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A week until the #Booker24 longlist announcement.

Any predictions?
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024

Cathythoughts Great quote ❤️ 4d

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Putting this “Read Across the USA” section in my reading journal, and I‘m happily surprised at how much I‘m already able to fill in from what I‘ve already read! Go, me! #ReadingJoutnal

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I mostly loved the 22 books I‘ve read from this list and feel inspired to read more. Although, I have to admit that I DNF‘d their top pick. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #nyt #nytbest100

AmyG Same here. I bailed on it. 🤣 2w

rachelk @AmyG I really think it was a weird choice for the top spot! 🫣😂 2w

AmyG I think quite a few books were odd picks. Whatever. 🤷‍♀️ 2w

Suet624 😂😂😂 I just saw this post. Yeah, such a weird choice. 2w

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Thanks to @Kitta for posting hers.

Are the best lists the ones you disagree with?
(I'm never going to be 100% behind any list with this #1)
#NYT

The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html?unlo...

thegirlwiththelibrarybag It‘s quite niche - heavy on the litfic & I think quite interesting that no YA titles made it. I was surprised at how many titles I had no awareness of (I work in a library, I spend my days surrounded by books - even if they are not ones I personally want to read, I thought my general awareness was higher). I found the author submission lists that I saw floating around on social media the day before the “official” list dropped more interesting. 2w

charl08 @thegirlwiththelibrarybag the author choices are fun 2w

charl08 (including the author who nominated herself!) Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker and More Share Their Top Books of the 21st Century https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/authors-top-books-21st-century.ht... 2w

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tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I have only read 7- I‘m glad or at least don‘t feel as bad that I haven‘t heard of the majority of these titles if you haven‘t. @charl08 great job!!! I obviously don‘t read a lot of litfic… 2w

tpixie @charl08 thanks for the link. Apparently my reading habits are most like James Patterson‘s, Jenna Bush Hager‘s , and Ann Napolitano‘s! 2w

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie, which is why I feel the author submissions are more interesting than the list… it‘s more personal. 2w

tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag yes!! 2w

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mandarchy

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Mt Rainier in Washington State 🇺🇲 with a wizard's hat. What kind of cloud is that?
#weirdwordwednesday
@CBee

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pan

2.5⭐

Blood and Mascara is a Noir Mystery Thriller. I'm struggling to write this review. There were parts that I loved about this book, but there's others I didn't like so much. It took me 3 days to read it and that because the last 75% of the book was good and I couldn't wait to see what happened.

The character development was good. I was glad to see how Bronze had developed and changed by the end of the book. ⬇️

Monica5 The plot and premise of the book was excellent. All these factors I liked about the book.

What turned me off of the book was some of the writing. It was disjointed in a way. The book would be moving along and then all of the sudden something out of left field would be put in. I honestly got confused during those times. It seemed to me that there were a lot of those in the book. One chapter in particular to me should have been in the first half of the book, instead just thrown into the last 15%. It was completely out of place for me.

Tentative Publishing Date: July 9, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley, Pulplit, and Karnin for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#arc #readaway2024 #readmytbr #bookspinbingo 2w

dabbe fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 2w

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8000 books!

BarbaraBB 🤩 🤩🤩🤩 Fantastic 3w

Bookwomble +1! 😁 3w

BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩 3w

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I love this time of year in the garden, but it does leave less time for books...

UwannaPublishme 😍🌼 3w

Chelsea.Poole Lovely! 3w

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Did pretty well at two bookshops during a flying trip to Edinburgh. Reminded I don't have any steps (and hardly any inclines) at home....

Texreader Oooh my son‘s in Edinburgh right now. 4w

charl08 @Texreader hope he's packed some waterproofs! 3w

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Cormac McCarthy on writing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/books/booksupdate/cormac-mccarthy-roger-payne...

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Second in a new Historical Cozy Mystery Series set in 1920's England follows Lady Elizabeth Hawthorne. I found the book to be a quick easy read. Elizabeth goes to visit a childhood friend and is soon in the middle of an intriguing case. There's secret marriages, murder and blackmail awaiting her at the Mayfield Manor.

Thanks to Book Sirens and Olivia Rose for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 4⭐

☺️ Happy Reading ☺️. #JuneofArc

BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 1mo

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Leanestaystrong1995

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Me walking

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Shooting Bogies is a quick fun crime read with a golf theme. It's set in New Jersey and involves a cast of characters from the finance world, the mob, and the government.

Rocky Demonic makes a serious mistake at the funeral of an Italian mobster. Soon, he is called to Gino's office, the son of mobster, to explain why he disrespected the family. Before, he knows it he is having to do a job for Gino. Rocky doesn't have any urge to do ⬇️

Monica5 anything but play golf, even though he's having to do a job for Gino.

