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The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver

#Falling #CoffeeAndABook

Starting this #AllergicToChunksters #BookSpinBingo read this morning

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

Eggs Beautiful photo 👏🏻👏🏻 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs 💛🧡💛 1d

LiteraryHoarderPenny I really loved this one! Had all kinds of good things in it, to me. 1d

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TheBookgeekFrau @LiteraryHoarderPenny Thanks for that, because I'm having a hard time getting into it. But I feel encouraged to give it more time 😊 21h

bookandbedandtea I was looking at this on my shelf over the weekend. It sounds great but it's soooo huge. I deferred it again. 😬 19h

julieclair Good for you! 19h

LiteraryHoarderPenny @TheBookgeekFrau I listened to it, but I don‘t know if that would help. I hope it gets better for you! 17h

TheBookgeekFrau @LiteraryHoarderPenny Listening to books doesn't work for me, my mind wonders too much lol But, thank you, I've read some more and am getting into it....for now 😅 17h

TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair And Thanks to *You* for this challenge!💞 You are the fire beneath my chunkster avoiding ass 😂 17h

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea The first 30 or pages had me really regretting my decision. But I figured I had to at least give it to 50. I'm currently on 52 and getting into it. 17h

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!!! 9h

TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks Thanks!! 😊 5h

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Bel Canto | Ann Patchett

bailed

It started out great, but by page 121 my desire to read was almost non-existent. #HailTheBail 🙌🏼

65/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

Bookbuyingaddict Agreed 👍 I did the same funny it‘s claimed to be her best 😳 1d

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks 🙌🏼🙌🏼 1d

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TheBookgeekFrau @Bookbuyingaddict I'm hoping her not best is better! 😂 1d

Aims42 This was one that I did finish but I should‘ve just bailed. Not my cup of tea 👎 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @Aims42 I'm glad I'm not alone in this! 😅 I just don't get all the love this book got 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1d

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego This was boring AF, but I think that was intentional to make the ending more impactful. It all kind of pops off at the end. But I didn't really find it worthwhile. And if I remember correctly, the epilogue pissed me off. 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego So boring!! What good is an impactful ending if you put your readers to sleep before they get there? 🤣 I couldn't even care about the characters who seemed like dust sheets draped over the furniture 1d

Aims42 @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego UGH! The epilogue almost made me throw the book across the room! I remember thinking, “I finished it for this?!?!?” And being super mad too 🤣 1d

Aims42 @TheBookgeekFrau Definitely not alone 🩷 1d

dabbe 🧡🩶💜 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @Aims42 💛🧡💛 21h

DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 18h

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The Girl Next Door: A Novel | Elizabeth Noble

#Falling #Neighbors

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2d

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Anne Frank - The Diary Of A Young Girl: Original | Anne Frank

#Falling #DearDiary

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 💔💔💔 3d

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Bel Canto | Ann Patchett

Coffee and a #BookSpinBingo book

Ruthiella This was my first Ann Patchett book and probably still my favorite. 4d

TheBookgeekFrau @Ruthiella I'm really enjoying it so far! 4d

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The Tin Can Tree: A Novel | Anne Tyler

bailed

After 158 pages of characters moving through molasses, I'm ready to #HailTheBail

64/80

September #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 👋🏻👋🏻 Better luck with the next book! 5d

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 🙌🏼🙌🏼 4d

dabbe YES! #betterbooksahead 💜🧡🤎 4d

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🧡💛🧡 4d

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 3d

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Where You Once Belonged | Kent Haruf

#Falling #Barn

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs I‘ve always wondered if I‘d like Haruf books…did you? 4d

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Yes. Just this one and one other, I can't remember the name of, I didn't. 4d

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Apples | Frank Browning

#Falling #Apples

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Beautiful in its simplicity 🍎 4d

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The Tin Can Tree: A Novel | Anne Tyler

"After the funeral James came straight home, to look after his brother."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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The Tin Can Tree: A Novel | Anne Tyler

Staring this month's #DoubleSpin

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Elizabeth George Speare

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Another "I can't believe I never read it" I'm glad to have finally read!

