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The Sound | Sarah Alderson

#24 of 2023!
Started: 7/20/23
Finished: 7/23/23
4 Days

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Kris10H

Spare | Prince Harry

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Book #24
4/5
I grew up with a grandmother who was 100% loyal to the British monarchy, as her grandparents were from Great Britain. I remember many decorative plates, teacups, and other memorabilia with photos of the royals. I can remember looking through books and magazines about the royal family.. My grandmother even brought me a book about Diana and Charles' wedding, with pop-ups and tabs....

Kris10H My mother has a beautiful photograph of Princess Diana that she took during a royal tour that included a stop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. I still remember where I was when I learned of her death, and it almost felt like losing a part of the family.
3mo

Kris10H Other than that, I have never been invested much in the royal family. To put it into perspective... I didn't watch the weddings of William/Kate, or Harry/Meghan - though the media covered and replayed enough of it on news programs and on social media, that I feel as though I did.
3mo

Kris10H I don't know what made me want to read Spare, except for maybe curiosity about a royal who has, seemingly successfully, broken free. Harry comes across as very self-aware and insightful. The death of his mother in 1997 was very clearly a defining moment in his life, and he continued, for many years after, to hold out hope that she might just be in hiding, and that she would someday come back. 3mo

Kris10H It's really quite heartbreaking. Diana is very present in the autobiography, being what ties everything together. It really makes complete sense that he would end up taking the woman he loves, and leaving the UK. I think it was inevitable. The bits about the war were of no interest to me, other than to note that Harry is extremely serious about, and dedicated to, serving his country. 3mo

Kris10H It's worth a read. I would definitely recommend listening to the audiobook (available online from your local library 😉) 3mo

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Geemom1118

The Last House Guest | Megan Miranda

Megan Miranda gets a lot of love for this book and it has been on my TBR list for awhile so I‘m making it #24 of 2023.

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limada

BRADWELLS BOOK OF SCOTLAND. | CAMILLA. ZAJAC

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I felt like I was listening to my grandpa and great uncles through most of this book, even though they were a generation or two removed from Scotland. Too funny. #24-2023

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fredamans

Untitled | Anonymous

Thing #24 happened today.... I love it and hope you do too!

#TattooedChick

Meshell1313 Love! 😍😍😍 5mo

Megabooks Fantastic!! 🤩🤩 5mo

S3V3N Nice! 5mo

bthegood Nice - 5mo

fredamans @Meshell1313 @Megabooks @BeaG @bthegood Thank you!! Lotus is a symbol of rebirth, and I'm in a new phase of life where I feel a sort of rebirth happening. 4mo

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bookaholic1

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne

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#24
This was so good..listened in one sitting

RebelReader I just finished All The Broken Places which is Greta‘s story and sort of a sequel to tagged book. It‘s excellent too. 5mo

bookaholic1 @RebelReader ok good to know, thanks!! 5mo

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Allthebookclubs

Someone Else's Life: A Thriller | Lyn Liao Butler

so-so

📱Someone Else‘s Life by Lyn Liao Butler
I kept wondering how this was supposed to be a thriller, the beginning is bland and boring and the writing isn‘t that great. The latter, actual thriller part was pretty decent. Book #24 in 2023

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Danay

Goodnight, Vienna | Marius Gabriel

23 #24 I absolutely loved this book! I became attached to the characters. This was an audible and the narration was perfect!

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Creme_de_la_them

The Switch | Sandra Brown

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Book #24 of the year: “The Switch” by Sandra Brown

This book was given to me by a woman I met at the SeaTac airport earlier this year. The experience was wonderful—the book was not. Poorly written, problematic, and apparently based on the premise that men have never encountered identical twins before. I can‘t recommend it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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