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Bklover
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Starting this one for #authoramonth for April! Thanks Soubhi, for hosting this each year. I haven‘t been doing well on any of my challenges this year so far, but hoping to pick that back up. #AAM

Soubhiville I hope you‘ll enjoy this one. 🙂 2w
Suet624 Such a good book. I hope you like it too. 2w
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Bookzombie
Untitled | Anonymous
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March #wrapup #BookspinBingo

March has been a weird month. I sort of feel like I‘m in slump, but I still read stuff. I completed my #Bookspin and got a 2 bingos! I also read one for March‘s #aam pick, but I bailed on a couple.

No reviews posted. 😕

Total read: 9
Novella - 2
Middle Grade - 1
Audio - 3
Novels - 3

Plus 2 short stories recommended by a friend a while back.

Reggie Girl, I was on fire in February with like 11 books and I‘ve managed 3 in March. Idk what‘s going on. 2w
Bookzombie @Reggie Such a weird month. Hope all is okay with you. 2w
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IndoorDame
Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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#ReadAway2024 update. My read my bookshelves project continues at the same glacial pace! In March I read 4 books off my own shelves, but this time that was up to 25% of my reading, since my entire March lineup was the Murderbot series and my #AAM thriller on audio, and frustrating chunksters and poetry off my bookshelves. @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

Andrew65 You did better than me, I only got 3 off my own shelves in March 🙈 Well done on what you are getting to. 3w
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Megabooks
The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue
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Final quarterfinal and it‘s a doozy! Shocking your hosts a bit, The Rachel Incident takes the final battle. They were tied going into the final two votes we received, which both went for Rachel. Are you surprised by this result like we were? #LitsyToB24

Now it‘s time to vote in the semifinals, and soon we will announce and bring back the zombies, too! 🧟‍♀️ Who are you hoping to see return? Link to vote: https://forms.gle/Hh3Tr8UNQbrsMmH1A

CatLass007 Yes I‘m surprised. I bailed on Rachel. 1mo
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Bookwormjillk I didn‘t get to Rachel but I will have to soon! Excited to read the book that took down my favorite! 🤞🧟‍♀️ 1mo
BarbaraBB I am surprised too! But I did love Rachel too so am happy with either outcome! 1mo
AmyG I am not. While I had some trouble wih the first half, I really think it was due to my age….I lost a bit of patience with the foolishness of youth. But I really liked the bookonce the incident happened. I loved All The Sinners Bleed. All of it. 1mo
Ruthiella That‘s the joy of this kind of “competition”! Anything can happen. 😆 1mo
Suet624 That‘s quite the contrast!! 1mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella exactly! It‘s so interesting! 1mo
Megabooks @AmyG I preferred Sinners as well for the same reason. It definitely took me longer to get into Rachel‘s world and appreciate where the author was going. 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB 👍🏻👍🏻 I was surprised you liked Rachel as much as you did. 1mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk I know! We were biting our nails as the votes came in! 1mo
Megabooks @CatLass007 it was definitely the most surprising result. 1mo
Deblovestoread Loved both books but Sinners got the edge because I couldn‘t put it down. Hope to see it the zombie round. 1mo
CatLass007 S. A. Cosby is a new must read for me. 1mo
Megabooks @CatLass007 yes! I have a couple saved for #AuthorAMonth later this year! 1mo
Megabooks @Deblovestoread it was definitely the more propulsive of the two! 1mo
CatLass007 I haven‘t got any for #AAM yet. I‘m trying to use the library instead of buying. 1mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I think Rachel was the right book at the right time. Sinners I read last summer, I know I loved it but the feeling‘s gone a bit after all this time 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
MicheleinPhilly BOO! HISS! I‘m salty about this verdict. 1mo
kwmg40 I voted for Sinners so I am a little disappointed and surprised, but I also did like Rachel a lot. 1mo
Hooked_on_books The only reason I‘m not surprised by this result is because you hinted at it in a comment on Monday‘s matchup, so I was expecting it. And am still not at all happy about it. 1mo
Jas16 Wow. I did not see this one coming. 1mo
sarahbarnes I loved The Rachel Incident and am happy with this outcome! 1mo
Megabooks @kwmg40 this was definitely the shocker of the bunch, but it wouldn‘t be a ToB without one! 1mo
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I enjoyed both books, but Sinners more for sure. Definitely a surprising outcome given that it was the most picked book on who people thought should win. 1mo
Megabooks @Jas16 us either! 1mo
Megabooks @sarahbarnes great!! 👍🏻👍🏻 1mo
Kristy_K I am surprised by this! I enjoyed Sinners more. The books are so different though, they‘re hard to compare. 4w
KarenUK The final four are all books I really liked! So difficult to vote! 🤦‍♀️💕 4w
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gossamerchild
The Dry | Jane Harper
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Finished my #aam today. What an incredibly compelling mystery. The descriptions of Australia in the midst of an intense drought was.... Damn, so horrifying. The mystery was depressing AF and the characters were complicated. I highly enjoyed this and might actually continue the series 🤣🤣

@Soubhiville #janeharper #thedry #authoramonth

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IndoorDame
The Dry | Jane Harper
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I‘m grateful to #AAM and #bookspin for pushing me to finally read Jane Harper. She‘s been on my radar for years, but something in her book blurbs always left me wondering if she would actually be my style. It turns out I really enjoyed her dry humor, and thought Falk and the cast of surrounding characters were compelling. I did work out the major plot points ahead of the book, which never happens for me! But I‘m interested to read book 2.

