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TheLudicReader

TheLudicReader

Joined September 2016

I read for pleasure. theludicreader.com
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Mehso-so

Yeah, not so much with the believability, but the beginning was good and I kept turning the pages so ... So. 🤷‍♀️

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Independent Book Store Day #bookhaul. ❤️

TheLudicReader @dabbe do you have Spotify? 1d
dabbe @TheLudicReader I use the free part of it. I also have Apple Music. 🎶 22h
TheLudicReader @dabbe, I am not sure what the free part of Spotify is, but I am making you a Canadian playlist so you don't embarrass yourself while visiting 🤣 21h
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Fact.

MaGoose 😆🤣 Absolutely true for me, too 5d
JacqMac Same. 😂 5d
AmyG Hahahaha! 5d
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dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 5d
LeahBergen 😂 5d
Bookwomble Ha, ha! 😄 But of course! 5d
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Book Lovers | Emily Henry
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Bailedbailed

This is my 2nd Emily Henry and my 2nd bail. She is just not for me. The forced witty banter, the cookie cutter plot. I made it to page 80, but I am moving on. 🤷‍♀️

Erinreadsthebooks I‘ve tried a couple of hers as well, and for the same reasons, they never stick for me. 1w
Leftcoastzen I better stay away!😄 1w
Lesliereadsalot I‘m with you! 7d
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Never Change | Elizabeth Berg
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Plucked from my tbr shelf, this is a lovely (and sad) story of Myra, a 51 year old outreach nurse, who finds herself caring for Chip, the golden boy she loved from afar in high school. Chip has terminal cancer and their friendship sustains them both. This is a quiet novel that is life affirming and hopeful, but also super sad.

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TheSpineView This is so me! Just knowing they are in my house gives me goose bumps. 1w
TheBookHippie I always feel like saying hello pretty books 🙃😂 and I agree. 1w
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kspenmoll Truth!!!!😂😂 1w
MemoirsForMe 😁📚🙌🏻 1w
LeahBergen Same. 1w
BarbaraBB So true 1w
JamieArc Sometimes I think I like collecting books more than reading. It‘s the fact that I‘m surrounded by so many stories yet to be discovered. 1w
dabbe A home without books isn't a home; it's hell on earth. 💙🩵💙 1w
BooksandCoffee4Me @JamieArc it‘s a strange comfort, isn‘t it? 😊 1w
CarolynM Me too😆 1w
julieclair 🎯 I‘m the same! 1w
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Pickpick

A group of teenagers in Wesley Falls wage war against a powerful church and its pastor who is clearly not quite human. Twenty years later, they return home after the death of one of their group. Yes, it screams IT, but I very much liked these characters and while it‘s not as good as King‘s book, it was well written ( for the most part) and a page turner.

LeahBergen I liked her first book. 👍 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
TheLudicReader @LeahBergen I haven‘t read her first book, but based on this one (which wasn‘t perfect) I probably would. 2w
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Our Colors | Gengoroh Tagame
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https://www.readyourcolor.com/ is a free quiz that asks you to choose whether or not you would read or pass on a variety of books based on a brief description and then spits out what colour of reader you are. It also suggests a number of titles you might like to read. I felt like my result was pretty accurate. If you take the quiz, let me know what colour you are!

Zuhkeeyah I'm also a yellow! 💛 3w
Ruthiella Fun! I am a purple reader. 💜 3w
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm a purple reader, too..👾 3w
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BarbaraBB I was a bit of most with blue and read both 30%. However few of the 24 blurbs appealed to me! 2w
thebacklistbook Orange and blue were tied for me but it only showed me the write up for Orange. 2w
DGRachel The first pass gave me a tie between red and orange and declared me an orange reader. I took it again and was overwhelmingly a red reader. Both descriptions seem accurate. The book recommendations - a little less so. Fun quiz, though. Like @BarbaraBB very few of the blurbs sounded interesting. 2w
TheLudicReader @DGRachel the book recs offered were mostly books I‘d read. The first one was Everything I Never Told You and as I loved that book I suddenly felt like this quiz knew me better than I knew myself. Lol. 2w
MonicaLoves2Read I'm a Red reader 2w
AmyG I got yellow and Blue….tied. 2w
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Thanks for the tag, @dabbe
I love all the flowers in spring and I buy myself tulips almost every week once they hit the grocery store. I even love dandelions. Lilacs! And lupin when they appear in June.
I am grateful for all the things you‘d expect: family, health, meaningful work, and a fun summer visitor that I get to look forward to!
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

