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mrp27

Joined September 2016

Just a girl in love with books 📚
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July #WrapUp.

Wow! July was a really bad reading month for me. I dnf‘d The Cake House and best of the month was The Other Side of Tomorrow. Sheesh, hope August is a better reading month.

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August #bookspin

I didn‘t complete July‘s pick yet but the good news is I‘m close to finishing!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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#thoughtsforthursdau

Thanks for the tag @Eggs I‘m so grateful for many things it‘s hard to just pick one thing! But in the spirit of Litsy I‘m so grateful for access to wonderful libraries and bookstores in my city.

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
MemoirsForMe 😍🙌🏻 2mo
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July #bookspin pick

It‘s perfect timing for this book, a compilation of the Weetzie Bat books, as I just read Pink Smog in May which is the prequel to these books. Hopefully that will kickstart myself into gear to complete this month‘s pick.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2mo
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All Grown Up | Jami Attenberg
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June #wrapup

Four novels
Two graphic novels
Two middle grade fiction
Four picture books
One books about books

Surprise favorite of the month is Orbital. I didn‘t expect to like that one.

Caryl Loved Orbital. So glad you did, too! 2mo
mrp27 @Caryl Thanks! I love it when a book exceeds my expectations. 2mo
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The One and Only Ruby | Katherine Applegate
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June #SeriesLove2025

Two books read in ongoing series. Stephanie Plum is always a good escapist read for me. It‘s the same story over and over but there is comfort in that. Ruby was a much better book in this series than Bob‘s book. Of course Ivan‘s story is still the best. One more book to go and I‘ll be finished with The One and Only series.

IMASLOWREADER loved the one and only ruby 2mo
mrp27 @IMASLOWREADER it was so sweet and so much better than Bobs book. 1mo
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The Summer Book | Tove Jansson
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July #bookspin

I‘ve been absolute rubbish about bookspin this year but I‘m going to keep posting and keep trying!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
sherrisilvera 1-3 are in my top 5! 2mo
mrp27 @sherrisilvera I really need to them… 2mo
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A Novel Love Story | Ashley Poston
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#weekendreads

Heading off to the beach for some weekend reading.

MemoirsForMe Enjoy! 🏖️ 2mo
mrp27 @MemoirsForMe Thanks! It‘s been a lovely weekend. 2mo
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#wondrouswednesday

Thanks for the tag @Eggs @Ddzmini

1. Just be kind to one another, it costs nothing

2. 📚🌊🏙️🐶🤷🏻‍♀️

3. Dog reels on Instagram

Eggs Thx for playing🥳 3mo
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May #wrapup

A few good ones this month. James was well done and I loved learning more about Eve. Boots on The Ground was also good, I liked reading about veteran‘s experiences and it gave good insight.

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Island of Spies | Sheila Turnage
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June #bookspin

Just in the nick of time!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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#weekendreads

Finishing up Boots on the Ground, which is very good , and starting Orbital for book club.

rachelsbrittain I read Orbital just a few months ago! It's a great read 3mo
mrp27 @rachelsbrittain I‘ve been reluctant to read it but I‘m 50 pages in now and I‘m really enjoying it. 3mo
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#christiescapers

Another lackluster library edition. Overall, I liked this one. Poirot and his little gray cells were hard at work. Usually I am not a fan of short stories but in this case I liked the short stories better than some of Christie‘s books. Her mysteries can get really convoluted but in this format there wasn‘t too much time to get too crazy. My favorite mystery was the first story, The Adventures of the Western Star.

Librarybelle Yay!! 3mo
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The Initial Insult | Mindy McGinnis
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May #bookspin

Finally! I completed a bookspin, my second for the year. This YA novel is a fast paced retelling of Poe‘s The Cask of Amontillado. I didn‘t realize it was part of a duology so I‘ll have to read the second book to get all the answers to this revenge story between two former best friends. Although I enjoyed it the overall plot was a bit over the top and unbelievable but it was entertaining enough.

MaleficentBookDragon I thought this one was a lot of fun. The second is just as, if not more, crazy. 3mo
mrp27 @MaleficentBookDragon Agreed, it was a lot of fun and I can‘t imagine it getting anymore crazy. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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#weekendreads

Thinking of all those who have served while reading the tagged title this weekend. 🇺🇸

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Almost forgot my #weekendreads

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#weekendreads

Going to be very hot here in my neck of the woods this weekend so planning on staying indoors under the ac and dig into these two titles.

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April #wrapup

Another great reading month in the books! Some great picture books this month.

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The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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#ChristiesCapers

A bit late but this was a fun one! I enjoyed the African adventure and touch of romance with Anne the plucky heroine.

