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Other Birds: A Novel | Sarah Addison Allen
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Roary47
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4✨ This was a slow read for me. I think the worlds this author creates takes me a while to grasp. They are so unique, mysterious, and magical. When I work out what is going on it‘s really magical, and this one especially touches the heart with its mastery. #ReadYourKindle @CBee

CBee I‘ll get to this one eventually 😂🤪 1mo
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CSeydel
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My third #AuldLangSpine book of January! This was a charming story of the residents of a strange little condo on a touristy island in South Carolina. All of the residents (both living and ghostly) had terrible, tragic childhoods, and the story follows their journey to love and healing.

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mcctrish
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January is finally over 👏🏻👏🏻 I had a good run with books ❤️ Other Birds was lovely! What a beautiful, magical story of about love, friendship and chosen families

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mcctrish
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🎶Today I‘m gonna read, read, read, read, read - read all day, read all day🎶

Tamra 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
bookandbedandtea Sounds amazing! Enjoy! 😊 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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mcctrish
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I‘ve hit the point in winter where I don‘t want to go anywhere. I have enough books to last me until spring ( 2026) and I can get chips delivered #winning

TEArificbooks Love chili cheese Fritos 2mo
mcctrish @TEArificbooks omg they are so good ❤️ 2mo
Aims42 Lol! I love this and can relate 1000% 😂 Call me when the temps outside are above 70 degrees F 2mo
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MaureenMc @mcctrish @TEArificbooks I can still recall when I first tried chili cheese Fritos - when I was in 7th grade. 😂 2mo
mcctrish @MaureenMc 🤣🤣 2mo
marleed I am right there with you. It‘s January 523rd in my neck of the woods! 2mo
mcctrish @marleed it absolutely is 2mo
Tamra Ha! Perfect! 2mo
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mcctrish
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#midwintersolace #naturalitsy Other Birds is on my TBR cart aka the pile I want to read more than the pile on the floor or the pile on the shelves 😆🤦🏻‍♀️

Aims42 This book was my first by SAA and got me hooked! 3mo
mcctrish @Aims42 got to move it closer to the top for sure then 3mo
TEArificbooks I liked this book too 3mo
DebinHawaii Such a great book & I love SAA! 💙💙💙 3mo
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mom2bugnbee
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Andrew65 Looks a good choice. 3mo
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Littlewolf1
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3.2⭐️ It was ok, but I expected more. It dragged on a little bit for me, but I loved the idea of it. This was my #doublespin for my #bookspinbingo.

Roary47 I‘ve only got through the first chapter 😅 4mo
TheAromaofBooks I just read this one this month and also had some mixed feelings. I liked it but didn't love it. 4mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Birds 🐦🐤🐧 #HumbleHarvest 🍂☕️🧣🍁🥧🕯🍎

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 💛💙 4mo
Eggs 🩵my choice too💙 4mo
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Eggs
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“It was an odd feeling, when she really thought about it, not having anyone in the world who knew everything about you and loved you anyway.”

Wonderful story with the very best magical realism 💫🩵✨

#Birds

#HumbleHarvest

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

rubyslippersreads I ❤️ everything about this picture! 4mo
Eggs @rubyslippersreads Thank You 🥰😘 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve got to get to this one! 4mo
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Littlewolf1
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My #BooksSpin and #DoubleSpin for the month. #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 5mo
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Karisimo
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Finished my #bookspin and #doublespin without a lot of time to spare! The Bookstore Sisters was too short for any good character development or intricate plot, so slightly disappointing. Other Birds was a nice mystery with a strong found family story, although characters are rather simplistic. It also involved ghosts, but in a magical realism way rather than horror. I enjoyed how the author portrayed them!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Other Birds is on my shelf!!! 5mo
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HeyT
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I read this for work but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I liked the way it looked at grief and identity. I also enjoyed the found family vibe.

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HeyT
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Trying to finish the book club selection for work during the quiet moments since I have to lead the discussion next week!

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HeyT
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#BookReport
I feel like I did barely any reading at all this week but I did manage to catch up with GotChapterADay and make headway into the tagged for work and Boneshaker on my commute. The only one I didn't touch this week was Orphan's Tales.

#WeeklyForecast
If I stay on track I should finish GoT this week and I would like to finish Other Birds as well.

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kimmypete1
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A soft pick for me. It was whimsical and lovely, but I didn‘t fall in love with it like I know others have.

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Victoriahoperose
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This was beautifully written and I liked the story a lot. I did have a hard time keeping everything straight that was going on in this book. I loved the characters and the vibe of this one, but I did find myself getting lost a lot while reading it.

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Eggbeater
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This book was sweet. A little sweeter than what I'm used to, it takes place on a marshmallow island ffs, but I liked the ghosts and the invisible pet bird.

TheBookgeekFrau 😂 It was a sweet read 6mo
Bklover Marshmallow Islands?! Sounds very sweet! 6mo
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jackilynn
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This is my first book by this author and I have to say I am really enjoying it so far. I especially like ghost chapters that give us more insight into the various characters and why they are the way they are.

