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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman
Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin The author of Other Peoples Houses and The Garden of Small Beginnings delivers a quirky and charming novel chronicling the life of confirmed introvert Nina Hill as she does her best to fly under everyone's radar. Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell. The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're allor mostly allexcited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is? Nina considers her options. 1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.) 2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee). 3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.) It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“She enjoyed people—she really did—she just needed to take them in homeopathic doses; a little of the poison was the cure.”

#NatlSmileDay
#MayMontage

Nina makes me smile 😊 💛 and flowers 💐

Eggs Well chosen👍🏼👌🏼👏🏻 2d
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Listed to this one on audio. I liked the story of Nina & how her simple life gets turned upside down after her biological father she never knew dies. Nina is included in his will & learns of an entire extended family within close proximity. I liked also how anxiety was addressed in a story. It‘s important for mental health to be addressed as something that people can struggle with. Wasn‘t a fan of how her boyfriend dealt with her anxiety but it‘s

ncsufoxes It‘s also the reality that some people have a hard time when people with anxiety shut down or have specific coping mechanisms. The end wrapped up quickly & everything worked out (which is satisfying in some ways but also frustrating that there is the ending where everything worked out just fine). 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Happy Monday! We have several appointments today but first I wanted to share one of my favorite books with a #YellowCover 💛📚💛

#MayMontage

dabbe Looking lovely! 🤩 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe thank you!! 😍 1mo
marleed Love love this book! 1mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @marleed yes!!! 💛🫶🏻 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Love this book! 💛💛 1mo
Garabrandtreviews Loved that one! Did you also read Adult Assembly Required? 1mo
Eggs You and your hair and your heart are so beautiful 😘😘 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs awwww 🫶🏻 thank you ❤️ 1mo
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suvata
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#StoryGraph: fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted • 352 pages

3.5 stars, rounded up

Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell.

The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.

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Tamra 😂 2mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Just to name a few!! 💛🧡💚❤️

#MarchMagic
#Bookyouoftenrecommend

AmyG Ooooooooo that‘s nice. 2mo
gossamerchild That is so cool! Where did you get it? 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @gossamerchild I ordered it from a girl on Facebook! I‘ll get you the link! 2mo
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Eggs Ahh too cool—those are your faves alright! 2mo
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Picking_Books
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“Imagine you‘re a bird.”

#firstlinefridays @shybookowl

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Read4life
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Finished book 1 so now I‘m ready to jump into Adult Assembly Required for #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD 🤓
I loved Nina and her quirky family & friends.
#MarchMadness #BookSpinBingo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Nina 💛💛 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 She is a great character. 3mo
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Read4life
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Adult Assembly Required is the #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD for March. When I put it on hold at the library, I saw that book 1 was available on audio. I‘m currently listening to Nina Hill and enjoying it.

Thanks, Misty, for introducing me to Abbi Waxman‘s Instagram 💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You‘re welcome! She had said she would zoom with us, but it didn‘t get set up… maybe for another book 📚 3mo
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“It also meant she thought of books as medication and sanctuary and the source of all good things. Nothing yet had proven her wrong.”

I planted these buttercups in 2016 and this is the first time they have bloomed 💛

If you‘re not following Abbi Waxman on instagram you should!! One of my favorite books 📚 💛

#LitsyLoveReads

Read4life I just started listening to this one tonight. 🤓 3mo
IndoorDame Omg her instagram really is fabulous! Thank you!!! How was I not listening to this before??? 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @IndoorDame ikr!!!! I love her!! 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life it‘s so good!! 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I‘m totally swooning right now! Abbi Waxman offered to zoom with us for a buddy read!! I may not be able to sleep tonight! She is so amazingly nice!!