dabbe 🤩🤣😍 3w
Eggs Oh the scent of lilacs! Heavenly💜 3w
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April Showers | Trey Branson
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So, this is what I woke up to this morning. Blech.

TheSpineView Yikes! 🥶 3w
AmyG BOOOOO 3w
Lesliereadsalot Well who needs that? 3w
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dabbe Am I horrible if I say that looks lovely (except for the car)? Signed, someone from hotter-than-hell Phoenix. 🩵🥶💙 3w
LeahBergen We had that last week. 🙄 3w
CatMS We had an April.snow also in South West Michigan....lake.effect 😁 2w
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I Died on a Tuesday | Jane Corry
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Panpan

I read it all and it was all bad. Clunky dialogue, too many threads, unbelievable characters, ridiculous and convenient resolutions. And almost 500 pages. I knew way early that I wasn‘t going to like it because of the writing, but I thought “I‘ll just keep going because of the mystery.” Just no.

ShelleyBooksie Glad to see your review. This one has been popping up a lot. Sounds like a skip for me. 3w
dabbe Thanks for the heads-up! We need a do-not-read button below. 🤣 3w
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Such a Pretty Girl | T. Greenwood
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When a personal photo turns up in the private collection of a convicted pedophile, Ryan Flannigan is sent back in time to her life in the 1970s. Ryan and her mother, Fiona, move from their summer theatre enclave, to a West Village apt complex where Fiona‘s dreams of fame are transferred to Ryan. This book is well written, evocative of a time and place, and examines the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters. 4⭐️

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Pickpick

It had all the elements of a book that I should love but there was something missing. I felt like I was told about people‘s feelings, not shown them and so I didn‘t really believe in these relationships. It‘s been compared to The Paper Palace, but it isn‘t nearly as well written. This one reads like it was written to become a TV series, and I suspect that‘s where it will end up. Easy read.

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Gone to See the River Man | Kristopher Triana
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This book has been on a lot of best horror book lists, including lists of extreme horror. I must have a high tolerance because I didn't find it extreme, although there was some squick and definitely some uncomfortable scenes. Lori is in love with a serial killer who tests her loyalty by sending her to retrieve a key and find the River Man. Lori, as it turns out, has also done some bad things. This book is dark, imaginative and also kinda heart💔.

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Dark Horses: A Novel | Susan Mihalic
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This is a tough one. Roan is a skilled equestrian who dreams of one day competing in the Olympics, following in the footsteps of her medal-winning father, Monty. Theirs is a close relationship. Too close. When she becomes involved with a boy at school, her carefully compartmentalized life starts to unravel. This book is graphic and heartbreaking and potentially triggering, but I was wholly invested in Roan and HATED her “Daddy”.

CoverToCoverGirl An intense read but good read. 1mo
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The Four: A Novel | Ellie Keel
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Lily was my reading buddy this afternoon as I finished this cracker of a book. Rose, Lloyd, Sami and Marta are scholarship students at High Realms, a school where they do not fit in & are mercilessly tormented. When one of the school‘s most popular students is gravely injured, three of the friends do whatever they can to protect the fourth. Fabulous dark academia.

