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vivastory
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Using example sentences from 12 different dictionaries, Burrows constructs an alphabetical collection of flash stories that are further arranged under specific words (ie Cc: cookery features 1 story; Bb blasphemy features 2 stories etc). There is a playful tone to several of the entries & although I suspect that I won't remember much of the book several months from now, it was a fun experience. I am using this for #yellowspine #52bookclub

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vivastory
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Not really sure where to start where my review of this one. There are several elements of this that I loved: a story within, there was one particular twist that is one of my favorite twists in all of Sager's books & the main character. Then there were several elements that I disliked: a twist towards the end that I frankly hated, the main character while often endearing was also frequently annoying. In terms of ranking: second from last place.

vivastory I am using this one for #morethan40chapters for #52bookclub 2w
Leftcoastzen Oh boy , it‘s on my TBR 2w
vivastory @Leftcoastzen You might feel different. I know a lot of readers loved this one. I will say that in typical Sager fashion it's a page turner. I read the whole book today. 2w
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vivastory
Master Key | Masako Togawa
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Wow, I loved this twisty (& twisted) book filled with mysteries that takes place in an apartment building for women residents leading up to the building being moved due to road construction. A master key which disappears drives much of the story. I literally laughed out loud in surprise at the end & it had me rereading the very beginning. What a macabre gem! I am using this for #toldinnonchronologicalorder for #52bookclub

BarbaraBB This is such a fun read! I‘ve meant to read more by him ever since. 3w
vivastory @BarbaraBB I really liked “The Lady Killer“ I don't see that Pushkin Vertigo has pub. any others by him. I just ordered two other books from Pushkin Vertigo that I'm excited about 3w
BarbaraBB I‘ll go after The Lady Killer! Which other books did you order? 3w
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vivastory @BarbaraBB I ordered “Crush“ by Frédéric Dard & “The Tattoo Murder“ by Takagi. Have you read either one? I've heard good things about both, esp about Dard who has frequently been compared to Simenon 3w
LeahBergen This sounds fab! Stacked! 3w
batsy I loved this too! Masako Tagawa was a woman and her bio on Wikipedia is so intriguing. If memory serves me right think the place in this book was inspired by her childhood home. @BarbaraBB 3w
vivastory @batsy That's so interesting! 🤯 3w
BarbaraBB @batsy Wow, I didn‘t know! Super interesting! 3w
BarbaraBB @vivastory I haven‘t heard of those but both sound fab! 3w
Lesliereadsalot Sounds great! Now in my stack. 3w
JenP Ooh, this sounds good 3w
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vivastory
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Ari Thór receives a job offer in a small village in the north of Iceland. He immediately accepts & moves there from Reykjavik. Thór arrives right at the onset of winter, which is a lot more intense than anything he has experienced. At first his duties as a police officer are more along the lines of assisting community members than investigative, as there's no real crime to speak of. This changes after the suspicious death of a renown (CONT)

vivastory author in the local theater & subsequently a woman who is found bleeding to death. I was wrongfooted by this one to the very end, the mystery is very cleverly constructed. This is book one in a series called Dark Iceland & in typical Nordic Crime fashion it is moody & existential with damaged characters. I loved it. This was my #lockedroommystery for #52bookclub 3w
Branwen Oh man, this sounds absolutely FANTASTIC! I need to seek it out! 3w
vivastory @Branwen One of my favorite books of the month 👏 3w
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batsy Sounds fab! 3w
vivastory @batsy I think that you'd like it. Can definitely see the Christie influence but I it's not derivative 3w
BarbaraBB Great review. I liked this one too. 3w
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maich
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The first book I finished in January was The Christmas Holiday. I listened an audiobook. The story itself didn't really grab me. It could have been more fleshed out. Both characters are suffering from loss and want to get away from the Christmas holidays. In the end, life offers them a second chance and I think they deserve it.

#bookreview #thechristmasholiday #sophieclaire #audiobook #holidayread

maich #52bookclub a grieving character @BarbaraBB
#popsugar asecond chance romance
#noshame holiday themed @Nessavamusic
#pantone2024 strong blue @Lauredhel
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BarbaraBB Glad you can start a new one! Forget about this one soon 😉 2mo
maich @BarbaraBB Probably will forget😀 2mo
Nessavamusic Bummer it was a clunker, but so much more year to find better reads! 2mo
maich @Nessavamusic Already started better😀 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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Pickpick

I had some mixed feelings about this one. With dual timelines, we are following the life story of a young Indian woman who was born in 1900. In 2011, an American actress is part of a movie set in Devonshire and is staying at the historic estate where they are filming. In 2001, a young Indian man is too busy with work to attend his great-grandmother's funeral. Ten years later, he is having a life crisis and finds himself caught up in reading the ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) life-story she has left him.

