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bookandbedandtea

Joined January 2017

Wife. Mama. Nana. Avid reader. Over thinker.
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Thane Gustafson
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 24h
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The Cliffs: A Novel | J. Courtney Sullivan
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I think I've officially read my last Reese's Book Club book. She and I clearly do not vibe.

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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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March wrap up. Not At Home and Here One Moment are tied for my favorites.

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Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty
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I really liked this. It was a beautiful exploration of grief and life and choices.

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The Cliffs: A Novel | J. Courtney Sullivan
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#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Maine with a potentially creepy house (just started)
@Cupcake12

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The Killer Without a Face | Helen Starbuck
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Starting my Sunday off with a book set in Colorado (😊), written by a local author. ❤️ #sundayreading

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Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty
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Rain, a new book, and a cuppa. Yay for Saturday.

TheBookHippie Fun mug! 5d
bookandbedandtea @TheBookHippie Thanks! 🩷🦩 5d
TheBookgeekFrau Gorgeous mug 😍 5d
bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you! 🦩🩷 4d
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This was a mixed bag for me- thou I seem to be one of few who didn't unconditionally love it. I loved almost everything about the 1920s part of the story: I felt like I was in Brooklyn, watching Augusta and her family live life(& death) & I loved everything about about teenage Augusta, Irving, & Aunt Ester. My difficulties come in the 80s timeline: I love that the characters we meet at the retirement village are happy, active, and still open to ⬇️

bookandbedandtea But I don't love that they behaved like teenagers who didn't have any experience in talking to other humans and resolving their issues. Maybe I'm just feeling grumpy but I'd like to think a group of 80 year olds would be less prone to melodrama. Thank goodness for Shirley! She was a breath of sensible air! 1w
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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm still in Florida with Augusta, as I didn't get very far on TLEOAS last week. I'm also all over the southern U.S. with Evie/Lucca in FLW.
@Cupcake12

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First Lie Wins: A Novel | Ashley Elston
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"Older neighborhood" ouch ??

Ruthiella Yup! 😂 The vintage ‘80s. (edited) 2w
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella Right?! I mean, I get that it's longer ago than it feels like, but, wow. That hurts! 😆 1w
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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I don't know that I've ever been so glad to finish a book! The end was satisfying and I loved Elinor throughout (and Maxine! And Mory!) but this was super stressful reading! 😵‍💫 Langley Moore has created an absolutely diabolical character in Mrs Bankes. Despite the tension, this was really good.
#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Ruthiella Awesome! Would the end be so satisfying if the beginning hadn‘t got under our skin the way it did? 🤔 2w
LeahBergen You made it through! 😆😆 2w
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella No, I think we definitely have to go through all the trauma to properly enjoy the ending. 😱 2w
bookandbedandtea @LeahBergen I feel so relieved! What an uncomfortable story. 😬😁 2w
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First Lie Wins: A Novel | Ashley Elston
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Starting this morning #TeaAndABook

rubyslippersreads I have the 🐱 version of this mug. 2w
bookandbedandtea @rubyslippersreads Awww I haven't seen the cat version. I'm sure it's cute! 2w
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I just stumbled across @wonderwitchboutique on Instagram and discovered literary "band" T-shirts. ?

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No matter how many times I read this proposal it still has the same impact on me. 😬

Ruthiella It‘s a gift that just keeps on giving! 😂 2w
BennettBookworm Perfect meme!! 2w
lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 2w
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Y'all! Mrs Bankes hasn't even moved in yet (although a bunch of her stuff has been sent) and I. Am. Stressing. Out!

(Picture is of the only botanical print in my house 😉🌼)
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LeahBergen Right? This book gave me anxiety 😆😆 2w
bookandbedandtea @LeahBergen I read a few more chapters this evening then had to give myself a break. Guess I'll be reading this a little at a time. 🫣 2w
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Ask for Andrea | Noelle W. Ihli
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The ghosts of three women murdered by the same man begin to stalk him. The author did a good job establishing what ghosts can do in her world. The answer is "very little" which leads to a lot of the tension in this story. During the last third of the book I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

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This is on sale at B&N and I'm intrigued! 👑

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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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#WhereAreYouMonday
Hazel and I are in London and I'm also visiting with Augusta in Florida.

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Kills Well with Others | Deanna Raybourn
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Another fun romp as the ladies get drawn into an off-book job for The Museum that takes them across much of Europe. The locations were fabulous and I enjoyed revisiting Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie. Their friendship contains some strife and snark but they are always solidly there for each other. They work smoothly together and trust fully in each other. Also, I have a new #litcrush - Taverner is a prince among men.