RaeLovesToRead I'm looking forward to this one. What an adorable frowny kitten 💕💕💕💕 1mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo
dabbe Guess what's FINALLY coming your way? 🤩🤩🤩 #lovelylily 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
dabbe @TheLudicReader If it's on the Pony Express, then yes. Hopefully it will arrive before summer.
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Nightwatching: A Novel | Tracy Sierra
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Although some bits were a little slow going, this debut was definitely a cut above. A woman and her two children hide after a home invasion...but was the whole thing just a figment of her imagination because of earlier trauma? Smart, well-written and definitely some pulse-pounding moments.

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Cupcakes! | Elinor Klivans
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#notbookishbutnotpolitics
Visiting with my kids in Halifax and had coffee at the most adorable new spot, Crème. The high tea menus were in the books- see The Scarlet Letter pic- and when you opened the book, a butterfly flew out. Such a pretty spot and the desserts were yummy!

TheBookHippie How lovely. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Beautiful picture of you two! I could go for that very cool tea time. 🫖 2mo
AmyG Oh…just so lovely!!!! 2mo
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ShelleyBooksie Looks so beautiful! Glad you got to visit your daughter. Fab picture of you two!! 2mo
thecheckoutstack Great hashtag 💖 2mo
Ruthiella Looks amazing! 🤩 2mo
LeahBergen How beautiful! 2mo
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Isola: A Novel | Allegra Goodman
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#bookhaul When the world is a dumpster fire, buy books. All the Wicked Girls came all the way from the UK. Midway was written by a guy I‘ve known for 40 years. His daughter is also my son‘s best friend. He‘s a well known musician in these parts, and this is his first novel.

AmyG Oh Wow! And I will have to find that Whitaker book. Nice haul. 2mo
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A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Bailedbailed

I made it to page 106. Charlie and Vivian were married for 4 years 40 years ago and they have now reunited. In the 100 pages I read, their reunion was problem free and without any meaningful postmortem of their lives. When Vic‘s adult daughter meets Charlie, she says hey, I hear you have a drinking problem, let‘s open these expensive bottles of wine and drink them. I just didn‘t like the characters or the way this book was written. #hailthebail

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Mercury: A Novel | Amy Jo Burns
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I really enjoyed this family drama which centres on the Joseph family and the girl who enters their life. What secrets do people keep in the name of love? I loved this writer‘s novel Shiner and this book was similarly quiet and thoughtful. 4.5 ⭐️

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Don't Believe It | Charlie Donlea
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Mehso-so

Grace Sebold is ten years into a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend Julian when documentary filmmaker Sidney Ryan agrees to take a look at the case. This was okay…a bit repetitive and misused blood splatter, which I found sort of weird. Lots of red herrings and the ending was unexpected, but also not the most riveting book of its type I have read.

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Nine months ago I posted a picture of a book haul. Here‘s an update on how many I have read. Of those Girl A was the best. How are you making out tackling your tbr piles?

Suet624 I‘m not doing well and I‘m annoyed about it. 2mo
AmyG I have Girl A somewhere…I need to find it. (edited) 2mo
Ruthiella Nice work! I‘ve read ten books so far from my shelves and am pleased with that progress. 2mo
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Storm day means Lily and I are bundled up at home and I got to finish this book about ice dancers Kat and Heath, a sport I loved back in the day. Objectively not a fabulous book (it was a lot of telling and big things were resolved way too quickly and for two people who were supposed to be so passionate about each other, if felt a little sterile in the sex dept) and yet I loved every single second of it. Totally would watch the limited series.

AmyG Enjoy your snow day, you two! 2mo
charl08 This is the one with the AI cover, right? 2mo
TheLudicReader Oh, is the cover AI, @charl08 ? I guess, really, so much stuff is these days. 2mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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Pickpick

It‘s a soft pick for me. I found it all a bit too saccharine and Cameron acted like he was a kid instead of a grown ass man. I enjoyed Marcellus‘s voice most of all, and wish there had been more of it.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Every time I turned a page I was hoping it would be Marcellus! 3mo
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The House of Ashes | Stuart Neville
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A little Friday night pick-me-up because, you know, the world sucks right now, #bookhaul

