeLovesToRead Ozzie!!!!! 😍😍😍 1w
dabbe Outgoing Ozzie! ❣️🐾❣️ 1w
Leftcoastzen Adorable 😻 1w
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Ruthiella 😻😻😻 7d
kspenmoll What a cutie! Clever Ozzie! 7d
LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! ❤️📚❤️📚 12h
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Look what was waiting for me when I got back from my girls week @Avanders and @AmyG . Thank you so much to both of you! And Amy, I‘ll wait to open until my birthday next week because I‘m trying to practice patience. 😁

AmyG Ha! Good luck with that. I am happy you recieved it. 😘 1w
Avanders Yay!! 😘♥️ 1w
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Two weeks combined for this #bookreport and #weeklyforecast. @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 how was 1w
Cinfhen It might be time to let the James rest in peace 😉😁 1w
CSeydel Nice choices! Which was your favorite? 4d
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A Deadly Bone to Pick | Peggy Rothschild
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Reading on the couch with my snuggle puppy this cold and wet Sunday. Gatsby‘s beard is impossibly crusted flat because of her meds but she‘s doing much better and is mostly back to her old self again.

dabbe The Great Gatsby! ❣️🐾❣️ 2w
AmyG Glad to hear she is doing well. 1w
xicanti Excellent news about Gatsby! 1w
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LeahBergen Aww! I‘m glad she‘s on the mend. ❤️ 1w
Ruthiella Glad to hear she‘s doing so well, crusty beard and all! 1w
batsy Aww, so glad she's doing well. That face 😍 1w
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Diary of a Nobody | George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
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I am finally getting to this little gem that @Aims42 sent me years ago. I am halfway through and find it highly entertaining. 😁

Aims42 I‘m glad you‘re getting to this, and enjoying it (double win 🙌). I actually read this after I sent your copy because it sounded interesting. I loved it!! Can‘t wait to see your thoughts 😊 2w
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Where the Wandering Ends | Yvette Manessis Corporon
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A last minute girls trip and reading on the beach. Not a beach in Corfu (where the novel starts) but beggars can‘t be choosers.

AmyG Enjoy! 2w
LeahBergen Lucky you! 2w
TheAliceEvers Ooh lovely picture! Looks wonderful! 😍 (edited) 2w
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I meant to post this yesterday but forgot. So without looking to see which numbers were chosen, here‘s my March #bookspin and #bookspinbingo board. March is my birthday month so the collection contains books that have been gifted to me over the years, monthly book club choices, books I want to gift to people, and a couple obligated reads. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
AmyG Kristen….a box is comimg your way. Two choices…open when you want or open it on your birthday! 😘 2w
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Where Waters Meet | Zhang Ling
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Tonight‘s bedtime book.

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Starting another of the #auldlangspine books from @peaknit tonight.

@monalyisha

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This is two weeks worth since I forgot to post last week. Some good and different reads this week. #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Hahaha 🤣 actively avoiding is my code name for bail 😉 3w
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Other Birds: A Novel | Sarah Addison Allen
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I‘m cracking open another one from @peaknit ‘s #auldlangspine list that I didn‘t get to in January and almost didn‘t get to in February!

@monalyisha

Aims42 I loved this book so much! I hope you enjoy it 🥰 4w
peaknit Sarah Addison Allen is like a warm cup of soup on a winters day. Cozy and magical. I hope you enjoy her. (edited) 3w
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#llwbs @StayCurious What a fantastic box! The mug is beautiful, the tea looks delicious, I love bookmarks, and I can‘t wait to dive into the books! Thank you so much.

@Bookgoil @Deblovestoread

Bookgoil Such a lovely box! 4w
Deblovestoread Love that mug! 3w
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Everybody cuddling on the couch.

RaeLovesToRead 💕💕💕🤗 1mo
dabbe Looks like the perfect place to be!❣️🐾❣️ 1mo
batsy Floof central! 😍 1mo
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StayCurious I received yours a couple days ago - sorry I forgot to post! 4w
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Such a lovely cover on my latest read with Gatsby and Ozzie.

