I've been MIA for a few months, because of tiredness, breaking a foot and then having a babygirl on the 14th of december (not related😂). Her name is Maeve. Looking forward to picking things up again. I'd like to start with #bookspin, let's see how I get on. Here's my bingocard and as usual I'm just reading bookspin and doublespin. I've made a whole new list. I was tired of the old one. New year, new list.
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I've read some crazy books, but this was... indescribable. A good book, but damn were those characters horrible and some a bit dumb. Felt exasperated here and there. The things that went on, unpunished.. Kate Bush' song was perfect, it fit so well and gave me some much needed lightness to persevere. They're not pretty, but I do enjoy the Penguin Popular Classics.
TBR since February 19th. 2019; 279 pages.

I hate to review this book, because the author died so recently and this seems to have been the reason for publishing this book. I am going to do it anyway.
The book was okay. On the whole all the stories were average. If I hadn't read it, I don't think I would have missed anything. I think the popularity of this book is mostly due to her tragic death. The reader questions felt pretentious.
TBR since June 2022; 208 pages.

I am #grateful for a better conversation with my brother than I had before.
I am also grateful that I could get my daughter the school supplies she needed for 'high school'.
I am grateful I did some household chores I was delaying, because of a lack of motivation and energy.
@Eggs

#grateful. I'm a glass half empty kind of girl. The pessimistic one. And maybe it's time for me to practice #gratefulness, so that maybe I might have a slightly better outlook on life when this month is over. God knows I need it the coming months.
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This is my new bingolist for #bookspin and #doublespin September.

Out:
Airframe - Michael Crichton
The secret scripture - Sebastian Barry

In:
De kakkerlak - Jo Nesbo
Sepulchre - Kate Mosse

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I must admit I enjoyed this book more than the regular books in the series and it's because of Abigail. A feisty, fun girl with heart and brain in a good place. Glad to read this, because I may have gotten a bit tired of the running story in the main books.
TBR since July 2022; 196 pages.

Found this too at the bookmarket in Deventer. I remembered people enjoyed it and this also turned out to be the first in the series, so yay for me. Read it immediately.
I loved that the protagonist was unlikeable, you don't see that very often. Enjoyed the story and I won't mind reading others in the serie.
TBR since August 7th. 2022; 272 pages.

I wanted to read a book by James Rollins for so long and then also in order please. Got this book at the biggest bookmarket of Europe, in the Netherlands in Deventer. Bought it and read immediately. This was fun, an adventure story. Reminded me of Indiana Jones. I didn't like the romance, I think it's unnecessary and bookfiller. Still a pick though.
TBR since August 7th. 2022; 438 pages.

This was my August #doublespin. Enjoyed the story, although it was frustrating to learn what injustices befell Roseanne. So sad to know these things actually happened to women and to know one can never take it back/rewind time.
TBR since March 7th. 2014; 312 pages.
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This was my #bookspin for August. I heard good things about this one. And it turned out to be true. This was entertaining, exciting and educational. Glad I've read it.
TBR since July 16th. 2021; 431 pages.
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Here's my bingolist for #bookspin and #doublespin.
My bookspin is Airframe by Michael Crichton and my doublespin is The secret scripture by Sebastian Barry.

Out:
Peony in love - Lisa See
The blind assassin - Margaret Atwood

In:
Year of wonders - Geraldine Brooks
Indiscretions of the queen - Jean Plaidy
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I'm trying to learn more about ADD, because I have this and I'm struggling with some things. This was a read about ADD and all the things concerning this. It was a good read, very informative and recognizable. It didn't contain any practical tips, but it was insightful and a good start.
TBR since June 18th. 2022; 304 pages.

I was a bit hesitant, because I've read another book by this author which I found horrible. This one though was entertaining and fun. The ending was a bit unneccesary.
TBR since May 18th. 2010; 508 pages.

Last month I was MIA, but I did note my spinbooks. This month I'm back with a vengeance. I've had to add 4 new books.

Out:
Tuinier van de nacht - George Pelecanos
Ghost Macindoe - Jonathan Buckley
The luminaries - Eleanor Catton
Levenslang - Alice Blanchard

In:
A longer fall - Charlaine Harris
Devil bones - Kathy Reichs
De boodschapper - Kader Abdolah
Medusa - Clive Cussler

So, I'm back for #bookspin and #doublespin July @TheAromaofBooks

This was one of my oldest books. It was an enjoyable story. Not quite the same like the Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple series, but there was still a mystery at its center, which I didn't guess ahead of time.
TBR since May 19th. 2010; 191 pages.

