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Both read for #AuthorAMonth. I‘ve already posted about The Rose Code.
The Phoenix Crown didn‘t pull me in right from the start but I‘m glad I gave it a chance. Set around the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, it follows the story of four women. Last year I read another book about this event, Outrun the Moon by Stacy Lee (#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD), & loved it! I think once I stopped comparing this book to that one, it was more enjoyable.

I really enjoyed our April #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD book. The writing, the stories & (of course) our Sunday discussions were so good. I love how much I learn from these reads & discussions and how readily I jump into books I wouldn‘t have chosen for myself.

This is just the lovliest book. I can‘t believe I had to stop. Great choice @TheBookHippie

#SundayBuddyRead

repost for @TheBookHippie:

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD MAY UPNEXT

My birthday month 🩵🩵🩵🩵

Everyone welcome !

#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction

Read with #SundayBuddyRead I had heard of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay & was familiar with a few of her more famous poems but through this memoir/biography created from her journals , I was able to learn about her life. From the mundane moments to her popularity & celebrity of her times, we get glimpses of her daily life & the world around her. While not always extremely likable, she was a talented force of nature.

I started this book not knowing anything about Millay, with a very fleeting knowledge of her work. Her diary entries are filled with joys and criticisms, some very mean spirited and cruel, as well as a vulnerable soul who fought demons and ill health. A great look at her life. A good choice for #SundayBuddyRead .

#weeklyforecast
Top row: Summer at Tiffany -start #sundaybuddyread; continue with Have His Carcase #HarrietVane; You Are Here-#poetry;
Bottom row: The Bone Garden #WesleyPetersonMystery- finish; The Hummingbirds of Summer #nonfiction -read at least 1 ch; Death in Focus- #audiobook #ElenaStandish-start

While everyone is posting their May tbr, I‘m still posting books read in January 😳🙄🤷🏽‍♀️☺️
January 2025 Book #8

I enjoyed this book inspired in real facts and real people. It motivated me to read about what happened in that period of time before WWII and about these characters. I couldn‘t put it down because I like novels inspired in this period of time. 3.8/4 ⭐️