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Gatsby and Ozzie continue to jockey for position on my lap as I start this book club book. I think closest to me wins based on the silliness.

Catsandbooks They are so sweet cuddled up on you! ❤️ 1mo
dabbe You have found your bliss, and they have found theirs.❣️🐾❣️ 1mo
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A day late again. I didn‘t read much this past week but it was a good one. #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo for your marathon victory ✌🏽 and I recently read this one too, it was GREAT (edited) 1mo
mrp27 That‘s awesome! 1mo
LeahBergen Congrats! 👏👏 1mo
Bookzombie Congratulations! 1mo
robinb I‘m late but congrats!! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 3w
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Meredith, Alone | Claire Alexander
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I‘m down in Hilton Head to run a race with an old college friend. Well, she‘s running the half marathon and I‘m doing the 5K since I only started running again in October but it should be fun! She‘s working today (the day before the race) so I‘m just sitting here getting ready to start a new book.

AmyG Good luck! Have fun. 1mo
JamieArc Have a great run! 1mo
GinaKButler Have a great race! 👊🏼 1mo
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ShelleyBooksie Enjoy!! 1mo
Suet624 Best wishes!! 1mo
Megabooks Yay!! Enjoy! 1mo
peaknit Oh enjoy so much. I really hope to get started….again….soon! 🏃‍♀️ 1mo
robinb I enjoyed this one! 3w
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House Is on Fire | Rachel Beanland
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Tonight‘s reading on the couch with Gatsby and Ozzie.

Ruthiella Is Gatsby back in form and health? (edited) 1mo
dabbe That is pure bliss. ❣️🐾❣️ 1mo
BookNAround @Ruthiella She‘s definitely doing some better. She‘ll be on meds for a minimum of 6 months and maybe more if she still tests positive after that. It‘s a terrible and persistent illness unfortunately. 1mo
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A woman writing her thesis about true crime books and cleaning out out her late dad‘s house suspects his cute neighbor of being up to no good. Sounds cute, right? I wish I‘d liked it as much as I wanted to. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/02/review-love-in-time-of-serial-killers.ht...

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I stayed up late last night finishing Go As a River so sleep claimed me before I posted this. #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 1mo
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Now that I need to make my new month‘s #bookspinbingoboard, I need to post January because I actually did get a bingo. Almost completely unheard of for me and might not happen again all year. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 @TheAromaofBooks

KristiAhlers Yay! And I totally have faith you'll nail another bingo at some point! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fabulous month!!! 1mo
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The Duke Undone | Joanna Lowell
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Ozzie has joined me on my lap tonight while Gatsby sulks at the end of the couch. Normally he‘s quite against reading (#kittensagainstliterature) but it seems he‘s okay with romances. Not sure he‘s romance hero material but he is quite handsome so maybe.

RaeLovesToRead Haha, kittens against literature 😄 Ozzie is so cute. I can't imagine him terrorising anybody 😋❤ 2mo
Ruthiella Love that tag! 😹😹😹 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Hello Handsome Ozzie ♡♡♡ 2mo
wanderinglynn Ozzie definitely looks like a leading hero—handsome and cool. ❤️🐱 (edited) 2mo
dabbe Awesome Ozzie! ❣️🐾❣️ 2mo
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Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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Gatsby is helping me read this one on the couch tonight.

