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JHSiess

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Book Reviews/Guest Authors: www.jhsiess.com ~ Musician|Retired Attorney FB|Twitter|Goodreads: @jhsiess Insta|LibraryThing: @jhscolloquium
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Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner
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An Obesity of Grief by Lynn Haraldson
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📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 ✈️

𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧's latest dazzling work of historical fiction, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭, is a riveting reimagining of the 1927 Dole Air Race from CA to Hawai'i, placing a 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 pilot in the competition -- an homage to the pioneers of transoceanic aviation. In 1987, a woman searches for her family's history & her future. It‘s must-read historical fiction! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Women: A Novel | Kristin Hannah
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📚 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒑-𝑼𝒑 📚

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞
𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜
𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚

ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴀʟ(ꜱ) ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ? ɪꜰ ꜱᴏ, ʜᴏᴡ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴀʀ ɪɴ 2024?

AmyG I am reading The Women now….excellent. 5d
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The Last Verse: A Novel | Caroline Frost
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📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

☑️Set in the 1970s
☑️Music figures prominently in the story
☑️A compelling mystery
☑️A female lead character facing a crisis

Since it's set when I was the same age as the female lead character, I'm a musician, & I love books featuring mysteries & characters navigating crises, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 by 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭, published 3/5/24, sounds perfect for me! Thanks, Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books!

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📖 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 🚁

𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 was inspired to pen 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 & 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 when he realized it was the 10th anniversary of his firing from his job. His nostaligic feelings about his former colleagues moved him to reunite 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 with his team of special investigators to ensure justice for one. It's another fast-paced but surprisingly emotional mystery that will keep you guessing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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After Annie: A Novel | Anna Quindlen
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📖 𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 📖

I have long been a fan of 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐧 so was very excited to read her just-published 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞. The author of 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞, 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞, & 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲, among others, never disappoints. On this stormy day, I am wrapping up Feb. 2024 with this riveting, emotionally gripping story.

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📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 / 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 📖

I suggested 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝗪𝐢𝐟𝐞 by 𝐈𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝗪𝐨𝐨 to my in-person book club, & all enthusiastically agreed to read & discuss it at our next meeting. It's the amazing true story of how Ellen & William Craft escaped slavery through daring & disguise. Ellen passed as a wealthy, disabled White man & William posed as “his” slave. Thank you, Simon & Schuster!

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We Got the Beat | Jenna Miller
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📖 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 ❄️

𝗪𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭 by 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, next in the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, is a funny “ode to first love, complicated friendships, & the messy joy of rewriting your own story.“ Miller pens “young adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen & have their voices heard.“ Published 02/20/24.

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📖 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧: 𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝙇𝙪𝙘𝙠 & 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 📖

I'm late to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 by 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝. I took a “Cruise to Nowhere“ with Catherine Hickland & Todd Fisher, & 50 friends. Had a fabulous time & hope to do it again. I enjoyed the 1st 14 chapters of this fast-paced thriller this a.m.

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📖𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲❄️

𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞 by 𝐓𝐢𝐚 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, published 02/06, is next in the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲. Williams wanted to read about “glamorous women with dazzling lives & loves,“ but grew to understand “the rocky times, hot-mess moments, & life hiccups ... are the most glamorous parts of a woman.“

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Mercury: A Novel | Amy Jo Burns
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♥ 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 ♥

I delivered 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 by 𝐀𝐦𝐲 𝐉𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 to a 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 here in Lodi, CA, thanks to 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬. It's a gripping, emotionally resonant story of a girl who finds what she has always wanted: a family. They're complicated & she struggles to find her place & hold her marriage together. Their dynamics & a mystery make it riveting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

marleed Oh if I were walking by that LFL I‘d snatch that book up right away! Then I‘d return tomorrow with 2 other books (that‘s my LFL rule!) 1mo
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📙𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 📕

Happy to share the cover of 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞's upcoming novel, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚, available 6/11! Preorder: http://tinyurl.com/ymynewzs. If you've read her Everything Series, No More Trilogy, or stand-alone novels 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, & 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩, you know that her stories are compelling & emotionally resonant. I recommend them all!

LoverOfLearning This cover is stunning! 1mo
JHSiess @LoverOfLearning It's giving me Hotel California vibes! 😆 1mo
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📖 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓘𝓼 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓘 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓜𝓮 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰 📖

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞 by the incomparable 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 begins today!

And it's publication day for the paperback version. Grab a copy & join us on Instagram (I'm @jhscolloquium) as we read this intriguing mystery from a master storyteller!

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Mayluna | Kelley McNeil
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📖 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 ❄️

𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐚 by 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥 was published 02/01/24! The “complicated love story“ was inspired by a song on the radio during a long drive. McNeil says “words & characters & a complete story began to flow into my mind from the mysterious place where these things come from.“ It's a tale of “secret lives, second chances, & encounters with enigmatic rock stars.“

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True North: A Novel | Andrew J. Graff
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📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Ecco Books for a copy of 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 by 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐉. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟, a heartfelt novel of marriage & whitewater rafting. A couple navigates the changing currents of family, community, & the river itself. Graff grew up fishing, hiking, & hunting in Wisconsin's Northwoods, so he understands his setting & subject matter, bringing authenticity to an uplifting story I'm anxious to read.

