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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

My biggest takeaways: exercise, eat less calories but more protein

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

I got bored with all the science details

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Husband Material | Alexis Hall
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Panpan

Kind of disliked the protagonist. Found him immature; I liked his boyfriend so much more.

julesG Luc is immature, it's actually what I like about him. 😁😁 You know this is the second book? The first is 3w
AileenRR @julesG Yes, I liked Boyfriend Material a whole lot more than this one. Maybe I just wasn‘t in the mood 🤔 3w
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Lovelight Farms | B. K. Borison
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Mehso-so

I never fell in love with the heroine, but I liked the hero a lot. It‘s the first in a trilogy and I hope my library obtains the other two 🤞🏽

MaggieCarr Fourth and final comes out this year. 1mo
AileenRR @MaggieCarr Who‘s the 4th one about? 1mo
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AileenRR
The Switch | BETH. O'LEARY
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Mehso-so

My 2nd book by this author. I enjoyed it more than The Flatshare, but I‘m wondering if I‘m missing something with this author of if I haven‘t been in the right mood for her 🤔

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

This was a long one. It had a saga-like feel, and it took a minute to get absorbed into the story, but I ultimately liked it. A fun visit back to the 90s. Could have done with an epilogue, but that‘s what I almost always say.

SamAnne I absolutely loved this one. 1mo
AileenRR @SamAnne This was different for me and I‘m so glad I gave it a try 1mo
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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Meh. Sir Candle Man has a large following in the candle community and his IG stories can be fun, but this book was not my favorite. I found the section on decorating with candles to be a little strange.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Some good advice, but I didn‘t care for the writer‘s style/voice.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

I love kitchen memoirs and this one was quite cozy 💖 I‘ve ordered a paper copy already

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AileenRR
Make Something Good Today: A Memoir | Erin Napier, Ben Napier
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Mehso-so

I stumbled upon this book when searching for an Earl Grey scented candle. Someone recommended Laurel Mercantile‘s Tudor candle. Haven‘t bought the candle yet, but did manage to watch one episode of their show. The book leaned more Christian than I anticipated. They seem like a very sweet couple.

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AileenRR
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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Pickpick

This is a long one

Kboltz Too too long! 2mo
AileenRR @kboltz I tend to space out during the fighting scenes 😬 2mo
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Nora Goes Off Script | Annabel Monaghan
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Pickpick

LOVED the heroine and her kids 💖 This one had me in tears at one point, but that could also be pms 🤷🏻‍♀️

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Another one I had to listen to twice because I had difficulty keeping track of who was who the first time around. Jonah/Jude/Jules. Tough in an audiobook.
I did like the story though. I love reading about friends and family banding together in difficult situations; love details and the nitty gritty about people‘s daily lives; love inside jokes 💖

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The Measure | Nikki Erlick
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Pickpick

So many characters that it took me half the book to even care about them. Had to go back and listen again so that I could enjoy the story the 2nd time when I already knew the characters and had the lay of the land.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Some interesting trivia. I get why they can‘t include bits of the songs in the audiobook. Good news is that someone already put together a Spotify playlist 🙌🏽

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Thoughtful approach to parenting, focused on connection (rather than trying to control behavior) in order to raise secure and self-possessed people.

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

I love magical realism. This one was ok, fine, meh.

Robinsonbrandon129 Hello there, Thanks for following back, I hope you are fine? please do you mind sending me an email, I just want to have a friendly conversation with you, I must say your profile is appealing. That's my email address, I expect to hear from you sooner or later, Thank you. robsonbrandon66@gmail.com 4mo
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AileenRR
Quietly Hostile | Samantha Irby
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Pickpick

In turns vulgar, funny, and sweet. It‘s not for everyone, but I liked it.