ShelleyBooksie Gatsby ♡♡ 2mo
robinb Hi Kristen 👋, what did you think of this one? 1mo
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Here‘s my February #bookspin and #bookspinbingo list. It‘s romances/love stories, book club books, more #auldlangspine choices from @peaknit , and books I want to pass along to family members. @TheAromaofBooks

GinaKButler I loved The Heir Affair! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Gatsby and I are at the vet again to check her med level and make sure she‘s getting enough to beat this fungus.

dabbe Go, Gatsby, go! You can bet this! ❣️🐾❣️ 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Good luck, my fluffy friend!!! 2mo
Ruthiella Hope things are looking up! ❤️🐶 2mo
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BookNAround @dabbe @RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Things were positive at the vet. Now we just wait for lab results. I can tell she feels a bit better though as she sneaked off to scarf the cat‘s treats while I was otherwise occupied. She hasn‘t done that in weeks. 2mo
dabbe @BookNAround Good news! I meant to say #beat, btw, not bet. Oy. 🙄 2mo
Ruthiella Stealing cat food means she‘s definitely feeling better! 👍 2mo
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A day late and a dollar short! I only managed to read two books from @peaknit ‘s #auldlangspine list but I do intend to keep reading from her list throughout the year since I enjoyed the two I read (adored Remarkably Bright Creatures). My reading unfortunately suffered for the month with poor Gatsby getting so sick. (Don‘t her lungs look like she‘s inhaled blowsy dandelion heads?) Blasto stinks!

Thank you @monalyisha for such a wonderful event.

AmyG I hope Gatsby is ok. 2mo
monalyisha Oh my goodness! Poor babe. Sending love. 💓 2mo
Lsmoore43 Poor baby. I do hope he gets better quickly. 2mo
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BookNAround @AmyG @monalyisha Thanks. I think she‘s improving a bit but her breathing is still labored and she‘ll be on meds for a minimum of 6 months so it‘s going to be a long road. She‘s almost 13 so that complicates things too. But she‘s my fur love and I have to believe she‘ll be okay. 2mo
TheSpineView Poor thing. Hope is feeling better soon! 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Get well soon, Gatsby 💕💕 2mo
LeahBergen Poor sweet girl! ☹️ 2mo
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My fabulous haul from the Women‘s National Book Association book exchange at my house last night.

DocBrown At your house?!? 2mo
LeahBergen Nice!! 👏 2mo
BookNAround @DocBrown Yep. I generally have more books to pass along than anyone else so I always offer to host it so I don‘t have to schlep all of them somewhere else. 2mo
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I enjoyed each of the finished books. I‘m still plugging away at The Wings of the Dove but I‘m enjoying Wintering a lot more so that‘ll probably get finished this week while the other could/likely will carry over yet again. 😂 #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Zuhkeeyah How was love in the time of serial killers?? 2mo
Cinfhen I REALLY LOVED 2mo
BookNAround @Zuhkeeyah It felt over the top to start with but ended up being cute. 2mo
BookNAround @Cinfhen I enjoyed it even if it sometimes felt like a train wreck. 😂The writing was very well done. 2mo
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Veil Between Worlds | Hope Carolle
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This was written by a friend of mine and just released on Tuesday. It‘s the first in a trilogy. I‘m really looking forward to reading it before the book launch party next month.

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Tonight‘s book on the couch with Gatsby. At her recheck today, her X-rays are unchanged, which is a disappointment but her liver and kidney values are good so she can stay on the meds that are most effective at fighting this. If I had to guess, I think she feels marginally better despite the unchanged X-rays.

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
dabbe Keep getting better, Gatsby! 💕 2mo
xicanti Good luck to Gatsby! 2mo
Ruthiella Get well soon Gatsby! ❤️🐶 2mo
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West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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Today‘s book on the couch with Gatsby.

