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MaureenMc

MaureenMc

Joined March 2016

“I never look back, darling, it distracts me from the now.” - Edna Mode
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This series is a sheer delight! These installments cover Betsy‘s freshman and sophomore years at Deep Valley High School, and all of the angst and excitement involved in coming of age. (Surprisingly, I don‘t find Betsy‘s angst annoying, unlike that of more modern protagonists. 😆) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LeahBergen I don‘t find it annoying either! 😆 6d
kspenmoll Love the cover! 5d
MaureenMc @kspenmoll The illustrations are so charming! 5d
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Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I know I‘m a bit late to the party re: this title, but count me among those eagerly awaiting the next book. I loved the characters and Ross‘ writing style.

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Gratitude | Oliver Sacks
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1. My daughter has beautiful weather this week for camp
2. Gorgeous blue skies
3. Getting together with family this Thanksgiving

Tagging anyone who would like to play! ❤️ #WondrousWednesday

Eggs Lovely! Thanks for playing 💕💕 2w
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Night Film: A Novel | Marisha Pessl
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That was a crazy ride that got bogged down at the end. A journalist fixated on an avante garde film director goes in search for evidence to support his belief that said director is evil. Is the occult involved? Is our perception of reality actually real? At the end, I‘m not sure I had any concrete answers, but maybe that was the point? #50in50

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Autumn | Ali Smith
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I love going apple picking and sitting around the fire pit.
Meh. 😐
The Fortune Hunter (Goodwin) and I Am, I Am, I Am (O‘Farrell)
@Eggs #wondrousWednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳🍁🥰 3mo
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The Aviator's Wife: A Novel | Melanie Benjamin
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Fantastic HF exploring the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. She was a fascinating person in her own right, although she was usually overshadowed by her husband.
This was my first Melanie Benjamin novel. I found her writing to be quite excellent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I had a delightful time getting to know sisters Belinda and Harriet as well as all the characters in their English village. Pym understands human nature so well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LeahBergen I loved this one! 4mo
AnneCecilie I have yet to read this one, but have loved everything I‘ve read by her so far 4mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perkins encourages adult readers to explore several children‘s classics for inspiration in living a better life. She also tackles the problematic aspects of many of these novels, & includes suggestions on how to address these issues with young readers. #50in50

Tamra 😉 I have the very same cup sitting in front of me now. 6mo
MaureenMc @Tamra It was a gift from my family. I just love all of the shades of blue. 💙 6mo
Tamra Blue is a favorite. 😊💙 6mo
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mabell I love everything about this photo! 😍😍 6mo
MaureenMc @mabell ☺️ The hardcover is gorgeous underneath the dust jacket, too. 6mo
kspenmoll What a beautiful photo!!! 💙 5mo
MaureenMc @kspenmoll Thank you ☺️ 5mo
Suet624 Sounds interesting! 3mo
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The Narrowboat Summer | Anne Youngson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bittersweet story of two middle-aged women suddenly finding themselves agreeing to pilot an elderly lady‘s narrowboat for the summer. They are all at a crossroads in their lives, & take this time to figure out their next steps. #50in50

Deblovestoread This sounds lovely! Stacked 6mo
MaureenMc @Deblovestoread It‘s a great summer story! And it was nice to have middle-aged protagonists who aren‘t pining after lost loves or worried about their appearances. 6mo
BookNAround I just read this one and really enjoyed the lovely, meandering pace of it. 5mo
MaureenMc @BookNAround It‘s a perfect read for this time of year. 😊 5mo
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Piranesi | Susanna Clarke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Such a unique & thought-provoking read. Fantastical elements of Other Worlds and magic, but also an exploration of philosophy, faith, and reason. I honestly wasn‘t sure what was happening during a lot of the book, but I think maybe that was the point? Regardless, I enjoyed every minute of it. #50in50

Tamra I wished I had liked this one more. I don‘t know why I didn‘t….maybe it felt so abstracted I couldn‘t relate? Not sure, but I really wanted to love it. 6mo
MaureenMc @Tamra I can definitely understand that. I think it was a case of “right book at the right time” for me. 6mo
Suet624 Loved this one. It felt like a mystical dream of some kind. 3mo
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I purchased this ebook years ago, based solely on the setting of the Biltmore Mansion. I wasn‘t sure what I expected, but MG gothic horror was not on my radar. The writing and story-lines were okay, but definitely not my taste. #50in50

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Fraud | Anita Brookner
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Brookner‘s at times poignant but usually scathing prose brilliantly tells this tale of a spinster just trying to be a person, whilst she endures the judgment of those around her. My 3rd Brookner to date, and I‘ve loved them all. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #50in50

