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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

A gay Notting Hill 🙌🏽 Unfortunately, I didn‘t love it was much as I expected to. But yay for gay romances 🏳️‍🌈♥️🏳️‍🌈

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

I alternated between feelings of admiration and sympathy, and irritation and dislike for Harry and Meghan, both as individuals and as a couple

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

One of the better books I‘ve read about the British Royals 👑

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Loved this one! Such a good feeling when you‘ve got a book you can‘t wait to get back to. Loved the friendship and the parent/child relationship. Only thing missing was a definitive epilogue.

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Georgie, All Along | Kate Clayborn
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Mehso-so

A grump/sunshine romance. Nice moments between friends, nice moments between siblings, but I‘m not sure I understand how these two fell in love.

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This Time Next Year | Sophie Cousens
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Pickpick

PG-13 slow burn romance. Been a while since I‘ve read something with characters that I like, and I almost teared up at one point. I thought it was pretty good. However, a point off for no epilogue.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

My favorite of the series. Even though I found a lot of it incredibly stupid (falling for multiple boys, out of character major decision made by the king, and more), I was totally sucked in by the series at this point and loved the ending.

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The Heir | Kiera Cass
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Mehso-so

The heroine is the daughter of the couple from the previous books. What a bratty bitch! I don‘t like her but she‘s a nice change from the doormats in the earlier books.

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The Heart Principle | Helen Hoang
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Mehso-so

It was fine. Loved the hero. The heroine was just ok. Pretty good sex scenes 👍🏽

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AileenRR
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Panpan

Truly awful. Only for hardcore fans of the series, clearly not for me. The future queen is inexplicably in love with the terrible future king. He has horrible parents so I guess we‘re supposed to have sympathy for him.

MariaW I thought the whole series was quite superficial, but read the whole thing anyway. 🙈 2mo
AileenRR @MariaW I‘m reading the series because I heard Netflix is turning into a show. I already think the future show is better than these books 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
MariaW @AileenRR Hopefully. 😊 1mo
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Opposite of Always | Justin A Reynolds
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Mehso-so

Groundhog Day meets YA dating. The first “day” dragged a bit, but I guess all the details were necessary so that the variations of the “day” would make sense. It was fine.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Meh

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The One | Kiera Cass
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Mehso-so

Love the cover, meh on the series

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The Elite | Kiera Cass
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Mehso-so

The story is dragging, but I need to complete the series 🤷🏻‍♀️

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The Selection | Kiera Cass
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Mehso-so

Hated the reader‘s voice (sounded robotic), and it didn‘t live up to the hype, but I like the premise so much (The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor) that I‘ll continue with the series.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

It was fine. I liked it a lot at the beginning, then halfway through I started spacing out. I‘m not even 100% sure how it ended and that doesn‘t bother me 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Carrie Soto Is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I have about an hour left on this book (hard copy and audiobook going at the same time). I‘m loving it 💖

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Some fun, behind the scenes stories, mixed with the story of their friendship. I‘m super behind on their podcast; I think I‘ll start again from the beginning🎧

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Spare | Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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Mehso-so

Less juicy than I was anticipating. I guess I‘d already heard of most of the good bits prior to reading it. Ultimately it came off as sad; Harry loves his dad and brother and wants to be a part of something important, but doesn‘t feel supported or protected by his family from the negative media attention.

ajcameron_author I still keep meaning to find the time to read this. 3mo
AileenRR @ajcameron_author It‘s a long one 3mo
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AileenRR
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Pickpick

This was a comfort re-read for me. At one point I heard there was going to be a show on HBO 🤷🏻‍♀️

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Such a good premise: Lydia‘s fiancé dies but she‘s able to continue life with him in her dreams.
It was just ok. A pleasant listen, but not gripping.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Watched the movie first and LOVED it. Then listened to the book to get more details. I bet I wouldn‘t like Bernadette in person, but I admired her genius and her relationship with her daughter 💖

AvidReader25 I loved this one on audio and I felt like they did a wonderful job with the movie! 3mo
AileenRR @AvidReader25 Bernadette is a hoot! The movie is definitely rewatchable (edited) 3mo
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AileenRR
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Panpan

Was excited for this one: a bookstore/cafe/gift shop! That‘s the dream! But it wasn‘t a straight forward romance; there were 3 heroines, and it was overall disappointing. But I suspect that my expectations played a big part in that.

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The Wedding Date | Jasmine Guillory
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Mehso-so

The hero and heroine seemed like nice people, but I never fell in love with either of them. It was all just meh…

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Started off listening to this one and it took a while to get into it. Once I finished I immediately had to get the paper version and start again from the beginning. Some books are just better on paper

Allylu I loved this one, too! 5mo
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The Scent Keeper | Erica Bauermeister
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Took me a while to get into the story the first time I listened, but I did eventually get sucked into it, and then had to listen again from the beginning to catch what I missed the first time around. Good story, but I wanted more of an epilogue.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

I think I would have gotten more from it if I listened to just 1 or 2 essays (sermons?) a day, rather than blasting through it in a few days as if it was a novel

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The Middle Place | Kelly Corrigan
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Pickpick

Was time for a reread/relisten. I love listening to Kelly talk about her friends and family. I can‘t relate to the bond she has with her dad, but I love hearing about it anyway 💖

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AileenRR
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It‘s a Cinderella story and the existence of a wicked stepmother stressed me out. Also, I thought the hero was too hard on the heroine. Luckily everything worked out in the end 😉 and I still love this family

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Meh. I thought the 2 main characters were too…not dramatic, but…too much with their fears/phobias. But then again, I haven‘t had their traumatic experiences.