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Romantic Comedy | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Pickpick

Didn‘t love it but liked it A LOT.
It‘s gentle; no real dramatic highs and lows, but that was a good thing. The couple is in their late 30s and are mature and for the most part, well adjusted. I liked both of them 😊

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Pickpick

It actually lived up to the hype!
I was worried that it would take a while to get immersed into this world but it wasn‘t hard at all 🙌🏽

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

This was fine. I didn‘t fall in love with either of the main characters; nothing wrong with them, but they didn‘t feel special. The character I liked the most was the hero‘s ex-wife; she was minor but great.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Another pair of boys to love 💕 This prequel is just as good as the first book, and it was fun to catch glimpses of the boys in the original book several years before their story happens.

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Here's to Us | Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
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Pickpick

Very good sequel. Better than I was expecting. Even teared up near the end 🥲 Love these boys!

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Don‘t know if I would have liked it as much if I hadn‘t seen season 1 of the show first 🤷🏻‍♀️

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AileenRR
Lucy by the Sea: A Novel | Elizabeth Strout
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Pickpick

My first by this author and now I‘m a fan. It was a gentle and thoughtful one to listen to and it suit my mood 💙

Megabooks By the Sea is number 4 in a series about Lucy that starts with (edited) 6mo
Megabooks And then this. I devoured them last year! 6mo
AileenRR @Megabooks After the first few chapters I realized that I was reading the latest of a series 😬 I‘m planning on going back and starting from the beginning. Thanks for the list! 6mo
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Red, White and Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston
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Pickpick

Re-read it after multiple movie watches. Teared up during the election night part. Love this story 💖

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold | Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Pickpick

It‘s a relatively gentle and quiet book and so it took me a while to get into it. Ultimately got sucked in and enjoyed it ☕️

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Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez
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Pickpick

There‘s a Big Misunderstanding 👎🏽 (I hate those so much!) but the characters and ending are so good that it‘s worth it ❤️

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

An easy listen; Tom came off as sweet and earnest ✨✨✨

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Boyfriend Material | Alexis Hall
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Pickpick

There were several parts where I actually LOL‘d. And I like how these two didn‘t give up on each other and actually talked about their feelings ❤️

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AileenRR
The Boys | Katie Hafner
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Mehso-so

Simple, quiet, and weird

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One True Loves | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Pickpick

Good, simple, and straightforward love story. All the twists are in the book blurb so no surprises 👍🏽

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Red Rising | Pierce Brown
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Bailedbailed

I‘m bailing an hour and half (10%) into the book. I didn‘t realize it was the beginning of a trilogy and I‘m just not that invested 🤷🏻‍♀️

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Surprisingly, I liked this sequel more than the first book 🌸🌸🌸

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

This Japanese American take on The Princess Diaries is knowingly full of cliches, but I like it enough to immediately download the sequel 🇯🇵🇺🇸👸🏻

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Zoned out quite a bit when listening to this one

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I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy
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Pickpick

Smart, disturbing, and entertaining. I feel a little bad for being so entertained by it.

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Made Phil‘s Brownies from the book. Subbed walnuts for the almonds. They‘re pretty good!

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Finding Fraser | Kc Dyer
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Bailedbailed

I rarely bail on a book but I‘m quitting this one at 56% on this one. Narrator‘s voice is wrong for the heroine, the sister character is cartoon-awful, and I‘m just bored. Such a bummer because I‘d been looking forward to this one for a while 👎🏽

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Cute! It‘s been a while since I read the previous book but I felt like there were a lot of bumps in the story in this one. Still looking forward to the next one, though 🏳️‍🌈

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AileenRR
Happy Place | Emily Henry
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Pickpick

It‘s good. Not just romance but also friendship and family and grief.
I still think that the couple‘s initial break up is dumb, but then I haven‘t been in their situation.

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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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Pickpick

Loved all the references to other romance novels and romance authors! But it was weird for a while thinking the heroine was falling in love with a ghost

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AileenRR
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Pickpick

Borrowed from the library and now I‘m going to need to buy a copy. Lots of good stuff in here

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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Lots of interesting bits, but it‘s pretty long and I spaced out a lot

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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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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.