LeahBergen Lovely review! 6mo
MaureenMc @LeahBergen Thank you! 😊 I‘m just in awe of Brookner‘s ability to explore so much in a relatively few amount of pages. 6mo
Cathythoughts Lovely pic and review. I loved this one too. ♥️ 6mo
MaureenMc @Cathythoughts Thank you! 😊 6mo
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Begin Again | Ursula Orange
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My final 😔 Book Depository order arrived a few days ago. I believe the tagged was a previous #Furrowedmiddlebrow group pick. The other I chose mainly for the cover, although I do love E.M. Delafield. #buybuyBookDepository
And the bookmarks are adorable!

Cathythoughts Lovely books 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 we‘ll miss Book D. 🙁 7mo
LeahBergen I loved Begin Again! ❤️ 7mo
Tamra What amazing covers! 7mo
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MaureenMc @Cathythoughts We certainly will miss them. 😞 6mo
MaureenMc @LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to reading it! 6mo
MaureenMc @Tamra They are rather striking, aren‘t they? 🤩 6mo
CarolynM I loved Begin Again ❤️ And the other 2 Ursula Orange books published by FMB. 6mo
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My Life in France | Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
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Charming and delightful! Loved spending time with Julia and Paul during their adventures in France. Perfect springtime read. #50in50

mabell This was such an interesting, enlightening read! She lived quite a life! 6mo
MaureenMc @mabell Yes, truly amazing! 6mo
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(Catching up on my #50in50 reviews!) Gritty, occasionally bleak, well-told story of a man‘s rise from rural poverty to becoming financially successful in “rising Asia.” Hamid uses the conceit of a self-help book to weave his tale.
I like how Hamid tries different styles & techniques in his books. So far, they‘ve all worked for me. 😁

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South Riding | Winifred Holtby
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I loved this sweeping, well-written, complex multi-character study of a Yorkshire town and its inhabitants. Love, loss, vice, virtue - Holtby covers it all and then some. I enjoyed my time with these characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #50in50

Cathythoughts Lovely review! I really enjoyed this one too 👍🏻♥️ 8mo
LeahBergen I must get to this one soon. It has been on my shelves for ages! 8mo
batsy Yes! Love this book. 8mo
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mabell Lovely cover! 😍 8mo
MaureenMc @mabell It is a lovely cover. Too bad it‘s on my Kindle. 😆 8mo
mabell Well shoot 😆😆 8mo
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Thoughtful, bittersweet stories of people traveling through time for one last conversation with a loved one. I love Kawaguchi‘s style and the way he makes me think. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #50in50

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Skating Shoes | Noel Streatfeild
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A charming story of two young girls, Harriet & Lalla, navigating the ups & downs of competitive skating and friendship. Streatfeild‘s writing is lovely, and her humor is dry and witty. My daughter & I read this one together, and she currently places this one on her top-5. ☺️ #50in50

AmyG Beautiful cover. 9mo
batsy I adore this book 💕 9mo
MaureenMc @AmyG I love this cover, too. ☺️ 9mo
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LeahBergen It‘s such a lovely story! 🥰 9mo
MaureenMc @batsy @LeahBergen It‘s so sweet, and Streatfeild‘s characterization is pretty much perfect. 9mo
charl08 Love this one, a favourite. 8mo
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A Fall of Marigolds | Susan Meissner
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A dual timeline historical fiction following two women struggling with grief after losing loved ones in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and 9/11, respectively. The earlier heroine‘s story features more prominently, and we learn a lot about the hospital on Ellis Island. Meissner‘s character development is very well done, and I love her writing style. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (50-in-50)

Cathythoughts Lovely review 👍🏻❤️ 9mo
MaureenMc @Cathythoughts Thank you! 😊 9mo
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Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen
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Enjoyable and easy to read story of a Southern family with magical abilities. Difficult issues, including domestic violence, are addressed, so definitely not a fluffy book, but still hopeful.
This is another of my “50 for 50” challenge books.

