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Kindled Love | Steve C. Roberts

Happy to have read two from my October list!
Here‘s my updated #ReadYourKindle list for November.

Thanks, Cydney. 💙

CBee

CBee You‘re welcome 💚 4d

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

Here‘s my updated November #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin list. Happy that I managed to get three read from my October list. 🎉

Thanks, Sarah! 🤗

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4d

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Two Truths and a Murder | Colleen Cambridge

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This is 5th in one of my favorite historical mystery series…I‘m always so excited when another book drops. Great characters, entertaining plots, humorous banter. All-around winner for me. Out 10/28
5/5⭐️

If you‘d like to check out my GR review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7940648130

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Sonnets and Serpents: Volume 2 | Elizabeth Lowham

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I'm so happy I discovered this author/YA series. I received this book as an arc before realizing that it was actually the second in series. I borrowed the first book (Casters and Crowns) to provide fluidity, and I do recommend reading it first (although I think technically this one could be read as a standalone).
First off, I loved everything here that I loved in the initial book. As a fantasy it has 🔻

robinb wonderful world-building and sense of presence/time. Well done. As a romance, it's a sweet depiction of a couple who begin as combatives but as their relationship develops, and they discover vulnerabilities in each other, become loyal and supportive. There's excellent banter, some heartfelt discussions and a sweet falling into love. I emphasize sweet as this is not a bodice-ripper at all...which was a refreshing change. As far as the 🔻 2w

robinb writing was concerned, it was a pleasure to read with some poignant and beautiful passages interwoven throughout including some very insightful prose. But at its core, I was pulled in by its mains, Eliza and Silas. They are three-dimensionally rendered, heartbreakingly human and so easy to cheer for. They're not perfect, but they are perfect together. I'm sure there's more I could bring up that I really enjoyed about this book but suffice it to🔻 2w

robinb say (again) that I'm happy to have discovered this world and these characters and will definitely look forward to more from this author. 4.5/5⭐️ 2w

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Casters and Crowns | Elizabeth Lowham

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To be honest, I read this YA romantasy because I was about to read its follow up (Sonnets and Serpents) and wanted to have the background story. While its successor can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend this one first as it just makes everything clearer and gives more time to spend with some wonderful characters...never a bad or wasted thing.
I really just enjoyed everything about this book. For starters, it was sweet in its romance…

robinb nothing titillating or uncomfortable for those who eschew more brazen ones...actually a breath of fresh air. Next, the characters. While I loved the mains (Crown Princess Aria and Baron Reeves), the supporting cast were also well written and provided some excellent interactions with Aria and Baron (especially with their respective siblings). The world-building was well constructed with the magical elements tying in well with 🔻 2w

robinb the real ones and causing just enough friction/suspense to make the story entertaining. Lastly, I wanted to mention that there are some very poignant and beautiful passages written throughout that I had to stop and highlight just for their profoundness and their spot-on relevance to both the story and our own real lives in general. That's one of the true indications of a good book for me...the number of highlights. And I had quite a few here. 🔻 2w

robinb So happy I went back to read this one. Not just because it was a predecessor, but because I would have really missed out on a lovely book. 4.25/5⭐️ 2w

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Come November | Katrin van Dam

REPOST for @LitsyBirthdays :

🍄🍂🍄 It‘s the middle of October. This means the #birthdayfairies are busy preparing the fairy dust for the Littens celebrating in November.

🍄🍂🍁🍄🍂🍁🍂🍄

If you would like to get #BirthdayLove on your special day, send an email to litsybirthdays@gmail.com with your Litsy handle and your birthday.

KarenUK, Crazeedi, CarolynM, julesG, robinb, squirrelbrain, LitsyEvents

squirrelbrain ❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉 2w

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The Weaver Bride | Lydia Gregovic

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4.25/5⭐️🩵

charl08 Congrats on the 9 year litsy-versary... 4w

robinb @charl08 Thank you and to you as well! 🎉 Guess we‘ve earned AARP status as far as Litsy is concerned. 😆 So happy to be here. 🩵 4w

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The Sleepless | Jen Williams

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Here are a couple of 4.25/5⭐️ romantasy books that I‘ve read recently and enjoyed more than I expected to. They are both first books (the Williams in a duology and not sure how many more for Gregovic).