🧡💛💙❤️

#LitsyLove

Cinfhen Wait, what??? I LOVE HER!!! That‘s amazing 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen I know!!! I only asked her to answer some questions! She responded, Fiona Davis, Freida McFadden, Parini Shroff, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Elle Cosimano all responded!! 3mo
Cinfhen Wow, Misty!!! That‘s so cool 😎 and such an awesome experience! I love that all of those authors were responsive and interactive!!! Abbi feels like the type of person I‘d hang out with in real life!!! Will @TheBookHippie include Abbi for next months #SundayBuddyRead - that would be BEYOND AMAZING 🤩 How awesome to actually chat with the author !???!! Also Fiona Davis is a HUGE author!!! Wow!!! Good for you 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen she is so awesome! Do you follow her on instagram? She posts cool videos! 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen it would be amazing!! 3mo
Garabrandtreviews Sounds amazing! 3mo
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“Being surrounded by books was the closest she'd ever gotten to feeling like the member of a gang. The books had her back, and the nonfiction, at least, was ready to fight if necessary.”

#BookShop
#JanuaryJazz

One of my all time favorites 💛

Freespirit I need to read this one!! 4mo
charl08 Great quote! 4mo
IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️this book! 4mo
MyNamesParadise I love that book so much!! And nice bookshelf!! 4mo
Eggs Great quote 📚📚 4mo
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Blackink_WhitePaper
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Pickpick

This book made me laugh 😂 that is worth mentioning cos most of the time I choose hardcore emotional books which are tearjerker. So I loved this one . This book has its own fan base mostly because in one or the other way bookish people can relate with Nina. Though I felt it‘s little dramatic, Perfect for a light read.4.5⭐️#bookspinbingo

oddandbookish I loved this book too! 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 8mo
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Panpan

I couldn‘t focus on this one. There were a lot of characters and it just took me forever to get through it and it felt like not a lot was going on. Disclaimer - I have been sick with Covid and think maybe that could have made it more difficult for me to get through this one. Maybe I will revisit another time when I feel better!

Bette Feel better soon. 9mo
Victoriahoperose @Bette thank you!! 9mo
QuietlyLaura I hope you feel better soon! 💕 9mo
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NikkiCureton
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Loved this absolutely adorable book. Didn‘t hurt that I read it while relaxing in Horseshoe Bay Bermuda! 🏝

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“It also meant she thought of books as medication and sanctuary and the source of all good things. Nothing yet had proven her wrong.” 💯

I LOVE Nina Hill! Can‘t wait to read all of this author‘s backlist!!

#ArtfulAugust
#TitleWithPersonsName

💛📚💛

Mustlovebooks1088 Ooooo I have this on my bookshelf! 9mo
LeslieO I ❤️ Nina! One of the few books I read in one sitting! 9mo
TheBookbabeblog84 This book has been on my TBR forever 9mo
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Eggs Great book 🙌🏻🙌🏻 9mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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📚tagged!!
📚Beatriz Williams
📚Big Bang Theory
📚Billie Eilish
📚Broken by Amy Lee and Seether 🎶

#ManicMonday
#LetterB

CBee Yay! Thanks for playing ♥️♥️ 10mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ArtfulAugust

These books all have #QuirkyCharacters in them.
💛💙💚💜🧡

Eggs Well played! 10mo
Dragon Loved the first four so obviously I must read The Verifiers and 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love Nina 💛 10mo
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brittanythebookdragon
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Never have I ever related to a character more than Nina Hill. I just loved this book and everything about it. Yes to all of it.

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kimmypete1
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Been meaning to read this one for a long while. Happy to say it did not disappoint!

britt_brooke I love Abbi Waxman! 11mo
kimmypete1 @britt_brooke it was my first book by her, but it won‘t be my last! 11mo
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@TheBookHippie Goodreads seems to think this is a series. Just fyr....

