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I have a rather specific request for help/recommendations. My very hard to buy for husband has asked for audiobooks in French for his birthday. He enjoys intelligent mysteries or non fiction like history or biography. He wants books originally written in French, not English in translation. Anyone got some favorite French authors/titles for me? Thanks!

This is a cute book! It‘s not going to make it onto a list of my favorites but I enjoyed it. Shoshanna is very relatable as a fellow tiny bright-colors-wearing book lover. All the characters are really fun and the teen romance is a small delight. Also, it works surprisingly well as a Jewish romance at Christmas time (it helps that they work in a mall).

I finally got myself one of these bathtub trays. Feeling very fancy. However, I suspect my husband will enjoy it more than I do. The tub is so deep that I can‘t actually rest the book on the tray while reading 😂 but he‘s taller so he may be able to.

This is fun so far! And I find Shoshanna, who is Jewish, fits inside a children‘s play castle, and has a crush on a book nerd with biceps, quite relatable (even if I am bisexual). This line is especially great since my husband‘s name is Daniel 😁

Today, I‘m sharing the 2022 Summer Reading Guide from www.everyday-reading.com. I got it by signing up for her email newsletter. I haven‘t read any of these books but I‘ve heard of a lot of them.

4✨ I read this in almost one sitting. It was a really cute rom-com set at Christmas time. Most of the time we are at a book store which I completely enjoyed. There was quite a bit of characters, working in different locations as well that was hard at first to keep track of. Other than that I just smiled through the whole read. Read for #YABuddyRead @megnews

Enemies to lovers is not my jam. Saving Grace: set in a bookstore. This would be a nice pick for Christmas/Hanukkah.
#yabuddyread

#RoadTripUSA2022 GA

Friendly reminder for April‘s #yabuddyread as well as #mgbuddyread. I‘ve tagged those who expressed interest for one or both. If you‘re not on the list and plan to read along and discuss, please let me know if you‘d like to be tagged. All welcome!

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A reminder for those who wish to place holds for April‘s #MGBUDDYREAD & #YABUDDYREAD. Let me know which discussions you‘d like to be tagged for.

A thoughtful holiday romance. Enemies to lovers with several underlying problems to keep things interesting! Fabulously told.

I‘m subscribed to the www.everyday-reading.com email newsletter. Janssen Bradshaw from Everyday Reading sent an email with her 2021 Summer Reading Guide. I just wanted to share it here. There are a lot of book recommendations here depending on what you like reading or what you want to read. I haven‘t read any of these books.

Caption got too long to list all ? Tagged book is Dec fav, & listed are trigger warnings I managed to jot down:

#TheWideWindow - hurtful language describing indeterminate gender character ("monster" is used)
#IntheStudywiththeWrench - planing murder to look like suicide, manipulation & gaslighting
#NightOfTheMannequins - murder, suggestion of suicide, & gun zealot waving a gun around at a drive-in movie theater
#Lobizona - I.C.E. raids, sexism

Shoshanna's a frustrating character at first. She's true to her age, which is cool, but that means she's also a bit overbearing & immature. Her over-the-top start makes her growth that much sweeter & more satisfying as she learns to respect her friends' boundaries, communicate clearly w/her parents, and respect Jake despite their differences. That growth actually takes precedence over the romance, making it even sweeter when it finally emerges.

I requested this from the library last year, but maybe light and sweet wasn‘t what I was in the mood for this month. I kept rolling my eyes at Shoshanna‘s decisions and self-absorbed attitude. Typical teen, but it got old. I liked the bookstore setting and the diverse characters, but overall it was a meh read.

Cute ya romance set in a bookstore.

Adored this YA holiday rom-com! It was the perfect, light read for this week, and I breezed through it. It made me laugh out loud, tear up, and have all the feels. Shoshanna is a bold character, and although she may be seen as a bit unlikeble at first, she learns so much in the span of the novel and acts like a real teen on every page. I'm also a sucker for hate to love romance tropes, and this one is handled so sweetly. And great representation!

Just arrived to my parents house for the holidays, so I'm kicking off my vacation with this Hanukkah holiday romance tonight!

Heart eyes. Just heart eyes. 😍

#ya #romcom #enemiestolovers #holidays #bookstores #sweet #cinnamonrollcharacters #Hanukkah #Christmas #holidays

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 248 #bookstoread #tbrpile #bookstagram

So, um, like, I started this book, and before I knew it, I was halfway through...

#books #booknerd #bookssetinbookstores #ya #bookishjobs #currentlyreading #librarybook

#fantasticFirstLine #CoverLove

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Just supported my local #blackownedbookstore and my talented friend Laura Silverman by preordering her #ownvoices YA romance, Recommended for You. To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You've Got Mail....ummm, yes, please! #bookstoreday2020

I'm so excited for this enemies to lovers Jewish contemporary YA that takes place in a bookstore over the holidays 😍😍. I don't think you can go wrong with a book being marketed as To All the Boys I‘ve Loved Before meets You‘ve Got Mail. Plus the cover is adorable! #MBCReadathon #MBCGiveaway8

One of my friends and favorite YA authors is having a virtual book tour in anticipation of her Fall release of Recommended for You! An adorable hate to love romance and Jewish YA that takes place in a bookstore during the December holidays. If you have a blog and want to join in on the tour, sign-up is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetXc56DnSKBmm5nzvH_wOfc3ulMtoO5NtJGenv...