dabbe Too sweet! ❣️🐾❣️ 2mo
peaknit How is Gatsby feeling? ❤️ (edited) 2mo
BookNAround @peaknit She‘s still holding steady. The vet follow up today showed no improvement in her lung X-rays but her blood work came back as okay so she can continue on the medication that is proven to work best for this. 🤷‍♀️ 2mo
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You‘d think I‘d read a lot sitting on the couch with Gatsby but I‘ve been super distracted. 🤷‍♀️ #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Leftcoastzen It‘s hard to quiet your mind to read when you are worried. 2mo
BookNAround @Leftcoastzen Exactly. I‘ll be reading along and glance up to watch her breathe and then fifteen minutes will have passed and I can‘t remember what I just read. ☹️ 2mo
Librarybelle So sorry to read about Gatsby! I‘ve had a sick little one this week too, and reading was pretty far from my mind. 2mo
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CBee Just seeing all of this about Gatsby and sending you and her lots of love ♥️ 2mo
BookNAround @Librarybelle I‘m so sorry you‘ve had a sick reading buddy too. It‘s such a terrible and helpless feeling when they are obviously suffering. I hope Zeke is doing better now. 2mo
BookNAround Thank you @CBee ! 2mo
Librarybelle He‘s eating a little more each day, so hopefully he‘s on the mend. ❤️ 2mo
Cinfhen So sorry to hear Gatsby is still not feeling well. Sending well wishes and love 💕 and to you too @Librarybelle 2mo
Librarybelle Thanks, @Cinfhen ❤️ 2mo
AmyG Hey, Kristen….how do I find your wishlist on Amazon? Do you have to send it to me? Thanks 😘 2mo
BookNAround @AmyG You mean my out of control, ridiculous wishlist? LOL! Here‘s the link https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1300Q4MP4JYCE?ref_=wl_share 2mo
AmyG Yes! That one. ;) 2mo
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A Quiet Life: A Novel | Ethan Joella
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Today‘s couch read with Gatsby.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m also reading this one ❤️ 2mo
ShelleyBooksie How's Gatsby today? 2mo
BookNAround @ShelleyBooksie She‘s about the same. I‘m not sure if that‘s promising or worrisome. She should be seeing the vet again this week but her techs haven‘t called to schedule the appointment yet. 🤞🏻 2mo
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ShelleyBooksie I'm sending her lots of get well vibes!! 2mo
BookNAround @ShelleyBooksie Thanks! I really appreciate that. (edited) 2mo
Leftcoastzen Oh I hope she gets better! Hugs to both of you! 2mo
BookNAround @Leftcoastzen Thank you so much! 2mo
TheBookHippie @BookNAround Awe! Sending love. ♥️ 2mo
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Under a Veiled Moon | Karen Odden
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This is an intricately plotted read for historical mystery readers, especially those who like a heavy dose of the politics of the time (English attitudes towards the Irish and Irish Home Rule) with their stories, with a spot on sense of time and place and a sometimes troubling parallel to life, beliefs, and media today. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/12/review-under-veiled-moon-by-karen-odden....

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Death on a Winter Stroll | Francine Mathews
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Actors filming a new tv show, the Secretary of State, the Nantucket Christmas Stroll, and two similar murders. This is a well written and entertaining mystery. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/12/review-death-on-winter-stroll-by.html?m=...

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Olympus, Texas | Stacey Swann
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When Gatsby‘s well, she loves sitting on my lap as I read. I think she needs it even more when she‘s so sick. Picking this one up for today‘s couch reading.

squirrelbrain Hope she starts to feel better soon. 🤞 2mo
Ruthiella Oh yes, they need that comfort from their human! Is she doing any better? 2mo
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Itchyfeetreader Oh poor pup ! Hope she is better soon she is a real cutie (edited) 2mo
wanderinglynn Poor baby. I hope she feels better soon. 💜🐶 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Sending well wishes to sweet Gatsby ♡♡♡♡ 2mo
BookNAround @Ruthiella We‘ve added anti nausea meds and an appetite stimulant to her meds so she‘s eating some and keeping it down now, which is better. I‘m still super worried about her lethargy but I‘m hoping it will ease up now that she getting nutrients again. 2mo
BookNAround @Itchyfeetreader @wanderinglynn @ShelleyBooksie Thank you all! I hope she‘s better soon too. (edited) 2mo
LeahBergen Poor girl. 😞 2mo
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Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr
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There are five different stories in this tale the very human need for stories and for the people who cherish and pass them through the ages. The different threads take a while to come together but they eventually do, rewarding the reader who perseveres with a complex and ambitious novel. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/12/review-cloud-cuckoo-land-by-anthony.html...