That Sleepless cover though…#coverlove💛.

Here are my GR reviews if interested:

Weaver : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7940500400

Sleepless: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7954197811

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A Brazen Curiosity | Lynn Messina

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5/5⭐️💜

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Deadly Murder | Carla Simpson

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5/5⭐️🩵

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A Murder in Trinity Lane: (Rosalynd and Steele Mysteries #2) | Magda Alexander

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5/5⭐️🩷

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Great Mysteries | John Grant

Here are 3 5-star mysteries that I‘ve recently loved! The Alexander is a 2nd in series; the Simpson is 14th (!) in series; the Messina is 1st in series (and recommended by @DGRachel …thank you, Rachel! 😘).
#BlameItOnLitsy 🩷

Here are reviews if interested. 😊

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7961884995

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7956149641

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7902992715

DGRachel I‘m so glad you loved it!! 1mo

robinb @DGRachel It‘s just so funny and well written. Just great all around. I immediately picked up the next 6!! 🤪🤪🤪😳 Obviously didn‘t care for the first one. At. All. 😂😂😂 1mo

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A Dark and Deadly Journey: An Evelyne Redfern Mystery | Julia Kelly

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4.25/5🧡

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Whisper in the Shadows | Darcy Burke

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4.25/5🩷

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Lady Darling Inquires After a Killer | Colleen Gleason

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4.25/5🩵

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Great Mysteries | John Grant

Here‘s a compilation of three mysteries that I‘ve really enjoyed lately. The Gleason is a 1st in series (she also writes as Colleen Cambridge and C.M. Gleason); the Kelly is a 3rd in series; and the Burke is a 4th in series.
4.25/5⭐️ for me.
If interested, I‘m leaving my GR review links here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7920043030

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7920260844

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7903078222

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Kindled Love | Steve C. Roberts

October‘s #ReadYourKindle list. 📚

Excited to have gotten 4 books off September‘s list! Yay!!!

Thanks, Cydney! 👋🏼

CBee

CBee Hi 👋🏻 @robinb 💚 1mo

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

October‘s #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin list.

I‘m so excited that I was able to read 3 books off my September list! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks, Sarah! 👋🏼

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo

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Cloaked in Deception: A Spencer & Reid Mystery | Cara Devlin

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Oh, I love this series so much...simply everything about it. I always look forward to seeing a new book drop because I KNOW that I'm going to have a great book to savor.
First and foremost, Devlin's characters (especially the mains Leo and Jasper) are so well-developed that I've seamlessly come to know and love them over the course of four books now. Their dark backstories, their vulnerabilities, their strengths have been written with such 🔻

robinb precision and care that as I read their stories, they feel real and care worthy to me...cheer worthy. I love Leo's spunk and intelligence. I love Jasper's gruffness and strive to rise above his past.
While Devlin's character development is excellent, her plotlines are every bit as entertaining and original as those characters. The location/time period feel visceral and spot on, and the plots are exciting and absorbing with just the right amount 🔻 (edited) 2mo

robinb of danger and mayhem. It's always a pleasure not only to spend time with Leo and Jasper but to delve into their world and day-to-days.
And finally, Devlin has such a gift at pacing. I never feel any slow stretches or uneven spots in these books. Everything unfolds as it should, be it the action/denouement in the stories or the slow burn romance elements. They are just the right amount (at the right time) to keep me both on the edge of my seat 🔻 (edited) 2mo

robinb and hopeful/swooning over the romance between these two characters. So well done.

If you love romantic historical mystery series, give this one a try. Start with Shadow at the Morgue as I feel it's best to follow this story from the beginning to get the full effect of how wonderfully and beautifully the series is unfolding.
5/5⭐️ (edited) 2mo

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

I have been woefully neglectful lately of both my #bookspin / #doublespin and #readyourkindle books.

I‘m starting this month adding some of my arcs to these lists (which I do strive to keep up with and are also on my Kindle) so maybe I can kill two birds/books with one stone. 😂😂👍🏻😉📚

CBee, TheAromaofBooks

CBee I really hope you can get to Killers of a Certain Age - it‘s so great! 2mo

robinb @CBee I honestly have so many great ones that I need to be reading (even without being on my lists!), but it seems like I‘m always struggling to keep up with arcs. 🙄 The solution? Quit requesting more arcs!! 😂😂😩😩 2mo

CBee @robinb that‘s why I don‘t request arcs 😂😂 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo

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Hunter's Heart Ridge: A Mystery | Sarah Stewart Taylor

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Nicely done second entry in the new series from Taylor...technically maybe third entry as there is an initial short story (Mud Season) before the novels start.
My biggest happy here was a bit of a "locked room" mystery revolving around an ex-diplomat murdered in the woods at a private hunting lodge in rural Vermont. There are quite a few suspects (fellow hunters, caretakers, spouses, etc.) and of course, a snowstorm to make it all a bit ?

robinb cozier. LOL
The story toggles between the murder (which becomes two) investigation, a mysterious visit from a government spy and an unexpected pregnancy scare so there's lots going on in this one.
I enjoy Taylor's writing style, her attention to detail, her interesting plots and her well-established characters. I started as a fan of her Maggie D'arcy mystery series (highly recommend) and am happy that I gave this one a try as well. Looking 🔻 2mo

robinb forward to more from Warren and Alice. 4.25/5⭐️ 2mo

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The Book of Heartbreak | Ova Ceren

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This romantic fantasy was entertaining but started slowly for me. The second half of the book was definitely more engaging as secrets came to light (finally), and the action picked up.
The supernatural world of angels brought wry humor and a foreshadowing of the (sometimes dangerous, sometimes heartbreaking) skeletons in the closet for several members of the cast. Ceren did a good job of weaving various storylines together to make a cohesive and🔻

robinb entertaining whole.

All in all, I found the characters root-worthy, the plotline intriguing and the writing itself well done. Other than the pacing being a little off for me, it was an entertaining read. 4/5⭐️ #coverlove 2mo

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Moment's Shadow | Anna Lee Huber

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Huber does such a good job of weaving history with fiction that it's almost seamless in its flow. This book is no exception. This book finds Verity and Sidney still in the volatile environs of Ireland straddling the fence between their sympathies for the IRA's initiative and their own British allegiance.
I enjoyed the sense of danger and the craftiness of the subterfuge in this one. Verity and Sidney's tenacity and intelligence were in ample 🔻

robinb view as well (per usual). My only caveat (and it was a personal one) was the sheer number of characters to keep up with. But I managed as the narrative gave me hints and reminders along the way.

And just one shout out about the ending...wow...what a cliffhanger.

As always, Verity can't grace my Kindle again soon enough. 4.25/5⭐️ 2mo

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Wild Reverence | Rebecca Ross

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Loved this 500+ page epic set in the world of the gods from the Divine Rivals series (which I haven‘t read…yet. But do plan to remedy 😂).
My review is a bit long-winded. 😉

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7698229722

4.75/5⭐️

#coverlove

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The Witch's Orchard: A Novel | Archer Sullivan

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I really enjoyed this series starter starring PI Annie Gore and set in the Appalachians of North Carolina. Good world building with an almost Gothic creepy feel to it. Good plot but a bit over-the-top denouement (which I can live with 🤣).
Looking forward to more in this series.

4.25/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7810942375

Librarybelle I‘ve wondered about this! 3mo

robinb @Librarybelle I really liked it…especially the feel of the setting…very well done. I‘m looking forward to more. Always happy to find a good start for a series. 3mo

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The French Kitchen | Kristy Cambron

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Wonderful read! 4.5/5⭐️

My 2nd book from Cambron, and I‘m definitely a fan.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7786607450

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Through an Open Window | Pamela Terry

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This is my 3rd book from Terry, and they‘ve all been 5⭐️. Great characters (parent/siblings dynamics), great sense of place (Georgia), humorous with even a little magical realism thrown in…just all-around feel good read. If you enjoy contemporary Southern-set stories, I recommend her.

#coverlove

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7820393630

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Woven From Clay | Jennifer Birch

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Out today, this story revolving around witches and golems was a bit hard for me to rate. Liked some things about it but it was weak in some areas. So while I ended up giving it 4⭐️, it was a bit grudgingly. 🤣

I will say that cover is stunning.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7809430853

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

I am being so bad about keeping up with my #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin and #ReadYourKindle picks lately. 😩😩 So, oddly enough, my August lists vaguely resemble July‘s. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂😂🙄

Thanks, Sarah and Cydney, for your faithfulness.
😘😘

CBee, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo

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The Correspondent: A Novel | Virginia Evans

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This story is told entirely through letters, both from and to the central character Sybil Van Antwerp.
I think epistolary novels, at least for me, can be a slippery slope. By their nature, they are slower-paced and perhaps more introspective than the average novel. I find myself needing to be "in the mood" before starting to read one of these novels as I tend to enjoy mysteries/thrillers most often.
I will be honest; I found some of this one to ?

robinb be a little slow in places, especially the beginning. I had a bit of trouble relating to Sybil early on, but she did gradually grow on me as I began to see more of her overall life picture unfold. The letters cover bits and pieces of her entire life...the heartbreaks and the triumphs, the messiness and the order. And by the end of the book, we have a well-rounded, complex character who has gained hard-fought wisdom over a lifetime 🔽 4mo

robinb of experiences just as we all (hopefully) will do.
The book is beautifully written. There are moments for tears, moments for laughter, moments to just sit and ponder her circumstances and how we would feel in her place. And I think all of this adds up to what we look for in a very good and well-told story.
I believe this is Evans' first published novel, and if so, what a stellar debut it is. I'm looking forward to what's to come from her. 4.25/5⭐️ 4mo

BarbaraBB Great review! To me it was a 5 star read! 4mo

robinb Thanks! I really enjoyed it as well. Hope you‘re doing well, sweet friend. 🤗 4mo

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Wes and Addie Had Their Chance: A Love Story | Bethany Turner

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Bethany Turner is always an auto-read for me. 🩶😊 She speaks my language with her characters and humor.

4.5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7723415605

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It's a Love Story | Annabel Monaghan

@GinaKButler you‘re it 😊😊 ! You posted a review of a book with an ocean on the cover! Feel free to play along if you‘d like! @Chrissyreadit #tagyoureit

@CBee Thanks for the tag. 😊

CBee Thanks for playing along 😀 4mo

Chrissyreadit Thanks for playing!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 4mo

GinaKButler Thank you for the tag! I think I missed the boat on this week? 😂 4mo

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robinb @GinaKButler That‘s OK 😊 BTW, I loved the book! I‘m a fan of that author. 4mo

GinaKButler @robinb Isn‘t she great? She‘s an auto-read author for me! 4mo

robinb @GinaKButler For me as well! 🩵 4mo

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Look Before You Leap: A Novel | Virginia Heath

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I‘m happy to have discovered Heath and am looking forward to exploring her backlist.

4.25/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7679110345

CoverToCoverGirl I really like her too! 4mo

robinb @CoverToCoverGirl 👍🏻😊 4mo

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These Summer Storms | Sarah MacLean

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Out tomorrow, this is a first contemporary novel from MacLean who is known for her historical romances of which I‘ve enjoyed a few over the years. With this great first effort, I‘m hoping to see more of these from her.

4.5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7218304483

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Kindled Love | Steve C. Roberts

July‘s #ReadYourKindle

Thanks, Cydney!

CBee

CBee ♥️♥️ 4mo

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

July‘s #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin

Thanks, Sarah!

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo

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This Much Is True (The Liar's Club #3) | Vivienne Lorret

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Such a fan of this author, such a good book. Gave me vibes of vintage historical romances.

5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7690660535

CoverToCoverGirl Stacking! 4mo

robinb @CoverToCoverGirl Yay!! Let me know what you think. 😊🤗 4mo

CoverToCoverGirl I will. When you give a strong recommendation on a historical romance author I usually heed that recommendation. Have you read the new Lady Darby yet? 4mo

robinb @CoverToCoverGirl Oh, you‘re so sweet…thank you! Historical romances were really my first love when I became an avid reader, and I‘m always excited to find a new author to follow. And yes! I love the latest Lady Darby so much!! I especially loved seeing Bonnie Brock back in this one. He‘s one of my favorite characters. 😉 4mo

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The Homemade God | Rachel Joyce

so-so

I wanted to like this one more, but in the end I had conflicting feelings about it…maybe an unpopular opinion. 🤷🏻‍♀️

3/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7684916952

Bookbuyingaddict No it isn‘t I didn‘t enjoy it either 😣 3mo

robinb @Bookbuyingaddict Glad to hear I‘m not alone. 😩 3mo

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Courier of Death: A Spencer & Reid Mystery | Cara Devlin

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So happy I discovered this series and this author. I‘ve already read another of her series, and I highly recommend either or both.

4.5/5⭐️
Rounded up to 5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7633692513

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Everything's Coming Up Rosie | Courtney Walsh

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Big fan of Walsh! Cute, sweet and funny.
Rounded up to a 5⭐️

4.5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7430419628

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Slow Burn Summer: A Novel | Josie Silver

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Just OK. Not one of my favorites of Silver‘s.

4/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7664588592

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A Tarnished Canvas | Anna Lee Huber

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It‘s always a stellar day when a new Lady Darby mystery drops…one of my favorite series. 🩵

5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7525996576

CoverToCoverGirl Can‘t wait! 4mo

robinb @CoverToCoverGirl So good! Two days…😊 4mo

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The Rushworth Family Plot: A Novel | Claudia Gray

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Rounded up to 5⭐️, this 4th book in series finds the Darcys, Tilneys and Bertrams knee-deep in family dramas/murders. Love this series!

4.5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7665399128

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The Medusa Protocol | Rob Hart

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Second in a series about top level assassins wanting to reform (Assassins Anonymous), this is funny, adventurous and a bit poignant in spots. Enjoyed.

4.25⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7669712447

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It's a Love Story | Annabel Monaghan

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I‘ve loved everything I‘ve read from this author, and this one is no exception.

5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7394177051

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July's People | Nadine Gordimer

The Birthday Fairies are looking forward to celebrating with these special birthday Littens in July!

☀️🥳☀️🥳☀️🥳☀️🥳☀️

If you‘d like to add your special day to the Litsy Birthday calendar for a little extra dose of #birthdaylove ❤️, just send YOUR Litsy handle and birthdate to litsybirthdays@gmail.com . 😊

KarenUK, Crazeedi, CarolynM, julesG, squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain ❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉 4mo

julesG 🎉🎁🎉🎁🎂 4mo

mcctrish My birthday is on the 11th with @CSeydel and @Karisa 🎉🎉🎉 4mo

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dabbe Turning 60 on Bastille Day! 😱 Thanks for including all of us! 🤩 4mo

robinb @mcctrish 🎉🎉🎉Could you drop an email to litsybirthdays@gmail.com so you‘ll be included on the calendar? 😊 4mo

mcctrish @robinb done ✔️ 4mo

mcctrish @dabbe you have the same birthday as my oldest 4mo

robinb @mcctrish Thanks! 4mo

dabbe @mcctrish Well, how cool is that? We can be “crab“by together! ♥️🦀♥️ 4mo

mcctrish @dabbe Joyeux Fête Nat 4mo

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Kindled Love | Steve C. Roberts

My June #ReadYourKindle list. 📚

Thanks, Cydney!

CBee

CBee #10!! So good!!! 5mo

robinb @CBee I keep meaning to get to it! 😞 5mo

CBee @robinb it‘s great! And there is a second book now too that I need to get to. 5mo

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The Spinster Book | MYRTLE REED

My #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin list for June. 😊📚

Thanks, Sarah! 😘

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo

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The Love Haters: A Novel | Katherine Center

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I always enjoy Center‘s books, and this one was no exception.

My review is rather long-winded 😂 so I‘m putting my GR link for anyone who might be interested.

4.5/5⭐️

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7046146654

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The Birthdays | Heidi Pitlor

REPOST for @LitsyBirthdays :

June is coming soon! The Birthday Fairies would love to celebrate your special day with you! If you want us to add your name, send your birthday and litsy handle to LitsyBirthdays@gmail.com. We would ❤️ to add you!

KarenUK, Crazeedi, CarolynM, julesG, squirrelbrain

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