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DebinHawaii

DebinHawaii

Joined March 2016

Voracious reader, book hoarder, and book loving Hawaii food blogger at kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com. Love pairing my reviews with recipes.
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If Clouds Were Cotton Candy | Laura E Falotico
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#HaikuADay

I tried to post this morning from the airport & Litsy wouldn‘t let me & I was teaching class all day & just got home 14 hours later. 😵‍💫 Anyway, this one was inspired from my skylight view last night.

Pink Clouds ☁️💕

Clouds before sunset,
pink cotton candy edges,
view from my skylight

#HaikuHive @dabbe
@TheBookHippie @TheSpineView @Kristy_K
@JenlovesJT47 @lillinblue @bellabella
@julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @AnnCrystal

TheBookHippie So pretty!!!! I love pink clouds! 16h
JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous! 💛💛🐝 15h
AnnCrystal 👏🏼😍☁️💖. 13h
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TheSpineView Fabulous! 🤍☁️🤍 12h
kspenmoll Love it! 10h
lil1inblue Love, love, love. 🩷☁️🩷 9h
bellabella Skylights are the best! 💛 8h
dabbe L🩷VERLY. 🖤🐝💛 4h
BooksandCoffee4Me Again, inspiring new views and perspectives. 💛 11m
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#Two4Tuesday

1️⃣ Mostly reclining or laying down unless snacking or enjoying a beverage—then it‘s sitting.

2️⃣ I‘m reading the tagged book prior to starting the ARC of the second book in the series. It‘s been a while since I‘ve read a light regency romance romp & it‘s fun so far! 🤗

If you want to join in, consider yourself tagged!

TheSpineView ❤️📖🛏 Thanks for playing 1d
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Valley of the Dolls | Jacqueline Susann
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#Bibliophile

Both the book & movie are a #CultClassic My path to it was a little backwards. I first read the book in high school after the miniseries came out in 1981 & I bugged my mom about the paperback copy on her shelves & then I went back & watched the original move. 💕💖💕

MemoirsForMe Hard to believe this classic is over 50 years old. 😳 2d
Eggs A classic book/film👏🏻👏🏻 1d
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#HaikuADay

Ugh, Tuesday…

Tuesday, by all rights
should be better than Monday
Please send some tacos! 🌮🌮🌮🐲🌮🌮

#HaikuHive
@dabbe @TheBookHippie @TheSpineView @Kristy_K
@JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @bellabella @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me

TheBookHippie 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 2d
JenlovesJT47 Love it!! 🌮🌮🌮💛💛🐝 2d
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 and 😭 2d
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TheSpineView Yes! 2d
lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 1d
bellabella Haha! amazing! 1d
dabbe 🤩🤣😍 Besides your witty words, your emoji visual is its own haiku! I love that they ain't all tacos! 🐝🖤🐝 1d
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Merry Month of May | James Jones
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My May TBR is aggressive & already in progress. Lots of readalongs & challenges including:

#SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #FoodAndLit #Bangladesh
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 (6 books) #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction
#JaneAustenThenAndNow plus some library books & a book for work.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d
Librarybelle Wow! Good luck! 2d
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Ruthiella Looks fantastic! 👍 2d
julieclair Lots of happy reading hours ahead! 2d
Catsandbooks Great list! ❤️ 2d
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#HaikuADay Day #5

Practically every morning there‘s a bird argument outside my bathroom window & I wonder what they are saying…

Outside My Bathroom Window

A Common Mynah
argues daily with House Finch
“In fact, I‘m Special!” 🐦

#haikuhive @dabbe
@thebookhippie @thespineview @kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@bellabella
@lil1inblue

Also I just realized I could use this for today‘s #Bibliophile #Birds prompt! 🐦💙🐦