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mrp27
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July #wrapup

Really hard to pick a favorite this month, some really good ones. I loved Other Birds, Allen is one of my favorite authors. My least favorite of the bunch was But Have You Read The Book, that was just ok.

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Serenity_Within86
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Love love this book and author
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Serenity_Within86
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Can't put it down amazing 😍🤩

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BkClubCare
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I loved this and it was so refreshing after Demon Copperhead. Certainly a totally different book; style and genre - I can‘t really compare. I love this author and am glad she is back at it! #MillionairePie #MagicalRealism #QuirkyCharacters #Ghosts #FriendsareFamily

Gissy Hello there🐶🐶🐾🐾❤️❤️ 9mo
dabbe Okay, you two. You are so adorable that I would give you whatever you wanted. Seriously. 🖤🐾🐾🖤 9mo
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mrp27
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#weekendreads

I love nothing more than a lazy summer Saturday with my latest reads.

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BkClubCare
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Happy 4th of July 🎉 Sitting in 100 degree weather, feet in the doggie-kiddie pool (which dogs won‘t enjoy 🤨) and wanted a fun read. Risking #tubsoakruin #hardcover #DogsofLitsy (Esther in background) Drinking a #GinandTonic #LifeisGood #LifeisBetterwithaBooktoRead ☀️🍹📚 🐶 #NoChallenge #GrabbedOffShelfAtWhim #HopeitisGREAT #ReadingWhatever #ChallengedOut #Happy4thJuly2023 #WhenWillMyTomatosRipen 🍅 #Impatient

bthegood Hope you had a good day 🎆 9mo
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MittenGirlPeach
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I really loved this book. And I‘m so happy I did. I‘ve read a few books recently that I just couldn‘t get into, and that hurts my reading mojo. Sure, i plod along, but it harshes my reading mellow! But recent weeks have been much better, and this book is a keeper. A fast read, bittersweet and magical, highly recommended.

Pic is of Sir Murray and his cows in our side yard.

Aims42 I hear ya about a reading slump affecting your mojo 🫠 It‘s a great feeling when a book captures your attention and you can get lost in it 🥰 This is a great book too! It was my first by her and after I finished it, I started adding her other titles to my list to read 📚 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Aims42 it was my first too and I‘m doing the same thing with her other titles! I just inhaled this book. There were surprises and sadness but it never felt depressing. 9mo
Aims42 @MittenGirlPeach totally agree! It was just the perfect balance 🥰 I really like this book by her, a perfect summer read 🏖️ 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Aims42 that sounds lovely! Stacking it now! 9mo
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ElleMNOpe
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An interesting paranormal flavored magical realism tale. Charming & cute with fun characters & great development of a found family. Some very sad circumstances that had me aching. The mild twists were well-written & the soft magic of Allen's writing is soothing. Comforting despite some heartbreaking & serious situations. I didn't want to put this read down & stayed up late to finish in a two day binge. Emotionally wonderful & beautifully written.

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mom2bugnbee
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Good grief, I love her writing. Read this in one sitting. I've missed her so much - obviously out of her control because she fought cancer. I'm so glad she's writing again.

As always, her twists/revelations made me sigh with happiness.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Lizpixie
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My first book of May is done! What a crap month it‘s been. Thank god Hubbys home & ok, though he was bloody lucky. Finally got my mind settled enough to read a book & it was amazing! Such a beautiful “found family” story, I really hope she writes a sequel like she did with Garden Spells, these characters are too lovely to let go🩵 #BookspinBingo #Bookspin #Booked2023 #FeaturingNeighbours #ReadingTheUSA #SouthCarolina #ReadySetRead #52BookClubRC

Cinfhen Hi!!! Glad to see you‘re busy reading 📖 10mo
Tamra I hope he recovers well! 10mo
TrishB Good to see things are improving. 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This one is on my shelf as well!! 10mo
CarolynM So glad to hear he‘s home. Sending love to you both💕 10mo
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rebbyj
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A new/different tone. But sweet charcters and challenges.

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IamIamIam
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Another book I wasn't expecting to love!! A motley cast of characters are collected in the Dellawisp Condos on Mallow Island, all sort of broken with their own sad stories. A tragedy brings everyone together and some truths to light about our past, what we desperately cling to and how that can affect our futures. There were more tears than I counted on but a solid & whimsical magical realism read.

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erank58
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Oof, this pregnancy has been rough. Even in the second trimester, my nausea is triggered by reading and other go-to stress relievers. Going from my usual book-a-week to barely being able to get through one during the whole month has been brutal on my mental health 😪

That being said, I'm so happy with my most recent choice. This was light but still impactful, and it was just what I needed this rainy weekend 👍

Ruthiella Sorry to hear that. Do you think audiobooks might work? 11mo
LiteraryinLawrence I‘m so sorry! 💗 11mo
erank58 @Ruthiella yes! I've been dedicating more time to listening audiobooks over the past month or so. It's not entirely the same but It's been a good shift for me! 11mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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I read SAA as a young adult and she was magical to me at that point in my life. It seems I‘ve evolved as a reader, and though I can still appreciate what she has to offer, I‘m not wowed by her latest offering. I did enjoy the southern setting, the food descriptions 🤤, and the found family aspect.

