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AmyK1
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Pickpick

Another excellent mystery. I did suspect both of the people involved but not at the same time and it seemed they had explanations for their actions. So Agatha fooled me again. 🤷‍♀️

jlhammar Love that edition! 3d
AmyK1 @jlhammar thank you! I‘ve got several of the special editions and I love them all. 3d
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AmyK1
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Pickpick

I ended up liking this one more than I thought I would half way in. The 2nd half was definitely better than the first and the character development was good.

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AmyK1
The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Pickpick

This was like a warm hug. My dad read it to me and my sister when we were in elementary school. I read it myself in high school (30+ years ago). And somehow I haven‘t read it since. I‘m so glad this was picked for our book club book. All the stars ⭐️

Larkken Sooo good read aloud. I have similar associations with this one 🥰 2w
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AmyK1
The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Thanks for the tag @Eggs
1. Middle Earth-I‘m reading the tagged for book club
2. New York City, London, Paris
3. Narnia

#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥰 2w
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AmyK1
The House Is on Fire | Rachel Beanland
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This was a well researched, well written and fast paced account of the 1811 Richmond, VA theater fire that killed 72 people. Definitely read the author‘s note at the end.

My May #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
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AmyK1
Surviving Savannah | Patti Callahan
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This is the story of the shipwreck of the Pulaski in 1838 and what the survivors went through until their rescue. It alternated timelines between 1838 and the present, when a museum curator is putting together an exhibit of the wreck. It‘s also about grief and how to survive the surviving.

My #bookspin for May @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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AmyK1
True Colors | Kristin Hannah
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This seemed overly long to me and I did not like Winona‘s immaturity and selfishness. She redeemed herself in the end and I did like the ending. 3.5 ⭐️

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AmyK1
Surviving Savannah | Patti Callahan
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The tagged is my #bookspin for May and The House is on Fire is my #doublespin.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Enjoy!! 1mo
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AmyK1
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Here is my May #bookspin list, finally 😂

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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AmyK1
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Pickpick

There is a serial killer on the loose and Poirot & Hastings need to figure out who it is before more people die. As usual, I was oblivious.

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AmyK1
Stateless | Elizabeth Wein
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I celebrated #independentbookstoreday by doing the #greatercharlottebookcrawl with some of my irl book club, including @wideeyedreader We were able to get to 8 stores and had an amazing time. I got some new bookmarks, pins, a tote, t-shirt and the stack of books. A very successful day!

AmyG Fun! 1mo
UwannaPublishme How cool! 🙌🏻 1mo
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AmyK1
Macbeth | Shakespeare
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Mehso-so

If this wasn‘t the next book club selection I never would have picked it up. I have never been a Shakespeare fan and I don‘t like reading plays. At least the snack was good and the company is cute. (Terra is just here for the popcorn 🍿🤣)

dabbe Hello, Terrific Terra! 💙🐾🍿💚 1mo
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AmyK1
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Pickpick

I‘d never read this before and picked it up at the library sale earlier this year. It was a sweet story but not one I‘ll read again.

mabell This was one of my favorites! 1mo
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AmyK1
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Pickpick

This is a light pick for me. While the story was good and engaging the writing left a lot to be desired. It is also apparently the 5th in a series. It didn‘t seem to matter as far as the storyline goes but would have been nice to know before reading.

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AmyK1
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When Kate goes back to France to help her cousin & his wife with their vineyard she discovers a hidden room in their cellar filled with bottles of vintage wine & resistance papers from WWII, along with the belongings of an aunt no one knew existed.

This started slow but did eventually pick up. The bit of mystery was engaging too. My #doublespin for April @TheAromaofBooks

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AmyK1
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Pickpick

This isn‘t my favorite by Kate Morton and it felt a bit long but I did enjoy this multiple timeline story about love, abandonment, loss and grief.

This is my April #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I've seen so many positive reviews for this one!! 2mo
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AmyK1
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Mehso-so

This one was a bit disappointing for me. I didn‘t hate it but I did struggle to stay with it at times. It seemed to drag a bit and while some of the video game details were interesting, some were not. The relationship between Sadie and Sam-especially Sadie‘s half of it-was especially frustrating. Marx though ❤️ It should make for a good book club discussion on Saturday! 3.5 ⭐️

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AmyK1
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The tagged is my #bookspin for April and The Lost Vintage is my #doublespin 😁

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've seen a lot of positive reviews for The Clockmaker's Daughter! 2mo
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AmyK1
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My April #bookspin and #doublespin list is ready!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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AmyK1
Hang the Moon | Jeannette Walls
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I actually got an add on this month! 😂 I haven‘t been overly impressed with the choices lately so I was excited to see more than one I‘m interested in. #botm

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AmyK1
Five Little Pigs | Agatha Christie
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Poirot is asked to investigate a murder that happened 16 years before. He does so by interviewing the 5 witnesses/possible suspects. As usual, I didn‘t figure it out 😂

Suet624 😂😂 2mo
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AmyK1
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Pickpick

This was good and had me laughing out loud more than once. I liked it for the most part, except for the ending. Still like House in the Cerulean Sea better.