Librarybelle This is a fun one! 4mo
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May #bookspin

Once again I‘m skidding into bookspin at the last minute and I‘ve yet to complete a spin pick in the last couple of months but hey, it‘s fun to try!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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Cellar Door Books | Riverside, CA (Bookstore)
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I had plans yesterday so my niece and I participated in Independent Bookstore Day today by visiting our local indies. Was a fun aunt and niece kind of day.

Ruthiella Nice! I‘ve not been there (Cellar Door) since they moved. (edited) 4mo
mrp27 @Ruthiella It‘s still a very nice store, great selections and great staff but the other location was so much better. 4mo
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#weekendreads

Currently enjoying reading these.

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Lolly Willowes | Sylvia Townsend Warner
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My small but growing NYRB book collection. My latest addition is the tagged title.

Ruthiella The spines look so pretty together! 😍 4mo
mrp27 @Ruthiella They sure do! 4mo
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My growing Babitz collection.

TheBookHippie Look at those pretties! 4mo
mrp27 @TheBookHippie Yes! I hope to get more. 4mo
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Strawberried Alive | Jenn McKinlay
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#serieslove2025

Last year with series love I got caught up on my library cozy series this year I‘m focusing on catching up with the cupcake series. I‘ve been reading these since 2011 so these books and characters are familiar and cozy and follow the usual formula. In this one there is a shooter loose targeting the shop owners. It‘s up to Mel and the gang to figure out who and why.

TheSpineView Great job! ❤️📖📚 4mo
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It‘s been a minute since I‘ve participated in #weekendreads but hoping to get back into it. Generally I‘m not a big non-fiction reader but both my weekend reads are. Still following the Babitz rabbit hole and a local interest title.

TheBookHippie I like this Babitz! 4mo
mrp27 @TheBookHippie I recently finished Eve‘s Hollywood and I liked it. So far I‘m enjoying his one too. 4mo
TheBookHippie @mrp27 I like both too. I do love all of her writing, some more than others. These two are in the top. 4mo
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Mouse House | Rumer Godden
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April #childrensclassicread2025

I enjoyed this sweet little story of Mary and her mouse house but mostly I enjoyed the illustrations, they felt very nostalgic for my childhood reading days.

tpixie The illustrations were so lovely! Yes- nostalgic 🩷🩵🩷 5mo
Trashcanman Nice to make your acquaintance! I‘m George. 5mo
mrp27 Hello! I‘m Michelle, nice to meet you. 🤗 5mo
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April #bookspin pick. Fingers crossed I get to it. I‘ve been looking forward to it for a while now.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 5mo
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Eve's Hollywood | Eve Babitz
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March #WrapUp

March was another great reading month. My top two picks are the tagged title and All The Colors of the Dark. Reading Eve has sent me down the Didion/Babitz rabbit hole which I‘ll be reading more of in April.

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April #bookspin

Whew! Actually getting my list done and posted in time. Now if I can only read my picks in time..😂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
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#christiescapers #serieslove2025

Book two in the Poirot series. I actually enjoyed this one better than the first book. The murder mystery was more intriguing to me and I liked the addition of Giraud.

Librarybelle He was a fun addition! 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo
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The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgsen Burnett
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March #bookspin pick.

I never got to February‘s pick and March is moving by pretty quickly. Unsure I‘ll get to this one but one can always hope.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This is a favorite of mine - I love reading it in the spring!! 5mo
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March #Bookspin

Totally forgot to post my bookspin list this month! 🤦🏻‍♀️

TheAromaofBooks Never too late to BookSpin!!! 5mo
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#AllergicToChunksters

I consider anything over 500 pages to be a chunkster so at 600 pages my first chunkster is completed! I enjoyed the writing and all the characters but I did have to suspend my disbelief a lot with the murder mystery and that was a bit of a disappointment for me. Still, it‘s a great character study and worth a read.

MemoirsForMe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6mo
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The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
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January And February #serieslove2025 #wrapup

Off to a decent start this year, getting in two titles so far.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎊🎉 6mo
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson
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February #wrapup

Life has been full of distractions and I‘m finding it hard to focus on my reading. I was lucky to finish these books last month, mostly for book clubs and buddy reads. I enjoyed all of them.

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#christiescapers #serieslove2025

This was my first read and introduction to Tommy and Tuppence. I enjoyed the mystery and the two young detectives even though it was a bit contrived and ridiculous but I found it fun and engaging. I would definitely read another book in this series.

Librarybelle Yay! So glad you liked it! 6mo
Aims42 That was the same copy I borrowed from my library lol I wish it had a prettier cover 😆 6mo
mrp27 @Aims42 I fell the same way! 6mo
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These Old Shades | Georgette Heyer
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February #bookspin pick

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 7mo
LeahBergen Georgette Heyer! 👏👏👏 7mo
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January #wrapup

2025 is off to a strong reading start despite the fact that I didn‘t complete any books for challenges. Lots of clunkers and mediocre reads this month but my favorites were Lula Dean, Twelve Dancing Princesses and Agatha Christie. Animal Albums for children was adorable, make sure to listen to the songs!