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Ordinary Grace: A Novel | William Kent Krueger
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📚 ᒍᗩᑎᑌᗩᖇY ᗯᖇᗩᑭ-ᑌᑭ📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝗪𝐢𝐟𝐞
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬
𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝗪𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝗪𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞
𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞

ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ? ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ-ᴏᴜᴛ?

Gissy Great! 📚📚📚📚👏👏👏 2mo
SilversReviews Lots of good books here. 2mo
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All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers
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📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🔍

I enjoyed the 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 by 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, a fast-paced, clever, twisty mystery told from the perspectives of a reporter convinced cases of murdered children are connected & the mother of one. The action shifts between 2019 & 1994 with shocking clues & several suspects. The conclusion is controversial.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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📖𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🧸

In 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧 explores the far-reaching “long shadows left by war“ & her characters' complicated emotions after learning the horrifying truth about their family histories. It's a riveting, moving, & enlightening must-read World War II historical fiction selection. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: http://tinyurl.com/3t33vn69

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All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers
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📖 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 📖

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 is underway over on Instagram. The debut novel by 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 focuses on a journalist who uncovers her hometown‘s dark secrets she becomes obsessed with 2 crimes. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 to grab a copy of the book & read this twisty thriller with us!

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Broadcast Blues | R. G. Belsky
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📖░B░o░o░k░ ░R░e░v░i░e░w░🔍

𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 by 𝐑. 𝐆. 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐤𝐲 is the 6th fast-paced mystery featuring TV reporter Clare Carlson. (Enjoyable as a stand-alone.) Will she find the killer ... & survive the investigation? That may prove easier than celebrating her 50th birthday & surviving in the competitive TV news business. It's clever & entertaining story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: http://tinyurl.com/ejw5auuh

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📬Book░Mail📖

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲's debut novel, is heralded for being both hilarious & thought-provoking - the kind of book you pass on to your friends, telling them they 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 read it. For me, reading an occasional romcom can serve as a wonderful break from my routine. Thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books, I'm looking forward to reading it for a hange of pace.

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📬𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥📖

Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books for a copy of 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐀𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞's debut novel. Published 𝘑𝘢𝘯. 𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, it's just the type of book I love to immerse myself in: a combination coming-of-age story, & family & social drama. Against the backdrop of developing modern China, two generations search for belonging & opportunity in a rapidly changing world.

charl08 I liked it - do you think it should make the women's prize shortlist? 3d
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📖 𝔹𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 🏆

𝗪𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 is a riveting story of defiance & resilience, an homage from 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 to those who preserved “what they could not shout out to the world.“ Telling the horrific, heartbreaking tale in an unsparing fashion, her characters retain their optimism & hope. Timely & contemporary. Must-read historical fiction.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

http://tinyurl.com/4utjzaza

Crazeedi Didn't they actually find papers that were buried in the ghetto after the war? This sounds good, but I'll probably cry 2mo
JHSiess @Crazeedi Yes! The documents were hidden in large, buried milk cans that survived the destruction of the ghetto in 1943. They are in the archive museum. I'd love to visit it. 2mo
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📖𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲❄️

I'm honored to be an ambassador for the BookSparks Winter Reading Challenge which officially kicks off 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺! The 1st featured book is the debut novel by 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢 𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐤, 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲. It's publication day & the book is getting excellent reviews, being described as “a gorgeous exploration.“ It sounds like a mysterious, intriguing, & absorbing tale.

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📚𝟚𝟜 𝕚𝕟 '𝟚𝟜 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖📚

I am determined to reduce the backlog on my #TBR shelves so I've joined! I've selected 24 books that I plan to read & 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 this year.

Want to join? Check out @bookswithnopictures & @lemonyreads on Instagram, post your books by January 10th & . . . 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨!📖

ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ(ꜱ) ɪ'ᴠᴇ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ?
ɪꜰ ꜱᴏ, ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ(ꜱ) ʏᴏᴜ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ!

mcipher And a few others are on my TBR too 2mo
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The River We Remember: A Novel | William Kent Krueger
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

A whopping 35 of the books I read in 2023 merited ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! That's a new record for me. But all of those stars were richly deserved by the very talented writers who entertained me, made me think, and often confounded me in 2023.

Overall, was a very good year in books.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ(ꜱ) ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ(ꜱ) ɪɴ 2023?

