This was a bit of a rambly book and very short. I didn‘t connect with much of the story. I did find the parts about the teacher strikes and bread lines to be educational. But I am not sure I really understand what this book was even about.

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I enjoyed this Cinderella retelling from the perspective of one of the stepsisters. It was inventive and fresh. I hater to put it down.

This book is a must read. It‘s a coming of age tale set in the beginning of the AIDS crisis. It will squeeze and break your heart. It‘s a really beautiful book. It got four stars instead of five because there are no quotation marks. Please for the love of god authors please stop doing that. It‘s pretentious and annoying.

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I loved this book! It was so good. I liked the different POVs and each story.

Two hours left! I took a 3 hour nap earlier which will help me through the day! It‘s time for a bath for my aching bones. I have been trying not to sit too long at one time but I still am getting sore. #readathon

Just finished my second #readathon book! Loved this summer romance. It makes me wish it was warm again. #bookstagram #deweysreadathon #deweys24hourreadathon #books #reading #readingweekend #myweekendisallbooked #deweysoct

In hour nine (?) of #readathon. I have finished one book and getting close to finishing that and occasionally switching it up with an audiobook. How is everyone else doing? #deweysreadathon #deweys24hourreadathon #bookstagram #readathon #booksandcats #catsofinstagram #bookaholic #deweysoct

First book of #readathon!

Here is my stack for #readathon! Excited to dive into these. It‘s been such a long week though and I am not sure how long I will be able to stay awake Saturday night. I am tired all the time 😢 I will be happy to get 12 hours in and finish one book.

I am so excited for the #readathon this weekend! I just went to the store for all my snacks. And I bought way too much and way too bad 😳 I should not have gone hungry. I won‘t be able to eat half of this 🤣 Who else is doing Readathon?

I LOVED this book. Alaine is an amazing character. I really enjoyed her personality, her passion, and her determination. The descriptions and the settings were just so amazing and i could see them so clearly in my head. Throw in some mysticism and curses? Yes, please. This was such an excellent read. I also loved finding out from the authors‘ note that it was written by two sisters.

Wow this book was so good! I had a very hard time putting it down. It is described as a suspenseful thriller and while it does have those elements I felt it was more of a character study and a really sad story. It was very well written and you could see the difference in tone from the two different POVs. I do feel like there were still some loose threads at the end but wow this was a wonderful book.

I am off work today so I am enjoying reading and hanging out with my babies! 📚 🐱 🐶 I am so glad I took this day off. I need a recharge day!

This was a delightful historical romance. Very well written for a debut novel. A couple of plot lines did make me roll my eyes because it did not seem feasible that they would have occurred in Victorian England. I expected more humor based on the cover but it leaned more towards the serious side. I will definitely check out the next book as I love reading about these suffragettes. Thanks to the publisher for providing the book for an honest review

This is a must read book. I am only 28% in and this non fiction book reads like a fiction thriller. It‘s shocking.

I loved this Audible audiobook. It‘s so good! Tim Curry read it so beautifully!

I could not put this book down. It felt like such a fresh concept and I loved the characters and world building. I am already looking forward to the next one.

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This book gutted me. The story, the characters, and the writing. It‘s one of my favorite books I have read this year. But I sobbed in rage while reading the authors note at the end. This cover is also amazing.

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Oh my goodness I loved listening to Anne of Green Gables via audiobook. It was such a new experience. And I have all the books in one audiobook! On to Anne of Avonlea.

This was a fun s d quick read. Loved the real photography on the cover.

I just don‘t think this series is for me 😭 But the cover is so gorgeous.

This book was everything I hoped the first one would be! This was excellent!! Adventure, intrigue, magic, darkness, lightness, magical creatures, kick ass women: it‘s everything I could want in a fantasy book. I loved seeing all these characters fleshed out and enjoyed the new additions. Loved it!

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This was an interesting and different book. And what a fabulous cover. But if you want a wrapped ending this isn‘t it. I hope this is a stand alone book though.

I am having a tough time today with the news and the reminder that woman‘s voices aren‘t listened to. So I am just going to bury myself in these two books plus my audiobook of The Testaments which is so, so good. Take care of yourselves today ❤️❤️

This book seemed SO similar to the Six of Crows series. I still enjoyed it but It wasn‘t as good as I thought it would be.

