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My April #bingobookspin list

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My plans are to read the first three books but I‘m not sure if I should start reading a new book but I have two book club meetings coming up in the next 10 days… #weekendreads

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No; authors don‘t really have events in my neck of the woods #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Too bad! Who would you like to see, if you could? Thanks for posting! 1w
melissajayne @BookmarkTavern probably Kate Morton or Kristin Hannah 1w
BookmarkTavern Kate Morton would be a lot of fun! 1w
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#bookreport #weeklyforecast

Currently Reading: Feeling like I have been spinning my wheels lately; really would just like a day when I can read for the day instead doing life stuff.

Recently Finished: only finished the one book this past week. I really liked it and will post a review fairly soon.

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Homecoming | Kate Morton
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Good Dirt | Charmaine Wilkerson
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What I‘m planning on reading this weekend #weekendreads

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The Language of Flowers: A Novel | Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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1) Daffodils. Not only do they grow like crazy where I live but they are also part of the Canadian Cancer Society campaign which they raise money through the selling of a pin for cancer research each April.

2) Tagged

#two4tuesday

TheSpineView ❤️🌷 Thanks for playing 2w
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#bookreport

Currently Reading: Have been mainly reading Homecoming for an upcoming #bookclub meeting; been picking away at ‘67 and started Good Dirt; DQ & Billy are on the back burner for a bit

Recently finished: Really enjoyed all three of these books; all very good books and I enjoyed reading them all.

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Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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Just absolutely loved Go as a River #weeklyfavorites

Read4life 💙🍀💙 2w
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Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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4.75⭐️ I think I first heard about the book through either Sarah‘s Bookshelves Live or Currently Reading, but whichever podcast I heard about the book from, I knew that I would have never heard about it if not for them. I flew through the book and it took me less than 24 hours from starting it to finishing it. I really liked the way the author told the story. Probably one of my favourites for #2025. #bookreview #historicalfiction #fiction

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I don‘t think so, if it has happened to me, I can‘t recall. I more than likely have lost my own books and then found them again. #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern I love losing books and then finding them again! Thanks for sharing! 2w
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My #weekendreads this weekend

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4⭐️ I felt that the book took a little bit to get into, but once I got to that special place in the book I really enjoyed it. #2024 #fiction #fantasy #youngadult #lgbtqia

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The Sky Is Falling | Kit Pearson
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5⭐️ I love this book. This has been a comfort read for me for over 30 years and was an introduction to the world of #historicalfiction. #2025 #canadianfiction #warguests

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High Society | Daniel Kalla
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3.75 ⭐️ I really liked the book; story flowed well and the story was interesting. It also kept me interested in the story and the outcome. #2025 #bookclub #fiction #mystery #thriller #suspense #canadian

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High Society | Daniel Kalla
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Read4life 💙🍀💙 3w
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#bookreport #weeklyreport

Finished: really didn‘t like The Golden Spruce and how the author took way too long to set up the story, but I really liked the stuff about the person who allegedly chopped this specific tree down. Enjoyed High Society and The Sky is Falling much more; reviews are forthcoming.

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melissajayne Currently reading: I will have to restart Homecoming. Billy Boyle is a book that I am reading as an ebook and have had issues with my tablet. DQ is a readalong book with the From the Front Porch podcast; it‘s their Conquer a Classic pick for this year. Contd below 3w
melissajayne I‘m mainly reading Cerulean Sea but finding it a bit slower than other books that I have read recently; I‘m about a 1/3 into the book and I hope the book will pick up a bit more soon. ‘67 is a non-fiction read for my Silent Online bookclub that I found on Facebook; the theme for March is books with a sports theme. I just started reading it on Saturday and based on what I have read, it seems fascinating 3w
melissajayne I also am very aware of the 50+ year drought that the Maple Leafs have had with not winning the Stanley Cup and how much this particular team (and city for the most part) comes off with a holier than thou mentality (there is an attitude of how Canada revolves around TO, with it being a centre of finance and entertainment in Canada). 3w
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2.5⭐️ The main reason for the rating is that the author spent way too much time discussing the sea otter and lumber trade and wish he had spent more time on Hadwin‘s story. #2025 #nonfiction #bookclub #britishcolumbia

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My #weekendreads; I am taking a break from Homecoming for a few days because I have to get The House in the Cerulean Sea completed and reviewed by Wednesday afternoon for my Wednesday evening library #bookclub meeting.

