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Birdsong28

Birdsong28

Joined September 2016

I was born with a reading list I will never finish
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October 23!

#QueenofChristmas

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Update we now have a title for the next Dream Harbour book. 📚📖

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A Schooling in Murder | Andrew Taylor
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Good. The story is set in an all girls school towards the end of world war 2. It was a very slow story and the ending was a bit rushed and some ideas were started but never finished. The only thing that kept me interested was the unusual narrator of the book which I won't spoil. Thank you #HarperCollinsPublisher for the free proof copy via #Netgalley.

#HarperFiction
#HemlockPress

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Title: Tom Gauld on choosing the perfect books for a summer holiday.

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 2w
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TrishB I wouldn‘t explicitly go to anyone (pop star or otherwise) for recommendations, I look around a lot of stuff- including Litsy folks. Dua‘s recommendations are no more worthy than anyone else‘s. I think book readers are a bit more savvy where they get recommendations. But if she makes a few more teenagers pick up books where‘s the problem 🤷‍♀️ 2w
Suet624 @TrishB I agree. The more the merrier, I say. People talking about books is a good thing (unless they are far right fascist a***holes, of course). 2w
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Tamra @TrishB well said! 2w
Birdsong28 @TrishB Never thought about it like that, that is a good point you have made. 😃📚😊 2w
KathyWheeler This gives a “stay in your lane” vibe that I don‘t care for. If she loves literature and wants to talk about it, why shouldn‘t she? I get recommendations from a variety of sources. Sometimes those celebrity book clubs are the first time I‘ve heard of a book. 2w
BarbaraBB Well said @TrishB , each ‘new‘ reader is a win 2w
TrishB @KathyWheeler I think that‘s the point I was trying to get to! Well put. 2w
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Oh my god!! Going to be a book 6!! 19 May 2026!!!

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Definitely my daughter's! 7 months old and already interested in books rather than toys! 📚📖

#raisingreaders

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squirrelbrain So cute! 🥰 4w
Gissy 💖👶📖 4w
youneverarrived Too cute 🥰 (edited) 4w
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Good. Follows the story of Friends the TV show and how it got made and it's legacy today. Even though it delved into the story of Friends I felt at times the author was just writing synopsis for episodes for chapters rather than telling the behind the scenes story so it took me out of the flow of the book.

#Trapeze
#OrionPublishinggroupltd

Octoberwoman I love Friends, my favorite show. I recommend I‘ll Be There For You: The One About Friends, by Kelsey Miller. Filled with details, anecdotes, backstage stories, trivia, social relevance. Seemed to be well researched, and I really enjoyed it. 4w
Birdsong28 @Octoberwoman Thank you so much for your recommendation but I have already read that book and I do think it's the better one. I love Friends too once I finish all the seasons on Netflix I restart it 😂 4w
Octoberwoman @Birdsong28 Me too! I bought the entire series on iTunes and sometimes I just play episodes in the background while I‘m at work. 4w
Birdsong28 @Octoberwoman It is just so easy to watch. I also recommend the podcast Friends with Friends it is so funny. 4w
Octoberwoman @Birdsong28 I‘ll check it out, thanks! 4w
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Good. Switches between Italy in the 1940's and London and Italy in the late 90's. Descriptions of Italy made me feel like I was there as they were described in lots of detail. Full of twists and turns. Full of romance. Thank you #SimonandSchuster for inviting me via #Netgalley for the free proof copy.

#TheSeekerofLostPaintings

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TheKidUpstairs 😂 😂 😂 “Greats“ may be my favourite! 1mo
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Voice of the Ocean | Kelsey Impicciche
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Voice of the Ocean | Kelsey Impicciche
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Good. Fantasy retelling of the little mermaid. It does start with a very close rendition of the Disney version of the story but once you get past that the story really comes into itself. The middle section is full of filler though as most of the action is squeezed into the last couple of chapters but for a debut novel it's got potential. Can't wait to see how this story progresses as the ending is left open for another book.

#Atom

Suet624 I love that cover art. 1mo
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Yesterday I was sent this enamel pin for reviewing Great Big Beautiful Life for #Viking #Penquin. Thank you so much for sending it to me @penguinrandomhouse

#GreatBigBeautifulLife

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Conclave | Robert Harris
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Conclave | Robert Harris
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Good. Follows the story of how a pope is elected. Full of twists and turns especially the one at the end that I didn't see coming.