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This historical fiction set in a women‘s mental institution is positively horrifying but completely gripping as it tackles important subjects like eugenics, racism, anti-Semitism, and women‘s bodily autonomy. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/12/review-foundling-by-ann-leary.html?m=0

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Sorry for the delay @peaknit . Gatsby is still having a rough go of it and my mind is pretty scattered (and sleep deprived).
1. Somewhere under the Northern Lights, likely in an igloo type structure.

2. Whatever I have bookmarks in at any given moment.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

peaknit I‘m so sorry to hear Gatsby is not well, that is so hard, reading and posting definitely takes a backseat. Take care of yourself and family.❤️ 2mo
TheSpineView Hope Gatsby gets better soon. Thanks for playing 2mo
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The Wicked Deep | Shea Ernshaw
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A trio of sisters drowned as witches come back every summer to take revenge on the town that killed them by drowning teenaged boys. This had so many plot holes and problems that it became absolutely ridiculous. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/11/review-wicked-deep-by-shea-ernshaw.html?...

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The Bodyguard: A Novel | Katherine Center
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It was a hard week last week so I needed something I assume will end well so I picked this one up from the #auldlangspine list I got from @peaknit . It‘s delightful so far.

peaknit Her books are such candy for me, I really enjoy them and she seems like a gem of a person on social media. 2mo
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I didn‘t have the greatest reading week since Miss Gatsby spent 3 days in the ER. Turns out she has blasto, which is endemic to the UP where we spend our summers but is not common at all down here. It‘s a terrible fungal infection of the lungs and she‘s been in bad shape but seems to be improving. I didn‘t have the brain power to read though as we tried to figure it all out. #bookreport #weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

dabbe Feel better, Miss Gatsby!❣️ 2mo
MicheleinPhilly Poor Gatsby. ☹️ 2mo
wanderinglynn Oh my! I hope Miss Gatsby feels better soon. 💚 2mo
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Cinfhen Sorry for your fur baby‘s health concerns 🙁hopefully things will quiet down now. I really liked 2mo
sarahbellum Gatsby! 💕 Hang in there, little pup 2mo
squirrelbrain Poor Gatsby - hope she feels better soon. 2mo
Leftcoastzen Oh that‘s so hard ! Hope things improve. 2mo
Ruthiella Oh no! Poor puppy. Wishing her a speedy recovery! ❤️🐶 2mo
batsy Oh no, poor Gatsby. I hope she improves soon ❤️ 2mo
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Godmersham Park | Gill Hornby
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I read anything connected to Jane Austen and while this is not a Jane Austen story, or a retelling, it is certainly adjacent as it is the fictionalization of the years that Anne Sharp was the governess to Jane‘s niece Fanny. It is full of great historical details and the reality for women of the time. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-godmersham-park-by-gill-hornby.ht...

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A heartfelt book about parenthood, adoption, and infertility, crossed with a thriller, this story of a couple looking to adopt and the pregnant teenager who has chosen them to be her baby‘s parents isn‘t black and white by any stretch and will push the reader to examine their thoughts on the ethics around this potentially devastating topic. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-other-peoples-children-by-r-j.htm...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked 📚 2mo
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Libertie: A Novel | Kaitlyn Greenidge
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Inspired by the true story of the first female, Black doctor in the US, this is a novel of strong women, mothers and daughters, and freedom. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-libertie-by-kaitlyn-greenidge.htm...

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I‘d argue this US and Eurocentric collection is hardly the “world‘s” best. It isn‘t diverse in any way (only 3 of the 20 stories are written by women and there are few authors of color). The stories are definitely canonical and anyone with a large number of English classes in their background will have already read most of these. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-worlds-greatest-short-stories.htm...