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4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book (liked it so much that I spoke for 15 minutes on the book on my YouTube channel [mjreadings on YouTube if you‘re interested]). The only thing that didn‘t make it a 5⭐️ was that it was slow paced in the beginning. I read it about 10+ years ago for another #bookclub and reading it again now blew me away once again. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #africanamerican

melissajayne The book is published in the United States under the title Someone Knows My Name. 3w
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Unsinkable | Jenni L Walsh
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4⭐️ I really enjoyed the book, but I liked the Violet Jessop storyline more. I also liked how the author incorporated a HEA into the story without it seeming too contrived. #2025 #fiction #historicalfiction #historicalromance

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4⭐️ Even though I had to restart the book, I really liked the book. The characters were well-drawn and even with the secondary characters, I came to really care about them. I heard about this book through Sarah Dickinson, host of Sarah‘s Bookshelves Live. #2025 #fiction #historicalfiction #overlandtrail

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February | June Makle
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February wrap-up no. 2

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February | June Makle
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February wrap-up no. 1

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#weeklyreport #bookreport

Finished: Took most of the week to complete Book of Negroes and completed Dinosaurs Before Dark in one sitting.

Currently Reading: started Homecoming and The Golden Spruce on Saturday; am hoping that The Golden Spruce will be done early this coming week. Will be posting more reviews this coming week. Happy reading!!

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The Most Fun We Ever Had | Claire Lombardo
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While I really loved The Book of Negroes, I just love The Most Fun just that much more. #readingbracket2025

CSeydel Looking good! 1mo
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My reading plans for #weekendreads

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The Housemaid Is Watching | Freida McFadden
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4⭐️ Thought it was a decent ending to the trilogy. #fiction #2025 #thriller #suspense #mystery

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Up in the Air | Walter Kirn
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Here is what I ended up with for #roll100 for March.

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 1mo
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Unsinkable | Jenni L Walsh
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#weeklyforecast
Recently finished: Been on a reading spree these past few weeks; really don‘t know what is in the water, but I‘ve been on a tear since the end of January.

Currently Reading: I can‘t seem to shake the first two books at the moment; think I need to focus on those two until I am finished them; hope to start Homecoming this week

melissajayne Upcoming Reads: I hope to start at least one of them this coming week. 1mo
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4⭐️ Really liked this book; it would have been higher if the scenes from the 1950s were just as the ones that were about Maria‘s past. The story was not at all like the movie and Maria‘s story was much more compelling than the musical would lead one to believe. #2025 #biographicalfiction #fiction #1920s #1930s #historicalfiction

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The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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4⭐️ Really enjoyed this #bookclub pick. Got into it much easier than the previous ones that I have read of hers. #2025 #indigineous #contemporary #fiction #covid19fiction

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#weeklyreport #bookreport

Recently finished: Had a very productive week of completing books, as I completed 3 and almost a fourth. A lot of it had to do with the fact that they were book club reads and were also well done.

Currently reading: Read a good chunk of Maria this weekend and started to work on The Book of Negroes again. I plan to work on Where the Lost Wander and Billy Boyle this coming week.

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melissajayne Upcoming reads: I hope to start any one of the four this coming week, with my plan to start How to Read a Book for sure. 1mo
LoverOfLearning Great picks! 1mo
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4.25⭐️ Really liked the book. While the book read a bit simplistic, it was very well written. The story flowed well and I enjoyed the story as well. #2025 #biographicalfiction #historicalfiction #fiction #wwii #holocaust #bookclub

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Got the book and the bag from my sister as a belated birthday gift.

