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janeycanuck

janeycanuck

Joined February 2016

I work full-time to support my addictions to reading, travelling, and my pug, Penelope.
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Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
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Jane Austen's Letters by Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye
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Until I got close to the end, I really struggled with what I felt was a totally unbalanced narrative. But it came together in a really satisfying way!

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Audition | Katie Kitamura
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What an interesting little book… I love anything that flips a narrative partway through and tells you the same story in a different way. And this one was a very intriguing approach to that!

Ruthiella Ooh! I love stories that do that! I have the ebook downloaded from the library, but I haven‘t started yet. 2d
janeycanuck @Ruthiella I hope you enjoy it!! 2d
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This was a nice wrap-up to the trilogy but much less about the mystery than the previous instalments. Prose did a really nice job of bringing everything together and giving us Gran‘s story. It is hard to call it a mystery, though.

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Super slow on getting my #BookSpin list posted but I am desperately trying to keep up with my library books before they are due!

BookmarkTavern Good luck! 🍀 4d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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Before We Say Goodbye: A Novel | Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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2025 was supposed to be the year I finally stuck to my 2-out-1-in rule. I‘m currently 28 books behind on the out side of that equation - and that doesn‘t include my BOTM and Aardvark picks that should be showing up soon. Oops.

TEArificbooks I had the same goal. Pretty sure all is lost I won‘t be able to catch up. 4d
Prairiegirl_reading There are sooo many books coming out this year that I want!!! 4d
mcctrish I have a bunch in my book outlet cart waiting for me to commit #imalostcause 4d
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Don‘t read this book while hungry. I really want dumplings now. This is funny and heartwarming but has a very dark resolution to the mystery.

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Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
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My mom is so cute… it wasn‘t enough to just buy me the P&P vase, she filled it with beautiful flowers, too.

britt_brooke So cute!! 6d
TheBookHippie Awe!!!! ♥️ 6d
robinb Love this! What a sweet mom. 🩵 6d
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AmyG I love book vases. This is so pretty! 6d
kezzlou85 Ooh pretty. 6d
Andrea313 Awww, this is so lovely! 💓 6d
Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 6d
LeahBergen So sweet! ❤️ 6d
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Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett
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This has been on my shelf for far too long - so long, all I could remember about it was that I wanted to read it! I really enjoyed it, it was quirky and sweet and a little mysterious. I will need to pick up more Annie Hartnett

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TheKidUpstairs I loved this one (the community theatre performance made me howl). And Rabbit Cake was excellent as well. I'm really looking forward to her new one! 6d
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If I had been able to sit and read all day, this would have been a 1-day read for me. Durham struck the exact right balance between the world of ballet and focusing on characters. I really enjoyed how the story unfolded, it went in directions I didn‘t expect but thought was so well done.

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I keep going back and forth on this one. Somehow, I had trouble connecting the characters between the two timelines, they just felt like a completely different cast of characters. I liked both timelines but maybe not together.

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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So if I can get through the stacks of library books in my house right now, I have a shot at getting through all 6 possibilities for #Roll100 in May!

PuddleJumper Looks good! 1w
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Winter in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand
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Mehso-so

The pacing felt totally off to me. There was such focus on what happened to Russ and then it just disappeared before rearing its head again. The characters were the most enjoyable part of the book for me, I particularly liked Irene and Huck - I hope we see more of them together in the rest of the series. I just hope that the next book integrates the "mystery" with the relationship side of the story better.

#ElinHProject

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I feel like the title of this one is super misleading - the phrase "beach read" conjures up images of sand and beach umbrellas and playing in the water... And this doesn't have any of that! But it was a delight. The premise of writing in different genres was a fun one and I thought the supporting cast was great. When is the next Emily Henry coming out?

Jas16 Her next book comes out this month on the 22nd. 1mo
Bookwormjillk End of this month I think 1mo
janeycanuck @Jas16 @Bookwormjillk I was being a bit cheeky with that - I‘ve had it on hold for months and can‘t wait for the library to get it!! 1mo
AvidReader25 This was my first of her books and it had a lot more depth than I was expecting. 1w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Ready for April‘s #BookSpin! Can we all cross our fingers that 10 gets drawn? I get on a plane this month and I‘d really like to be reading “Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies” on my flight. Does that make me a bad person?!

dabbe Your handwriting is gorgeous! 🤩 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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I only listen to Gladwell for the stories now - they are always interesting. But I haven‘t really gotten much other than entertainment from his books for a while.