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AmyK1
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Panpan

The best thing about this book club pick? It was short. I absolutely hated the writing “style”, there was no difference between characters and it wasn‘t all that exciting for a book about outlaws.

Suet624 I listened to the audio for about 10 minutes and returned it to the library. 2mo
AmyK1 @Suet624 Yeah, it was pretty bad. Though I‘m told the audio is better than print. 2mo
Suet624 Yikes! 2mo
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AmyK1
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I just love this series. It‘s a bit far fetched and ridiculous but great fun. Looking forward to the next one!

As usual, Terra is not impressed with my attempts to include her in the picture 😂 🐶

dabbe Dat face! Dose paws! #cutenessoverload 💚🐾💚 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Terra ♡♡♡♡ 2mo
UwannaPublishme Awww! 🐶❤️ 2mo
wideeyedreader Baby! ❤️ 2mo
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AmyK1
Meet Me in Monaco | Hazel Gaynor
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This was a sweet, fun romance set to the backdrop of Grace Kelly‘s royal wedding.

Also my #doublespin for March @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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AmyK1
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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Who knew I would love a book told (partially) from the perspective of an octopus? But this was lovely and sweet, even if it was very predictable. In this case I didn‘t mind that. Loved Marcellus and could read a whole book just about him 🐙❤️

This was my #bookspin for March @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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AmyK1
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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The tagged is my March #bookspin and Meet Me in Monaco is my #doublespin. Excited to read these!

@TheAromaofBooks

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LeafingThroughLife Hope you like Remarkably Bright Creatures as much as I did. 😃🐙 Meet Me in Monaco is on my TBR, so I‘ll be interested to hear how you like that one, too! 3mo
AmyK1 @LeafingThroughLife I‘m starting it tonight! 😁🐙 3mo
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AmyK1
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AmyK1
Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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“But I was still stuck outside of full adulthood, blowing smoke under its door, eyeing the windows with a cement block. It‘s all we want, we ragged boys of the world. To live as men.”

I loved this. Loved that it was told in Demon‘s voice. It was heartbreaking and hopeful, compelling and tragic. I both wanted to yell at Demon and give him great big hugs.

This is my #doublespin for February @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I've seen a few people complaining about a book hangover from this one 😂 3mo
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AmyK1
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
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“The house was vile. She shivered and thought, the words coming freely into her mind, Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once.”

Horror is definitely not my thing. I‘m a big baby about being scared 😱😂 I wasn‘t sure I‘d finish this book club pick & wasn‘t at all excited to read it. But I did end up liking it & didn‘t think it was scary at all. 3.75 ⭐️

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AmyK1
Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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“They had taught her that family is found, that whether it be blood or circumstances or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.”

This is another re-read for book club. Still love it ❤️

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AmyK1
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Another re-read because why not? The first time I reviewed this I said I loved it even more than the first one. I stand by that the 2nd time around too. ❤️

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AmyK1
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I‘ve read several books by this author and this is my least favorite. It just seemed a bit unbelievable.

This is my #bookspin for February @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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AmyK1
Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
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This is a re-read for book club and it‘s just as much fun the 2nd time as the 1st.

BookNotes I love this series! ❤️ 4mo
AmyK1 @CherylRussell so do I! 4mo
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AmyK1
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It‘s #bookspin day! The tagged is my book spin for February and Demon Copperhead is my #doublespin 😁

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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AmyK1
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Almost forgot to post my February #bookspin list!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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AmyK1
Factory Girls | Michelle Gallen
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Mehso-so

This was so slow. And when something did finally happen it was a bit of a let down-not all that exciting. I struggled a bit with the dialogue too. The best parts were the references to Dead Poets Society, Pearl Jam and Bon Jovi.

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AmyK1
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My library sale #bookhaul!

wanderinglynn Great haul! 4mo
Clwojick Library book sales are the best! You found some gems 💎 4mo
Gissy Lucky you!📚📚📚🙌 4mo
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AmyK1
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“I don‘t stand on issues; I walk with people.”

If you follow Carlos on Instagram you have probably already heard a lot of what is in this book. He tells us how to really see and come alongside people, especially those we don‘t agree with, using example from Jesus‘ life as our guide for how to do that.

dabbe If it were written from your adorable pup's point of view, I'd definitely be all in! ❣️🐾❣️ 4mo
Gissy 🐶❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
AmyK1 @dabbe Her point of view=love me and give me treats. So pretty much the same thing Carlos says 😂😂 4mo
dabbe @AmyK1 🤣❣️🤣 4mo
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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I wasn‘t going to buy this book. Really. But then I started seeing all these amazing reviews. Thankful for an amazing discount at work because it came home with me today. This is definitely a #blameitonlitsy purchase 😂

Scochrane26 I hope you love it! 4mo
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AmyK1
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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January #bookhaul. So far lol. I‘m going to our library book sale this Saturday so I‘m sure there will be a much bigger stack after that.

Pageturner1 i have listened to Lessons in Chemistry and both are great books (edited) 4mo
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AmyK1
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“We want cattle who can finally become food; He wants servants who can finally become sons. We want to suck in, He wants to give out. We are empty and would be filled; He is full and flows over.”

I have had this book for 35+ years and finally read it!

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AmyK1
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This is a light pick for me. It was a quick, easy read which is what I wanted. It wasn‘t spectacular but not horrible either.

Ramona is dealing with deadlines at work, taking care of her 2 children, dealing with the new knowledge that her husband is cheating on her all while trying to rescue her mother, several animals and the neighbor kid from a hurricane.

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AmyK1
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Finlay and her partner in crime, Vero, are once again pulled into a mystery while trying to save her ex husband from being murdered. All while trying to write her next book, keep her children safe and resist hot cop Nick. Another fun installment in this series. Looking forward to the next one!

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AmyK1
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I love Kate Moore‘s writing. It sucks you into the story and doesn‘t feel like non-fiction. This book will make you angry but is also inspiring with several instances when you want to yell “Go Elizabeth!”. Elizabeth Packard was a remarkable woman who went through a lot with more grace, forgiveness and kindness than I probably would have.

AmyK1 I read this for book club. We had an amazing discussion on the first half 2 weeks ago. Can‘t wait for our next meeting on Saturday! 4mo
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AmyK1
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I enjoyed this one, though not as much as Talking as Fast as I Can. I do want to go and watch Gilmore Girls again now lol

Terra, as usual, just wishes I‘d put the phone/book down and pet her.

dabbe Sweet face! ❣️🐾❣️ 5mo
BookNAround Terra is so precious! 4mo
Suet624 Oh, Terra. 💕💕 3mo
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AmyK1
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Thanks for the tag @Eggs

❄️ Bon Jovi, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Def Leppard, Boston, Van Halen, Whitney Houston…I‘m a child of the 80‘s 😁
❄️ stirrup pants, big sweaters, acid washed jeans, big hair

Tagging @wideeyedreader and @TheAromaofBooks
#wondrouswednesday

Elizabeth2 Yes!! (Also a child of the 80s) 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Thanks for the tag!!! 5mo
Bookwormjillk My daughter bought a pair of acid washed jeans the other day and wouldn‘t believe me that I had a pair when I was her age 😃 5mo
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AmyK1 @Bookwormjillk 😂 Gonna have to pull out the photo albums to prove it to her! 🤣🤣 5mo
marleed Haha - I remember finding stones in the pockets of a pair of jeans upon purchase - someone on the line neglected to empty the pockets of the washing stones! 5mo
Read4life I forgot about stirrup pants! 5mo
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AmyK1
The Scent of Water | Elizabeth Goudge
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Panpan

I tried, I really did. I wanted to like this but I just didn‘t.

This was my #doublespin for January @TheAromaofBooks

rubyslippersreads You might want to try a different Elizabeth Goudge. I ❤️ 5mo
AmyK1 @rubyslippersreads I‘ll have to give that one a try. 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh, sorry to hear that!! This is one of my favorites, but not every book works for every person 😂 5mo
AmyK1 @TheAromaofBooks I feel bad because I know you loved it and you sent it to me 😞 5mo
TheAromaofBooks No worries!! Now it can get passed on to someone else who may be the one who loves it!! That's what books are all about ❤ 5mo
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AmyK1
Tiny Little Thing | Beatriz Williams
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I read the first book in the Schuyler Sisters trilogy last year and finally got to the 2nd one. I enjoyed Tiny and Caspian‘s story and I‘m looking forward to the final book about Pepper.

This was my #bookspin for January @TheAromaofBooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love her books ❤️ 5mo
AmyK1 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So do I! She‘s definitely a favorite. 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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AmyK1
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1. Asylum, maddening, history, women
2. No, sadly. I only speak/read/write English
3. The next Thursday Murder Club book

Thanks for the tag @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🤗 5mo
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