I found this a very interesting non-fiction about the cold cases of the New York Cold Case squad. Some are solved, some still need that one piece of evidence that will solve the case and give the detectives rest. And in more recent cases also family and friends. Politics has a place here too. I tried to find out what has happened with this squad. Has it been absorbed into other divisions? The politics sounded inhuman.
TBR since ?; 421 pages.

I've enjoyed the story. I quite soon guessed what the difficulty was in this murder case and what the solution was. Some characters behaviours annoyed me. I also don't like how when two people have dates it always starts and ends with sex. Where is the depth? So annoying. I would love to read a thriller without alcoholism, sexism, or sex.
TBR since May 18th. 2010; 610 pages.

This was my #doublespin for May. I started this book, but I was bored. The chapters don't seem to have a lot in common. Just pieces of Macindoe's life as a child. I haven't gotten to the substantial part if there is any. I just didn't feel anything with this book, so I've decided to bail.
TBR since January 11th. 2016; 480 not-read pages.
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This was my May #bookspin. I enjoyed the story, which I didn't expect. The story was a bit different as the main murders don't get solved. The person who really did it, is never questioned by the police and isn't punished at all. I think this might be more like how police work really is. Sometimes things look connected, but aren't.
TBR since July 16th. 2021; 421 pages.

This is my new bingoboard for #bookspin and #doublespin May. I'm already in the third year doing this. Never missed a month. I still have two books on the list that were there at the start and still haven't been chosen. Number 12 and 17 have not been picked yet.
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Out:
One flew over the cuckoo's nest - Ken Kesey
Genesis - Karin Slaughter

In:
Orange is the new black - Piper Kerman
Fatal friends, deadly neighbours - Ann Rule

This was my March #bookspin. I enjoyed the story. Been reading it the entire day yesterday. Started to hate Isabel's behaviour. But then again had to cry at the ending. Really a story without any winners.
TBR since August 3rd. 2018; 343 pages.
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This was my April #doublespin. It has been a long time since I last read a Karin Slaughter and I thought I was a bit done with thrillers. But this was a very good read, the book kept me engaged until the end. I've really enjoyed the plot. It was fast paced and I enjoyed all the characters.
I'm now looking forward to other books of her.
TBR since ?; 539 pages.
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This was a bit of weird story. It's really short and part of the 1001 books you must read before you die. That's also the reason that I've read it. Not really my thing though. A quick read.
TBR since July 16th. 2021; 95 pages.

My April #bookspin. A very good book, much to think about. I will watch the film this weekend. Looking forward to it.
TBR since September 9th. 2009; 255 pages.
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Here's my bingocard for #bookspin and #doublespin, the April round.

Out:
The light between oceans - M.L. Stedman
Beauty - Robin McKinley

In:
De vliegeraar - Khaled Hosseini
Airframe - Michael Crichton

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This was my March #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
I'm really bad at reviews so I'm just gonna leave it at that I liked the book and I finished it in one long lazy reading session in bed.
TBR since July 1st. 2020; 271 pages.

My next longest owned book. I was a bit wary in starting this. But it was surprisingly well readable. A good story. Sometimes the language used was a bit cumbersome and I had to reread sentences here and there.
TBR since November 1st. 2009; 449 pages.

This was a good book. It wasn't as atmospheric as The Dry, but it was still good. I love that she uses this theme of small town secrets in all her books. I would love some more secrets though. I was shocked at what happened between Kieran and his mother. Wow.
Glad to have read this one too.
TBR since February 2nd. 2022; 384 pages.

This was my February #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
I enjoyed the love story, but I think the film would really make me cry. I'm going to watch that one. Some of the words used threw me off. Too flowery for my taste I guess.
TBR since at least February 21st. 2015; 201 pages.

This was my January #bookspin @TheAromaofbooks. I did enjoy the read. It was sad and heartbreaking. I am glad I have finished it. I hope the family of Chris McCandless is okay now. And that Chris McCandless is wherever he wants to be.
TBR since at least June 2nd. 2019; 203 pages.

Enjoyable short stories and a quick read. Lovely cover.
TBR since February 22nd. 2022; 221 pages.

This has not much to do with this book. Although I read it in preparation of the good news I received today. So here it is and I need to share!
I am trying to become a single mother by choice. I already have a 12 yo daughter with an ex-partner. Anyway, I had to wait almost 2 years until it was my turn at a clinic. Today I got the call that it's my turn and I am excited! Next year I might have a baby. Without difficult parenting plans with a man.

Here's my bingolist for #bookspin and #doublespin the March edition. @TheAromaofBooks Hoping to finish in time this time.