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lil1inblue 🩵🐦💙 3d
JenlovesJT47 💙🐦💚 3d
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dabbe They may be common in your area, but wow! I'd love to see one in person! They probably do think they're more special than just a common house finch! 💜💚💜 3d
TheBookHippie I love birds. ♥️ 3d
DebinHawaii @dabbe They are officially a Common Mynah on the Merlin app & I gotta believe they don‘t want to be known as that! 😂 3d
dabbe @DebinHawaii Most definitely not! They're beautiful! 😍 3d
Kristy_K This one made me smile. 💜 (edited) 3d
Eggs Perfection 🐦 2d
bellabella So sweet! I love listening to the birds. 2d
CatLass007 Excellent Haiku. In my parents‘ old house I listened to a mockingbird outside my window every morning. 2d
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour tonight on the couch with Nancy Drew, herbal tea & my last pack of Cadbury Mini Eggs for the season.😢

As usual, the weekend was too short & another busy work week awaits. 😵😵‍💫

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Aprilly | Jane Abbott
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April Recap: A great reading month where I finished 20 books thanks to lots of commuter flights & airport reading.

I read books for: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction
#JaneAustenThenAndNow #Naturalitsy & 2 from #AuldLangSpine ⬇️

I didn‘t finish Rabbits for LSFBC but hope to finish in May

DebinHawaii Favorites were: The Briar Club, The Spellshop, Challenger Where They Last Saw Her & The Land of Little Rain. I read 3 audiobooks, 4 non-fiction & 12 were library books. (edited) 4d
Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 4d
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 3d
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Librarybelle You did so well! 3d
TheSpineView Great job! 3d
PuddleJumper Amazing! 🎉🎉 3d
AllDebooks Wow, well done. That's a very broad range of reads x 3d
CoverToCoverGirl Great month! 📖 3d
julieclair Incredible month! Well done you! 3d
JacqMac Wow! Spectacular reading month. 2d
Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🎉 👏🏼 2d
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#Read2025

OK, I think this is my last book to review for April. This one was for #RiseUpReads & I loved the lyrical verse it was written in. Using fairytale & folklore room around the world to talk about clinical depression is such a creative way to talk about a difficult subject, especially for young adults. I enjoyed reading it & might listen to the audiobooks as I think that would be a powerful way to experience the prose. 💜💜💜

TheBookHippie I loved this read last year and the reread was just as good! 4d
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 3d
Catsandbooks Glad you enjoyed it! ✊🏼❤️🔥 2d
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Choosing this recent #BOTM pick as my #FictionalTraveler selection for May #SpanishSpeaking as it‘s set in Guatemala. It‘s also one of my #Roll100 May picks #4: Any BOTM.

PuddleJumper Happy reading! 3d
julieclair This one sounds emotional and worthwhile. Looking forward to your review. 3d
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Bittersweet Herbs | Marty Wingate
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My May #ThematicCozies picks for #Flowers/Plants are two from series I already read or have started. The tagged book is #8 in the Potting Shed series & Fatal Flowers is #3 in the Flower House Mysteries. 🌹🪴💐

julieclair Enjoy! 🌸🌱🌼 3d
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A Proposal to Die For | Molly Harper
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A little late but here are my #Roll100 picks for May. I decided to go with all 6 numbers as 2 of them are for other challenges. Wish me luck!

#4: Any BOTM: The Sun Was Electric Light
#40: Any ARC: Look Before You Leap
#3: Any ARC: A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
#30 Any Audio: A Proposal to Die For
#7: Any Memoir: Be Ready When the Luck Happens
#70: Any Children‘s Book: The Racketty-Packetty House

#FictionalTraveler #ChildrensClassicRead2025

TheBookHippie ♥️ 4d
PuddleJumper Good luck! 3d
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#HaikuADay Day #4

Outside the library bookstore there‘s a bookcase of “free stuff” & I noticed a box marked “old post cards.” Of course I brought it home & opening it inspired today‘s haiku.

Box of old postcards
Musty attic memories
Travel by paper

JenlovesJT47 💜💜💜 4d
lil1inblue 💙 💚 💛 3d
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dabbe What a treasure to find and write about! 💜💚💜 3d
Reggie That‘s a really nice one. I love the last line. 🖤 3d
BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, that last line! ⭐️ 2d
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Another delayed April review—this one I finished early in the month but never got around to posting. This is the third in the Sea Wicche Chronicles which is a spin-off of the Sam Quinn series. It‘s paranormal fluff overall with lots of danger & spice mixed in, but sometimes you need just that & I like the characters & setting, so I‘ll keep reading. 😉

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 4d
TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 4d
DieAReader 💖💖💖 4d
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#Bibliophile

For a #BKBasedOnPainting my thoughts went immediately to this classic. I may need to reread it soon.