We don‘t actually have this snow anymore - I‘m just terribly behind on posting reviews.

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A re-read to jump back in to #AgathaChristieClubR3 aka #ChristiesCapers. It was enjoyable to revisit!

Librarybelle Yay! 2mo
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The Lost Bookshop | Evie Woods
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Generally enjoyable but I had a hard time distinguishing the voices - Harry and Martha were hard to keep straight.

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Kills Well with Others | Deanna Raybourn
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What a riot! I loved being reunited with these fabulous ladies and getting to know them even better. Perfect light reading full of informative tips and life hacks for if you ever need to assassinate someone yourself.

lil1inblue Did I just stack this because I'm mad at a coworker? Yes. 😂 2mo
Hooked_on_books I just started this and am loving it. I‘m so excited she wrote a follow up since the first one was such fun! 2mo
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The Change: A Novel | Kirsten Miller
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My first five star read of the year! I could have read another 470 pages of this one. I loved the ending, I loved everything leading up to it and I loved every single character - even the despicable ones.

My #DoubleSpin for March

AmyG I loved this one, too. It would make a fun movie. 2mo
JamieArc I agree with @AmyG and also would love to see this as a series. I need to know what happens next to these women! 2mo
staci.reads I loved this one! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
SarahBookInterrupted Me too 5 🤩 4w
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Piglet | Lottie Hazell
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This is one of those books that you have a hard time saying you enjoyed because it's a bit like watching a car crash is slow motion. Hazell did a beautiful job of making me feel everything Piglet was feeling, I couldn't stop turning the pages on this one and it made me so hungry!

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Hooked_on_books I completely agree! 2mo
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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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Ooh, good picks this month for #Roll100!

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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No bingo for me in Feb but my optimism remains high for #bookspin in March!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
BkClubCare This is yours? Looks extremely professional. (Can those two words go together? 🧐) 2mo
janeycanuck @BkClubCare haha - yes, I did make it! I used a bunch of templates that already existed, though. I just shmushed it all together. 2mo
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Harlem Rhapsody | Victoria Christopher Murray
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I love that Victoria Christopher Murray is writing historical fiction now! This did drag in a couple of spots but I loved getting to know Fauset and so many other important historical Black literary figures. Murray brought them to such excellent light and I can‘t wait for her next historical fiction.

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Bailedbailed

Packed it in on page 7 when “The bellowing meat locomotive throws its weight into the wall of constables, with as much blood as possible its only politics” was a sentence my brain had to take in.

LoverOfLearning Meat locomotive? Creepy. I understand your reasoning haha 3mo
LoverOfLearning The cover is cool and the story sounds so intriguing but I understand dnfing it. Lol 3mo
Hooked_on_books Sounds like a wise choice 3mo
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Mehso-so

The pacing of this book felt really off. Some parts seemed to really be drawn out while others felt more rushed. Aside from that, it's well written and has a very intriguing plot but I don't think I'll continue with the series.

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Better than the first! I really liked Georgina and her relationship with Ffion. Kinda frustrated with Leo & Ffion. But the supporting characters were great and Macintosh does a great job making the setting come to life.

LoverOfLearning Love this cover! 3mo
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Mummy-Daughter Book Club time with delicious waffles!

Predictable but still an enjoyable read. There were a few things that were hard to believe (Cecily's secret not naturally coming out for 60+ years, for one) but I really liked the characters and diving into 3 generations (sorry, I don't think Caden counts!)

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Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney
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Mehso-so

This was on track to be Feeney‘s best yet. And then she just destroyed it with a lazy ending. I have no patience for a plot that wraps up the way this one did.

ferskner This is so often how I feel about psychological suspense! 3mo
BkClubCare Ok, but now I am curious. 2mo
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Not my favourite Kate Quinn but no one does historical fiction as well as she does. Mila was understandably prickly and her backstory was captivating but ultimately, the amount of violence was a bit above my threshold.

A 2024 read

CoverToCoverGirl My least favorite by her too. 3mo
annahenke I loved this one! I‘m such a Kate Quinn super fan! 3mo
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This one took me a long time to get into. I liked how Fanny was a bit of a sidekick in this one but I miss Lord Harold. But Barron does an excellent job writing Jane and her wit, it's what keeps me coming back.

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His & Hers | Alice Feeney
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Maybe my favourite Alice Feeney that I've read so far? I thought she did a really nice job of planting clues on just about everyone you meet, keeping all the doors open. The resolution was satisfying, the back & forth in perspectives with the killer's stream of consciousness all worked really well for me.

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I love a complicated family story and this one was great. I wanted to reach into the book and smack a few people and I wanted to reach into the book and hug other people. I can't wait for the next one from May.

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Winter Solstice | Elin Hilderbrand
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A really nice end to the series. I‘ll miss these characters, especially Ava and Jennifer.

#ElinHProject

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Who knows when I‘ll get to my reading wrap up in my #AlwaysFullyBooked planner and since the StoryGraph graphics are so fun….

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Jan was my best #BookSpin month in AGES so I‘m running into Feb with high hopes!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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Ooh, it‘s taken all my self-control not to jump right into Piglet. I am trying to finish my Jan #Roll100 books first but my resolve is waning. How did it get to be Feb so fast?!?

PuddleJumper January whizzed by! 3mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny I loved, loved Dear Evelyn so much!! I think it‘s a hidden gem and a wonderful story about a long, long marriage. Beautiful!! 3mo
janeycanuck @LiteraryHoarderPenny Oh really?! That's great to hear, I got it as a gift and for some reason, I just haven't been able to pick it up. I'm excited now! 3mo
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Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart
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Meh. Magical realism just isn't my cup of tea. But I really enjoyed the characters Hart created, I liked getting to know them and liked how their stories came together.

Amiable I don‘t like magical realism either. (edited) 4mo
Ruthiella @Amiable Me three. 4mo
keithmalek Cute doggie. 4mo
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Desha Neither do I! Such an adorable puppy! (To me all dogs are puppies:) 4mo
merelybookish That face! 😍 4mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
janeycanuck @Amiable @Ruthiella There‘s been enough that I like that I keep trying it but enough that I don‘t like that I wonder why I keep trying it. 4mo
janeycanuck @Desha Same! She‘s nearly 15 but will always be a puppy. They are all just big puppies at heart ❤️ 4mo
OriginalCyn620 What a precious pup! 🐾❤️ 4mo
NatalieR Adorable! 🥰 🐾 4mo
CBee I‘m in love with your adorable pup ♥️ 3mo
britt_brooke What a sweet baby! (and I‘m not big on magical realism either) 3mo
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The Blue Hour | Paula Hawkins
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This gave me such Rebecca vibes. It‘s so atmospheric and Hawkins unravels the story so well. It‘s a slow & steady climb to the end, which, when you get there, you don‘t see how it could have resolved any other way. I will say, I did not like the last page but it fits in perfectly with how things shake out.

AvidReader25 I stalled out in the middle of this one, but keep meaning to pick it back up. 3mo
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So good! This almost felt like a series of disconnected fairy tales in the beginning but then settled more into a novel. Maybe it‘s the Love Actually of book bans and closet Nazis? Whatever it was, it was pretty damn good. It did drag a bit at the end, stopping it from being a five star read for me but it got close.

My January #DoubleSpin

Beatlefan129 I love your candle 🕯️ 💓 4mo
Megabooks Great review! 4mo
janeycanuck @Beatlefan129 Me, too! It‘s from a place that was local to me but has closed down. I‘m nearing the end of my stash and I‘m so sad! This was one of my favourites. 4mo
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janeycanuck @Megabooks thank you! 4mo
AvidReader25 Well that description sounds amazing! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
britt_brooke Loved this one! 3mo
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Misinterpretation | Ledia Xhoga
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This really hooked me early on but my interest kind of waned toward the end. Not sure if it was the book or me that was the problem. I did still enjoy it but it wasn‘t quite the page turner that it started as.

Hooked_on_books I just finished this last night and I‘m not really sure what to think of it. I think we‘re having the same response. 4mo
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Sunshine and Spice | Aurora Palit
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I enjoyed this enough but was super distracted by the "rebranding" of Kelowna as a big city with a significant Bengali population? The tallest office building in Kelowna is 23 stories. So I don't know how Cynthia got an office on the 30th floor of a glass skyscraper. And the 2021 Census had 120 people of Bengali descent in Kelowna. So... Stuff like that just really puts me off.

