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A heartbreaking yet beautifully written story told through dual POVs. It follows a brother learning to live with the disappearance of his sister, and the sister who vanished at four years old and was raised by another family—loved, but never with the deep bond she should have had with her own. The writing pulls you in with its raw honesty and emotional depth. Book #78 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Intro
Mystery guest
Week in review
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
Watching You Without Me by Lynn Coady
Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod
Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud
Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold
Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
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Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. A story of parallel lives after tragedy and how grief pulls at a person.

Have you read this book yet? It‘s been on my list since it came out and I finally read it this weekend. It‘s so sad and happy all at the same time.

This vintage children's book has been on my TBR for a while! It's set in rural Nova Scotia village on the foggy Bay of Fundy. I grew up across that bay in New Brunswick. So I have deep affection for fog & believe it is magical. For 10 year old Greta, fog signals an opportunity to slip away to another time. She visits her village as it was a century before and the history of that place. There was a lot I liked!The rooted magic, descriptions of 👇

DNF @ ~300 pages. Snooze fest. I looked the book up on Wikipedia and that helped cement my decision to abandon it.

Now I need to (hopefully) pick out a different (better 🤞) book

I feel like I have read this book before, but if I have, it was before 2011 when I joined Goodreads and started tracking my books. The sticker was on my bedroom floor and I was too lazy to get a proper bookmark [even though I have a million] & the juxtaposition of the book title/sticker made me smile 😂😈💀

I found this book compelling and readable full of flawed, but relatable characters. OK, there‘s one character who I think is supposed to be sympathetic but I absolutely couldn‘t stand her. A lot of misery in this story, but you know from the beginning how it‘s going to end and the book is about how everything gets there.

The storytelling is compelling and genuine, featuring a strong female protagonist who navigates challenges with poise and confidence. It's evident that the author conducted thorough research and every detail is grounded in real events.

MacLeod is the master of the short story. Period. I loved this collection. Nothing more to be said really. #CanLit