LeahBergen Ooo, nice! 3mo
AmyG Very nice!!!! 3mo
TiredLibrarian Nice! I loved this one. 3mo
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Suet624 I approve. 💕. 3mo
Librarybelle Oh yes. Good idea! 3mo
sarahbarnes ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo
dabbe #booksheal 🩶🩷🩶 3mo
DogMomIrene Yes! Book piles always make me feel better📚❤️ 3mo
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Mehso-so

Five years ago Lucy‘s best friend, Savvy, was murdered and Lucy was the prime suspect, although she was never charged. Now a podcaster is investigating the case and Lucy returns to the scene of the crime and, with her grandmother‘s encouragement, agrees to talk. The writing was okay, and I guess the mystery was okay, but the book was also just okay. Others might really like it, but it‘s just a soft pick for me.

ShelleyBooksie Good to know ♡ 3mo
DogMomIrene All the small town relationships were tired. And I didn‘t buy/understand a lot of the decisions made by Lucy‘s parents. 3mo
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Words We Don't Say | K. J. Reilly
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A high school senior named Joel struggles to find a way to cope with his grief by composing texts he never sends to the school principal, his best friend, Andy, and Eli, the girl he loves. This novel is funny, thoughtful and sincere. It constantly asks Joel to consider other people‘s experiences, even as he tries to manage his own. I really enjoyed it.

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This is the 2nd book I have read by this author, and while I didn‘t love it like I loved Brother, I still thought it was good. When 10 year old Stevie‘s 12 year old cousin (and best friend) Jude goes missing, he is determined to find him. But when Jude suddenly reappears, Stevie knows something is wrong. Terribly wrong. And he has to do something about that. Because it suffers in comparison to Brother, 3⭐️, but I read until 2am, so 🤷‍♀️

BarbaraBB I can‘t resist Ahlborn! So creepy! 3mo
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Nabbed from FB.

AmyG Never give up hope. 3mo
dabbe Hope really is the thing that floats. Thanks for this. 🩶🖤🩶 3mo
kspenmoll Thanks! This is lovely. 3mo
Suet624 Super hard. But thank you. 3mo
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Hope is a verb and a noun and a living breathing thing. Hang on everyone! 3mo
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Snow Day | Richard Curtis
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Our first snow day of the school year…and it kinda sucks because it‘s also the first day of assessment week…which means everything pushes ahead a day. 🤪 Still, I am hoping to get a pile of marking done and maybe finish my current read and make some cupcakes to bring to the kids tomorrow. I have already shovelled, but will have to go back out once the plow has come along.

Deblovestoread So lovely! It‘s currently 28° here. I feel like if it‘s going to be this cold there should be snow on the ground. The good news is the sun is shining instead. 3mo
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Mail Call | R. Lee Ermey
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When the mail finally starts rolling in. #LitsyLove

dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 3mo
LeahBergen Finally!! 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎈🎊🎉 3mo
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@wanderinglynn is celebrating her birthday by hosting a fun #49bdaygiveaway.
My book choice is tagged.
Happy birthday, Lynn!

wanderinglynn Thanks for entering! 🥳 3mo
BarbaraBB I just bought this one because I need more Whitaker! 3mo
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BarbaraBB Is it good? I only read those famous two 3mo
BarbaraBB Thanks. Sounds very good too. I‘ll get to that one after Wicked Girls 3mo
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Those Across the River | Christopher Buehlman
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I loved this author‘s take on vampires in The Lesser Dead and this novel is also pretty dang great. It takes place in 1935 when Frankie Nichols, a war veteran, moves to a backwater Georgia town with his soon-to-be-wife Dora. He has inherited property and plans to write his family‘s history. He doesn‘t realize just how dark that history is. Creepy, beautifully written and solidifies Buehlman‘s spot on my auto buy list.

