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LiteraryHoarderPenny
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The Diamond Eye was great! I stayed up later than usual to finish. 🌟🌟🌟🌟The Ordinary Failings book wasn‘t so great for me. I‘d be surprised if it made the shortlist of the Women‘s Prize. Or disappointed over surprised. I gave it 2.5 stars. The ending improved it for me. Then I read Western Lane. It was better over Ordinary Failings - a decent story about grief. That‘s a 3 star for me and again, surprised if it makes the shortlist.

annahenke I was absolutely floored by how good this was. Love everything by this author! 5d
LiteraryHoarderPenny @annahenke ❤️ I‘ve been told The Huntress is even better than Diamond Eye so I‘ve tucked that away for future reading! 5d
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
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Reading all the books at once. Other one not showing: Western Lane by Chetna Maroo. Ordinary Human Failings and Western Lane are on the recently announced Women‘s Prize Longlist and both are very short and were available to download from my library. How could I resist? In audio I‘m listening to If You Ask me by Eleanor Roosevelt. It‘s why I pulled Diamond Eye from my shelf. 😊

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Itchyfeetreader
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Absolutely loved this. Great historical fiction based on a fascinating and complex character who the author does a great job of presenting. I also really appreciated the authors note - Mila is a character who will stick with me and excitingly @Andrew65 it‘s also book 11 that I already owned #readaway2024

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JenReadsAlot
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So good!! My #doublespin for the month @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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JenReadsAlot
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It's snowing like crazy so I'm hunkered down for the night with my Frankie!
I'm really enjoying tagged book so far!

AmyG Awwww ❤️ 2mo
RaeLovesToRead FRANKIE!!!!!! 🫂🫂🫂🫂 2mo
JenReadsAlot @RaeLovesToRead He appreciates your enthusiasm! Lol 2mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Those little black ears! 😊 2mo
Liz_M Beautiful kitty! 2mo
Leftcoastzen Pretty kitty 😻 2mo
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Hillea2
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It took a while to get in to this book, but the end was totally worth the payoff! Beautifully written.

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Hillea2
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It was long and slow for most of it, but the end was totally worth the payoff. It is beautifully written and I‘ve never read a WWI book from the Russian perspective. Don‘t skip the author‘s note!

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Soubhiville
Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn
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I really like Kate Quinn‘s historical fiction. This was a different point of view of a WWII story, and I love that the author‘s note explains how much of this comes from the true story and where she embellished.

My aunt Pauline recommended this to me for my 12books12friends12months challenge, and I liked it a lot.

BennettBookworm Oh how cool! First off, I love Kate Quinn! But also, I‘ve never heard of that challenge- is it where you get a rec from one friend per month? 4mo
Soubhiville @BennettBookworm yes, in January I asked my friends and family via FB for recommendations, then the four spots I had open I filled with Litsy friend‘s recs. Then read one per month. It‘s been fun, I‘ve read a lot of books I wouldn‘t have picked otherwise. 4mo
Soubhiville I‘ve seen it tagged as #12challenge, #12friends12books12months, #12books. I believe it started on insta and someone brought it here. @BennettBookworm 4mo
BennettBookworm That‘s such a great idea, thanks for sharing! 4mo
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MeJeMiller
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I love this wasn‘t a WWII love story. Yes love is a small part of it but not the main part. I love that it was from a Russian woman‘s point of view and wasn‘t necessarily pro American. Started a little slow. Loved the official and unofficial autobiography parts. Wasn‘t a huge fan of E. Roosevelt‘s parts but understand. Fascinating woman worthy of knowing.

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Ruthiella
Neverhome: A Novel | Laird Hunt
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Book 11 from my #14Books14Weeks2023 stack.

Melancholy (though a cheerful book about the US Civil War would be weird) and written in a sparse somewhat cryptic style. Constance Thompson dresses as a man and marches off to fight for the Union, while her husband stays on their farm in Indiana. The comparisons to Cold Mountain are apt, along with the loose allusions to the Odyssey. A slow read, despite its low page count.

Leftcoastzen Yay ,Gumby & Pokey ! 7mo
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