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Kitchen | Banana Yoshimoto
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I made a reading challenge for myself as I turned 50 this year - to read 50 books from my shelves I‘ve been meaning to read. I‘m also hoping to review each of them and get back into that habit.
The first book I finished from my list is tagged. It actually contains two novellas, the titular one & “Moonlight Shadow.” Both concern how we work through grief, particularly young people. Lovely writing & insights into human nature. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cuilin What a great idea. I‘m turning 50 this year too. 🤔 11mo
batsy Fab idea! I loved this book and Yoshimoto's writing. I need to read more of her. 11mo
RaeLovesToRead Ooh... and some good choices... 11mo
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LeahBergen This is a great challenge! 👍 11mo
MaureenMc @Cuilin @batsy @RaeLovesToRead @LeahBergen Thanks! 😊 I really wanted to do something special to mark the milestone. 😁 11mo
DocBrown I love a good challenge! Wish I could zoom in on the list! 11mo
DivineDiana Cheering you on! Great idea! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 11mo
Suet624 What a great challenge. Honestly, I need to find something to encourage me to stop reading ‘new‘ books from the library and just read the ones on my shelf. (edited) 8mo
MaureenMc @Suet624 Yes, that was one of my goals. Unfortunately, it hasn‘t stopped me from acquiring new books. 😆 8mo
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Tuesdays at the Castle | Jessica Day George
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1. No traveling for us.
2. It‘s not expected to snow on Christmas Day, but we‘re supposed to get snow on Thursday, followed by frigid temperatures, so the snow will stick around until Christmas. ❄️🎄
#TwoforTuesday

mabell We‘re driving to Quincy Saturday, so hopefully clears up by then! It could be crazy Thursday! 11mo
MaureenMc @mabell I think it should be fine by Saturday. 🤞 11mo
LeahBergen Happy Birthday! ❤️📚❤️📚 11mo
MaureenMc @LeahBergen Thank you! 😊 11mo
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Tuesdays at the Castle | Jessica Day George
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1. Peppermint mocha
2. I‘m not sure I can pick just one. I love Christmas music! Some favorites are Winter Wonderland (Andrews Sisters version), O Come O Come Emmanuel, & Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
#Two4Tuesday
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TheSpineView I am with you on the Peppermint Mocha!❤️🎄☕️ 12mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another excellent multiple-timelines novel from Kate Morton. Love, loss, grief - those universal human experiences - are explored within an atmospheric ghost story. Recommended!
And now I‘m caught up on Morton‘s backlist! Looking forward to her new book in the spring.

AvidReader25 I‘ve read all of her books and loved them, but I couldn‘t get through this one. The plot felt so convoluted. Maybe I should give it another try. 11mo
MaureenMc @AvidReader25 Yes, the plot is quite twisty in this one. I think I may have missed a point or two, but I just went with it. 😆 11mo
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Glitch | Laura Martin
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Thanks for the tag! 😊
1. Tagged. A time travel, nonstop action MG read-aloud with my daughter. We both enjoyed it!
2. Years ago, I subscribed to Book Riot‘s Quarterly box. My experience with it was overall positive, but I don‘t believe it‘s available anymore.
3. My daughter & I love rereading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever each year.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs #3 !!!!! 12mo
MaureenMc @Eggs It‘s the best! 😊 12mo
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On the Rooftop | Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
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Engaging and beautifully written story of a mother‘s dreams for her girl group daughters, and what happens when the daughters‘ own dreams diverge from hers. I enjoyed getting to know Vivian, Ruth, Esther and Chloe, and their friends and family in 1950s San Francisco. The author noted in her acknowledgments that she wrote this book as an homage to Fiddler on the Roof. As soon as I read that, I could see how she did that. 🤯

Cathythoughts Lovely review ❤️👍🏻 13mo
MaureenMc @Cathythoughts Thank you. 😊 13mo
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Leaving Atlanta | Tayari Jones
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jones explores the joys and pains of fifth grade when there‘s child kidnapping and murder happening in your city. Beautifully written yet heart-wrenching.

Cathythoughts It does sound heart wrenching 💔♥️ 1y
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A seemingly simple story of a family‘s annual holiday to the seaside, wrapped in a melancholy blanket. A novel of expectations - for ourselves and others, & what happens when they aren‘t met. Do we become disillusioned and bitter, or do we resolve to carry on and make the most of it? Highly recommended. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LeahBergen Lovely review! 1y
Ruthiella Love that cover! This is also one of my favorites. Such a gentle story. 1y
MaureenMc @LeahBergen Thank you! 😊 1y
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MaureenMc @Ruthiella Yes, I love this cover. 🥰 1y
Cathythoughts Great review! I really want to read this one 👍🏻♥️ 1y
Cathythoughts And fab pic 💫 1y
MaureenMc @Cathythoughts Thank you! 😊 1y
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August was a great reading month! Here‘s hoping for an equally awesome September!