DogMomIrene Yay! My library hold just came in for this one🙌🏼 2w
bookandbedandtea @DogMomIrene Yay! Enjoy! 🩷📚 2w
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Caught the last half of the Greer Garson P&P (at a weird angle from across the room), which I had never seen before. Was utterly distracted by the women's dresses. They were HUGE & not remotely appropriate to the time period. From what I saw of it, it seems more "based on the book" rather than a faithful representation- & Austen's claws had been sheathed- but it made me curious to watch again & try to catch the whole thing. #JaneAustenThenAndNow

rubyslippersreads I think MGM saved money by reusing costumes from other movies. 😁 ❤️ Edna May Oliver as Lady Catherine. 3w
Leftcoastzen That‘s the thing I dislike about some of the older films , it‘s like they thought an old dress is an old dress , not really researched to the appropriate era . 3w
Ruthiella There‘s an archery scene in this, right? Taken from Emma… so a very loose adaptation. 2w
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BarbaraJean At first glance, I thought this must be Gone with the Wind 😆 2w
bookandbedandtea @rubyslippersreads That's the feeling I had; that they were reusing costumes. Because, not only were the dresses wrong for the period, they didn't necessarily go with each other in the same scene, if that makes sense. They were different styles even from each other. As @Leftcoastzen mentioned, not just any old dress will do. 😆 2w
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella I did not see an archery scene, I only saw (probably less than) the last half. I'll have to make a point of watching it for real sometime. 2w
bookandbedandtea @BarbaraJean Yes, it had a very Gone With The Wind vibe! 🫣 2w
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Quiet time with tea and a book 😊

Jerdencon I loved this book! 3w
JanuarieTimewalker13 Beautiful cup! 3w
kspenmoll Love your mug! 3w
bookandbedandtea @Jerdencon I'm glad to hear it! It's off to a good start. 😊 3w
bookandbedandtea @JanuarieTimewalker13 @kspenmoll Thanks! A friend gave it to me recently and it's getting me in the mood for spring. 🐦🕊🐤 3w
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Hotness = truthfulness, obvs (Although Darcy is also said to be hot so how does one decide which hot man to trust?? 🤔)
#JaneAustenThenAndNow

ravenlee Also Lizzie: you‘ve liked many a stupider person. Jane: 🤨 (edited) 3w
TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 3w
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julesG 😂😂😂 3w
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These tea-drinking, book-reading, cake-eating beauties popped up on pinterest and have me eager for the weekend!

TheBookHippie I love it! 3w
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Ok, this ventured into the absurd (the meteor! 😆) but it was adventurous and I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to have fun with it. It certainly doesn't stand up to much scrutiny though! And Nancy was pretty pushy again. I never picked up on that in my childhood reading but I certainly see it now. 🤔 Soft pick. #NancyDrewBR
I'm going to read the earlier version with the link @DebinHawaii provided, hopefully by Saturday. 🤞🏻

Librarybelle Yay!! 3w
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The Nature of Disappearing: A Novel | Kimi Cunningham Grant
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I received your package today, Sarah! I am eager to see what you both thought of TNOD and to get started on FLW. 😊 @TheAromaofBooks @Jerdencon #TravelingThrills

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! So glad that it arrived safely!! 3w
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💛 Good morning and ✨️Happy Saturday✨️everyone 💛
#CurrentRead

Librarybelle Yay!! 4w
TheKidUpstairs Love your mug! 4w
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#BOTM says there's something wrong with my address, despite living here 20+ years and getting my delivery from them perfectly fine (almost) every month since 2020. 😫
I emailed them. Hopefully they'll try again.
Also, I am soooo ready for spring 🌱🪻🌿

TheBookHippie Oh dear. 4w
AnnCrystal 🥺 Crazy! 🤨. (edited) 4w
readingwithbrian Two months ago my box was delivered, however it was empty! They were super helpful in handling the issue! 4w
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bookandbedandtea @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal They are resending it. 😊 I believe this was a post office issue, not BOTM, so hopefully USPS will have it together this time. 🤞🏻 4w
bookandbedandtea @readingwithbrian Good grief! Gotta wonder how an empty box happens.🤦‍♀️ I'm glad they were helpful with resolving that! 4w
AnnCrystal @bookandbedandtea that's good 👏🏼☺️🤞🏼📚💝. 4w
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Kills Well with Others | Deanna Raybourn
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A day off and a book I'm looking forward to 😊

MaleficentBookDragon I‘m really looking forward to this one too. 4w
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Iron Lake: A Novel | William Kent Krueger
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#BookGifts from my dad. He has started this series, loves them, and is passing them on to me. 💙

AnnCrystal 💙📚💝. 4w
Ruthiella Nice when a love of reading is generational! 😃 4w
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Absolutely 💛

Aims42 💯💯💯💯💯 1mo
kspenmoll Yes! 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
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Ruthiella True that! 👍 1mo
mcctrish Sometimes a book is just exactly what you didn‘t know you needed ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Jeg True. 1mo
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I cannot sleep so I'm up waaay too early. 😫 At least I get to read before work.

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The Husbands | Holly Gramazio
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I loved the first 2/3 and the very end but the last third dragged and I kept wondering how it was going to end. It's a cool idea, though, to get a look at all the lives you could have had, had you made different choices along the way.

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Nina is too annoying. #Next

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Bad Liar | Tami Hoag
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I enjoyed this. I got it at random from the library and didn't realize it was 3rd in a series but it worked well for me as a stand alone. I liked both Annie and Nick and the way they balanced their relationship with him also being her boss at work. The multiple cases interested me and I felt like I got a good sense of their small town and it's inhabitants. I kinda wished I'd listened to this one as I'd have loved the Cajun accents.

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#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Alaska and the French Riviera today
@Cupcake12

Ruthiella Both beautiful spots! 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella Indeed! Bucket list ✔️✔️ 1mo
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Thane Gustafson
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My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin reads for March 2025 😄
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1mo
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The Three Strangers | Thomas Hardy
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A short story to start the day ☺️

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It's well established in the book that Mrs Bennett was a beauty "in her youth" so this illustration made me laugh. At the time of the novel she'd likely be 45 at most (probably closer to 40) yet this artist chose to make her look a great deal older. ?
#JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig

KadaGul I think 🤔 at the time, 40 seemed like 90🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm really noticing now that at 58 I'm older than all the 'old' characters. 😄 1mo
bookandbedandtea @KadaGul Right! I used to think it was due to the lower life expectancy but then I learned that number is due to the high rate of childhood death. Once a person reached adulthood there was every reason to think they'd live into old age so the view of people Mrs Bennet's age being old still strikes me as weird. 🤔 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Crinoline_Laphroaig Same! I'm 56 and it's always a bit of a shock to realize that some old person in a book is a good deal younger than I am! 🤦‍♀️😆 1mo
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These Silent Woods: A Novel | Kimi Cunningham Grant
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February was a pretty good reading month. My favorite is tagged.

BarbaraBB I loved that one too. 1mo
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Bad Liar | Tami Hoag
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A book and a cuppa and a headache 🤕💊
I'm so glad it's the weekend!

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. ❤️ 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella I'm much better now, thank you! 😊 1mo
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1- pinterest knows me well 😂
2- I quite agree with this list 💜

AvidReader25 This is so accurate! 1mo
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Book... rentals?? Ugh!

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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Waikiki, where Maya is struggling with her move back home and is caught up in a murder investigation.
And in London, where single Lauren came home to a husband she doesn't remember and has proceeded to have the weirdest couple of weeks.
Really enjoying both of these.
@Cupcake12

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All over the place but leaning towards Anne. I'll take that.
🌿🪻🌷 Also, I'm dreaming of spring. 🌷🪻🌿

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The Husbands | Holly Gramazio
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A book, a cuppa, and a quiet house (for a while). Ahhh Sunday, you're the best. 💜

BkClubCare I enjoyed this one 🌟 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Exactly my situation--Love it! 1mo
Ruthiella Perfection! ☕️📚🤫❤️ 1mo
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bookandbedandtea @BkClubCare It's off to a great start! 1mo
bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau Those couple of hours are essential! 1mo
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The Drift | C. J. Tudor
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This was bleak. I struggled a little because horror is not one of my favorite genres but this was interesting & well-written. Plus the frigid temps we've had this week added to the experience! It's 3 locked room mysteries in 1, tied together from the beginning by talk of the world wide virus and the Retreat. But slowly another thread takes shape that kept me quickly turning pages. It was good but I need to read something completely different now!

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It took me forever to finish this because I was DREADING all of Iris' secrets coming to light and I just didn't get her decision making. Sure, it would have been embarrassing to admit to her lie about her ex but most people would have gotten over that quickly. The thing I least understood was the whole thing about the recipe. And I actually really liked Iris! I loved Gio and the entire Belotti family and that Iris

bookandbedandtea got away from her abusive ex and was rebuilding her life. There was so much to love her but the anticipation of her secrets coming to life made it hard for me to enjoy this. A soft pick. 1mo
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Dark Corners: A Novel | Megan Goldin
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The various mysteries- and there were a lot of them!- were good yet disturbing. I liked the way everything was resolved. But I found myself repeatedly getting annoyed with Rachel. Her refusal to fly back home once a soon- to- be- released prison inmate appeared to fixate on her didn't come off as "tough as nails" it came of as stupid. Her attempts to avoid staying in a fancy hotel and to distance herself from the social media influencer con she

bookandbedandtea had been invited to, due to her successful podcast, came off as snooty and morally superior (she's not like other girls) rather than simple disinterest. 1mo
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The Start of Something | Miranda Dickinson
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I mostly loved this: Bethan's conscious positivity, Lachie's determination to be a good friend (to his own detriment) & his sense of humor (as evidenced by the thoughts he credits to his pets 😆), to the signs they used to get to know each other. I loved Bethan's coworkers at the garden center (except one 😠) I that the well- intentioned lies Lachlan told in his professional life had consequences. Loved how they resolved their miscommunication. ⬇️

bookandbedandtea I loved Noah and Bethan's inner mom thoughts. Really the only thing I didn't love was the insta-love. I wish this had taken place over a longer time period so their I-love-yous and HEA felt more realistic. 1mo
Cupcake12 I really enjoyed this story. Great characterisation and a great ending, 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Cupcake12 There was a lot to like. I'm glad I read it! 1mo
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Dark Corners: A Novel | Megan Goldin
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Reading/working at my messy little desk 🤫

monalyisha Love your furry glasses holder! 🤩 1mo
bookandbedandtea @monalyisha Thank you! I have another one in the bedroom. 😀 1mo
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