I have never read a book by Monti before, but I enjoyed his writing. He had a way that grabbed me in the first chapter and before I knew it, I was halfway through the book. I rated this a 4⭐'s because I felt it was rushed at the end. Other than that, it was a good read and I would read him again.

I won this book through a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks to Goodreads, and Monti for the E-boik. All thoughts and opinions are my own. #readaway2024 #readmykindle
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Monica5 #juneofArc 1mo

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Books I didn't buy in Waterstones Manchester.

squirrelbrain Loved Honeybees! ❤️❤️ 2mo

Liz_M 😂 It was easier to picture what you didn't buy because the other 10643364 titles in stock came home with you? (edited) 2mo

Libby1 All Your Children, Scattered is stunning. 2mo

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My plans for the weekend:

Homecoming by Kate Morton (ARC)
Julia's Eats and Treats (Cookbook ARC)
Pitch Dark by Paul Dorian (ARC)
The Secret Lives of Bookstore Owners and Librarians (Audio)

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Even though I read 14 books this month, only 8 were on my list for the month. Hopefully, I will get more covered in June.

I did get the #doublebookspin read It was 'The Echo of Old Books', which was my favorite for the month. It's so far my favorite for the year.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2mo

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14 books read in May!! 2 DNF books!
I did better than I thought. My favorite was The Echo of Old Books!

5⭐
JFK FYI by Gary B. Haley (ARC)
The Last Hope by Susan Ella Macneal (ARC)
The Malachi Covenant by Dee Kelly Jr (ARC)
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis (Library)

4.5⭐
Behind a Closed Door by J. D. Barker (ARC)
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis (Library)

4⭐
College Girl Missing by Shawn Cohen (LibbyApp Kindle)⬇️

Monica5
Prisoners of the Castle by Ben Macintyre (LibbyApp Audio)
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom (LibbyApp Audio)
Killing the Witches by Bill O'Reilly (LibbyApp Audio)

3⭐
Abandoned Prayers by Gregg Olsen (LibbyApp Kindle)
American Heiress by Jeffery Toobin (LibbyApp Audio)
The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom (LibbyApp Audio)

2⭐
Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski (ARC)

DNF
Unraveling Wrongful Convictions and Miscarriages of Justice by Matthew Harrison (ARC)
Did I Ever Tell You by Genevieve Kingston (LibbyApp Kindle)

#wrapup #readaway2024 #readmytbrpile
#readyourkindle #arc 2mo

Gissy Amazing😱📚📚📚📚👏👏👏👏 2mo

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Book mail! (And some foxgloves)

mcctrish Two of my favourite things ( I just planted 2 new foxgloves and now I want more, more and more) 2mo

TheBookHippie Oh I love foxgloves!!! 2mo

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1. Grease
2. Oh, God
3. Anywhich way but loose

#tlt @dabbe

dabbe The only way I remembered I had seen #3 was because of the orangutan! 😂 Thanks for sharing! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

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My June #Bookbingo list. I never know what I am going to read, so this way is easier for me! I haven't read many of my May #Bookbingo books. Only 6, though I have read 11 books so far.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo

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I only got 22/100 🤦

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe That maybe means 88 to add to your music TBR! Though I already know there are some I will not be interested in ever listening to (talking to you, Kanye West). 🤩😂😀 2mo

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Display at my library.
I would just like some kudos as they didn't all come home with me.

rockpools All of our libraries got a set too! The ONE year I didn‘t commit to reading them, and the whole shortlist shows up in front of me at work! Admittedly only a week before the finalist was announced, but still - I WILL get to them eventually. 2mo

charl08 @rockpools I was hoping they would say "please take them" but they didn't.... 2mo

rockpools @charl08 Hmm. I‘m going into work tomorrow, and will re-label all the displays shelves with ‘please take me‘. We need the issues! (We had actually been talking about this yesterday…) Have you read any so far? 2mo

charl08 @rockpools that sounds good. I had some time so went back and picked up the Korean novel (as I had been eyeing it up in the bookshop too!) 2mo

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EatSleepRead

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Current Saturday mood at my house.

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 3mo

IuliaC 😻 3mo

Soubhiville Now that‘s the good life! 🫶🏼 3mo

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dabbe If my GSDs did that, they'd fall off and break their legs! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo

Suet624 That‘s amazing. 3mo

EatSleepRead This is Ember our 11 month old Border Collie. Two speeds: asleep and go-go-go. Still very much puppy. Lol 3mo

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This was part of the window display in an antiquarian second hand bookshop. #Porto

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I finished 5 books during the #AwesomeApril Readathon. Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting

Andrew65 That‘s brilliant, well done 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍 3mo

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Thought this looked good...
#GraphicNovel #Portuguese

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Loved this little second hand place, with a nice line in bookmarks.