I was 100% engaged in this book for the first 2/3 or so. The pacing is excellent, and I loved all the characters in both timelines. Riley captures India well, and also does a wonderful job with the tumultuousness of the first half of the 20th century. Where things fell off for me a bit was the way she chose to end some of these storylines. I knew that it was going to be sad because of what we're told in the ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) beginning, but it felt like she just decided to unnecessarily double-down on a lot of it, and it went from being reasonably sad/bittersweet to downright tragic/multi-generational trauma. I also felt like the ending of the modern timeline (re: Anthony) was a weird direction to go - it felt unnecessary.

However, I'll also admit that “A Novel“ isn't usually my thing - I like my happy endings - so I can definitely see this book having an ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) appeal for people who enjoy this type of book more than I do. I loved pretty much every character in this story and couldn't look away from the train wreck I saw coming.

#100YearsofBooks
#52BookClub - More than 40 Chapters
#BookSpinBingo
#ISpyBingo @Clwojick
#JoyousJanuary - 5/6 books @Andrew65
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TheAromaofBooks
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Waylon cautiously sniffing out crime 😂 A soft pick, as I'm anticipating most of this series will be. Fun to read, but falls apart a little if you think about it too hard haha But these are definitely heavy on the nostalgia factor. #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

JenReadsAlot Adorable puppy!! 2mo
Yuki_Onna Aaawwwwww... Waylon 🥰 2mo
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ElizaMarie Waylon is adorable! Are these old physical books? They probably have several lifetimes of smells :) 2mo
Librarybelle Waylon does look rather cautious! ❤️ 2mo
Jari-chan Awww 😍❤️ 2mo
Ruthiella He‘s on the case! ❤️🐶 2mo
Gissy 🐶 🐾 🐾❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
TheSpineView 💜🐾💜 2mo
AmyG Heis so cute! 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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UwannaPublishme Awww! How sweet is Waylon! 🥰 2mo
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actualdisneyprincess
23 1/2 Lies | James Patterson
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Starting in on the first full book of 2024! 💖 This fulfills “38. Published by Hachette,” for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge. It‘s always fun to spend some time with the Women‘s Murder Club, and the other two stories don‘t look half-bad. #2312lies #jamespatterson #novellas #52bookclub #2024challenge

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Librarybelle
Matrix | Lauren Groff
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#LiteraryCrew read this months ago, and I‘m just finishing it!

This is my first book by Groff, and I was astounded by her writing. It‘s a short book, but it is a slow read - so methodical and poignant. Absolutely gorgeous.

Marie is sent to an abbey in the 12th century. It should be noted that Marie is not religious, and yet she eventually becomes the abbess and does quite a lot of remarkable and controversial changes. Power, love, devotion. ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ Groff interweaves these themes into a spellbinding tale. And did I mention Eleanor of Aquitaine is also a character??? #52BookClub #WrittenInPresentTense 3mo
Crazeedi Sounds good 3mo
Librarybelle @Crazeedi I liked this one. I think Groff is hit or miss for readers, so definitely worth a try. 3mo
kspenmoll I have it…. 3mo
Crazeedi @Librarybelle I'll let you know 3mo
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AshleyHoss820
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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You have GOT to read this! It is so sweet and funny! The town of Cranford is basically an Amazonian village if the Amazons had been little old ladies. I freaking loved this story! 236/1,001 #1001Books Double #BookSpin for November: #52BookClub (City Name in the Title)

Clare-Dragonfly This book is delightful! I got my IRL book club to read it after enjoying it with the #Pemberlittens 😄 4mo
AshleyHoss820 @Clare-Dragonfly Oh my gosh, I love that!! Have you watched the BBC show with Dane Judi Dench? We watched the first episode for class and I just adored it! 4mo
Clare-Dragonfly I haven‘t but I‘d like to! I‘m sure it‘s great! 4mo
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batsy It's a delight! ❤️ 4mo
AshleyHoss820 @batsy That‘s the perfect word for this! We read it after The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, so it was super refreshing! 😂 4mo
TheAromaofBooks I almost didn't read this one because I did NOT enjoy North and South, which is supposed to be Gaskell's best work. But I found Cranford to be honestly delightful and enjoyed the whole thing. 3mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks I was back and forth with North and South. I appreciated it, but I didn‘t love it. This fun little novel was so refreshing!! Not to be dramatic, but I would die for the ladies of Cranford! 🤣☺️ 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I literally wanted to move there and gossip with EVERYONE 😂 3mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks Oh my gosh, YEEEEEESSSS!!!! 3mo
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