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jdiehr

jdiehr

Joined March 2018

Total and complete book nerd
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Bitter Roots by C J Carmichael
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The Names: A Novel by Florence Knapp
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Earth to Moon: A Memoir by Moon Unit Zappa
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#haikuhive
#haikuaday

This is going to be fun!

jdiehr Wait...am I supposed to tag everyone? 17h
TheSpineView Yes, please tag the group so they can read the poems. 💛🐝💛 @dabbe is the hosts of the group 17h
JenlovesJT47 💛🐝💛 17h
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dabbe The best nerds ever! Welcome! 💛🐝🖤 13h
Reggie Love it! lol 13h
CBee Love this @jdiehr 💛🐝💛 13h
jdiehr @dabbe Thank you!! 12h
BooksandCoffee4Me Clever! 👏👏👏 10h
bellabella Nice one, @jdiehr!💕 10h
AnnCrystal Spectacular Nerdy Fun 👏🏼🐝👍🏼 Welcome to the HaikuHive 🥳🪄📜✍️🐝💝. 5h
Eggs Excellente 🙌🏻 47m
lil1inblue Hooray! 😍 27m
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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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A ghost writer and a ghostly editor form an unlikely relationship in this book about grief and hope.

I love it when my Romance Book Club picks something different from the norm 🙂

**This overgrown cemetery is not far from my house 🪦

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Scar Tissue | Anthony Kiedis
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Sex, drugs, and rock and roll, baby!

VERY heavy on the drugs.

I met Anthony back in the 90s, but, alas, our brief encounter was not mentioned in the book 😂

BittersweetBooks This book has been on my TBR since high school 🫣 (aka when it was published) 5d
fredthemoose I enjoyed this one. What a wild life. Flea‘s pre-RHCP memoir was good, too 4d
Ruthiella He‘s saving your meeting him for his second memoir! 😜 4d
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jdiehr @Ruthiella Right?! ? At one point in the book he gives a "if you're reading this..." to a girl he met in Kentucky. That was the point when I stopped reading a memoir and started reading a fantasy ? 4d
BarbaraBB You met him?!?! Tell me everything! I‘ve had a crush on him since the 80s and especially in the Californication era. “Young Kentucky girl in a push up bra”… that must be you!! 4d
jdiehr @BarbaraBB No, I'm not the Kentucky girl!! But his shout out to her made me wish he was shouting out to the girl he met in LA and posed for a picture with (me 😄) 4d
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Monthly Report | California. Department of Insurance
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LOVED. THIS. BOOK.

Like, so much!

Thank you @AmyG for such a wonderful Jolabokaflod gift 😊

The hives in the background are ours - in honor of the beekeeper 🐝 🍯

AmyG I am so happy you loved it….I did too! 2w
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I work weekends, so I wasn't able to make it out for Independent Bookstore Day, but I'd say I made up for it today 😁 📚

Aims42 Great haul!! I really enjoyed ‘Addie LaRue‘ 🤩 (edited) 2w
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Saint X | Alexis Schaitkin
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I enjoyed the ride but felt a little bamboozled by the ending.

A teenage girl dies while on vacation with her family.

Her younger sister is haunted by this and runs into one of the suspects years later. Will she get to the bottom of what really happened?

Trashcanman Did you receive my email? 2w
jdiehr @Trashcanman Yes! Sorry I was slow to respond. I emailed this morning 😘 2w
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Melanie Shankle was in my sister's neck of the woods, so she got her latest book signed for me 🥰

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I found a four-leaf clover pressed in an old book at an estate sale today 😃😊 🍀 ☘️

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This Could Be Us | Kennedy Ryan
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Book 2 in the Skyland series, and I loved it!

This is Soledad's story.

Aren't these covers just the prettiest?

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Happy Easter!

Ruthiella Happy Easter 🐣! 3w
Mimi28 Happy Easter 🐣🙏🏽 3w
sblbooks Happy Easter! He is risen! 3w
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Passion Project: A Novel | London Sperry
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Bennet and Henry are just the cutest 🥰

There are lots of bumps in the road in this romance. Bennet is suffering from grief, while Henry does his best to help her find her passion and be patient with her while she grapples.

Of course, a happily ever after is eventually reached.

dabbe Love your hourglass! 💚😍💚 3w
jdiehr @dabbe Right?! 🤗🥰 3w
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir | Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough
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💔

The narration was great.

What a unique, sad life.

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And Then? and Then? What Else? | Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler
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Stories from Handler's life - some funny, some not so much. And lots of stories about books and the readers who love them.