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February #bookspin

Nothing like waiting until the last minute!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7mo
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The Witches of El Paso | Luis Jaramillo
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January #bookspin

Ugh this was a bore. I couldn‘t connect with the dual time plot line about a convent of witches or with any of the one dimensional characters in this one. I would have bailed but it was a short one and I didn‘t want to start the year on a bail.

TheAromaofBooks Oh that's a bummer!! Such a lovely cover, too! 7mo
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#childrensclassicread2025

First time reading this fairy tale. I didn‘t get to Grimms original tale but I read these two, the tagged one the better of the two as it felt more in the spirit of a Grimms tale. I enjoyed the illustrations more in the non tagged book but the tale was very simplistic and more cutesy.

TheBookHippie Oh fun!!! 7mo
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#ChristiesCapers #serieslove2025

A younger man marries an older wealthy woman and she ends up dead. There is a cast of characters that all seem suspicious at one time or another. My first time reading this and I quite enjoyed getting to know the quirky Poirot.

Librarybelle It was a fun way to get to know Poirot! 7mo
mrp27 @Librarybelle It was! 7mo
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#SadieScarlett

It‘s time for Sadie‘s annual birthday Litsy post! Can‘t believe my lil sweet pup is 9 years old. She‘s been the best reading buddy and friend that a girl could ask for.

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
Darklunarose Happy birthday Sadie! 🥳 7mo
fandom_hellspawn99 Happy birthday, beautiful fur baby! 🐾🎂 7mo
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NatalieR Happy Birthday, beautiful girl! ❤️🧁 7mo
AmyG HBD to your very good girl! 7mo
TiredLibrarian Happy birthday, reading buddy! 7mo
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 7mo
BookNAround Happy birthday to Sadie! 7mo
sherrisilvera Awwwww❣️❣️❣️ 7mo
MemoirsForMe Awww! Happy Belated Birthday Sadie‘ 🥳🎉 7mo
DogMomIrene Awww! Happy Belated Birthday Sadie! You‘re such a pretty girlie❤️🐶🐾 7mo
mrp27 Thank you! @DogMomIrene 7mo
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Treated myself to some bookish gifts with my Christmas gift cards. My niece and I love to play memory and I hope to beat her winning streak with this literary version.

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Mistletoe and Murder | Robin Stevens
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#bookspin yearly #wrapup2024

Not my greatest bookspin year but 8/12 books not too bad. My favorite out of this bunch was Heidi and The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.

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My Goodreads year end #wrapup2024 I didn‘t read as much as I usually do, I hit some book slumps this year but overall I‘m glad I just kept going. Stand outs of the year are Rebecca, The God of the Woods, Margo‘s Got Money Troubles and There There.

wanderinglynn That‘s pretty awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
AmyG Wow! 8mo
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Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Lisa for the wonderful #spookoween prize package. I love everything and can‘t wait to use it all!

TheSpineView Thanks for participating! So glad you like everything. Enjoy 8mo
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Lonesome Dove: A Novel | Larry McMurtry
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#AllergictoChunksters 2025

I don‘t have too many chunksters on my tbr but I pulled these 5 titles, titles I‘ve been most wanting to read, with 500 or more pages to be read this year. I hope to average one book a quarter. Wish me luck!

Tamra Lonesome Dove won‘t feel like a chunkster! ❤️ 8mo
Ruthiella Good luck! I second @Tamra . Lone Dove is amazing. 8mo
mrp27 @Tamra @Ruthiella Thank you! I‘ve been looking forward to Lonesome Dove for a long time. I‘ve heard nothing but good things about it. 8mo
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julieclair Ooohhh… I need to add Lonesome Dove to my list, too. I have an unread copy that I‘ve owned for years. 8mo
sherrisilvera Read and LOVED top 2. Lonesome Dove is top 3 for me. I am not a rereader but will do this one some day. A Little Life needs the "right" frame of mind. It will stick with you forever. 8mo
sherrisilvera @Tamra i only read on weekends at half way through to make Lonesome Dove last longer😊 8mo
Tamra @sherrisilvera 👏🏾 perfect way to savor it! I will say the film isn‘t as fantastic as the book but it‘s definitely great and well worth watching. Super cast! 8mo
Leftcoastzen I absolutely love Garp! Lonesome Dove is one of the best I ever read ! I really need to get to A Little Life , I picked it up once , felt it was not the right time. Maybe this year ! 8mo
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The Witches of El Paso | Luis Jaramillo
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January #bookspin pick. Here‘s to hoping to a more successful year of reading down both my physical and digital tbr‘s.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 8mo
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