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Winter Storms | Elin Hilderbrand
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While I did think the pacing in this one was off, I think it might be my favourite of the series so far. The last 1/3 or so felt rushed - and I would have like a little more time with Bart's return, Kelley's crisis, and the wedding. I really liked Margaret in this installment and the growth that Jennifer, Ava, and Kevin showed was really lovely to read. I don't think we've seen the end of Jennifer's problems, though.

#ElinHProject

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Winter Stroll | Elin Hilderbrand
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I didn't like this one quite as much as I liked Winter Street. Mitzi really got on my nerves and Ava's love triangle felt too similar to last year's story but with the gentlemen swapped. But I did really enjoy Margaret & Drake's romance and while I wouldn't say I enjoyed Jennifer's storyline, it was one of the more compelling arcs. I am eager to pick up the next one so that I can see what happens there and what happens with Bart.

#ElinHProject

marleed For all Elon‘s Nantucket beach reads, it the Winter Street series I like best. 4mo
janeycanuck @marleed I‘ve been really enjoying it! I wish they were a bit longer, they can feel rushed with so many characters to follow. I‘m hoping the last book is as satisfying as the first 3. 4mo
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Winter Street | Elin Hilderbrand
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I wanted more. I know we're getting more soon but the next instalment picks up a year later! There was a lot of time spent setting the scene, which was great but it felt like that came at the expense of giving us more of the plot. I loved Kevin & Isabelle's story, I cheered when Ava dropped Nathaniel, I wanted to punch Patrick in the face, and Mitzi was the least likeable character I've seen from Elin H. so far.

#ElinHProject

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What a fun Christmas romp! I love a locked room mystery and one with humour? Sign me up for more. I need to read Ally Carter's backlist ASAP.

lil1inblue I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was the perfect holiday read for me. 4mo
janeycanuck @lil1inblue yes, it was my favourite holiday book this year! 4mo
AvidReader25 I loved this one! 4mo
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Rental House | Weike Wang
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Oh, there were parts of this that hit a little too close to home... But it also gave me some interesting perspective I didn't have before, which made it a really compelling read. A great way to start 2025.

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I‘m excited to start this yearlong adventure in classical music. Thank you, @Librarybelle for putting it on my radar!

Librarybelle I hope you enjoy! It was a beautiful journey. I‘ll probably do it again in a couple of years. ❤️ 4mo
janeycanuck @Librarybelle Today‘s piece was beautiful! I think I saw there‘s a second one, I‘m going to have to remember to get it later this year. 4mo
Librarybelle Yes! I read/listened to the second one last year. It was just as wonderful! 4mo
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janeycanuck @Librarybelle oh, that‘s great to hear!! 4mo
Lcsmcat My husband and I are also reading/listening to this in 2025. The Bach this morning is an old favorite. 4mo
janeycanuck @Lcsmcat How fun to do together! I hope you enjoy the year. 4mo
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I'm always so cautious when I pick up a romance because I HATE when the inevitable breakup happens because two adults lack basic communication skills. So I went into this carefully but was pleasantly surprised at how this unfolded. It had a great cast of characters, really put me in the Christmas mood, and I loved the little tongue-in-cheek references to living in a Hallmark movie.

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Cute and I liked how it was structured but this may be the end of the line for me for Benjamin Stevenson. He‘s starting to feel a bit like a one-trick pony.

bookandbedandtea I feel the same way! His first felt so smart and fun to me and I enjoyed it immensely but now I'm over the gimmick. The Advent calendar structure in this one was clever though. 4mo
janeycanuck @bookandbedandtea Yes, that‘s exactly it!! If he writes a standalone or a new series, I might dip my toe back in but it absolutely feels gimmicky now. 4mo
bookandbedandtea Agree! I'd be down for a stand-alone to see what else he can do. 4mo
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Getting my #AlwaysFullyBooked reading planner set up for 2025. Irrationally pleased with my star rating system legend. This is the first year I‘ve used quotes!

Ruthiella Brilliant! 🤩 4mo
janeycanuck @Ruthiella I‘m pretty sure I‘ve peaked with this 😂 4mo
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Deblovestoread Love this 😍 4mo
PuddleJumper 🤣 Love it 4mo
mcctrish Love it so much 4mo
bookandbedandtea Amazing! 🤩 4mo
BookmarkTavern 10/10. No notes. 🤌🏻 4mo
Kristy_K Love this!! 4mo
MaureenMc 🤩😻🤩 4mo
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