Reggie I love this author. Most authors don‘t even have one good vampire book. He has two great ones. 3mo
TheLudicReader He is so talented, isn‘t he, @Reggie ? I haven‘t met many people who have even heard of him. 3mo
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Goodbye Days | Jeff Zentner
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Another winner by Jeff Zentner. This is the story of Carver Briggs, a high school senior whose three best friends die in a car accident for which he feels responsible. He also struggles with massive guilt as he becomes closer to the girlfriend of one of those friends. A beautiful, heart-breaking book. My first 5⭐️ of 2025.

BarbaraBB Sounds fantastic. Stacking. 3mo
dabbe 🖤🩶🖤 3mo
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On Beauty | Umberto Eco
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I kinda love his take.

kspenmoll Oh I love this! Thanks for sharing!🩵💙🩵 4mo
TheSpineView Great!📚📚📚 4mo
Lesliereadsalot This is so exactly how it is! 🩷 4mo
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Ruthiella Books as medicine! Exactly! 👍 4mo
Kristy_K Love this! It‘s so true! 4mo
Lindy 100% 4mo
DogMomIrene 💯 4mo
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Pachinko | Min Jin Lee
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@JacqMac what a lovely #littlechristmasswap to unwrap after my first day back to school. I LOVE shortbread and I will definitely be breaking my sugar fast to consume them! The kitty bookhugger is adorable. The tea sounds divine and the book has been on my tbr list forever. Thanks so much for such a thoughtful swap package.
Thanks for organizing such a fun swap @bookish_wookish !

bookish_wookish 🎄🎄 4mo
LeahBergen @JacqMac You bought the same bookmark that I bought for you for this swap!! 😆😆 4mo
JacqMac I‘m so glad you like it. I read this book a while ago and I really loved it. @LeahBergen I know! I laughed when I saw it. It‘s so perfect. lol 4mo
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NYT named this the #1 book of the century. Hmmm. Am I missing something? I mean, it was interesting, but I didn‘t love it like some people and I am going to say many of my book club pals aren‘t going to singing its praises either.
Back to work tomorrow. 😭

Suet624 I agree with you. 4mo
Beatlefan129 I didn‘t like this book on its own but once I finished the series I liked it overall a lot more, if that makes sense 4mo
Ruthiella I don‘t know that it‘s the best book of the century, but I loved this entire quartet. I came down with Ferrante fever. 😅 4mo
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Lesliereadsalot Read the whole thing and I thought it got better and better. 4mo
CarolynM I agree. I liked it, but not enough to want to continue the series. And I‘ve never understood why so many people love it. 4mo
DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yes. I can‘t agree with the Best Book of the Century 3mo
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#5JoysFriday
All my joys except for the last one, when Lily and I were reunited, have to do with my fabulous holiday in Florida Dec 25-Jan 1. Not only did I get to have a solid week with my kids, but we shared a house with my aunt and uncle, their adult daughters and grandsons who are 10 and 12. Weather was warm, we had a ball at the parks…it was just a lot of fun.
@DebinHawaii

AmyG Beautiful photos!!! 4mo
ShelleyBooksie Yay!!! So glad you had a wonderful trip. 4mo
Lesliereadsalot Great pix! Lucky you to have such a fun vacation with family. 4mo
dabbe 🩵❄️🩵 4mo
Deblovestoread Glad you had a wonderful time! Great pics 💜 4mo
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The Drift | C. J. Tudor
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My last book of 2024 finished poolside on my last day of a fabulous Christmas holiday. Happy New Year, Littens!

dabbe ❣️🥂❣️ 4mo
Ruthiella Happy New Year! 🍾🥂🥳 4mo
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Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Colonial | Orlando, Florida (Bookstore)
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Ahhhhhhhhh. How many books will fit in my suitcase?

TheBookHippie I think you can Jenga a dozen or so 🤣 4mo
AmyG Wear alot of clothes home! 4mo
Hooked_on_books Buy a tote bag as an extra carryon then you can fit more! (I have done this 😬) 4mo
LeahBergen Are you with your significant other? I always wedge a few into his suitcase when he‘s not looking. 😆 4mo
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We had a great, but long, first day of our holiday. The day before we left home we had a huge snow storm, which has made the balmy weather in Orlando extra nice. I hope everyone had a fabulous day.