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Intermezzo | Sally Rooney
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I just loved this book ❤️

Last October, I was lucky enough to get a signed edition from Powell's along with a swag bag.

sarahbarnes So cool!! I loved this book. 1mo
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I didn't realize this was as "self-help" as it is.

I keep up with the Duggars like I keep up with the Kardashians ? in that I want to know what's going on in the families.

That being said, I found a couple nuggets of wisdom.

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This memoir is about Allison's life since losing her husband "Twitch" to suicide.

A hard topic for sure, but I admire her willingness to share things from her perspective.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I don‘t think I can read this one… I really hate that she exposed his mental health issues for profit. And there are still questions about his passing. Pretty photo 💛 1mo
jdiehr @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My take was that she is sharing her side of the story. It didn't read like a cheap expose, but I don't know much about what people are saying 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
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Say Everything | Ione Skye
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For the most part, I enjoyed this memoir.

Ione was unlikeable at times, but she grew into herself and found her happily ever after.

I loved the photos!

BarbaraBB I am so curious about what she‘s written about the years with Anthony Kiedis! 1mo
jdiehr @BarbaraBB A good chunk of the book is about that time in her life! 1mo
BarbaraBB I guess I need to read it then! 1mo
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Carnal Urges | J. T. Geissinger
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I thought this book was going to make me clutch my pearls, but I quite enjoyed it 😁🥵🖤🌶🌶🌶🌶

More than the title suggests. I loved the witty banter, the mysterious element, the kickass heroine.

This is part of a series that I just might continue.

dabbe Daffies!!! 🌼💛🌼 1mo
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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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An ugly story about writing, publishing, opportunism, ambition, racism, cancel culture, etc.

Despite the tough topics, I thought this was very well-done.

Bravo!

dabbe Have you read BABEL by her? I liked this one, but BABEL was stunning! (IMHO) 🤗 1mo
jdiehr @dabbe Yes! I agree 💯 1mo
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The Book Thief | Markus Zusak
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Folio Society did an edition of my all-time favorite book, The Book Thief.

I HAD to have it. It's gorgeous 😍

MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 1mo
AmyG Just beautiful. 1mo
tpixie Lovely! 1mo
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I don't particularly like fantasy OR dark romance, but this wasn't bad.

Phantasma was the only Book of the Year choice from BOTM that I hadn't read, so here we are!

**Husband took the photo. I just can't with snakes 🐍

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Cute.

I won't remember it in a week, but cute.

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Happiness for Beginners | Katherine Center
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Fantastic!

My co-worker left this in my cubby at work, and I didn't really think I wanted it...I was wrong.

This was so good, uplifting, and delightful!

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I chose this audiobook on a whim, knowing almost nothing about Selma Blair.

Now I know I really like her!

Butterfinger She fights with so much grace. 2mo
kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary!!! 2mo
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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What a great book!

Very atmospheric.

Towards the end, I was flipping pages as quickly as I could while mysteries were being revealed and questions were being answered.

sarahbarnes Can‘t wait for this one! 2mo
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Dollar Tree was on 🔥 today!

Aims42 I scored a copy of this book there last week 🤩🤩🤩 Love a good Dollar Tree find! 2mo
TheBookHippie I love the dollar tree! 2mo
Deblovestoread Your Dollar Tree book selection is fantastic! Mine is usually a couple of small shelves. I loved Olympus, Texas. 2mo
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Birdsong28 @Aims42 That book is so good!! 2mo
AmyG Wow. I have never seen such a good book section in a Dollar Tree. 2mo
Aims42 @Birdsong28 Oooo yay! 😍 I‘ve had it on my TBR list for a while, I was so excited to get a copy for $1.25 🤩 2mo
Birdsong28 @Aims42 Wow what a bargain! ☺️😍📚📖 2mo
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Whenever I decide to read a Lucinda Berry book, I know that I am in for a suspenseful, twisty ride. Under Her Care was no exception!

I should be better at guessing the twist by now, but I was once again surprised 😄

CatLass007 Being surprised is a very good thing! 2mo
jdiehr @CatLass007 That's how I see it! 2mo
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Rustler Mountain | Maisey Yates
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I really enjoyed this book about a good girl/bad boy and how history affects our relationships.

My favorite Maisey Yates book so far!

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Ready or Not | Cara Bastone
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Eve finds herself pregnant after a one night stand.

What happens after is the start of a slow-burn romance - not with the baby daddy, but with a man she has been friends with since childhood.

The audiobook was narrated fantastically!

AmyG Thanks for posting. Always looking for a well-narrated audiobook. 2mo
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Taming the Scotsman | Kinley MacGregor
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Another good historical romance that I read for Romance Book Club.

