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MidnightBookGirl
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This is the last book I need to complete my #PopSugar challenge, a book that was published the year I was born.

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Ruthiella
All My Puny Sorrows | Miriam Toews
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My second Toews. I noted a bit of overlap with Fight Night-fiction but clearly pulling inspiration from Toews‘ real life. Yoli‘s brilliant concert pianist sister tries to kill herself. Yoli flies from her messy life in Toronto to Winnipeg to be with her sister and mother. But what her sister Elfrida really wants is for Yoli to help her by letting her go. I‘m very glad I‘d previously read Hello I Want to Die by Anna Paperny for real life insight.

jlhammar Beautiful blooms! Loved this book (and Fight Night and Women Talking). 8mo
Ruthiella Thanks! I want to read everything she‘s written, I think. I like her style and sense of humor. 8mo
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squirrelbrain Sounds great! 8mo
Cortg I‘ll have to check this author out! 8mo
Ruthiella @squirrelbrain @Cortg I think she might be a bit of an acquired taste for some readers, but so far her writing has really clicked with me. 👍 (edited) 8mo
sarahbarnes I loved loved this book. ❤️ It was my first one of hers, too. I love her style so much too. I really liked Fight Night as well. I want to read everything she‘s written. 8mo
Ruthiella @sarahbarnes Fight Night and this one are the only two I‘ve read so far also. I think I will read Woman Talking next and then just work backwards! 😃 8mo
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AshleyHoss820
The Incendiaries | R.O. Kwon
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This was an interesting read about a young girl who joins a cult in college. However, I definitely think it explores all the ways we can set our fellow humans alight. Sometimes, it's a warming fire. Sometimes, it's an all-consuming conflagration. I would read this author again. #52BookClub A Book You Meant to Read Last Year; #PopSugar A Book You Meant to Read in 2022; February's #BookSpin

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Ruthiella
4:50 from Paddington | Agatha Christie
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The inaugural read for the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub inspired me to reread more Christie. I really enjoyed this whodunnit. Miss Marple has to enlist the help of the remarkable Lucy Eyelesbarrow in her investigation. It all starts when Mrs. McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train.

I‘m using this for #pop23 (text only on cover) AND I thought I‘d tag along with @CBee ‘s #TBRTarot and use this for the January promt “Starts with a number”.

CBee Nice! I‘ll add you to my tag list 😊😊 10mo
Ruthiella @CBee Thanks! Looking for yellow covers right now! 😂 10mo
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CBee @Ruthiella awesome 😊😊😊 10mo
Cortg Fantastic! 10mo
Ruthiella @Cortg Thanks! 10mo
KarenUK I love Christie…. Glad you enjoyed it! 😍 10mo
jlhammar I‘m so excited to make my way through the Marple books this year. Looking forward to this one. The Body in the Library is up next for me. 10mo
Ruthiella @KarenUK I‘m a huge Christie fan myself. She‘s my go-to comfort read. 😊 10mo
Ruthiella @jlhammar Nice that you are reading them in order! I love Poirot but Miss Marple is my heart‘s favorite. (edited) 10mo
tokorowilliamwallace What do you think of Josephine Tey as far as classic crime/mystery goes? 10mo
Ruthiella @tokorowilliamwallace I have read all of Tey but one title. I like her, but she doesn‘t have a signature style, like Christie. My favorite is still 10mo
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Gnora
Scout's Honor | Lily Anderson
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Getting very close to actually finishing the #Popsugar Challenge this year! Only 11 more titles to go and I think I've got books picked out for all of them. c:

#audio #horror #fantasy #bookreport #roundup #romance #readingchallange #nonfiction #bookreport

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emmaturi
Songs in Ursa Major | Emma Brodie
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This was a lovely read, set in 1969, it has rock and roll, bands, romance, music, and tradegy. I guess it has Daisy Jones vibes.

squirrelbrain Good to know; I have this on Kindle and plan to read it for a #popsugar prompt. 1y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Seven Days In June | Tia Williams
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Read for the #SummerHeat buddy read, but also because it sounded interesting and showed up on a list of books by a POC about joy and not trauma. Can I be honest? This didn't feel like joy. Sure, it's not tackling Jim Crow-era racism or slavery, but I found that the MCs, Eva and Shane, just had too many demons in all their baggage to really make this feel like joy.
This is a second-chance romance, told in the present, with sections going back ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick to their senior year in high school where they spent one tumultuous week together, bonding over their dubious decisions. While I think these characters are interesting, I never found myself truly rooting for them. Eva's 12 year old daughter Audre was a bit too grown up to be believable, but she added a fun element to some conversations. I appreciate that Eva represented for the people who have invisible disabilities, but again, ⬇️

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick it seemed to add another element against feeling joyous once added to the list of possible trigger warnings in the book. I prefer my romances steamier and more light-hearted, so take this review with a grain of salt and a shot of tequila.

@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB - June #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks - #ReadHarder Prompt 4 #AnyGenreByPOCAboutJoyAndNotTrauma - #PopSugar Prompt 18 #RomanceByBIPOCAuthor

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TheAromaofBooks Romances that say “A Novel“ on them always seem to be more thematic and less romance-y 😂 1y
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MallenNC
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Celebrating that I finished my #PopSugar Reading Challenge for 2022! I just did the regular prompts, and officially finished on July 1. In past years, I was rushing to finish my last prompts in December.

I‘m thinking of doing the Advanced prompts now but I won‘t stress if not. I‘ve never done those before. It‘s nice to be able to read *whatever* for the rest of the year.

#PopSugar22

sprainedbrain That‘s awesome! 🎉 1y
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Butterfinger
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A storytelling battle between a cleric and a trio of tigers. How delightful, delicious, and fun. I love it when this oral tradition is honored and Vo did it very craftily. A wonderful fantasy with mammoth riders. #PopSugar