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Thank you so much @TheAromaofBooks ! Looking forward to reading it this fall. 😊

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I hope you enjoy it!! 1y
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thoughtful, atmospheric exploration of family, love, loyalty, guilt, & redemption focused on foreign emigrés‘ experience in WWII-era Hollywood. Marra is a master of balancing dark stuff with humor. Loved every second of it!
In other news, we adopted a kitten earlier this month! This is Cinderella (Ella). She‘s added much cuteness to our household. ? #Littenkittens

AmyG She is a beauty! And I am happy to hear this book got all the stars. 1y
LiteraryinLawrence Welcome to Litsy, Ella! 1y
Prairiegirl_reading Adorable!! 1y
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IndoorDame She‘s lovely! Congrats!! 1y
Deblovestoread She‘s adorable! Congrats on your new edition. I‘m also excited about this book. 1y
mabell A purr-fect name! 😉 Such a cutie! 1y
Megabooks What a pretty girl!! 🤩🤩 1y
Cathythoughts Great review! Stacked. Congratulations on your new kitten ♥️ 1y
DivineDiana Ella is a beauty! 😻 1y
BookNAround Ella is such a lovely little lady. 1y
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Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
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1. Yes, I think I have done this, if I couldn‘t find a piece of paper. 😄
2. I‘m a total mood reader, so naming the exact next book I‘m going to read is tricky. I‘ve tagged my book club‘s September pick, which I know I‘ll get to sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the tag @EadieB !
#TwoforTuesday @TheSpineView

EadieB You‘re welcome! Thanks for playing! 1y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1y
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Marking Time | Elizabeth Jane Howard
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1. Fairly frequently. The tagged is one I remember.
2. Generally, Fridays are my favorite and Mondays are the worst.
Thanks to @Eggs @Kdgordon88 @EadieB for the tags!
#wondrousWednesday

EadieB You‘re welcome! 1y
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This novel explores the lives of a group of young women who live in a boarding house for “girls of slender means” in post-WWII London. Spark tackles themes of duty, politics, faith, feminism (probably more I didn‘t catch). All packed into less than 200 pages. Her style is darker and edgier than I‘m typically drawn to, but I‘m really enjoying her work.

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A good month, reading-wise. My favorites were the tagged book, Mrs. Lorimer‘s Quiet Summer, and Middlemarch.
#JulyReads

Cathythoughts 👍🏻♥️ 1y
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Apricot Sky | RUBY. FERGUSON
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Loved this one!
Thanks for the tag @PageShifter 😊
#AlphabetGame #LetterA

batsy This was such a warm, cosy read! 1y
MaureenMc @batsy Yes! I‘ve been trying to find other books of hers but no luck yet (other than a horse series written for children). 1y
batsy @MaureenMc Yes, there's one title out by Persephone 1y
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batsy And thanks to @LeahBergen I learned that she wrote a murder/horror story under a pseudonym 1y
LeahBergen I loved this book! 😊 1y
LeahBergen @batsy I still need to get to that one! Maybe this October. 1y
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Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer | MOLLY. CLAVERING
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another delightful Furrowed Middlebrow read. 😊 Mrs. Lorimer‘s summer is not quite as quiet as she would like, having to deal with the relationship shenanigans of her grown-up children. Luckily, she has her best friend, Gray Douglas, to lean on.
Clavering and D.E. Stevenson were apparently good friends, and this novel is supposedly based, in part, on this friendship.

Cathythoughts Sounds lovely 🥰 1y
LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to this one! 👏 1y
CarolynM Another one for the Furrowed Middlebrow order😬😆 1y
elkeOriginal Yes! It is amusing to think it is mirroring their real life friendship 🥰 1y
MrsK Can‘t believe I‘ve never read Clavering since I‘m a huge Stevenson fan. Thanks for sharing 👏🏻 1y
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Cocoa Beach: A Novel | Beatriz Williams
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can always count on Beatriz Williams for a fun, page-turning read. Lots of twists in this one, with WWI and 1920s Florida as the background.
I finished the book on the Disney Fantasy 🚢. My little Cinderella is on the staircase for her post makeover photo sesh. 😁

mabell Oh my goodness! Fabulous! 👑 1y
Gissy Beautiful! 👸🏻💖✨ 1y
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Cathythoughts Look at your beautiful Cinderella 💕💫 1y
MaureenMc @mabell @Gissy @Cathythoughts 😊 It was definitely one of the highlights of the cruise for her! 1y
DivineDiana What fun! 💖 1y
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Middlemarch | George Eliot
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finally got around to a classic I have been wanting to read for years. (In fact, I believe I started it once before, decades ago, but quickly abandoned.) I loved this exploration of duty, faith, marriage and friendship. Big themes in a small village. Eliot‘s prose is also beautiful. This book is worth the time investment.