#Penquin
#PenquinRandomHouse
@penguinrandomhouse

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Good. Follows the adventures of a flight attendant who starts the story in the wrong place at the wrong time and how it affects her life and everything/everyone around her.

#Doubleday
#Penquin
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Very good. Very informative and interesting. I listened to the audiobook version of this which was read by the author so it added another layer onto it.

#Audible

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I completed 4/6 of the Goodreads challenges that was on from Jan 1st to April 30th. Hopefully I will do a bit better on the next one!!

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Got the card from my Auntie and Uncle and the book from my partner yesterday. 😊📚📖

Soubhiville Happy bday! 2mo
Caroline2 Happy birthday! 🥳 📚 🎂 2mo
AmyG Happy Birthday 🎂 2mo
Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉 2mo
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Good. Shows some insight into the films that made her famous as well as telling her life story. The first few chapters were hard to read as she came off brash but I stuck with it and it got better.

#Penquin
#PenquinRandomHouse
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This is becoming freaky now! I read the lost passenger on the week of the anniversary of the Titanic (even heard some of the film score on the radio as I was reading it) and now I am reading Conclave on the week the pope dies. Not done purposely but it's just so weird that it has happened like this!!😲🤔

Has this happened to anyone else?

Bookbuyingaddict The conclave film 🎥 was excellent 👌 really recommend it 😊 3mo
Birdsong28 @Bookbuyingaddict Thanks for the recommendation 😃 3mo
Leftcoastzen 😳 3mo
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Happy Easter!! 🐰🐣!!📚📖

IuliaC Happy Easter! 🕯 3mo
Aims42 Happy Easter! 🙏🌷 3mo
dabbe HE! 💛🐣🧡 3mo
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The Lost Passenger | Frances Quinn
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Very good. Full of historical detail and drama. Follows a young woman and her child who takes on a new persona when tragedy happens on the Titanic. Heartbreaking at times but also hopeful

#SimonandSchuster

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Boleyn Traitor | Philippa Gregory
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Currently half price on #Waterstones and if you are a loyalty member you can get double points!! Can't believe it for a signed edition!!

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Christmas Fling | Lindsey Kelk
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FashionableObserver OMG YAAAAAASSSSS! ♥️ 3mo
FashionableObserver Is it only going to be on Kindle and audiobook? I like to have her books in print… oh, well! Whatever the format, I‘m all in! 3mo
Birdsong28 @FashionableObserver Yes it's in paperback already got mine pre ordered!! 3mo
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Good. Very informative and impressive but also important to women to read because it shows how we have evolved. The chapters are done in a clever way as they take an aspect of a woman's life/body function and tell the evolution of that rather than just chapter 1,2 etc. Even though I enjoyed it and it was mainly very readable sometimes I did get bogged down in the scientific language at times.

#HutchinsonHeinemann
#Penquin
#PenquinRandomHouse

TheBookHippie I enjoyed this read. 3mo
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Uncharmed | Lucy Jane Wood
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Thank you @ReadingOver50 for sharing this quiz.

https://www.readyourcolor.com/

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Good. Nice romantic story. Nice to catch up with characters from the first book. Also I like how they set up the next story/book in the series.

#OneMoreChapter
#HarperCollinsPublisher
@HarperCollins

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Bookwomble Ha, ha! Love this 😂 3mo
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A Beautiful Rival | Gill Paul
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Very good. Follows Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden and their quest for dominance of the beauty industry. Full of historical detail and drama. Even though I had heard of Elizabeth Arden before I didn't know much but this book has filled in some of my knowledge of her.

#Avon
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Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart
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Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart
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Good. I listened to the audiobook version of this. This was performed by three different women which added to the story and made it come alive and you could tell the difference between them. Follows three generations of Weyward women and their lives. Full of magic and nature.

#Audible

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https://www.tealeavesandreads.co.uk/product/atmosphere-by-taylor-jenkins-reid-si...

Got the signed book box option from Tea leaves and Reads bookshop (see link above). Bag pictures are the back and front.

CSeydel I like that even though the link is apparently to “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid it does in fact lead to the Story of a Murder book page (edited) 3mo
Birdsong28 @CSeydel I never noticed that how funny!! 3mo
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