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I was tempted by these bookish bags...
#Bertrand #Porto

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I didn't go to the famous bookshop in Porto (hour long queues plus torrential rain) but I did manage quite a bit of window shopping. This shop's display was marking the anniversary of the end of the Portuguese dictatorship.

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Obsessed with Portuguese tiles in Portugal.

Cathythoughts They are lovely. ❤️ 3mo

Sace 😍 3mo

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#WeeklyForecast
In progress:
📖 The Haunted Showboat (physical)
🎧/📱We Were Mothers (audio/kindle combo)
📱The Address and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (On kindle for #ChildrensClassicRead2024)

Up Next:
Sarah (I‘ve got two books about the matriarch Sarah by two different authors. I can‘t decide which one I want to read for #BookedInTime)

I need to make a decision about my #FoodAndLit book too.

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#BookReport

I finished three books this week.

📖 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (technically I finished it the 28th).
📖 The Clue in the Diary
🎧 Selling the Dream

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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. My students
2. #NancyDrewBR
3. #hyggehourreadathon
4. Kittens
5. #bookspin

If you are reading this you are tagged 😊

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 3mo

DebinHawaii Lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 The #NancyDrewBR are so fun! Thanks for sharing & spreading the joy! 🤗 3mo

Sace @DebinHawaii thanks for the weekly reminder to take stock of the good things in life! 3mo

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Here are my #bookspin books for May.

I‘ve been reading through the Nancy Drew series for years and the Haunted Showboat is next. But never fear @Librarybelle when/if we get to this one for the #NancyDrewBR I have no problem reading it again.

I‘m trying to read from my kindle more so Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm it is. That way I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone: bookspin and #ChildrensClassicRead2024 with @TheBookHippie

Librarybelle Hooray!!! 3mo

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Leanestaystrong1995

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Yesterday I passed my American citizenship and I only wish I could tell my younger self that you can do it and everything will okay,

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Enjoying my reading journal, and still learning. #ReadingJournal

dabbe It's fabulous. 🤩🤩🤩 3mo

Tkimsal @dabbe Thank you! 3mo

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The StoryGraph makes it easy to share my April #wrapup. Granted there‘s no info about titles or anything, but I‘m pretty lazy. Maybe later I‘ll post titles.

I don‘t read as fast or as much as other #littens, but I‘m pleased with my April reading.

Librarybelle I love the graphs on Storygraph! 3mo

WorldsOkayestStepMom You don't have to be a fast reader to enjoy it! I haven't finished a book since February, but I'm enjoying the book I've been reading. 3mo

Sace @WorldsOkayestStepMom I‘ve been working on it! My reading goals this year are to read more, count less and to just go where the books take me. I‘m trying to savor and not speed through. I don‘t think I read at all in February! 3mo

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Sace @Librarybelle they are awesome! And screenshotting them speaks to my lazy heart. 3mo

Deblovestoread I love Storygraph for the graphs most of all! 😍 3mo

dabbe I love lazy. 💙🩵💙 3mo

Sace @Deblovestoread they are the best graphs and stats for me! 3mo

Sace @dabbe It‘s my lifestyle. 😆 3mo

dabbe @Sace And I love it! 🤩 3mo

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My new book case, my husband got me 2 weeks ago, for our anniversary. We finally got it put together, yesterday. I moved some of my books from my other 2 overflowing bookshelves. ❤️📚❤️

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo

TheSpineView Love it! It makes my bookworm heart beat!💘💓💗 3mo

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✔️jammies
✔️books
✔️cat
✔️journal

I‘m a little early but I‘m ready for #hyggehourreadathon

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Awe!!!! 3mo

Leftcoastzen 😻👏cuteness! 3mo

Sace @TheBookHippie @Leftcoastzen Do not let those eyes fool you! 😂 She can be a handful. (edited) 3mo

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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo

Chrissyreadit 😻😻😻😻 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly She resembles my Gandalf! Also very cute, also a handful 😆 3mo

Sace @Clare-Dragonfly a challenging combo! 3mo

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#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

I only finished one book this week and it was audio. I‘m hoping to finish The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store today. At some point this week I‘ll start Selling the Dream and The Clue in the Diary for the #NancyDrewBR.

Have a great week everyone!

tpixie You found your old account!! 3mo

Sace @tpixie I did. I guess I could have stuck with the new one, but I wasn‘t sure if I could find everyone again. 3mo

tpixie @Sace yay! Yes- it would take forever to curate your friend group again!! 3mo

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#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

📖 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is the top priority since it‘s for my in person book club May 9.