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canbku
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I enjoyed this though it has more potential than follow-through! I liked the setting and all the characters, but it just didn't come together in a way that was satisfying for me. I enjoyed being in the world though!

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Chelsea.Poole
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Allllll the Easter festivities are over, and I‘m beat! Time to relax a bit before bedtime with a book and 🍷

dabbe Perfect way to wind down! 💜 12mo
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sherrisilvera
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Just finished with my morning coffee. I didn't get this at Vroman's...just pairing a favorite bookstore with favorite author🙂

mrp27 Aww Vromans!! Great memories to go with the mug. 12mo
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Laughterhp
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#Thingsincommon - woman authors

It‘s been a while since I‘ve read a book by Sarah Addison Allen and it was just magical. This one has Zoey moving to South Carolina for college. Her family is super crappy and she has an invisible pigeon as a pet. She meets the other residents in the complex and builds some relationships.

Also, I would love to eat some of Mac‘s foods!

#botmbacklog

Laughterhp First word in book is “The”. #52books23 12mo
Clwojick Wwoohoo! Well done! 12mo
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JenReadsAlot
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So good just like all her books!

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Lizpixie
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1st from my #BirthdayHaul is the latest book from Sarah Addison Allen. I absolutely adored Garden Spells & First Frost and have Lost Lake & The Sugar Queen on my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom as well. This one‘s about a building called The Dellawisp on Mallow Island, off the South Carolina coast. Inhabited by tiny turquoise birds & a few tenants, it‘s shrouded in magical secrecy, then Zoe comes to claim her mother‘s apartment after her death.

Aims42 I loved this book so much 🥰🥰 It was my first by SAA and because of that I‘ve begun to read her backlist and of course, I love those books too lol 12mo
BarkingMadRead My neighborhood book club is reading this, but I can‘t make the meeting so I didn‘t get it. It‘s in my TBR though! 12mo
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LaLove
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❤️❤️❤️

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Eggs
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my shelf!! 13mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You will LOVE It 😍 13mo
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suvata
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#MMD ModernMrsDarcy Flight Pick for March 2023

#StoryGraph: magical realism reflective southern supernatural

When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment on Mallow Isalnd, she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors: a girl on the run, two estranged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. Each with their own story, Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn't written yet. ~ Publisher

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BookNAround
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I‘m cracking open another one from @peaknit ‘s #auldlangspine list that I didn‘t get to in January and almost didn‘t get to in February!

@monalyisha

Aims42 I loved this book so much! I hope you enjoy it 🥰 13mo
peaKnit Sarah Addison Allen is like a warm cup of soup on a winters day. Cozy and magical. I hope you enjoy her. (edited) 13mo
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perfectsinner
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Continuing my bookish weekend with my library books 📚 🤓❤

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Readergrrl
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A classic SAA novel! Like Garden Spells & The Sugar Queen, I left Other Birds feeling like I‘d just visited a beautiful location. Set on a southern coastal island, its multi-character perspective of mysterious events and watchful ghosts was just suspenseful enough, just cozy enough to keep me reading all day! I finished reading in a single day at home. Thanks for sharing with our #LMPBC group, @Johanna414 I‘ll be mailing this out asap. 3.5/5⭐️

Readergrrl @Johanna414 I know I just mailed Enchanted Rooms to you, but I actually finished it over a week ago. I was just very late getting to a post office. I‘ll be happy to get this one to you before its due date! Thanks for sharing it. So much fun to read!! (edited) 13mo
Johanna414 I'm so glad you loved it too! 13mo
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Writeme
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18 year old Zoey starts a new life in a small town in South Carolina, hoping to put her past behind her. There she meets a similar cast of characters (and their ghosts) and finds an unexpected new family. This book had good plot, though I found the characters to not have a lot of emotional depth. I enjoyed reading it anyway.

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GondorGirl
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Tommy and I are snugged up enjoying the newest SAA book. Even though I bought it the day it came out (preordered, actually), I saved reading it until I knew I had a few days free where I could take my time and savor the book.

It's so difficult not to blast right through it, but I know I only get one chance to read it the first time. Does anyone else feel like that about favorite authors?

rubyslippersreads Tommy has a lovely smile. 😻 14mo
Karisa SAA is so fantastic! Jumping into her world is like wrapping a warm quilt around you. 💗 14mo
CoffeeNBooks What a precious kitty! 😻 14mo
dabbe Tommy needs to win the cutest pet contest for the cutest kitty ever! ❣️🐾❣️ #tommyhasfoundhisbliss 14mo
GondorGirl @dabbe @CoffeeNBooks @rubyslippersreads Aww, Tommy says thanks! He's mostly blind and dumb as a box of rocks, but he really is the sweetest potato. 🥰 14mo
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