TheBookHippie There was a Christmas story that she put out on email that continued this story I think I linked it at one time...... otherwise.....maybe more?! WE had fun reading this one. 11mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie I love Nina. I would read another one. Thanks for resending the story. 11mo
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TheBookHippie @vlwelser I would too. I‘ve not read her other books have you? 11mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie not yet. None of the descriptions have blown me away. But they are all probably good. But Nina is extra imo. 11mo
TheBookHippie @vlwelser that‘s been my thoughts too 😅 11mo
Sparklemn Nina is a character in this new book by Abbi Waxman. I haven't read it yet. 11mo
Sweettartlaura @Sparklemn thank you for this!!! 11mo
Sparklemn @Sweettartlaura You're welcome! And I'll thank @marleed who first brought it to my attention. 11mo
TheBookHippie @Sparklemn oooo thx! Might have to add this to our 2023 list! 11mo
Sparklemn @TheBookHippie That would be awesome! 11mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie Yes, please! And I promise not to read it in the meantime. I may have failed with Other Birds. Oops. 11mo
Sparklemn @vlwelser I can't wait to read Other Birds! 11mo
vlwelser @Sparklemn it's so good. I got an ARC. No way was I able to wait on that despite knowing it was on the potential list for next year. 11mo
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DebinHawaii
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#BigJuneReadathon #BigJuneReadathonPhotoChallenge

For today‘s #NameInTheTitle prompt, I went with the theory that two is better than one & picked six books from my stacks where both the first & last name are in the title.

Clwojick This one is on my list for this week! 11mo
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I am of two minds on this book. On one side, I enjoyed the writing, I liked Nina, I enjoyed the small townish setting and the quirkiness that implies. On the other hand, conflict seemed resolved too easily and while I liked the love interest, he got on my nerves with his total lack of understanding even in the face of a full blown panic attack.

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Deifio
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My reading buddy for a chapter. Then it's work time.

shanaqui The best kind of workday, with handy pet cuddles in between while you read. 💙 11mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I love Nina!

“It also meant she thought of books as medication and sanctuary and the source of all good things. Nothing yet had proven her wrong.”

#LaughOutLoud
#BookMoods

thereadingpal I so want to read this book 12mo
booksandsympathy I really enjoyed this book! 12mo
UwannaPublishme Beautiful photo! 12mo
Eggs Beautiful! 12mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I loved Nina and I just bought all of this authors books! This list looks fun!!

#TBR

https://pin.it/1krZEIe

Caroline2 This sounds like a great list. 😃 12mo
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LiteraryLona
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I love this book! ❤️📚

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Eggs
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Day 7: finished 2 more audiobooks. Watsons go to Birmingham, and Bookish Life of Nina Hill-loved both!
Total books: 10 so far for #AwesomeApril #Readathon

Clwojick You‘re crushing it! 🔥🔥 14mo
Eggs @Clwojick Thank you Cassandra 🧡 ☺️💗 14mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 I loved 14mo
Eggs @Andrew65 Thank you💕Andrew! 14mo
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Sleepswithbooks

“It didn‘t matter what hit the fan; as long as there were unread books in the world, she would be fine.”
- Nina Hill👩🏼‍🦰📖📚📚

AmyG Such a lovely book. 14mo
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Sleepswithbooks
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Sunday‘s are for starting new books. This was a gift from @BennettBookworm 💛📖

BookBosomed1 I loved this book. 14mo
KathyWheeler I loved this book. Even though Nina is quite a bit younger than me, I related to her. I also liked the author‘s casual writing style. It was perfect for this book. 14mo
BennettBookworm Yay!! 14mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love Nina!! 💛 1y
Eggs I still need to read this💕 1y
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 and great cover❣️ 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks One of my favorites 💛 1y
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Bookishlie
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My current bookstore haul with Peaches oblivious to my photo taking ways….