63/80

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

kspenmoll Loved this book! It is set in a town near me where they have tours. https://share.google/jp60WDl58SXZqBfyc (edited) 7d

TheBookgeekFrau @kspenmoll I wish I would've read this when I still lived in NY because I would've gone on the tour! 7d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6d

DieAReader 💖🤓 5d

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Arthur and Friends: Library Card | Marc Brown

#Falling #LibraryFun

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes!! 🙌🏻 6d

TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 6d

Eggs Truth👏🏻👏🏻 4d

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Florence Henderson's Short-Cut Cooking: America's Favorite Mom Helps You Get Dinner On The Table Fast | Florence Henderson, Reid Land Productions

#Falling #WhatsForDinner
Pork chopsss
And
Apple Sssauce
Ain't that swell?

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 1w

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 👏🏻 1w

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Zanballer | R. R. Knudson

#Falling #Football

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 🏈 (edited) 1w

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Elizabeth George Speare

September #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks 🧡🤎🧡 Thank you, again for hosting this challenge! 🙏🏼 1w

TheAromaofBooks It's been so fun to see how many books people have read for this challenge over the years!!! 💕 Thank you for joining me!! 1w

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Bears! Bears! Bears! | Bob Barner

#Falling #Wildlife

We had a visitor last week 🐻

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Wow!!! 🐻 1w

dabbe 🤎🐻🖤 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤎🤎🤎 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🤎🤎🤎 1w

Read-n-Bloom Yikes 😬 lol 🧸 I love bears but not when they‘re that close and we have bears close up in our hills. My husband came across one this past Spring when we had a bad wildfire around our house and he was up fighting it. I guess the fire ran him out of his den 😆 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @Read-n-Bloom I don't mind them this close--on camera only! 😅 1w

Read-n-Bloom @TheBookgeekFrau Exactly 😂 Me too 😆 1w

Eggs Yikes 😳 🐻 🤯 1w

Dilara 🐻 😲 1w

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Housewitch: A Novel | Katie Schickel

#CharacterCharm #Witch

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Great cover 🖤💚❤️ 1w

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Something to Look Forward to: Fictions | Fannie Flagg

August #ReadingBracket winner is the tagged book

MemoirsForMe Fannie! 🙌🏻 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @MemoirsForMe 💛💛💛 1w

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled

No bingos this month but 5 TBRs off my shelves

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Bookbuyingaddict Wow 🤩 so neat 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @Bookbuyingaddict 😊💛😊 1d

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August wrap-up

Total read: 11
✔️ #BookSpin
✔️ #DoubleSpin
8 #ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025
2 DNF
1 5 Star (Something To Look Forward To)

DieAReader, TheAromaofBooks

DieAReader 🎉🎉Excellent job!! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 💛💛💛 2w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 1w

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16 Lighthouse Road | Debbie Macomber

#CharacterCharm #Judge

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w

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Her Hidden Genius: A Novel | Marie Benedict

Starting another #BookSpinBingo read

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The Dark Half | Stephen King

#CharacterCharm #Author

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🖤🤍🖤 2w

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Something to Look Forward to: Fictions | Fannie Flagg

pick

Nobody writes characters like Fannie Flagg. They're funny, flawed, sad, and just so damn human that you can't help but to love them.

61/80

Ruthiella I‘m glad it held up! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @Ruthiella Me too!! So nice to read an enjoyable book for a change 😅 And now I can wholeheartedly recommend it for your Mom!! 2w

bookandbedandtea Yay! I'm glad you got to read a good book. Here's hoping this turns your year around. 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Thank you, me too!! 2w

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 1d

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September #BookSpin #DoubleSpin list

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w

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Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds: 12 Miniature Structures You Can Build | Philip Schmidt, Little Free Library

Another Little Free Library stack 💞

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Survivor: A Novel | Chuck Palahniuk

#CharacterCharm #Survivor

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w

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Something to Look Forward to: Fictions | Fannie Flagg

I was so excited for a new Fannie Flagg book. But I'm hesitant to start it because every auto-buy author has been a disappointment this year.

Ruthiella Ooh! I am going to get this for my mother! 3w

bookandbedandtea Oh how depressing that your tried and true authors are letting you down this year. I hope that trend reverses itself soon. 🤞🏻 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Yes!! It's like 2025 is the year of shitty story-telling 🤣 So far though, this one is proving to the exception 😌 2w

MemoirsForMe I just listened to a wonderful interview with Fannie on Adriana Trigiani‘s podcast “You Are What You Read.” I ordered the book right after it. Fannie always delivers! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @MemoirsForMe Yes she does, and she is! And I can't wait to see where these stories go! 2w

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Must Love Dogs | Claire Cook

so-so

I usually enjoy Claire Cook's books, but this one was just eh.

