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Stars in Their Eyes | Jessica Walton, Aska Aska

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This got me out of my reading slump and then I turned back to the beginning and read it again. Detailed expressive panels and a story about a queer disabled teen attending her first comic convention with her supportive, geeky mom. I loved it all! I get the sense this was published first in Australia and just came out in the US? It was on display at my indie bookstore as having won an ALA award (Stonewall) this year.

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willaful Grrr... dashed to my library to find this for my daughter and they have it on order but only in digital. 2mo

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vivastory

Love Stories | Diana Secker Tesdell

The theme for the winter reading challenge at my library this year is Literary Love. I had great fun doing the humor challenge last year & plan on completing the challenge this yr. Although you can technically complete it by reading any 5 books in 2 months, where's the fun in that? I'm not really a fan of love stories, but I do LOVE anti-love & jaded love stories. So I plan on reading 5 books that are anti-romances. First up is this one( CONT)

TheBookHippie Sold! 2mo

vivastory where last night I encountered a word in Italo Calvino's delirious story “Blood, Sea“ that I never have before: ingurgitate. I initially thought it might be a neologism, but found out differently after a quick google search. I really enjoyed this Merriam Webster entry on the word:
Most people are familiar with “regurgitate“ as a fancy synonym for “throw up,“ but far fewer know of its rarer antonym “ingurgitate.“ It's a word as likely to turn (CONT 2mo

vivastory up in a spelling bee as in a conversation, but it does see occasional use, both literal (as in “ingurgitating red wine“) and figurative (as in “ingurgitating artwork“). “Regurgitate“ and “ingurgitate“ (as well as “gurgitate,“ an even rarer synonym of “ingurgitate,“ and gorge, meaning “to eat greedily) can be ultimately traced back to the Latin word for “whirlpool,“ which is “gurges.“
@cbee #weirdwords 2mo

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IndoorDame Stacked! 2mo

IndoorDame Can‘t wait to see what else you choose! Love anti-love stories 🙃♥️ 2mo

Megabooks This kind of reminds me of the quote from 10 Things I Hate About You. Something like, “You can be underwhelmed and overwhelmed but can you just be whelmed?” Answer is yes to this as well. Thanks for sharing the cool word, Scott!! 👍🏻 I‘m an anti-love person, too. 2mo

vivastory @IndoorDame Thanks! I'm def looking forward to it 2mo

vivastory @TheBookHippie I have read several Everyman's Library anthologies & love them 2mo

CBee Sounds like a great challenge! I like these types of stories too 😊 2mo

vivastory @Megabooks Lol. Great quote! The only local radio station that I listen to (member supported, commercial free with a great eclectic playlist) does an anti-valentine's day segment every year. It's pretty great. 2mo

CatLass007 Ingurgitate is an excellent new word! Sister Augustine, our grade school principal, told students and entire classes that we made her want to regurgitate. Which is just one of the many reasons why I am not Catholic. But @vivastory, thank you for sharing this intriguing new word! 2mo

Aimeesue @vivastory @megabooks I went to school with a guy we called "Couth" because he was the epitome of couthness. ? 2mo

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LiseWorks

Chasing Sunsets: A Novel | Karen Kingsbury

February 6 #LuckyInLove Sunset @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Beautiful 🌅 2mo

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Ravenpuff

A Totally Awkward Love Story | Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison

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It‘s the summer before college, Hannah & Sam meet, hit it off, but they don‘t exchange names/contacts. They don‘t think they‘ll see the other again, but they keep running into each other. Each time, it‘s filled w/ mishap & miscommunication.

⭐️⭐️💫 I didn‘t really enjoy this book. It was kind of boring & cringy. I didn‘t really like the characters & the writing could‘ve been better. There were a couple funny lines tho.

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Geemom1118

Chasing Sunsets: A Novel | Karen Kingsbury

Life is stressful and sometimes you need something wholesome to help you keep the faith. #51of2023

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Centique

Chasing Sunsets: A Novel | Karen Kingsbury

Have to give you a sunset shot before i go back to my rainy home in a couple of days. Have read nearly 3 books this week which is good for me! Children are looking forward to seeing their friends again and apparently even “miss the rain” 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

TrishB Beautiful ♥️ we‘re travelling home today too! 9mo

batsy That is stunning ❤️ 9mo

CarolynM Wow! Gorgeous! I've filed your Musket Cove recommendation for future reference🙂 9mo

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squirrelbrain Gorgeous! ❤️ 9mo

Cinfhen Beautiful! Looks like paradise 9mo

LeahBergen Gorgeous photo! 9mo

Cathythoughts Beautiful ♥️ 9mo

Reggie Omg this is gorgeous! 9mo

Centique @Reggie just got home and missing it already! Hey Reggie did some books turn up from Amazon from me? If not i will chase them up 👍 9mo

Reggie I did. I‘m sorry, I was gone again for a week. Thank you so much. And it was my birthday week so the timing was perfect. I wasn‘t going to post about them until I read one if that‘s ok. 9mo

Centique @Reggie no worries you dont need to make a post! Just glad they got there 👍 9mo

Centique @Reggie and Happy Birthday!! 9mo

Reggie @Centique ❤️thank you. I met a guy that might not turn into anything but already has turned into a haiku that tore itself out of me. Lol crazy times. 9mo

Centique @Reggie oh wow, that is such a time of feelings and nerves. Haiku worthy is a good start anyhow! Much much love and wishes for good things to happen 💕 9mo

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Andrew65

June | Lori Copeland

The month started off well, but then fell away badly due to issues I have had to deal with in a voluntary role. If it wasn‘t for audiobooks I wouldn‘t have got to many books in the second half of the month.

Hoping for better in July.

IMASLOWREADER thank goodness for audiobooks…its the same for me 10mo

Andrew65 @IMASLOWREADER Yes, they are god sends in these situations. 10mo

Roary47 Audiobooks are the best with my young kiddos needing my attention. Laundry and dishes are my main audiobooking times. 10mo

Andrew65 @Roary47 Definitely, a good audiobook is great and can multitask. 9mo

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EadieB

June | Lori Copeland

#June2023 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

I have read 15 books I June with 2 Bingos.

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!!! 10mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! Great month!💙📖📚 10mo

EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 10mo

EadieB @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! 10mo

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DebinHawaii

June | Lori Copeland

My June recap. It was a great month for reading! I managed to finish 14 books & really enjoyed almost all of them. I kept up with my #SundayBuddyRead #Pemberlittens #CampLitsy23 #SeriesLove2023 #TitlesAndTunes & DiverseCozy challenges. I read pretty diversely too with multiple LGBTQIA+ characters & themes, a neurodivergent character & books set in Turkey, India, New Zealand, Mexico the UK & San Francisco‘s Chinatown. The top row are my standouts.

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