📱The Address is my night read (crappy lighting = #readyourkindle

🎧 Selling the Dream An impulse buy this week thanks to @Amor4Libros and @jlhammar

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Okie dokie. After much waffling I think I have my #bookspin list for May. I was trying to make it as open as possible for myself and less subject to monthly changes. I also have 2 “required” reads each month (In person book club and a postal round robin book club) so I needed to make space for “mood reading”.

Thanks for the inspiration @Read4life

Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo

Read4life Looks great! What I love is that if something isn‘t working you can always tweak it next month. 💙💙 3mo

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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

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Yuki_Onna Ohhh, you're back!!! I'm so glad! 🥳 3mo

Sace Thanks! I‘m really happy to be back here. There‘s really no substitute IMO. 3mo

DebinHawaii Welcome back & thank you for sharing your joy list! 💛💛💛 Litsy does bring great joy & of course, kitties! I‘m glad you joined in this week.🤗 3mo

dabbe Welcome back, Kotter! 🤩🤗😂 3mo

Sace @dabbe thanks! 3mo

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Seen (in my reading journal). #truth

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Question for @TheAromaofBooks : is this an acceptable list? Or would it be considered not in the spirit of the rules?

Deblovestoread This is very similar to what I‘m currently using and you will other variations as well. It‘s a whatever works for you challenge 💜 3mo

Read4life Looks good! 💙 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Yes!!! Looks great!!! I hadn't seen this yet when I commented on your other post haha but I strongly encourage you to make this challenge work for you, however that looks!! 3mo

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Sace @Read4life totally inspired by you! 3mo

Sace @Deblovestoread yes, I think this is going to be my M.O. so I can meet my other reading commitments, participate in some Litsy events *and* still mood read. 3mo

Sace @TheAromaofBooks thanks! I love being able to make it work for me! 3mo

Read4life 💙💙💙 3mo

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Please forgive me @TheAromaofBooks but can I get a #bookspin refresher?

claudiuo I hope this helps: https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/bookspin-bookspinbingo-litsy-challenge/ 3mo

Sace @claudiuo it does! Thank you! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Thank you for sharing the link @claudiuo !!! 3mo

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TheAromaofBooks Hey Sara, just let me know if you have any other questions or if you want to be added to the tag list!! 😁 3mo

Sace @TheAromaofBooks please add me to the tag list. I might not be able to play until June though. Do I understand correctly that we can leave books on our list from month to month if we don‘t finish them? 3mo

TheAromaofBooks I have you on the list!! You can absolutely carry books over from month to month, or have a new list each month, or have some new & some old... this is SO loosey-goosey!!! I encourage everyone to use this challenge to help them read more, however that looks. Your list can be specific titles, challenges, topics, categories, book locations (like “living room shelf“), or even random things like “yellow cover“ - or any combination!! Whatever works!!😁 3mo

Sace @TheAromaofBooks love it! My reading life changes seasonally so I appreciate the “make it work for you” philosophy. 3mo

MaGoose @TheAromaofBooks Hi 👋. Can I join in and be on your list? 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @MaGoose - Absolutely!! Check my profile - I JUST posted about May's BookSpin!!! 3mo

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I suppose four of six I'd liked/wanted isn't bad?

The Enright and Grenville are good reads but not my favourites of their work - wondered if they were carried by their other books / body of work rather than this book? IDK 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

#womensprize #shortlist #nopleasingsomepeople

Leniverse Yes, I wonder the same. But honestly, that might be reason to longlist them, but not shortlist. I'm baffled. Especially about Dolly. 3mo

TheKidUpstairs @Leniverse Dolly Maunder was a surprise for me, too. It was a good read, but nothing special. Definitely not Shortlist material! 3mo

charl08 @Leniverse exactly! @TheKidUpstairs I'm not alone 😀 3mo

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charl08 I'm rubbish at remembering to tag! @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 3mo

squirrelbrain Yes, I had 4 of the 6 as well. And I‘m surprised about Dolly. I pretty much expected the Enright to be there though 3mo

AnneCecilie I haven‘t read any Grenville before and find that Dolly is growing on me and is a book I keep thinking about 3mo

ChaoticMissAdventures The Wren was the first I read of these and I cannot tell you what it was about. It had so little impact on me I cannot remember a thing. 3mo

BarbaraBB 4 out of 6 is good but my two favorites are missing though! I still need to read Dolly! 3mo

charl08 @squirrelbrain maybe I should reread the Enright. 3mo

charl08 @AnneCecilie glad she has some fans! 3mo

charl08 @AnneCecilie (Dolly, not Grenville, I mean - I've enjoyed her other books more) 3mo

charl08 @ChaoticMissAdventures I remember it - I was impressed how she wrote the yp's voice. But I've liked (some of) her earlier books more. 3mo

charl08 @BarbaraBB hope you can find a copy - would love to hear more comments about it. 3mo

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