While I love the enemies to lovers trope this one was a bit muddled. I feel like they never explained the hate until close to the end but there was no foreshadowing to indicate there were further reasons than that they just didn‘t like each other. Emma was annoying and I don‘t get why she liked Cooper. He was a bit of a cad honestly. I want a book about Henry and Nick though. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher for an honest review

This was a fun alternate history book of what would have happened if America was a monarchy. Now I love the British Royal Family but that‘s only because I am not British. That would make me mad if I was. So I think an American Royal family would be terrible but this was still an entertaining book and a quick read.

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Oh my goodness I am so happy to be off today. I hope this day lasts forever. I love my job but just so excited to sit and read all day.

This was disappointing.

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I love this book. It is one of my favorite books. And what a pleasure to listen to the audiobook. It‘s always nice to experience a book in a different format.

Loved the spooky (magical realism?) aspects of this book. One of my favorite book tropes is B & B‘s at the beach. I love books like that. Throw in a tragedy and hot guy. I really enjoyed this book.

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This book is fast paced and exhausting. The authors really brought forth the fear and scariness of this night. I liked the commentary on white privilege. I do wish it had gone a little deeper. But I really appreciated this book.

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How is everyone doing on #boutofbooks? I haven‘t been posted much but I have been reading a lot! I am so happy it‘s the weekend and I plan to read all weekend with maybe a movie thrown in

Love this book already!

Starting out with this audiobook while getting ready for work #boutofbooks. Anyone else participating this week? https://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/

Bout of Books starts tomorrow! Love this readathon. These are the books I am hoping to read in the next week. Check out more on my blog ReadingSusan.com #boutofbooks #boutofbooks26 #bookstagram #books #reading #readathon

This book started out really strong and then dragged near the middle and the end was just ok.

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My plans this weekend include going to a library book sale to hopefully find some good books for myself and my library and to finish reading these two books.

Suspenseful and thrilling! I had to stop reading this book before bed because it was making it difficult to go to sleep! This was an excellent book. The end fell a teensy but flat but the ride up to it was wonderful.

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Suspenseful and thrilling! I had to stop reading this book before bed because it was making it difficult to go to sleep! This was an excellent book. The end fell a teensy but flat but the ride up to it was wonderful.

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I haven‘t read little kids books since I was a little kid. Now that I am the library director I am trying to read some picture books that come in so I can do RA if needed. This one was super cute!

This book wasn‘t my favorite but I definitely enjoyed bits and pieces of it.

This was a suspenseful and fast paced book. I hated to put it down. I loved the interplay between Roux and Amy. I real life this situation would be terrifying but in a book it‘s fascinating. The ending was definitely a surprise. Terrific book!

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This review from 2015 even though I just finished reread last week: Another installment in the Veronica Mars canon. If we can't get another movie or tv show I will have to content myself with books. I really enjoyed this book and liked how it switched between Veronica and Keith's POV. It felt much more true to the series then the last book. And it had lots of Leo which I loved (no pun intended). (Con‘t below)

Colson Whitehead is definitely one of the best writers of this generation. His stories and words are so compelling and it‘s difficult to turn away from them. This book is no different. It squeezes at my heart.

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Ahhh Jasmine you have warmed the cockles of my cold, dead heart once again. I loved this feel good book. I loved the reappearance of some of my favorite characters (hello Alexa!) and I really liked Maddie and Theo. I liked the weight given up their jobs and how important they were. This was the perfect book that I needed during these awful weeks (My heart isn‘t really dead; I am actually an old softie.)

This was a suspenseful book and a fun and fast read. The first half was really excellent but the book kind of lagged in the second half. This would be a terrific vacation book.

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I listened to the Audible drama of this and what a disappointment. I love the actual book but this version was terrible. Poirot‘s accent was horrific! And so were a lot of the actors. Did not work for me.

This book had so many gems in it! I related to Nina so much. I really appreciated the anxiety plot line. However, it was sloppy and messy and I would have probably really disliked this book if it wasn‘t about a woman who loved books and worked in a bookstore.

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This book is a gut puncher. I vaguely have heard about what is going on in the Philippians but the details are awful and tragic. This is a story of grief and looking for answers. I feel like I would like to now read a non fiction book about this. Seeing the world through Jay‘s eyes were interesting.

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