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TheEllieMo
Open Water | Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Mehso-so

I read Nelson‘s second book, Small Worlds, and really enjoyed it.

If I hadn‘t read Small Worlds, I‘d probably be raving about Open Water.

And there‘s the problem. Both books seem far too similar. They are basically exactly the same story with names and professions changed.

The prose in both books is lovely. But I hoped for something more.

Book 86 #Read2025 @DieAReader

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TorieStorieS
Head Over Heels | Francine Pascal
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Pickpick

Liz leads a fundraiser for the Fowler Memorial Hospital but still finds time to worry about Regina Morrow dating Bruce Patman. So far in #SVH, Bruce‘s been a braggart & downright creep—plus this is Regina‘s first time at school for hearing students, & her first boyfriend! Jessica meddles by starting a rumor about why Bruce dates Regina, but in the end Bruce puts Regina first so she can go to Switzerland for a year of surgery to repair her hearing!

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Tkimsal
Open Water | Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Pickpick

I loved this book. The language is so spare yet so evocative. Reading this was like reading poetry. A powerful and moving book. This may turn out to be my book of the year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Charityann
Twilight | Stepheni Meyer
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Can you believe Twilight is 20 years old? Grabbed my anniversary edition and it‘s beautiful!! A book rec for “monstrous” if you haven‘t read it yet.😆
#hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew @BookwormAHN

Seabreeze_Reader 20 years! Oh my. It doesn't seem that long ago. 5d
BookwormAHN I agree 20 yrs, wow 🐈‍⬛ 5d
wildwoodreads That hurts my feelings a little 😂😂😂 (edited) 4d
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HettyG
Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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"Beyond that, I knew nothing, especially not of love's beginnings, of that inexplicable draw to another, why some boys could pass you by without notice but the next has a pull on you as undeniable as gravity, and from that moment forward, longing is all you know."

Awwww, this made me rather weepy.

TheLudicReader I loved this book. 3d
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HettyG
Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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Couldn't decide what to read! I don't actually know how the book spins or bingo things that people do on here work, so I just put out six books from my TBR shelf and rolled a dice 😊🎲

Bookish_Thoughts Good plan! 6d
BookBr Love that!! 6d
DeeLew Let us know how Creation Lake is. I‘m really interested in that one! 6d
JuniperWilde I‘m not sure how it works either but your creative version is pretty effective 6d
Enchanted_Bibliophile Here is the original post on how BookSpin works, if you're interested. It's really helpful for clearing TBR. https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/bookspin-bookspinbingo-litsy-challenge/ 5d
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marleed
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I planned to read the series before watching the adaption, but but my B2 available-soon hold took longer than anticipated so I binged Season1&2 and was 2 episodes into S3 before B2 dropped. I‘ve now powered off my TV. I‘m having fun with this and wondering if I‘ll get to all 3 books and seasons in less than 2 weeks time. Right now I‘m not really feeling that I‘m a member Team Belly🤪. I like both but appreciate the simplicity of the books.

Eggs I read the books when they first appeared so I can‘t remember enough to state a comparison of bks/series…perhaps a re-read would help. I have opinions about the portrayals of Conrad and some others… 1w
marleed @Eggs It‘s interesting doing both almost simultaneously. I experienced the books via audio narrated by the main actors of the adaption so there‘s that too. Ohhh, I have so many opinions of these angsty teenagers. I love to meet them again at 40 and 60 and watch them watch their teenage selves. 1w
Eggs Wow I didn‘t realize the actors did the audiobooks. @marleed 7d
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onionsforever
Mehso-so

“A soul connection is a resonance between two people who respond to the essential beauty of each other‘s individual natures, behind their facades, and who connect on a deeper level. This kind of mutual recognition provides the catalyst for a potent alchemy. It is a sacred alliance whose purpose is to help both partners discover and realize their deepest potentials.”

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Tkimsal
Open Water | Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Current read.