These two covers made me laugh (from these articles on some of the many Dorian Gray covers:

https://www.pixartprinting.co.uk/blog/covers-picture-dorian-gray/?srsltid=AfmBOo...

https://www.tumblr.com/universitybookstore/103078201900/the-many-pictures-and-bo...

Kitta One of favourites!! 4d
Kitta Also the one on the left looks like Ryan Gosling 😂 4d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 4d
AkashaVampie @Kitta I was just gunna say the same thing 4d
Eggs Great covers in the links!! 3d
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A Harvest of Hearts | Andrea Eames
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#Bibliophile

I‘m not that far into this book but there‘s a talking black cat who wants to be called Cornelius. Since the book is supposed to have a Studio Ghibli vibe, in my mind I picture him as Jiji from Kiki‘s Delivery Service.🐈‍⬛The MC, Foss, likes his purring.

“I‘d never seen the point of #Cats before, really, other than for catching mice, but the warm weight and the peaceful sound were pleasant, and they helped me fall asleep again.”

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover ❤️🖤 4d
Eggs Lovely 😊 3d
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Early Poems | Edna St. Vincent Millay
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#Bibliophile catch up

I don‘t have an extensive #PoetryCollection so these two new books are a welcome addition. The tagged book is a prize from @TheBookHippie & the Oliver I picked up on #IndependentBookstoreDay last weekend.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4d
Eggs Brilliant 🎨 4d
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Circus of Wonders | Elizabeth Macneal
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Catching up with Mat‘s #Bibliophile prompts. This #Circus title is in my TBR stack.🎪

Eggs Beautiful 🎪 4d
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Mouse House | Rumer Godden
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#Read2025

Finished this one last weekend for April‘s #ChildrensClassicRead2025 First published in 1957, I‘m not sure how I missed this one growing up especially since the author‘s The Story of Holly and Ivy was a holiday favorite as a child. This is a quick & sweet read about Bonnie, a baby mouse who gets pushed out of her family‘s crowded flowerpot & finds a mouse house to live in. The illustrations are wonderful. 🐭🏠

TheBookHippie It‘s so cozy!!!! I‘m not sure how I missed it either! 4d
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 4d
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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#Read2025

I‘m catching up on my April reviews this weekend & I loved this book! A good thing as it was a trifecta of challenge prompts: #AuthorAMonth #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead & one of the books from @JacqMac ‘s #AuldLangSpine list. This is my third Kate Quinn book & maybe my favorite. The audiobook was stellar & I finished & listened to the author notes twice + an interview with the author & narrator who really brought the characters to life. ⬇️

DebinHawaii … I learned a lot about the Red Scare, McCarthy & Washington DC in the era. The mystery was good as was the ways the characters were introduced & their layers uncovered. I also enjoyed the sentient Briar House & the communal dinners with recipes & music selection of the times included. It kept me engrossed during lots of airport commutes in April & will likely be a favorite of the year for me. 5d
DieAReader 🎉🥳Awesome!! 5d
JacqMac Kaye Quinn never disappoints. 4d
Librarybelle Yay!! 4d
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Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
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Thank you @dabbe for the #ThreeListThursday #TLT tag! 🤗 As usual I am late to the party but here goes: 52/100 is not bad considering I haven‘t read any Terry Pratchett (or Jacqueline Wilson for that matter).

My Top 5 (can‘t pick 3) are:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Persuasion
3. Jane Eyre
4. Little Women
5. The Stand
Giving a bonus shout out to The Great Gatsby which I hated in high school but loved when I reread it in March. Personal Growth!🎉

dabbe I haven't read either of those authors either, but you still kicked my sorry butt! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💜💚💜 5d
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Day #3 for #HaikuADay

A tribute to my morning at the monthly makers market by my house & my bounty of treasures pictured above.