Ruthiella 👏👏👏Well done! 1y
Cathythoughts Great stuff👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1y
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Middlemarch | George Eliot
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finally got around to a classic I have been wanting to read for years. (In fact, I believe I started it once before, decades ago, but quickly abandoned.) I loved this exploration of duty, faith, marriage and friendship. Big themes in a small village. Eliot‘s prose is also beautiful. This book is worth the time investment.

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My June reads. Tagged was my only 5-star read, but overall, another good month.

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I know this one isn‘t timely, but I just decided I‘m going to try to do monthly wrap-ups.
May was a great reading month for me!

MaureenMc And one of these days, I‘ll figure out how not to cut off the top of my Pic Collage photos. Today is not that day. 😆 1y
mabell 🤣 1y
kspenmoll Enjoyed Maine & Out of my mind! 1y
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My first Gill Paul! The story of Lady Evelyn Herbert, the daughter of the Earl of Canarvon who was involved in the discovery of King Tut‘s tomb. It goes back and forth between the 1920s and 1970s, with a bit of a mystery thrown in. Very well done historical fiction. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cathythoughts 5 stars ! Stacking. 1y
mabell That sounds interesting! 1y
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Starting this one in my new bedroom reading nook.

tpixie Enjoy your nook!! 🪑 📕 💗 2y
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Apricot Sky | RUBY. FERGUSON
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What a lovely, warm cuppa of a book. I loved every minute I spent with the MacAlveys and all of the people who populated their lives that summer. Adored Ferguson‘s comedic timing, too. Must try to hunt down more of her work! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ruthiella Glad you enjoyed this one! All the DSP Furrowed Middlebrow books I‘ve read so far have been winners! 2y
CarolynM It made me feel like I'd been on summer holidays too😀 Lovely book. Glad you enjoyed. 2y
LeahBergen Yes!! 👏👏 Isn‘t it wonderful? 2y
Cathythoughts I loved this one too ❤️ 2y
MaureenMc @LeahBergen Yes! Pure delight from start to finish. 😁 2y
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It had been a while since I had read Kate Morton. Her storytelling always sucks me in. This one is very gothic in its story, with its crumbling castle, inherited madness & secrets upon secrets. Loved it.

BookBabe It‘s been years since I read one of her novels, but I really enjoyed them! Also, she was very sweet when I met her at a book festival. ❤️ I‘ll check this out. #stacked! 2y
Kristin_Reads I loved this one! She is one of my auto-buy authors. (edited) 2y
MaureenMc @Kristin_Reads Yes! Isn‘t she due for a new novel?? 2y
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Kristin_Reads @MaureenMc I keep checking for something from her… it‘s been a few years since 2y
MaureenMc @Kristin_Reads I just saw Morton has a new book coming out in April! 1y
Kristin_Reads @MaureenMc I saw that 🤗 I went to find this thread too to tell you but couldn‘t find it! Can‘t wait! 1y
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Happy St. Patrick‘s Day, all! Check out who was playing on SiriusXM - @Cathythoughts
Fabulous tune!

Cathythoughts Oh very good ! Thanks , I must let him know 👍🏻💚 2y
Cathythoughts Happy St Patrick‘s Day 😘 2y
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There is Confusion | Jessie Redmon Fauset
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Well-told story of three African-American friends in early 20th century New York, trying to achieve their own ambitions while bearing the burdens of their families‘ dreams for them, all under the increased burden of racism.

LeahBergen Lovely photo! 2y
MaureenMc @LeahBergen Thank you! 😊 I had a hard time finding a decent background for a fluorescent green cover! 😆 2y
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1. I enjoy both, but I really do love multiple POV when it‘s done well. (Tagged my current read-aloud with my daughter that has multiple POV)
2. No, unfortunately
3. Although I like the idea of lists, I‘m a mood reader all the way.
#WondrousWednesday
If you‘re reading this, please consider yourself tagged. 😁

Eggs Thanks for playing 💗💗 2y
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MaureenMc
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This novel is the definition of epic, covering hundreds of years of Georgian history through the lens of a single family. Cruelty, brutality, & much loss, but also love, duty, and a touch of magic. The prose was beautiful; kudos to the translator(s).
And with that, I‘ve completed my #chunksterchallenge2022! Woot!

DivineDiana Congratulations! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 2y
Amiable Fabulous! Great job! 2y
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AmyG Congrats! I am reading this and I have 2 lives left! Really enjoying it. 2y
Texreader Congratulations!! 2y
MaureenMc @AmyG I meant to tag you & ask how it‘s going! I‘m glad you‘re enjoying it, too. 😁 2y
MaureenMc @Texreader Thank you! 2y
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