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The Duke And I | Julia Quinn
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Good, but imperfect. It felt like Daphne fell in love with Simon too quickly. But! There were 2 epilogues in this version, and I LOVE epilogues 💖

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Book Lovers | Emily Henry
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I‘d forgotten how great this author is at quick and funny repartee. Is that redundant? Anyway, witty characters to love, with a nicely wrapped up HEA
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November 9: A Novel | Colleen Hoover
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More dramatic than I would normally care for, but at least the ending was satisfying

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AileenRR
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Panpan

Terrible. At least 80% of this was lifted straight out of her William and Harry book. Looks like this is about just William and Kate, but it‘s not.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Some interesting stories. Author seems more of a fan of the boys than an objective biographer though.

johncadams Sadly often the way with these Royal biographies. A shame it wasn't a better read. 8mo
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Ayesha at Last | Uzma Jalaluddin
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Mehso-so

Meh. I hate it when misunderstandings play a big part in the conflict. I did enjoy hearing about different traditions and beliefs though.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

100% entertaining, but since I was listening to it it seemed to end abruptly. I was expecting to hear about William and Harry meeting at the Diana statue unveiling and at Philip‘s funeral, but the books stops at the beginning and of the pandemic.

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Again, but Better | Christine Riccio
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Adorable premise (there‘s a magical twist) but the story was executed poorly. I didn‘t fall in love with the characters and hated the heroine‘s family. And not in a good way. In an author-took-this-too-far-and-they‘re-toxic kind of way.

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In A New York Minute | Kate Spencer
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Pickpick

Simple and easy, perfect for a Sunday morning in bed. Would make a very cute movie!

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

I liked it, but not as much as I thought I would given the hype. Had to listen to it twice because I tuned out a bunch the first time around.

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Without Merit: A Novel | Colleen Hoover
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Mehso-so

Despite the wackiness of the family and the protagonist‘s depression, this ended up being a simple, soothing listen. I liked it, but wouldn‘t recommend.

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The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang
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Cute and sweet and simple. Sometimes that‘s exactly what I need 💖

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The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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It was hard to keep track of who‘s who when just listening, so I had to look up a character list on line and listen twice. Loved it.

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All Your Perfects | Colleen Hoover
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Mehso-so

I didn‘t like the voice of the reader; seemed too old or professional for the heroine. Also, I found the heroine unpleasant, but maybe I‘d be just as unpleasant if I‘d had her struggles 🤷🏻‍♀️

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Meh. It was fine. I‘m very meh about the whole trilogy. Maybe they‘re better on paper than on audio 🤷🏻‍♀️

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The Farm: A Novel | Joanne Ramos
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Told from the points of view of several different women, some more interesting than others. Pretty good, but wouldn‘t re-read. I did love the long, drawn-out ending/epilogue 🙌🏽

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Kind of a sequel to, but also a deepening of Everything Happens…

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AileenRR
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Of course it‘s not as good as the first book, but I liked it anyway. The story was in turns slow and overly dramatic, but I liked seeing Ari‘s growth and the development of his relationships. And I liked being reminded of how much I like reading about good, smart kids.

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What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty
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This story had me reflecting on how I, and my life, have changed in the last 10 years.

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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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During this re-read, I realized that Camilla is as big a part of this story as Eliza is in Hamilton. They‘re the ones who made (a large part of) the story happen. Camila Morrone looks like she‘s just right for the part of Camila Dunne. So excited for the show! 💖

marleed I reread this book immediately upon finishing realizing the fate of the characters, and the book is really told in memoriam for her to her daughter. I‘m curious to see if the show will be told in real time where Camille might be a bit different than what the band remembers her to be when talking to her daughter. 14mo
AileenRR @marleed Ooh, that‘s something I hadn‘t considered 🤔 14mo
marleed @AileenRR my mother died many years ago when I was two so I have no direct memories of her. All the stories I heard had me convinced my mother was canonized a saint and people just weren‘t told! I went out of state to her alma mater for college (one of had to!) and while there met someone who finally told me a less than perfect story of her. I was thrilled and it made her more real than all the stories that came before it! 14mo
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marleed So my second pass through this book made me think that if I was the daughter interviewing friends of my mother when she was alive, the stories would be most certainly tilted to my mother‘s favor. So no wonder everyone likes Camille best - she‘s been canonized! 14mo
AileenRR @marleed I love that you shared this point of view! And I‘m glad you got a more complex glimpse into who your mom was 😊 14mo
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