Saturday market,
Warm breezes, lots to look at
Artisan treasures

dabbe LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Plus, you scored bigly at your market! Do you want me to add you to our l'il #haikuhive? 🖤🐝💛 5d
Lesliereadsalot I love cuticle oil! 5d
DebinHawaii @dabbe Yes, please add me to the hive! I saw it late & did my first 3 today to catch up. (And my wallet is a bit angry at me!) 😉😬😆 5d
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DebinHawaii @Lesliereadsalot I can‘t tell you how badly I need it right now! 😬 5d
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️ 5d
JenlovesJT47 💜💜💜 4d
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Friday | Mary Lindeen
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Catching up with #HaikuADay with @dabbe

Day #2 is an ode to Friday:

Friday, ender of work weeks,
bringer of joys, rest
and weekend pleasures

P.S. I love the rough haiku rules where I can mix my 17 syllables & not have it be 5-7-5 but I think my 5th grade teacher would frown on it! 😉😂

dabbe I always told my students to learn the rules first, then once they knew what they were doing, to go ahead and break 'em a little bit! (never on a boring essay, though). 🤣 This one words wonderfully well as a 7, 5, 5! 💙🩵💙 5d
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5d
JenlovesJT47 💜💜💜 4d
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May Day/Lei Day | Minako Ishii, Jeffrey Kent
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Joining late to @dabbe ‘s #HaikuADay
This one is for Thursday, May 1 Which rather than May Day, is called Lei Day here. Each island has a flower & color. Oahu‘s is golden ilima. 💛

Day #1

You call it May Day,
in Hawai‘i it‘s Lei Day
Aloha is love

dabbe That is just lovely that your state does this. And what a gorgeous flower! 💛🌼💛 5d
TheBookHippie Love this!!! 5d
AnnCrystal Lovely 💝💝💝. 5d
JenlovesJT47 🌸🌸🌸💜💕 4d
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A Harvest of Hearts | Andrea Eames
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Thanks for the #Chatterday tag @AllDebooks & @TheSpineView 🤗

Spending my Saturday after a crazy workweek being mellow & trying to play catch-up on life stuff. I went to the local monthly makers market this morning & spent too much supporting local.😉Then to the library to pick up a hold & return books & now I‘m at the coffee shop having brunch, checking email & posts & starting the tagged book.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.🤗

TheSpineView Yummy! I especially like the looks of that coffee. ❤️☕️ 5d
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It‘s still Friday here & so my #5JoysFriday post is actually on time this week.

1. I made 3 day trips this week & while I‘m exhausted, I get great joy from the beautiful island views.💙🌤️

2-3. I got joy from the most blueberry-filled scone, a veggie eggs Benedict & a fresh Vietnamese shrimp salad. All of it gave my tastebuds joy.😋

4. A lychee-mango lemonade with mango bursting boba was very joyful.🍋🍋🧋

5. Joy in my mailbox this week from⬇️

DebinHawaii  @thebookhippie I won a book of Edna St. Vincent Millay‘s early poems. After reading her journals through #SundayBuddyRead I am excited to dive into her poems. Thank you, Christine! 💛🤗💛

I‘m trying my best to get around to everyone‘s posts this weekend. Thank you for joining in! 🤗 We‘ve just made a year of #FiveJoysFriday & I love reading your joys each week! 💛💛💛
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Bookwormjillk Has it been a year? Thank you so much for hosting this every week! 6d
LiseWorks I love #5JoysFriday as I look for joys all week to prepare for it. A whole year already 6d
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝...a YEAR! 5JoysFridays has been a wonderful treasure in this chaotic world. Thank You for reminding us each week to look for the gems in our lives 😘💕💝. 5d
TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii YAY ENJOY!!!!! ♥️ 5d
peaKnit I look forward to my joys every week and have tried to be more mindful of capturing them❤️ do you have a favorite Big Island eating spot? Thanks! 5d
julieclair And what a year it has been! Thank you for starting this very positive activity - perfectly timed to help us remember that there is still so much good, despite the craziness. 🥰 5d
Lesliereadsalot Wow…a year! I have saved all my joys posts on my iPad and every once in awhile I call them up to smile again! Thanks Deb for reminding us to find joy. 🩷 5d
dabbe 💙💚💙 5d
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#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction

I‘m behind on reviews & discussion but I finished this for April‘s #Naturalitsy #BuddyRead I borrowed an ebook copy from the library & it‘s a quick & interesting book of essays about the Owens Valley & Mohave Desert in California. Written in 1903, it‘s wonderful nature writing & while my version may have suffered for lack of photos, the writing was descriptive enough to make me see it in my mind. While reading & ⬇️

DebinHawaii …stopping to Google more details, I found out/realized that From 1942 to 1945, during World War II, the first Japanese American Internment camp operated in the Owens valley at Manzanar. Maybe it‘s only interesting to me because I grew up reading & rereading the book tagged below but I like when I can tie books together. A enjoyable read overall, I would buy a print copy (hopefully with pictures) for my shelves. (edited) 6d
DieAReader 💖🤓Sounds like an excellent read! 6d
julieclair Excellent review! 6d
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On one hand the week flew by, on the other, it felt unending. TGIF because I‘m way behind on everything & need the weekend to catch up. Still, there was joy & #5JoysFriday means it‘s time to share it.💛

List the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week, tag your post with #5JoysFridqy & tag me & a few friends to spread the joy. Use the background as you like.

#Tagging some regulars to get things started but everyone please join in!🤗

AnnCrystal Thanks For The Tag 👏🏼🥳💝. 7d
Sace Thanks for the tag! 6d
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 6d
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peaKnit Thank you! 6d
Ruthiella Thank you for the tag.😊 6d
Trashcanman 👀 6d
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😍 6d
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6d
julieclair Thanks for the tag! 6d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for the tag 🏷️ 6d
Daisey Thanks for the tag! It‘s been a long, busy week, but I‘m working on my post now. 6d
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And my third neighbor island flight of the week is to Kauai. The usual caffeine & breakfast (potato, cheddar & chive cakes). I‘ve got to do some work but hope to read more of the tagged book on the quick flight there and back.

It‘s a later flight today & my airport barista said, “Debra, you‘re late today!” That‘s when you know you are spending too much time & money at the airport! 😂

TheSpineView Looks yummy! 1w
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished this one for #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow It‘s the 2nd book in the For the Love of Austen series & was an enjoyable retelling of Pride and Prejudice—I think I might have liked it even better than their take on Emma. . I loved the beach town setting & what the authors‘ did with the characters—making Mary a passionate environmentalist was perfect. And we got to spend time with Emma & Knightly too. Fun!

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1w
Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 1w
Crinoline_Laphroaig Mary as Environmentalist! Perfect! 1w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7d
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Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare | Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
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#Read2025

This week work is totally kicking my butt so I‘m behind on reviews, book clubs, posting—all the things.😵‍💫

Posting a quick review for this book, my third #Roll100 pick of April (#24 Any short stories or essays). I have been meaning to read this since it came out & overall I really enjoyed it. The stories explore the experiences of Native Hawaiian & mixed race women in Hawaii & are a mix of speculative fiction, horror, magical ⬇️

DebinHawaii …realism & folklore. Some are weirder than others, some I liked more than others but I appreciated the sense of place in all of them. I think having lived in Honolulu for 24 years helped my enjoyment—so a pick for me. 1w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7d
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And again, today‘s trip is Hilo but with coworkers so the reading will only happen on the plane. Hoping to finish this one today for #Naturalitsy.

AllDebooks I loved it. 😍 1w
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Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare | Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
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Here we go again. Headed to Kona today, the first of 3 day trips this week. I should finish the tagged book in transit.
The airport lounge is hopping this early morning. I think it‘s a Monday thing.