AmyG I liked Book 2. 1mo
IndoorDame @AmyG awesome! Thanks 😊 1mo
vonnie862 I just started this! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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IndoorDame
The Dry | Jane Harper
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It wasn't as though the farm hadn't seen death before, and the blowflies didn't discriminate. #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

vivastory 💙 Jane Harper 1mo
IndoorDame @vivastory this is my first by her, but I‘m definitely enjoying it so far! 1mo
CatLass007 I‘m listening to this right now for the #AuthorAMonth challenge. I‘ve already listened to The Lost Man for the same challenge. I really enjoy her work. 1mo
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IndoorDame @CatLass007 I‘ve been meaning to read her work for years and now I am for #aam, I love how this challenge pushes me to read new authors! 1mo
CatLass007 I completely agree about reading new authors. I feel the same way about #LiteraryCrew and #SundayBuddyRead. I think my enjoyment of new authors is part of the reason I‘m now overcommitted to buddy reads. But the only one pressuring me is me. 1mo
IndoorDame @CatLass007 😆 I get that! I‘m trying to cut back this year but it‘s tough cause I love them 1mo
CatLass007 I‘m doing my best to check more books out of the library via Libby or to read what I already have in my Audible library or physical library. If I must buy a book, I try to at least get it from the local used book store. 1mo
IndoorDame @CatLass007 that‘s awesome! 1mo
CatLass007 It doesn‘t always work but new things take their own sweet time to become habits. 1mo
CatLass007 I have a bad habit to add every book I see to my Audible wish list. I need to start adding books to my library holds, even if I‘m only allowed 20 holds at a time. I have created a tag to remind me to check out books that interest me. 1mo
IndoorDame @CatLass007 just started using those tags too. Super helpful! 1mo
CatLass007 😁 1mo
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IndoorDame
Spinning in Time | Joselyn Ignacio
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I‘ve been looking forward to Spin Day!!! The numbers picked an audiobook for my #bookspin this month, and I‘d already been planning to grab this on audio from Hoopla for #aam, and something from my living room bookshelf for my #doublespin so I went shelf shopping and found this volume of poetry I‘m super excited about! Thanks Sarah 🩷

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Enjoy!!! 2mo
BkClubCare I hope you are delighted by Ross Gay‘s poetry ❤️🌟🌺 2mo
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Soubhiville
My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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It‘s March #AuthorAMonth readers! Time to pick up something by Jane Harper. What are you hoping to read?

Now may be a good time to update your Google form tracking your #AAM reads. You may either track your books monthly on the form or once at the end of the year, it makes no difference to me. If you want to start the form now, here is the link to do so:

https://forms.gle/3N5rn4hdF86TXvUFA

All the rules and prize info are on the form.

Soubhiville Reminder to keep the email you get once you start your form, you will need it in order to update throughout the year, or you can wait and fill the whole thing out in December if you‘re keeping track of your books along the way. Your already started form should be available to edit in your Google Drive as well. ⬇️ 2mo
Soubhiville #AuthorAMonth is a no-pressure challenge in which we read books by a voted on author each month. Read as many or as few as you like. 2mo
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Laughterhp I‘m hoping to read the Lost Man this month! It‘s the only Jane Harper I haven‘t read! 2mo
staci.reads The only one of hers I haven't read is The Lost Man, so The Lost Man it will be! 2mo
gossamerchild I'm trying The Dry. I haven't read anything by her, so I'm excited! 2mo
RebelReader I‘m planning to read The Lost Man and The Survivors. Those are the two I haven‘t read of hers. 2mo
Jess I started Force of Nature today. Looking forward to seeing what Aaron Falk is up to. 2mo
BarkingMadRead The Survivors 2mo
Bookzombie I believe I have 3 of hers that I haven‘t read. I‘m going to start with Exiles to catch up with Aaron Falk. Then maybe also read The Survivors and The Lost Man. 2mo
Melismatic Another totally new to me author! Planning on starting with The Dry 💖 2mo
TheSpineView I need to check what is available at the library. I think I want to read The Dry. 2mo
CatLass007 I checked out The Dry from the library. 2mo
Pageturner1 finishing up february author. then on to march!! 😁 2mo
LeeRHarry I have read all of her books and I‘d definitely start with her debut The Dry if you can. 2mo
tpixie @LeeRHarry thanks! 2mo
Zuhkeeyah @LeeRHarry Thanks for the recommendation. Just borrowed it from the library. 2mo
Texreader Currently The Lost Man (thanks to you!!) and The Dry. 2mo
DHill I‘ll be reading 2mo
AmyG I just listened to Force of Nature (started a little early). I am going to try to read another one. 2mo
Caryl @LeeRHarry - Glad to hear this! I just checked out The Dry from the library. 2mo
Texreader @Gilly18 — This is the #authoramonth challenge I told you about. I‘ve loved being introduced to new authors over the years. Some so so, but I‘ve found some new favorites too! Littens (people on litsy) vote every year for the authors and @Soubhiville has been our marvelous host. 2mo
Soubhiville ☺️ thanks @Texreader ! Hi @Gilly18 ! 2mo
Yenya1954 I have enjoyed all of her books. The Dry is a great book to begin with 1mo
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Bookzombie
Untitled | Anonymous
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February #wrapup #BookspinBingo

I completed my #Bookspin (working on #Doublespin 🎈) and got a bingo! I also read one for February‘s #aam Lauren Groff.

I have not reviewed any of my February reads. 😳

Total: 14
Novels: 3
Graphic Novels: 4
Picture Book: 2
Audio: 5

Reggie Ooooh how was the Ghost Tree. I picked up another by her this past month. 2mo
Bookzombie I really enjoyed it. Set in the 80s, girls coming of age, and a small town that seems idyllic but there is something wrong. The best friend drove me crazy but it fit the story. Also, I don‘t feel like this is a spoiler but I didn‘t really expect the racist neighbor part of the story. Which one did you pick up? (edited) 2mo
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