Out:
The lady and the unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
The bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller

In:
Tuinier van de nacht - George Pelecanos
Hannibal - Thomas Harris

This was my February #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
I enjoyed the story, but not as much as The girl with the pearl earring. I do love the imagining of historical things, in this case a tapestry and how it came to be. I sure wish I could have been there to see if daily life happened as imagined. Truly wondering if these people saw life and lived life as we do nowadays.
TBR since May 12th. 2011; 232 pages.

Finished this one about a month ago. I read this book in bits of pieces, so I wasn't all that invested. The case to solve also had a different approach which took some getting used to. The story went back and forth in time. It was enjoyable enough. I am glad I'm almost done with this series.
TBR since October 15th. 2021; 404 pages.

Better than the negative reviews I read. I thought her story was plausible, but did find a lot of the evidence circumstantial. Ex.: there is no proof he wasn't in Dieppe (apparently no one wrote about it), so he must have been in Whitechapel. Or: that painting looks an awfully lot like a murder scene.
TBR since December 1st. 2011; 435 pages.

One of my oldest TBR's. It was a good book. Threatening atmosphere. The ending I guessed. A shame that all the female things were described with dimunitives, but then it's a book written in the 19th century so that's just a sign of the times.
TBR since June 28th. 2009; 157 pages.

This was my #doublespin for last December. I liked the story. At the beginning there was a bit of an information overload here and there. It was a bit graphic in places. But all in all an interesting story. @TheAromaofBooks
TBR since September 2021; 382 pages.

Here's my #bookspin list for February if I ever get to it. @TheAromaofBooks

Out:
Into the wild - Jon Krakauer
The last days of magic - Mark Tompkins
Pride and prejudice - Jane Austen

In:
The blind assassin - Margaret Atwood
Levenslang - Alice Blanchard
Paradiso - Kees van Beijnum

This was my #bookspin for May 2021! I want recognition for reading it please...😉
This was very slowgoing, about the ordinary and inner life of a woman who never dared. She lived during the First and Second World War and just did what was expected of her as a woman.
It's an interesting story, but it's definitely something you need to be in the mood for. It doesn't deserve the bad reviews.
TBR since June 18th. 2011; 318 pages.
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Here's my bingolist for #bookspin and #doublespin January 2022. @TheAromaofBooks

Out:
The gathering - Anne Enright
Verloren - Harlan Coben

In:
The bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
The secret scripture - Sebastian Barry

Just wanted to let you guys know that this Christmas eve my dad unexpectedly died. He had corona, had been in hospital for it. He went home because he was well enough. Still sick though, but very slowly on the mend. Went back home last Tuesday and died today while I was at his place helping him. I watched him die.
Never did I expect this at this time. I'm... numb. Indescribable.

Read for the #doublespin of December @TheAromaofBooks
Lots of action, a little bit of an immature hero, clichés and ridiculousness. Not realistic at all.
I kind of hate the way relationships are portrayed and being a man or woman. We have tough Myron and doe-eyed Terese. The author tries to give more depth, but does it in a cliché way.
TBR since October 30th. 2011; 331 pages.

This was my December #bookspin which I was in the process of reading since 2018. Glad that I got that out of the way.
This was complicated, sometimes interesting, but also difficult to read at times.
TBR since July 8th. 2018; 261 pages.
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This was a bit of a disappointment after Still Alice. I did not like the characters, I disliked the husband. The recurring use of fancy words like latte, coffee this and that, fancy vacations, fancy jobs and fancy education annoyed me. It felt a bit like boasting and namedropping. It didn't feel realistic at all. It was all a bit shallow and there was little to no character development.
TBR since January 2018; 400 pages.

Here's my bingolist for the December #bookspin and #doublespin. The last month already! I love this month. Finishing things, starting things. Especially all these bookish things. Lists, goals, the last books. Lovely.
I will focus on finishing all the books I started but never finished.

Out:
Aprilheks - Majgull Axelsson
Sophie's choice - William Styron

In:
Ghost Macindoe - Jonathan Buckley
The lonely polygamist - Brady Udall

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This book was a bit of a disappointment. The advice was okay, but I needed some scientific sources and there were none. Now the book is just about how the author approaches life.
TBR since November 2021; 204 pages.

This was my #bookspin for November and it took me ages to read. The resolution was a bit abrupt and in parts it was just weird. The story was interesting though. I'm glad I got this out of the way.
TBR since June 30th. 2013; 604 pages.
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Here are my #bookspin and #doublespin for the month of november. I've already started the bookspin. I wouldn't have started this book for years probably, if it wasn't for bookspin.
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