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willaful
Grown Ups | Marian Keyes
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A soft or maybe mixed pick. This story is like a very slow and looooong train wreck. It's got a weird structure, an enormous cast, and a lot of nervous anticipation. But it's also got intriguing family dynamics and characterizations, and very strong depictions of love, addiction and grief. I don't regret the 6 or 7 hours I put into it.

#BookSpin #DoubleSpin

LiteraryinLawrence Great review! 2h
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Librarybelle
The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
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Light pick…the writing was less than stellar - how many times McFadden repeats the same thing over and over got on my nerves - but the thrill of the story kept me reading and the various twists. And the end - wow! I can see why she has become extremely popular, with long waiting lists for her books at the libraries. Fast read that left me gasping in parts. #52BookClub24 #AnAuthorEveryoneHasRead

Hooked_on_books I keep seeing this everywhere, but I think the repititon you mention would drive me batty. Otherwise, it sounds fun! 5h
Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books I probably would not have continued because of the repetition except for the twists she would throw into the narrative. That‘s what really got me through the book! 5h
Kristy_K Good choice! I also haven‘t read her. 1h
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Karons1
Hooked | Emily McIntire
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Who else reads in the bath 🛀😆at first my thoughts were yuk this is the paperback dedicated to that despicable criminal Andrew Tate , but phew after nearly dnf-ing stuck with it and it turned into a delight but dark steamy v steamy read .
#bookspinbingo
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#nosmutshaming 😆

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Read4life
Untitled | Unknown
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That‘s my March #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin books completed. 💙💙

Crazeedi I ❤️ your picture, such a cool idea! 18h
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking fabulous!! 17h
Read4life @Crazeedi Thank you 💙 16h
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swynn
The Jewel in the Skull | Michael Moorcock
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(1977, original edition 1967)

First in Moorcock's series featuring Hawkmoon, a warrior in a post-apocalyptic pseudo-medieval Germany, fighting the evil empire of Granbretan. Loved this -- it's pulpy fantasy adventure that knows exactly what it's about. Looking forward to the next.

This was my #DoubleSpin read for March

RamsFan1963 I've read Moorcock's books about Corum and Elric but not Hawkmoon. I'll have to stack this for future reading. 2h
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JackOBotts
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I enjoyed this more than I expected, as I felt it got off to a slow start. I saw where the story was going but liked seeing it all come together. A #Roll100 #doublespin double whammy! 🙌🏼

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 17h
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vlwelser
Small Mercies | Dennis Lehane
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One of my friends had to stop reading this because he couldn't take all of the racism. As in, we live in Boston so being reminded of how gross this is was a bit much. And the homophobia. Because this was set in the 70s, you'd hope it was better but Boston is pretty well known for this situation. If you liked Mystic River, and you can get through the halfway point, this really is very well written.

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TheBookHippie It‘s in my TBR somewhere. I‘ll have to move it closer to the top. 1d
Tamra This was outstanding on audio! 1d
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 17h
Cathythoughts @Tamra I‘m ready for a new audio 👍🏻 I‘ll try this one. 11h
Cathythoughts Great review! I just got it on audio ❤️ 10h
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BookishMadHatter
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Mid-month check in with my #bookspinbingo board

I've read the #bookspin pick and am currently almost halfway through the #Doublespin pick, and counting my dnf book I have 1 bingo

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!! 17h
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Read4life
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Librarybelle Awesome!!! A good reading week! 2d
julieclair Great week! 👍 2d
dabbe 🤩😍😃 2d
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PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1d
TheSpineView Excellent! 1d
Cuilin 🫶🎉 18h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 17h
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lauraisntwilder
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It's been a while since I read the second Sidney Chambers book, and it was nice to slip back into Sidney's world again. There are four mysteries in this installment, in addition to the overarching storylines of Sidney and Geordie's private lives. I can't help but compare the books to the TV show and, at this point, they have very little in common.

This was my ##doublespin for March. @TheAromaofBooks