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ShananigansReads
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I went through all the work of keeping up with a tracker for #AwesomeApril and completely forgot to post it. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

Ah well, here it is. Crushed my thousand page goal. 💪🏾

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Gissy
Woman in Cabin Ten | Ruth Ware
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I read 3 books by this author this month for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville This book was published in 2016 but I have read a couple of recent thrillers and they are very similar in topics.
Lo works for a travel magazine and she will substitute someone from her job to go in this luxury cruise. Lo has drinking problems and when she reported what she saw, probably a missing person, no one believes her. She is an unreliable witness. ⬇️

Gissy The situation gets complicated. Can‘t say more without spoiling the story. What I like: very atmospheric, how characters are described, the story has some twists. What I didn‘t like much: I think the author drag/extends the story too much, too wordy. Some actions are a little unrealistic, maybe? But still, there is something about her writing style that I like, I think is how she describes the atmosphere, I can picture it very well 3.5⭐️ 11mo
Gissy Last book read for #AwesomeApril but I finished it two days after. @Andrew65
April 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#3) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo well, that window is almost a circle😜 @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks
#Orilium Magical Readathon (Spring Equinox) YouTuber @BookRoast career Star Whisperer class-Inscription prompt-glyph flight=book from your top shelf (I took a book from my old tbr)
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Gissy Last book read for #AwesomeApril but I finished it two days after. @Andrew65
April 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#3) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo well, that window is almost a circle😜 @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks
#Orilium Magical Readathon (Spring Equinox) YouTuber @BookRoast career Star Whisperer class-Inscription prompt-glyph flight=book from your top shelf (I took a book from my old tbr)
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Soubhiville Good month! 11mo
Gissy @Soubhiville great activity to read those books that I wanted to read for a long time, for decrease that pile🤗 11mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This one annoyed me a little. I mean, he really couldn't find a simpler way to murder his wife?? 😂 11mo
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks Exactly🤣🤣🤣 11mo
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Gissy
Joyland | Stephen King
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From the cover, I thought it had horror elements but not, it is more a mystery suggesting some mild paranormal elements. But the story is more than that. It‘s about Devin, how his life will change after he took a job at Joyland. The story has some sad scenes, at least for me, how Devin and his father were still dealing with grief, his constant suicidal ideations. But it is also how Devin grew, it‘s about friendship. A very slow pace reading⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) Another character driven. I think that to enjoy this novel is because you like Mr. King character driven writing style. I‘m not an expert but there are some elements in how SK describes characters that reminds me how Hemingway described characters or daily events. Maybe not an accurate comparison🤷🏽‍♀️
I liked very much this story but I can understand why some persons don‘t. 3.8/4⭐️

3rd book read during #AwesomeApril @Andrew65
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5feet.of.fury I found it really slow to start but ultimately enjoyed it. it had a lot of heart. 11mo
Gissy April 2023 #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin (#9) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo (coloured font) @ThAromaOfBooks @Clwojick
#Orilium Magical Readathon ( Spring Equinox) YouTuber @BooksRoast career-Healer class-Restoration-prompt-close your eyes and point 😜
#LosersClub2023 (book for March) @BarkingMadRead
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 I really enjoyed this one. 11mo
Gissy @5feet.of.fury Yes!❤️ 11mo
Gissy @Andrew65 Yes!❤️❤️❤️ 11mo
Suet624 That mug is perfect! 11mo
Gissy @Suet624 Thank you! I think it looks like Pennywise 😳😂 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 11mo
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Gissy
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This one was for #AgathaChristieClubR2 (February😳getting there🤣) but I already answered the questions @ferskner What can I say? I enjoy Poirot who sometimes sounds arrogant and narcissistic☺️I like the way he develops his deductive reasoning to discover the murderer. This time he will analyze “...the character of the dead man” (p.173). I enjoy all these arguments about characters‘ personalities. 3/3.5⭐️ #BookSpinBingo (#8) @TheAromaOfBooks

Gissy 2nd book during #AwesomeApril @Andrew65 11mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 11mo
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Gissy
Memphis | Tara M Stringfellow
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I know this one has mixed reviews but I liked it, it was interesting to see this family dynamic through different generations, the romance between Hazel and Myron and how Memphis was described. However, I felt past and present were not well integrated, sometimes I felt confused where I was. I can understand that Miriam wanted to change, break the domestic violence cycle but going back to that house was a way to victimized her daughter⬇️

Gissy It was risky and it had an emotional impact in that person. Also, not accepting child support is not a matter of pride that you can raise your children alone, it is a duty every parent must accomplish to offer security to their children, it is a matter of a legal responsibility. A good ending but too risky by taking these decisions. I like that the author took her time to be grateful to the persons she felt were significant in her life.⬇️ 11mo
Gissy There are some controversies with this author about how she reacted to persons who didn‘t like or criticized her novel. So sad if that is true. She should grow through this process. I think it was expected that this novel was not in the short list (maybe the author will not like this comment either😳🤷🏽‍♀️) but I”m glad I read it because there were things I liked. 3.8⭐️
#BookSpinBingo (#25 free) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo April something pink⬇️
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Amiable Great review! 11mo
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Gissy @TheAromaOfBooks @Clwojick

#Orilium Magical Readathon YouTuber @BookRoast career-healer class-Elemental Stdies prompt-Botanic controls=flowers on the cover

First book during #AwesomeApril @Andrew65

#Women‘s Prize #LongList
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Gissy @Amiable Thank you🤗❤️ 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
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EadieB
The Overnight Guest: A Novel | Heather Gudenkauf
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#TheOvernightGuest #HeatherGudenkauf #BookSpinBingo #AwesomeApril

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn‘t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she‘s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.

EadieB As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn‘t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them. 11mo
EadieB This book is about 3 separate storylines with 3 points of view, the year 2000, the present day, a woman and her young daughter which come together at the end of the book. This book would make a great movie with thriller, heart-stopping scenes. It's a well-developed plot line with well-drawn characters. I've never read a Heather Gudenkauf novel but it won't be my last book by her. 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
Gabbymags123 Looks great 11mo
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EadieB
Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
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#MadHoney #JodiPicoultandJenniferFinneyBoylan #BookSpinBingo #AwesomeApril

When Olivia's husband revealed a darker side, she never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. When Lily Campanello and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.

EadieB Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can‘t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. 11mo
EadieB But she would be lying if she didn‘t acknowledge the flashes of his father‘s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he‘s hidden more than he‘s shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves. 11mo
EadieB It‘s a love story, a murder mystery, a family drama, and a courtroom battle in one book. You need to read this book in order to get a full picture so I'll say no more as I would be giving away the story. The plot line is interesting and will hold your interest throughout the rest of the book. The characters are believable and very real and well drawn out. Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Fimey Boylan are excellent writers and tell a good story. 11mo
EadieB I don't fully agree with the premise of the book but found it an interesting story. 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
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Bluebird
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#AwesomeApril @Andrew65
A little late with posting my progress.
I finished the It Girl, read ~½ of 2 other books and a few chapters from each of the other 3.
I need to get back to reading no more than one print/ebook and one audio at a time.
Time to reduce my library holds so lots don‘t arrive at the same time!

Andrew65 That‘s excellent, well done 👏👏👏🙌🥳🎉🍾🥂 11mo
johncadams Some varied choices there. 11mo
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AllDebooks
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#AwesomeApril readathon Oops, late to post 😅

I managed quite a bit of reading around Easter school holidays, very relaxing 😌

Continuing with my buddy reads. It seems like The count of Monte Cristo is gonna go on forever! Defo going over into May. Started Glimpses of the moon for #Whartonbuddyreads
The tagged was my choice for #AuthorAMonth Ruth Ware

@Andrew65 @Soubhiville @Graywacke

Andrew65 Well done that‘s excellent 👏👏👏🙌🥳🎉🍾🥂 11mo
AllDebooks @Andrew65 thank you 😊 11mo
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