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CaitlinByTheBook
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This was such a great book!! 🧡💙 I‘ve been reading several books about books and publishing so I finally picked this one up. I had borrowed it from my mom over a year ago. I read it in two days. It made me laugh out loud a few times and had a lot of depth as well. 5⭐️ and one I could see myself re-reading (and I‘m not much of a re-reader).

britt_brooke I love Abbi Waxman! 1y
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Dragon
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Nina Hill is an almost orphan working in a bookstore in a trendy neighbourhood in LA. She has a crush on the rival quiz team captain but can‘t seem to do anything about it. The unexpected appearance of her previously unknown multigenerational family throws her quiet life into relative chaos. A gentle romcom - well worth the time - I‘m very envious of her privilege and lifestyle .

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Book lovers unite! 'The bookish life of Nina Hill' begins with these beautiful quotes that all book-lovers can agree upon!

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laur89
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Super cute and sweet book to kick off the new year. Any story with “book” in the title is usually a pick for me! Nina is relatable and the author did a great job of easily transporting me into Nina‘s life in Larchmont. If you want a quick and easy read with humor, romance, trivia facts, and plenty of literary nods, this one is for you! ❤️👓📚🐱

LiteraryinLawrence I really loved this one. It helped me through my low point at the start of Covid. 1y
laur89 @LiteraryinLawrence It‘s definitely a feel good book! It reminded me of Colgan‘s The Bookshop on the Corner. 1y
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Life can throw you major curveballs, but it‘s rare you can do much more than duck.

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Nebklvr
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This was great fun. Possibly because I have more than a bit in common with the protagonist. The humor was a little crude. Anxiety was described and dealt with well.

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laur89
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My #JanuaryTBR was picked by fellow Littens and my furry buddy! My goal is read at least 22 books in #2022 😊 #tbr #goodreads #beatthebacklist #mountTBR

TheSpineView That face!💜🐾 1y
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SheilaChew
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Knitting a second sock and reading about Nina Hill.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks LOVE this book!! And your socks too!! 1y
JamieArc Those socks look so cozy! 1y
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ProudBookNerd

."Nina had looked around (the library) and realized she would never run out of things to read, and that certainty filled her with peace and satisfaction. It didn't matter what hit the fan; as long as there were unread books in the world she would be fine. Being surrounded by books was the closest she'd ever gotten to feeling like the member of a gang. "

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ProudBookNerd

"Libraries were her favourite places, and when she traveled, she would start out at the local library, thus immediately identifying herself as a total nerd. They say you always remember your first time, and Nina definitely did. Walking into the Los Angeles library to get her first library card, when she was eight or so was still a memory she treasured. "

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ProudBookNerd
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Loved this book. Light read, not heavy at all. Perfect for a quiet evening in. The plot was not intense, there were a few passages that were very relatable and it had its humorous moments. Made me wish that we still had more independent bookstores around. As it is, I just randomly came acrose this book while browsing in my local library. I love it when that happens. You don't have that same experience with digital books at all.

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SheilaChew
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Merry Christmas!!! Reading by the fire in the afterglow of gifts. Thankful for the season!

Nute Merry Christmas, Sheila!💚🌟❤️ 1y
SheilaChew @Nute Merry Christmas and happy new year! 1y
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peanutnine
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Thank you so much Tammy for my #jolabokaflodswap gift! I'm so excited to read this book and dig into this candy 🤤😋
@Butterfinger
And thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing this wonderful event ☺️💖

AmyG The lovliest book. 1y
MittenGirlPeach It really is a lovely book! 1y
Butterfinger You are welcome!! 1y
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moodduarte

She enjoyed people—she really did—she just needed to take them in homeopathic doses; a little of the poison was a cure.

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moodduarte

She sometimes made lists of things she‘d already done solely so she could cross them off, which she couldn‘t help feeling was pretty pathetic but strangely satisfying. :")

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moodduarte

She was small and slender and gave the overall impression of a baby deer, until she spoke and you realized you‘d been looking at a fox all along. As her good friend Leah once said, she wasn‘t mean; she was painfully accurate.

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I absolutely adored this book! I identified some of my own personality traits in quirky bookish Nora, loved the crazy fun family she discovered she was a part of, and honestly was sad when I finished it. So cute and funny.
4.5 stars

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