Deblovestoread Yay! I hope you have the best time. 💙 4mo
dabbe Hope you soak up lots of that Florida sun. 4mo
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Thank you, @TheKidUpstairs for my delightful #jolabokaflod swap. To be honest, I opened it on Monday because I am currently sitting in a hotel room before the kids and I fly to Florida tomorrow. I took the pic then so I could share tonight!
Thanks, @MaleficentBookDragon for another great swap.

LeahBergen Elizabeth Taylor! ❤️ (edited) 4mo
BarbaraBB Such a great book! 4mo
TheKidUpstairs I'm so glad you like it, Enjoy your holiday! Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 4mo
MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! 4mo
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@dabbe Denise, I opened your gift last night after my brothers left. I am heading down to the kids a day early because we‘re getting another storm tomorrow and I do not want to be driving in that. I love this little secret book shelf and it was so thoughtful and kind of you to send it my way. It will be a lovely project to occupy me during these cold months. Thank you! ❤️

Lesliereadsalot I just made one of these book nooks! I loved making it and can‘t tell you how much fun it was to turn on the lights at the end. Here‘s my advice: glue everything even the things they don‘t tell you to glue. Trust me on this. I‘m speaking from experience! Have a great time 😀 4mo
AmyG Have a wonderful Christmas! 4mo
dabbe Happiest of holidays to you and your family. 💙❄️💙 4mo
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My #jolabokaflod swap has arrived! Can‘t wait for opening night!
@TheKidUpstairs too funny about the other book!
@MaleficentBookDragon thanks for organizing another great swap.

TheKidUpstairs I'm so glad it's arrived (with time to spare!) Hope you like it! 4mo
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What a lovely and thoughtful surprise, @Deblovestoread
Thank you so much for thinking of me! I look forward to reading this book, especially as it was your favourite of the year! 🥰

Suet624 Oh boy! What a book! You won‘t soon forget it. 4mo
Deblovestoread Glad it arrived safely. Merry Christmas! 4mo
TheKidUpstairs Sometimes things happen for a reason - when I was going to mail out your jolabokaflod gift it was this book. When I had to pivot to Amazon I decided to change to another book. The world works in mysterious ways! I hope you enjoy both this one and the one you get to open on the 24th 😊 4mo
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Brat: An '80s Story | Andrew McCarthy
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I enjoyed this memoir. It focuses very much on the 80s and is more introspective than a tell-all. I loved all those movies back in the day, so this was a fun read...and McCarthy is a good writer.

TheBookHippie I enjoyed this one ! 4mo
LeahBergen I loved him back in the day. 😂 4mo
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Mail Call | R. Lee Ermey
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I am not sure the postal workers are happy about it, but they‘re back to work tomorrow, which is good news for me as I have missed getting mail and still have about 80 Christmas cards to mail!

catiewithac USPS wouldn‘t let me mail you anything until the strike ends! 4mo
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I'm not even bothering with cards this year, the backlog is going to be so bad after a month long strike. 4mo
LiseWorks Yeah, I think I'll wait before I mail anything, the backlog will be nasty 4mo
BarbaraBB Happy for you and feeling lucky you were able to send me a Christmas card! 4mo
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Yeah, this was just sort of meh for me. Top heavy with a rushed conclusion. Journalist on a luxury cruise thinks she‘s discovered a murder and then everything goes to hell in a hand basket.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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Shocking surprise, @ShelleyBooksie ! I am your #jolabokaflod swap partner. This box is going on Maritime Bus today! Everything inside is wrapped, and I stuck a reply to your last letter in there on the top. 😀
@MaleficentBookDragon

TheLudicReader @ShelleyBooksie the bus gets in around 6:10. They said they would call you, but just so you know. 😁 4mo
merelybookish How lucky bus is an option! 😄 4mo
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