60/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader Onto better books👋🏻 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader I hope so! So far it's really been a year pretty crappy books 😣 3w

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w

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Untitled | Untitled

From bottom to top:

Special delivery from a most excellent friend @Offmybookshelf
Book mail
Little Free Library crawl

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Must Love Dogs | Claire Cook

"I decided to listen to my family and get back out there."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story | Dave Thompson

#CharacterCharm #Musician

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Great choice 🙌🏻👍🏼👌🏼 3w

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One Italian Summer: A Novel | Rebecca Serle

pick

This was almost a DNF. But, when I got surprised by who Katy runs into in Positano the story really took off for me. The ending was a little disappointing because I would've liked some kind of explanation. Overall, it was good story to get lost in.

59/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

willaful I really like her but I can't bear to read about people grieving their mothers now mine is so frail. 😞 3w

DieAReader 🎉 #Next 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @willaful I get that. The beauty of books is, they'll still be around when you're ready for them. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w

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What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty

#CharacterCharm #Amnesiac

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Do you recommend this one? 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Yes. It's nothing you expect it to be; and the way Moriarty rolls it out makes unputdownable 3w

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Iain Reid

#CharacterCharm #Psychotic

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my list! 3w

Eggs It‘s apparently on my TBR already… 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs This was one crazy read!! 3w

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One Italian Summer: A Novel | Rebecca Serle

And moving on to start another #BookSpinBingo read

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Hollywood Kids | Jackie Collins

bailed

After 235 pages, I just don't care enough to read another 300 pages. #HailTheBail

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Read2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader #Next up! 3w

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3w

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 3w

LiteraryinPA On to better things! 😋 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @LiteraryinPA Yes! Reading time is too precious for books that don't beg to be picked up 3w

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Star Wars: Tribute to Star Wars | Lucasfilm

#CharacterCharm #Legend

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Absolutely 🙌🏻 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs 🙌🏼🙌🏼 3w

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The Winter Guest: A Novel | Pam Jenoff

#CharacterCharm #Guest

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Love Jenoff🩷🩷 3w

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#CharacterCharm

"Off The Beaten Path" #Artist - Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics

Cute little art town of Green Mountain Falls, CO

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs That looks awesome 👏🏻 🥰 4w

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs It really is! And when the wind blows, it's magical 💞 4w

ShelleyBooksie WOW - that is stunning 4w

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TheBookgeekFrau @ShelleyBooksie It was such a marvelous thing to see and hear. The streamers made the most soothing sound in the wind 4w

marleed Is this a permanent piece of flowing art? I need to see this🤩 4w

TheBookgeekFrau @marleed No. It's only there until October 20th. 3w

bookandbedandtea Very cool! Wonder if I can work around soccer games to get down there before it's removed. 🤔 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Can't miss soccer! You just might have to take a day off work 😂 It's there til Oct. 20 -- so plenty of time to find an excuse 😉 3w

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Death Wish | Iceberg Slim

#CharacterCharm #Vigilante

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Reggie I always think of my grandpa when I see Charles Bronson. He‘d always watch his movies. 4w

TheBookgeekFrau @Reggie My Dad too 4w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🖤❤️ 4w

Eggs 🖤❤️🖤 4w

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Hollywood Kids | Jackie Collins

I've read Hollywood Wives and Hollywood Husbands, so when I came across this last fall at the library book sale I thought might as well round out the family 😂
I'm looking forward to good, trashy read.

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Number One Chinese Restaurant | Lillian Li

bailed

And that's a #HailTheBail wrap. See ya 👋🏼

57/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 💖🤓Onto better books 4w

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 4w

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Number One Chinese Restaurant | Lillian Li

"The waiters were singing 'Happy Birthday' in Chinese."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Number One Chinese Restaurant | Lillian Li

Starting this #BlameItLitsy #BookSpinBingo book

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Silent Witness: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo's Death | Mark Fuhrman

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I always thought Michael Schiavo was a bit of a scheve, and a piece of shit right up to the end. But I never thought he had anything to do with Terri's collapse. I think differently now.

Overall, it was an interesting read that I'm glad I came across at a library book sale last year.

56/80

August #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader