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mom2bugnbee

mom2bugnbee

Joined September 2016

▫️Mother, Teacher, Reader, Wife▫️Ravenclaw 💙▫️Wholockian▫️Biology prof▫️Boston U mom ♥️🤍 ▫️Dean College mom 🐾▫️Raising readers
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Shady Hollow | Juneau Black
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A fun "worthless piece of fluff", as my dad would say. Will definitely read the rest of the series. #readyourbookshelf

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The Golden Hour: A Novel | Beatriz Williams
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I love novels written from various points of view & in different timelines, but it took me a bit to keep these straight.

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The Golden Hour: A Novel | Beatriz Williams
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"Sometimes you have to gather yourself, you know, sometimes you, need to gird your loins or whatever needs girding."

Made me chuckle. ?

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Summer Reading: Closing the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap | Anne McGill-Franzen, Richard L. Allington
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I just learned about #14books14weeks and since my current goal is already to get through this stack of books on my floor, I'll just use it, though it has way more than 14 books. But this gives me choices! I'll post again when I have my actual 14 picked out. ☺️ @LizM

Liz_M I love that your books were pre-stacked 😂 2w
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I realized today that I never shared my April #ISpy board. Much better than last month! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great progress!! 3w
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I've never read Rushdie, but heard that this was good on audio. I always enjoy memoirs read by the author. Honestly, I didn't love the writing. (I'm finding myself very irritated by judicious uses of "she said" & "he said". This is not the first time.) The story was interesting enough, and I am obviously very happy that he survived to tell it. This was a so-so for me, but I'm sure that it will resonate highly with others!

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April Showers | Trey Branson
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Finally. Out of my slump - what a good month! Especially for the end of the semester. And I didn't have anything below a 3.5⭐!

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Exiles | Jane Harper
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Nothing extra special to say here - just a good, well-paced mystery!

Although I now realize that this is number three in a series and I skipped two! 😂 Reading in order isn't really required, however. #readyourbookshelf

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Texreader You will enjoy them!! 1mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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My Dewey's wrap up! I had a great day of reading - completed one book in print, completed one book on audio, and started another on audio. What a lovely, lazy Saturday! @DeweysReadathon

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Happy Place | Emily Henry
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Sobbed like a baby through the last third of this, probably because I'm in a period of changing relationships in my own life, which was a huge theme in this book. It's not often that romances have twists, nor focus on friendship nearly as much as romance - both of those were nice surprises.

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HeatherBookNerd Oooh, can‘t wait to get to this one! 1mo
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Essays aren't a go-to genre for me, but a Southern girl transplanted to NYC? Sign me up. This was delightful, & the author's voice was perfect. Will definitely listen to more of her collections.

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Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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I love Ann Patchett. I love Meryl Streep. I love "Our Town".

So, yeah, I loved this book on audio.

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This was just lovely. Billed as a novel, this is actually five short stories in which the characters are interconnected. This was gifted to me, & I'm so glad I own a physical copy, because I foresee returning to this.

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tpixie Did you need to go back and forth in the book to double check the connections? 1mo
mom2bugnbee @tpixie I didn't, but no shame on anyone who did! 😂 1mo
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tpixie @mom2bugnbee maybe audio would work then! 1mo
mom2bugnbee @tpixie Oh, I think it would be lovely on audio! 1mo
tpixie @mom2bugnbee 💜💜💜 1mo
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My March "I Spy"!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!! 2mo
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March's End | Daniel Polansky
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Never posted my March stats - a low month because of family stuff (all fine, just busy!). But I've already read two books this month, so April is looking up! 😁

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When in Rome | Sarah Adams
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This was sweet! Predictable, but it's a romance, so of course it is. A perfect brain-cleansing read.

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Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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Had a lovely chat with the lady who checked me into my appointment to have my tires changed at Walmart because she is wearing a "Read Banned Books" t-shirt. I love book people!

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Wrapping my head around this one, so I don't have many words. This might be the most well-written of all of them.

Continuing to break hearts, Ms. Collins. I am unwell.

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Scochrane26 I had a book hangover for several days after this one. 5d
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Funny Story | Emily Henry
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Even spelled the "correct" way! ?

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I just adore Louise Penny. Inspector Gamache continues to be one of my all-time favorite literary characters.

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TiredLibrarian Agree! Can't wait to read The Black Wolf! 3mo
mom2bugnbee @TiredLibrarian Yes! What a cliffhanger! 3mo
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The phone rang. Again.

Love me some Inspector Gamache.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Thanks to @BarbaraBB for this link - this is fun! Going to check out this for sure.

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/quiz-which-book-from-the...

BarbaraBB One I really want to read this one too! 3mo
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February | June Makle
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Slow month for me, but I've also been reading Iron Flame. I only record pages when I finish a book, not daily.

Amiable I do the same with only recording books finished. 3mo
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February | June Makle
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Not a great #ispybingo month, but I'm really enjoying these! I don't read to try to complete Bingo - I just see what happens! #ispy @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great progress!! 3mo
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Mehso-so

David Tennant is my favorite Doctor & one of my favorite actors, so I jumped at the chance to listen to him narrate. And who doesn't love James Bond?

Me. I don't love James Bond. Not as books - I enjoy the films as much as the next person. The books are dated & problematic in places, but that's understandable. IMO, the action scenes translate so much better to film, even with such a great narrator.

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The End of the Affair | Graham Greene
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Gosh, this was depressing. I got it on Audible because it's narrated by Colin Firth, and I finished because he narrated. ☺️ Not sure if I would have if I had been reading with my eyes. Lovely language, but I didn't like the characters, nor the plot. Just not for me.

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Daisey I seem to remember having the same reaction to listening to this. 3mo
rabbitprincess I too got the audio specifically for Colin Firth 😂 3mo
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Here | Richard McGuire
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I watched this movie last week (Tom Hanks, #iykyk) & cried as hard as I've cried at a movie in some time. I didn't know it was based on a graphic novel until the credits rolled, & I immediately ordered it. The premise is brilliant - the "camera" stays in one place for the entirety, as we jump back & forth through time, often with multiple years in different, overlapping panes on the same page. Almost no words. So good.

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Lots of fun for Trekkies/Trekkers - fun twist to the phenomenon of a "red shirt". Wil Wheaton is always a wonderful narrator. But this author MUST find synonyms to "s/he said". Every line of dialogue was followed by "s/he said". Good grief, that was annoying.

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January | Sara Gallardo
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This is my first time using Storygraph & I'm hooked! What lovely graphics.

Finally out of my reading slump. Hallelujah. #JumpStart2025

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wanderinglynn I love SG‘s pie charts & graphs! 4mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @mom2bugnbee @wanderinglynn Sent you both a friend request on SG 😊 I‘m also a big fan of the charts and graphs.. i‘m thinking of diving into the premium version (edited) 4mo
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Mehso-so

Another cozy mystery that just didn't do it for me. However, this was #12 in a series that I'd never read, & I imagine that I would have enjoyed it much more had I been invested for that long. I did love that the crochet patterns for important items in the plot were included!

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#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

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Somehow, I didn't know #ispybingo is a thing! 😁 So, I'm catching up with January. This is fun! The different colors indicate different books. I don't intend to pick books in order to check off squares, so we're just going to have to see if any of my months end up with a bingo. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Glad to have you along!! It's a just-for-fun challenge, but I really enjoy it. A lot of people play all 12 boards all year, so feel free to do that if you prefer!! 4mo
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A cat, a book-themed blanket, NFL playoffs, & my book. #hyggehourmarathon @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie

Suet624 You‘ve got it all. 4mo
mcctrish Go Bills 🦬 4mo
AllDebooks 💙 4mo
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*whew* I don't typically listen to fiction, but this full-cast recording had been recommended. I enjoyed the pandemic story throughout, and then POW! the ending just hits with a twist. Each chapter is from a different person's POV, hence the multiple narrators. Excellent all around.

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#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

Leniverse I'm still haunted by two of the stories, and I read it, idk, two years ago I think. The children's "theme park" and the one about the pig really got to me. One of the rare books that have made me cry. 4mo
mom2bugnbee @Leniverse The theme park was ROUGH. 4mo
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Jealousy Filled Donuts | Ginger Bolton
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I'm sorry to say that I simply didn't find this book to be very good. Granted, it's the third in a series. The stories stand alone, but there were references to previous stories, like many mystery series. I would have bailed if it weren't a mystery. I wanted to know whodunit, but the ending fell flat for me. It simply wasn't very creative or well-written, in my opinion.

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#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

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Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez
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Read in one day. Yes, it's predictable - it's a romance. Kudos for addressing mental health issues, but I felt it was a bit heavy-handed with explanation/exposition at the beginning - I would have appreciated more showing, less telling. Still had me racing to read to the end!

⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

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Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez
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"They're calling him Dr. Death."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Suspenseful!! 4mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Lived up to the hype! I'm not huge on fantasy, but this one kept me reading!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

PaperbackPirate My friend just told me to read this! 📚 4mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Rose is helping to keep me warm in the snow-covered south. And my blanket is book themed! ☺️

#hyggehourreadathon

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Not What She Seems | Yasmin Angoe
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This was, for me, the epitome of "fine". I still read it quickly to see how it ended because it was a thriller, but the ending wasn't terribly creative nor surprising.

⭐⭐✨/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #ReadYourKindle #JumpStart2025 @Lizpixie

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Very Bad Thing | J T Ellison
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Another page turner with many twists I saw coming... But one I didn't. First Ellison I've read, but not the last! #ReadYourKindle #JumpStart2025 @Lizpixie

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Lizpixie Nice job👏👏👏 5mo
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Very Bad Thing | J T Ellison
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The minute I read this, I knew that Ms. Ellison was from Nashville. She knows what's up. 😁

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Grave Talk | NICK. SPALDING
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Devoured this one in a day - oh, my heart. Halfway through, I decided that I need to check out more by this author, but then his acknowledgements said that this was a departure from his normal
content & tone, so now I wonder. Still will probably check out more of his, because I couldn't put this down & sobbed through the end. 🥹

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#ReadYourKindle #JumpStart2025 @Lizpixie

julesG I didn't expect this book to be this book because I checked it out based on the author, didn't even read the blurb. But I wasn't disappointed. 5mo
mom2bugnbee @julesG Have you liked his other works? 5mo
julesG Yes, I liked what I've read of his. I like the humour, which was also well done in Grave Talk 5mo
Lizpixie Wow, you‘re doing great🙌 5mo
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Whose Body? | Dorothy Sayers
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And, my first book of 2025 is a DNF. 😂 Tried this one for #Authoramonth, but just couldn't get into the dated language, etc. Not usually an issue for me - I adore Sherlock Holmes - but I long ago decided that if a book doesn't grab me quickly, I move on. On to other things until February! @Soubhiville

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Stolen from @Texreader.

Happy New Year, Littens! 🎇

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Ugh. Such a bad reading year. Life was just chaotic this year! But it's 2025... Lessgo!

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I just hit my #20in4 #YearEnd by finishing up this on audio. If you know me, you are not surprised that I listened to this one, which I typically don't do with fiction (looking at you @britt_brooke 😉). This is long, but weaves together beautifully & tugs your heartstrings. No surprise that the best actor in the world has become a beautiful storyteller.

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#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew @Andrew65

Andrew65 He did a brilliant job of 5mo
britt_brooke 😘😘 He really is a fabulous narrator! 5mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Okay. Let's see what the hubbub is about. 😉 #YearEnd #20in4 #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #ReadYourShelves

SpeculativeFemale With the mixed reviews I've heard, I'm curious about this one myself. 5mo
Deblovestoread I just read it this month after avoiding it and was pleasantly surprised. 5mo
Powered_By_Plants Oh Enjoy!! 📖 , I was a little late jumping in (late December) and now I‘m currently on the second 😅 5mo
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No wonder I was seeing this all over everyone's feed! What a delight! The banter of Maggie & Ethan had me smiling throughout - I could picture a Cary Grant type playing Ethan. Read this in one sitting & absolutely adored it.

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#YearEnd #20in4 #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #ReadYourKindle @Andrew65

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This was a #blameitonlitsy from @kspenmoll - I read it in one sitting - just what I was looking for! A locked room Christie-esque Christmas semi-cozy murder mystery that I blazed through in order to figure out whodunit.

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Premise was great. Twists were good. Writing... not so much. I finished it because I wanted to know how it ended, but I won't be reading more of hers.

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