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I think the review from @Soubhiville said it best for me - I had this unsettling feeling almost the entire time I was reading this. It‘s good, for sure, but creepy, and thought provoking (which can lead to some scary thoughts!). Ultimately I enjoyed it, but just….holy s*** 😳😳😳 @Cinfhen would this work for #aboutreproductiverights? I‘ll leave my reasoning in a spoiler comment 😊
#booked2023

This books opens with Nadia Turner, a young woman whose mother has committed suicide, + whose father has retreated into his grief and is working for the local Christian Church. When Nadia falls for injured ftball star/son of the preacher she faces a decision
#aboutreproductiverights that impacts on the rest of her life. A compelling story about young lives, religion, grief, and paths taken @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae @booked2023

What a fascinating if not very pleasant read. The description of Elena‘s illness were so well done and although both Elena and Rita were unlikeable characters, you really felt for them both - heartbreaking, really.

And then the wonder of why Elena was so desperate to make the difficult trip across town to find Isabel, changing the narrative entirely towards the end.

I‘m going for all of the prompts on this one ⬇️

I don‘t think there‘s much I can say about this book that hasn‘t already been said here. It‘s sort of wrung me out. These 3 women will be circulating in my brain for a while.
Hard hitting, realistic look at three women‘s lives. Not an easy read and I‘m glad it was only short.
Using for #aboutreproductiverights #booked2023

#52books23 #startswithI
#booked23 #aboutreproductiverights (ok, it's not all about this but it's featured enough times!)

@Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @Bluebird @LeeRHarry @ravenlee

What a magical ride? An urban fantasy 'Minority Report'. Parts are predictable, but in a good way. Left me hanging on a cliff edge. Now I'm dangling here until book 2 arrives.

Works for the following #Booked2023 prompts

#AnyPartOfATrilogy
#AboutReproductiveRights (I've used this)
#FeaturingANonbinaryOrTransCharacter
#FeaturingThreeGenerations

@BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae @Cinfhen

Growing up in the 90s, the issue of coerced surrender and the fight to move towards open adoption was something that was talked about and that I was aware of from a pretty young age even though it didn‘t affect my family directly. Because of that frame, I didn‘t actually learn anything new or unexpected reading this, but I did get to see the issue in more detail, and in a new light. Fessler works hard to ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I liked this but didn‘t love it.

I actually listened to the audiobook, and I have to say I don‘t think Erdrich should be narrating her own books. Is it just me? She sounds like she‘s reading, instead of telling it, and it pulled me out of the story many times.

The ending was unexpected for me, not in a great way, so low pick at best.

#AuthorAMonth #Booked2023 #AboutReproductiveRights #DoubleDip 😁