LoverOfLearning Ooh! Send me over a copy of each! What a great gift! 1mo
mom2bugnbee I have that same bag in yellow. I love it & get compliments every time I carry it! 1mo
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Learned by Heart | Emma Donoghue
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4.5⭐️ I really liked the book. This was chosen for my Monday library #bookclub meeting for this month. This was one of those books that I had borrowed a number of times but never got around to reading. I was really surprised as to how much enjoyed it. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #lgbt #literaryfiction

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After a week of library book club books, which where all really good [reviews forthcoming], I can finally get working on some books that I want to read myself.

I have discovered the wonders of YouTube reading sprints, as those have really been helpful for me getting into reading this past week and reading for long periods of time. #weekendreads

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The Lake House | Kate Morton
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4⭐️ Really liked this book. Preferred the 1933 narrative. #historicalfiction #2025 #fiction #mystery #dualtimeline

LoverOfLearning I just thrifted her other book The Forgotten Garden! Gifting it to a friend! 1mo
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Learned by Heart | Emma Donoghue
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#weeklyreport #bookreport

Recently Finished: Finally finished The Lake House on Wednesday

Currently Reading: Just finished Learned by Heart this evening and will be working on The Tattooist of Auschwitz tomorrow (Monday).

Upcoming Reads: Will be starting The Sentence by Louise Erdrich tomorrow (Monday) and Maria this week; might start the other two.

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Books I am concentrating on this weekend #weekendreads

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Bleak House (UK) | Charles Dickens
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Many; too many. The tagged book and most of his back list, The Brothers K, and I could go on and on…

#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oh such a good one! Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for answering! 2mo
BkClubCare If you like audiobooks, I loved Bleak House in my ears! 2mo
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Homecoming | Kate Morton
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My February #bingobookspin list. #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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The Lake House | Kate Morton
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#bookreport #weeklyforecast

Rough week; didn‘t finish anything this week, as I was in a funk this week. Still plodding through the books I am currently reading and am hoping that I can start some of the upcoming reads this coming week.

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My #roll100 picks for February

PuddleJumper Looks good! 2mo
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January | Sara Gallardo
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Overall a decent month of reading for January. The final week I kinda hit a slight reading slump.

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The Most Fun We Ever Had | Claire Lombardo
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Thanks to @CSeydel for use of this reading bracket.

My favourite read for January was The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. #readingbracket2025

CSeydel Oh, I‘ve been wanting to read that one! 2mo
melissajayne @CSeydel it‘s really good; Sarah Dickinson mentioned it on her podcast several years ago. 2mo
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Good News | Edward Abbey
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Finally got my date for my second mastectomy booked. When I was filling out my paperwork at the start of my cancer treatments in September 2021, I filled out some paperwork in regard to doing genetic testing. I did the testing after finishing my chemo treatments for my breast cancer and subsequently found out that I did have a genetic mutation that made me more susceptible to developing breast cancer.

melissajayne So last May my mom & I had discussion with someone about my genetic results with a nurse from the genetics department from the cancer clinic and she mentioned that I was still at an elevated risk for developing breast cancer in my right breast. So the decision was made that I would be doing a second mastectomy booked. 2mo
melissajayne I wished I had known earlier about the genetic anomalies prior to my first mastectomy, but that wasn‘t the case. This mastectomy will be largely preventative so it won‘t be as invasive, but will still require a bunch of time of recovery. I am doing it at this time of year so I can go swimming in the summer months & hv lots of time to recover properly. 2mo
Butterfinger I will be thinking of you. Keep us updated. 2mo
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dabbe Holding you in my thoughts. 🩶🩵🩶 2mo
melissajayne @Butterfinger @dabbe thanks; I will keep you updated. 2mo
CarolynM Wishing you all the best for the surgery and recovery 💕 2mo
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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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dabbe I just added LITTLE FIRES to my TBR, thanks to you! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 2mo
melissajayne @dabbe awesome 2mo
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The Lake House | Kate Morton
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I hate these sort of breaks in chapters; it should be a proper chapter break.

Butterfinger Yes. I have also thought that. 2mo
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Something I can really sink my teeth into; has a good plot and great characters and is engaging. #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Absolutely valid! Thanks for posting! 2mo
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