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There were some good ones out there but Women was my favorite of 2025.
#bookoftheyear
#readingbracket
With my busy work schedule, I always keep my reading goal reasonable. I'm always thrilled to see that I'm able to exceed it. 🤗
panThis was my first Nora Roberts book and it did not live up to my expectations. Maybe it's just this book? I don't know. I'm not eager to try another one.
The story was simple and boring. The characters were annoying and I couldn't get into the love story. I had to force myself to finish the book. This was not my cup of tea.
#authoramonth @Soubhiville
Pedro enjoying the Northern California coastline.
Explored this cute bookstore in Mendocino, California and bought the tagged book.
We are spending our winter break in Northern California and we tried this amazing Italian restaurant. It was Northern Italy with Fort Bragg style.
#foodandlit2025 @Texreader #Italy
so-soA whodunit story set in Christmas with suspense. The first half of the book dragged a but but then things picked up. The ending was meh but I was eager to figure who was the culprit.
Feliz Navidad, everyone!
May your day be filled with love and joy!
so-soIt was beautifully written but it was hard for me to stay focused on the story. Also, the ending had me scratching my head.
pickThis book was a lot of fun! I enjoyed the humor, the setting, and the mystery. It was fun how the MC broke the fourth wall and made jokes throughout the book. It had me chuckling many times. All the places from Italy had me wishing I was back there again, and the mystery kept going back and forth between the characters wondering who was the bad guy. I hope the second book is as much fun as well!
#foodandlit2025 #Italy @Texreader
so-soI wanted to like this book more, especially after reading many great reviews. It was an interesting story within a story. Joone was independent and hopeful, but many of her decisions made me question her sanity. And the side story with her favorite mer character made me go, meh. However, I highly enjoyed Joone's chemistry with the MMC.
Participated in my first audiobook walk with my local Silent Book Club.
Winter break...finally!!!
Exhausted is an understatement.
pickFinished the second part of the graphic novel. I have yo be honest, it was hard to stay focused on this one. I felt the things that kept happening to Violet were repetitive. However, the twist at the end makes me eager to continue the series.
pickI took me a while to finish this one. The first half of the book had so many parallels to what is happening right now that I needed time to process. I'm still not sure how I feel about the second half of the book. It was good but it took a turn I was not expecting. It's still a good book though.
pick3.5 🌟
This book was very hyped up to me but it was still enjoyable. The story was told through a dual timeline. Sometimes it was confusing to know what timeframe the story was taking place.
However, it was interesting to learn how Luke and August ended up the way they were. Both had trauma in their lives that they were trying to overcome.
I did lose interest here and there.And was kind of disappointed with the romance in the book
pickThis was a cute and fun read! It had me smiling from beginning to end. Now it's time for me to watch Roman Holiday.
4⭐️
#littensloveromance
Our Thanksgiving feast at the cabin.
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!
pickFinished the first part of the dramatic reading of Iron Flame. It was full of action and twists. My only complaint was how often Violet was getting hurt and tortured. However, I am looking forward to the second part!
Sipping on Sassenach Whiskey while listening to this graphic audio.
Visiting Yosemite in the Fall is now our favorite time.
pickThis was a fun noir mystery set in Los Angeles in the 1930s. I highly enjoyed how the sisters tried to solve Lulu's murder while trying to navigate the world as Asian Americans. It definitely peaked my interest to learn more about Asian Californian history.
4⭐️
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so-soI was hoping to like this more but it was really hard to get into. I was interested to find out what happened to Barbara but I was not a big fan how the story jumped between time lines. It almost felt like it was trying to decide which storyline to focus on: Barbara's disappearance or Bear's. I felt that these two plots could have been broken into two different books.
#BookspinBingo #screamteam #hauntedshelf
pick3.5 stars
I was expecting mark cannibalism, but I'm glad it wasn't that bad. My squeamish heart would not have handled it.
It was a fun and quick read. It was a mystery and a thriller with a whodunit kind of feeling. The whole time I kept wondering, did Maria kill her husband? Did she use his meat in her food?
I was not a big fan of the MC but I also worried about the situation she was in. ⬇️
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Book: of Chaos and Haste by Jessica Grewe Glover
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