Trashcanman Is that the potato thingy? It‘s yummy. 1w
DebinHawaii @Trashcanman Yes! It is yummy! 😋 1w
BarbaraBB That food looks delicious! What is it? 1w
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#Baturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

For tonight‘s #HyggeHour I‘ll be reading Mouse House for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 & with the remaining time, more of the tagged book for #JaneAustenThenAndNow

I‘m drinking pineapple lemonade (it‘s humid tonight) & having some of this lemon cake bomb that I got at the bakery near the bookstore on Saturday. 😋🍋💛

Mood is tired & not ready for Monday at all. I‘ll be heading to Kona very early tomorrow. 😵‍💫

Lesliereadsalot The lemon cake bomb…yum! (edited) 1w
TheBookHippie Yummmmmmmm. Alll lovely things! 1w
Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛my library hold just came in on that book! 1w
AllDebooks Perfect x 1w
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I didn‘t do a great job of taking a picture of yesterday‘s #IndependentBookstoreDay haul but I got a good haul. My local indie bookshop, Da Shop had 20% off all purchases, a free bookstore print after 2 pm & a new tote bag with the same print from a local artist plus a few local vendors. So I got 5 books (tagged 1 & I‘ll link the others below), tote bag, bookmarks lots of stickers & postcards from the vendors. The artist that drew the print had ⬇️

DebinHawaii … sets of postcards —the larger ones were Studio Ghibli inspired designs & the small set was of island scenes. I loved the colors of both. I went over my planned spend budget by a bit, but it was worth it. I picked the books that spoke to me as I moved around the shop. And both artists I bought from were really nice—I love supporting local artists. (edited) 2w
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BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩🤩 2w
AmyG Great haul 🙌🏻❤️ 1w
TieDyeDude 😻 1w
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#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction

Read with #SundayBuddyRead I had heard of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay & was familiar with a few of her more famous poems but through this memoir/biography created from her journals , I was able to learn about her life. From the mundane moments to her popularity & celebrity of her times, we get glimpses of her daily life & the world around her. While not always extremely likable, she was a talented force of nature.

DieAReader 🎉🎉Excellent! 2w
TheBookHippie ♥️ perfect review! 1w
julieclair Great review. 👍 1w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction2025 #RealHistory #HonestHistory

Read with #SheSaid for April, Brittney Copper writes clearly & passionately & I like how she weaves her personal experiences in with culture, history & current events. It‘s dismaying that this book was written in 2018 with Trump in office the first time & reading it in 2025 things just continue to get worse. Truthfully as a white woman, it was uncomfortable reading at times as she ⬇️

DebinHawaii … is spot on in her evaluation of our collective role in the injustice & bigotry that hold women of color & thus all women back. I think I highlighted half the book, but the two quotes pictured especially stood out for me because at the end of the day, Cooper focuses on hope & building the kind of world we want to see. (edited) 2w
Librarybelle I should read this! 2w
julieclair Great quotes. I love her positivity! 2w
DieAReader 💖💖💖 2w
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DebinHawaii
Big Reader: Essays | Susan Olding
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A bit late for #ThreeListThursday #TLT but thanks for the tag @dabbe

Not my best showing—I apparently need to read some Terry Pratchett & Jacqueline Wilson. 🤷🏻‍♀️

3 favorites from this list:
-James and the Giant Peach 🍑🐛🐞🪱🕷️
-The Color Purple 💜
- It 🤡 😱

dabbe Same here! I couldn't believe how many times those two were on the list! You still kicked my butt, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 2w
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Dazzle | Judith Krantz
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#DynamicDs

One of the #Dazzling books that Judith Krantz wrote in the 1980s-90s that “helped define a new sub-genre of the romance novel - the bonkbuster or "sex-and-shopping" novel.” I both read her books & watched the dazzling mini-series & movies that were made from them back in the day. ✨?✨

LeahBergen Whenever I see her mentioned, I feel like reading one of her books again. 😆 2w
dabbe I loved her! I had to sneak-read my mom‘s copy of SCRUPLES! 😱🤣🤩 2w
AmyG There‘s a memory. 2w
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BarbaraBB Wow, I feel ancient 👵🏼 2w
MemoirsForMe Oh, I remember those miniseries all too well! 😄 2w
DebinHawaii @LeahBergen @dabbe @AmyG @BarbaraBB @MemoirsForMe I miss the soapy glamour of these books & miniseries sometimes! ✨🤩✨ 2w
AmyG @DebinHawaii Right? Those were fun reads. 2w
Eggs Cleverly done ✨🧡✨ 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#DynamicDs

I really enjoyed this one, where books & book banning become a #Divisive issue in a small Georgia town. 📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This was great on audio 🎧 1w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025

Another book I finished a while ago & didn‘t post a review for. My second April #Roll100 pick (#16 Any Library Book). While not my favorite Hendrix book (it didn‘t have as much dark humor as his others), I did enjoy it. It did drag a little in spots, but by the end I was anxiously turning the pages to find out what happened. Less about witchcrafty horror & more about the horrors done to unmarried pregnant girls & women in the era.😱

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
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As has become a habit lately, I‘m a day late to #5JoysFriday but here‘s my list:

1. I went to the Easter BYOB (bag) 20%-off sale at my local craft store chain to stock up on my favorite pens & other goodies including:

2. Washi tape. I get a lot of joy from washi tape & got a few cute rolls. I especially💛the books one so I got 2.

3. Thursday afternoon I went to an HR Director roundtable event where we made bamboo cups & got books & Kimbap

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DebinHawaii … (Korean “sushi” rolls) & banana bread for snacks.💛

4. Since I‘d eaten lunch, I took my roll home & paired it with takeout nigiri for dinner. Mouth joy! 😋

5. Also bringing mouth joy was this strawberry Mont Blanc pastry.🍓😋

I‘ll try to visit your posts as soon as I can. Thanks to all who joined in. 💛🤗💛
2w
TheBookHippie I love washi tape!!!!!! 2w
mcctrish I have that bookish washi tape and you are smart for getting 2 2w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2w
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DebinHawaii
Deadly Currents | Beth Groundwater
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished earlier in the week, this was my second book for #ThematicCozies April #Sports theme. I really enjoyed this mystery set in the world of river rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado. The MC, Mandy Tanner is a River Ranger who rescues two people when a tour raft upsets & one of them dies—turns out he was poisoned & since the raft & guide were her uncle‘s, she gets involved in the investigation. I liked the ⬇️

DebinHawaii … rafting descriptions as I used to go frequently with an old boss years ago back in Oregon. Mandy got on my nerves a bit at times—she‘s a young 27, but overall I liked it & will read the next in the series. 2w
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2w
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏🙌 2w
julieclair Glad you enjoyed it! 😀 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#DynamicDs

Catching up & I think this mystery-thriller about 3 generations: grandmother, mother & teenage #Daughter has some #Dark humor in it.

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w
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DebinHawaii
Untitled | Untitled
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I blinked & another Friday is upon us which means it‘s time to start posting your #5JoysFriday lists of those things big or small that brought your heart some joy this week! 💛

Make your post & tag it with #5JoysFriday making sure to tag me & anyone else you‘d like to join in to spread the joy party. You can use the background if or as you like. As usual, I‘m tagging some regulars but everyone is welcome to join in!

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 2w
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 💛🏷😘 2w
TheBookHippie 💛💛💛💛 2w
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Aims42 Thanks for the tag!! 2w
Eggs ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 2w
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😍 2w
Ruthiella Thank you for the tag. 😊 2w
julieclair Thanks for the tag! 2w
Sace Thank you for the tag! 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished the Sunday before last for #EBBR & I need to review these right after finishing them or take notes because I promptly forgot the (2?) that stumped me & I returned the library book.🤔Ah, well… also I couldn‘t get the ebook or print from the library at first so I tried the free audible version but I find I like reading these more than listening to them so I transferred the print copy in. Fun nostalgia as always.⬇️

DebinHawaii P.S. I like the old covers of my childhood more than the more modern ones the library has. 2w
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2w
TheSpineView Fantastic!👍📖📚 2w
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TheBookHippie I so agree about new library covers! 2w
Ruthiella I was wondering how it might be in audio. Because I am actively trying to suss out clues and inconsistencies, I do think they are better for me in print, so I can reread bits. 2w
DebinHawaii @Ruthiella Yes! That‘s how I feel! 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025 #DynamicDs

Finished this weekend for #BobWhiteBuddies there is always a chance of #Danger when Trixie Belden is around. This one was a favorite growing up probably because of the NYC setting & finally, Dan gets to go somewhere! (Granted it‘s within state lines but anyway…) I can still recite the first 2 lines of the fortune Trixie is given by a fortune teller she helps at the airport which is pretty impressive since ⬇️

DebinHawaii … I have trouble remembering where I park my car at the grocery store. “Great-headed man, with blinking eye, A shaded road, a horse‘s cry,“ after that I only remember bits & pieces of the rest of it but there is a mention of #Danger: “Where shines a beacon 'cross the sky, Beware, great danger lurks close by.” so it works for today‘s prompt. Trixie is a bit annoying in this one & does some dumb things as does the gang. ⬇️ 2w
DebinHawaii … So what do they do right after declaring they will stay together as a group to keep safe? They separate of course, giving the inept bad guys yet another chance to try to grab the statue Trixie buys. Speaking of the statue, even the adults are awfully careless with it. But still, I have much nostalgic love for this series & this book (#12 in the series), so it‘s a pick. Next up we go to Cobbett‘s Island, another favorite of my youth. (edited) 2w
TheSpineView Well done! ❤️📚 2w
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!!! 2w
Eggs Love this❣️ 2w
DieAReader 💖Fantastic! 2w
lauraisntwilder I've been avoiding reading your review until I finished the book myself. You're exactly right about the kids splitting up. So silly. There's a part of me, as a stick-in-the-mud grown-up, that would like to see Trixie get grounded or something. Enough of this "she's been punished enough" or "she's learned her lesson." Obviously not!!! 1w
DebinHawaii @lauraisntwilder Yes! She definitely doesn‘t get held accountable enough! 😡 1w
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Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish | David Liittschwager
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Thanks to @Eggs & @TheSpineView for the #WondrousWednesday tags.🤗

1. Currently I‘m pet-less. It was 2 years ago in Feb that I lost my Max🐱💔after 19 years. He had a tough last year & my heart hasn‘t been ready for another yet. I feel I‘ll know when the time is right.

2. I read & enjoy both F & NF as long as they aren‘t sad. I just can‘t do sad animal books.😭

3. The tagged is a fave NF & Remarkably Bright Creatures is a fave fiction.💙🐙💙
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DebinHawaii Please consider yourself tagged if you‘d like to join in! 🤗 2w
TheSpineView YW!😊 2w
Eggs YW❣️ So tough to lose a furbaby 😔. Thanks for playing🤗 2w
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JenReadsAlot Oh Max ❤️ 2w
quietlycuriouskate Oh, lovely Max! I totally get what you mean about your heart not being ready. 2w
CBee Sad animal books are not for me, either. If I don‘t know about it beforehand and something happens to an animal, I‘ve been known to stop reading. 2w
Mimi28 Sorry to hear about Max 😢😿 I know what you mean about getting another pet 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025

I finished this last week but I‘m behind in reviews. Read for #MonthlyNonFiction it was also one of my April #Roll100 picks (#16 Any Non-Fiction). It was an interesting juxtaposition to read this book while watching random famous people try to pass themselves off as astronauts & having Nancy Drew solve a mystery with exploding oranges at Cape Canaveral. I remember being in class (college) in the morning when they wheeled in a tv & ⬇️

DebinHawaii … showed the haunting replay of the Challenger exploding. So chilling & crushing to watch. You know what happens in this detailed account leading up to the tragedy & its aftermath but that doesn‘t stop you from hoping it won‘t. These 7 heroes should never be forgotten. I found the book well-written & researched & completely absorbing. 2w
DieAReader 💖💖💖 2w
Gleefulreader Fantastic review! I‘ve been waiting for this in paperback. 2w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
julieclair Wonderful review. 👍 2w
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Daddy-Long-Legs | Jean Webster
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#DynamicDs

Picking this one for #Dad not just because of the title but because it was a favorite of my Dad‘s (& mine!) & he played the lead in community theater. Also, as you can see from his script in the middle of the pile (excuse the recycled photo), his name was Don, so another “Dynamic D” for this month‘s theme. 2026 will make 30 years since he passed away & I still miss him every day.💙

TheBookHippie How lovely!!! 2w
AmyG Beautiful that you have these books…and memories. 2w
lil1inblue That's beautiful! 2w
Eggs Lovely tribute 🩷 2w
LeahBergen Lovely! 🥰 2w
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