What I like about historical romance is that the women have very few choices but somehow find a way to work around the constraints placed on them by society.

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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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The Reformatory | Tananarive Due
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This is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Drop what you're doing and read this book.

Trust me.

Scochrane26 My friend recommended it to me, so it‘s on my tbr. Glad you loved it. 2mo
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Consent: A Memoir | Jill Ciment
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"Does a story's ending excuse its beginning?"

If it's wrong for a 17 year old girl to sleep with her 47 year old art teacher, does it make it any better that they marry and stay married for decades until he dies??

This memoir was thought-provoking and well done.

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Pet | Catherine Chidgey
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This was good!!

A pretty teacher charms her impressionable class of 12 year olds, but she is far from perfect - maybe even deranged...

This was a page-turner

Suet624 I liked this one too! 2mo
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Rustler Mountain | Maisey Yates
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Excited for this one!

Happy publication day to Maisey Yates 🩷

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Memorials | Richard Chizmar
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The first 90% of this book was good, creepy fun...

But then it just went off the rails for me.

I'm no prude, but there was a REALLY raunchy scene that was thrown in unnecessarily. Why?? It served no purpose for the plot.

Too bad because it was a good story initially.

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Before I Let Go | Kennedy Ryan
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Oh my gosh, you guys!

This was good!

It's the story of a marriage rocked by loss, depression and grief. But the couple never stopped loving each other.

Their journey back to each other after divorce is told realistically and with great empathy.

The spice in this one is spicy 🔥

Jas16 Loved this book so much. 3mo
marleed This was a 5* read for me, and I thought the second book in this series was just as good - 3mo
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Unveiled | Francine Rivers
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This was a great retelling of the Biblical story of Tamar.

Fourteen year old Tamar is betrothed to Ur, the son of Judah. She is terribly mistreated by her husband and mother in law.

Worst of all, she is left widowed and childless.

Tamar does what she feels is best to insure an heir for the family of Judah.

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Black Woods, Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert (illustrator)
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This was excellent!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great photo 💙🤍 3mo
ICantImReading I love this picture! 3mo
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My first Nora Roberts (Bay of Sighs) was such a dud, I didn't expect to read any more books of hers.

My co-worker was reading Inheritance and telling me all about it. It sounded very interesting, so I borrowed it from Libby.

I really liked it!

LiseWorks Oh yes, I just finished this one, it's good. I'm waiting for book 2 on the library hold. 14 weekd. 😕 sigh. 3mo
GoyaSnow Read the cousins odwyer series I loved that one. First one is dark witch 4w
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Eleanor & Park | Rainbow Rowell
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Loved this story of young love, angst, and the search for acceptance ❤️

The alternating narrators were great.

The story took an unexpected turn near the end when they found out who Eleanor's bully is.

Butterfinger Loved this book. 3mo
Suet624 I enjoyed this too. 3mo
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The Wolf and the Dove | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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This controversial romance is brought up every month in my Romance Book Club.

I finally decided to see what the fuss is about 50 years after it was written.

Women in historical romances didn't have the freedom of choice most of us have today. They did their best with what they had, and sometimes, their womanly wiles were the only leverage they had.

dabbe Oh, how I loved these books as an older teenager! I had this one, SHANNA, and my personal favorite, THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER. #hubbahubba! 🩶🩷🩶 3mo
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My collage turned out weird but still gets the point across 😄

Suet624 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 3mo
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Left on Rancho | Francesco Paola
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When Andrew agrees to help an old friend with his legal cannabis business, he has no idea what he's getting into or what he is about to uncover.

Interesting story, great setting (the Mojave desert).

At the beginning, I skimmed a lot of the detailed descriptions of the business and machinery, etc, but once more characters were introduced, I got into the story.

Book Sparks sent me an early copy in exchange for a review.

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My sister-in-law gifted this book to me, and rest assured, next time this author writes a book, I will buy it on my own!

This complicated love story takes place in the deaf community. The author did a great job representing this community and put anything said in ASL in italics.

Scarlett finds herself in a love triangle between life-long friend Lorenzo and practically perfect Eli (I'm team Eli).

But things get twisty...

This was really good!

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Katarina and Heath are an ice dance couple.

She is obsessed with winning.

They are obsessed with each other.

I am obsessed with this book!!!! SO GOOD!

AmyG Getting good reviews! 4mo
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The Fury | Alex Michaelides
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This started off strong but got so annoying in the second half that I wished they'd all just jump off a cliff.

MemoirsForMe 😄😄😄 4mo
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I'm glad I listened to the audiobook for this one since I didn't know how the word "viscount" was pronounced ?