Gissy Great!📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏 2mo
TieDyeDude 💪🎉 2mo
Ruthiella Great job! 👏👏👏 2mo
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📖𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹🎉

𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐧 by 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝗪𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 by 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘴⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 by 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 by 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘦⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 by 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘬𝘪 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Madstone | Elizabeth Crook
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🎄𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘🎁

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 by 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 is a fast-paced, suspenseful Western adventure with shocking revelations, eclectic supporting characters, secret treasure, & a legendary curse. And an emotionally rich, thought-provoking story of bravery, a mother‘s devotion, & journeys to manhood & the world. Benjamin is endearing, honorable, unintentionally funny, & finds first love. Hopefully, he returns.⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A Different Kind of Gone | Catherine Ryan Hyde
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🎄𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🎀

There's no better time of year to read a book by 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐞. 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 explores whether & when the ends justify the means. It's a thought-provoking, emotionally rich tale told compassionately in her unembellished style featuring empathetic characters facing impossibly difficult choices.⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/44ffu55d

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📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🎁

I'm looking forward to curling up in front of a cozy fire & immersing myself in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝗪𝐢𝐟𝐞 by 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐎𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧. It sounds like an absolutely fascinating story & is getting superb reviews. Thegracious folks at Thomas & Mercer sent me a copy, & now that my band rehearsals & concerts have concluded until mid-January, I have more time to read! 📖

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦?

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🍁𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹📖

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘑𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗪𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Edge | David Baldacci
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📚 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📬

Who's happy it's Friday! 🙋‍♀️ It's been a busy week with little time to read.

But rain is on the way, so I'm going to throw a log in the fireplace, curl up, & finish reading 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 by 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢, an auto-read author for me. He always delivers a clever, fast-paced mystery populated with intriguing characters. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟔:𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐧 is back & I'm loving this 2nd book in the series.

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The Happy Couple | Naoise Dolan
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📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🦢

Marriage provides endless fodder for novelists examining the institution from myriad perspectives. Readers never seem to tire of reading about it! A copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 by 𝐍𝐚𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 was sent to me, thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Ecco Books. The novel, published 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹, sounds perfect to curl up with in front of the fire during. Rain is coming! 🍁🍂

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Julia | Sandra Newman
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🍁𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 🍂

I was gifted a copy of 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 by 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Mariner Books. It's a feminist, imaginative, relevant, & timely retelling of the classic 1984 by George Orwell. The story is told from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia. It was published on 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟸𝟺, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹, & is available now! This one looks really fascinating, doesn't it?

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Face of Greed | James L'Etoile
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In 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋'𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞 introduces Detective Emily Hunter with the Sacramento Police Department, a single woman juggling competing life stressors & investigating a high-profile murder. Why are her efforts being thwarted by the Chief & Mayor? Emily risks her career to solve a complex, intricately plotted mystery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/3aujc9ma

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Face of Greed | James L'Etoile
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𝓖𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻

Author 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋'𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞 answers the question, “Why Sacramento?“ California's capital city is the setting for 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝, the 1st installment in a new series. It‘s an unusual, but logical choice. Not just because he worked in Ca‘s correctional system. Sacramento is familiar with violent crime & a real crime inspired the book.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰?“: https://tinyurl.com/eu92387w

dabbe Hello there, gorgeous kitty! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4mo
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Face of Greed | James L'Etoile
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📚𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒑-𝑼𝒑 🌸

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Distant Sons 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰n
The Leftover Woman 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘸𝘰𝘬
Face of Greed 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘓'𝘌𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦
Where the Dead Sleep 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘦𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dreaming of Water 𝘈.𝘑. 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳
The Unmaking of June Farrow 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨
Mercury Pictures Presents 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢
Deadly Tides 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘢
Darling Girls 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩

TheLudicReader Oh, Tim Johnston has a new book 4mo
JHSiess Yes, and it's excellent! 4mo
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Mercury: A Novel | Amy Jo Burns
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𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

I'm excited to read 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 by 𝐀𝐦𝐲 𝐉𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬, which will be published January 2, 2024, with a great group of early readers, courtesy of Celadon Books. Amy Jo is the author of acclaimed novel 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 & 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, a memoir. We will begin reading on November 1. If you have an ARC & Instagram account, comment below to be added to the group & read with us!

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No More Lies | Kerry Lonsdale
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📖 𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 🌉

𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞 has long been one of my favorite writers. The author of the popular Everything Series and No More Trilogy, & stand-alone novels 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, & 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩, announced that her 10th book, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚, will be published 06/11/24. Lonsdale never fails to deliver an engrossing & emotionally resonant story!

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𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀

Author 𝐀.𝐉. 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 has again crafted an atmospheric, emotionally resonant mystery that keeps readers guessing. 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 is a clever mystery & touching meditation on how the overwhelming power of a tragic loss tore apart a family & impacted the surviving sibling's life well into adulthood. It's captivating & fast-paced, replete with secrets, betrayals, unrelenting guilt . . . & hope. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Death of Us | Lori Rader-Day
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🍁𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 🍂

𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐃𝐚𝐲 is another author whose work I am just discovering, thanks to the generosity of Bibliolifestyle and William Morrow Books. The synopsis and glowing reviews of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐬 have inspired me to put it near the top of my massive TBR list.

I can't wait to curl up with this instriguing mystery that was published 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹!

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📖Book Mail🍂

𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 is the bestselling, award-winning author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 & 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥, published 𝘖𝘤𝘵. 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹, is being called a “tour de force,“ “blistering,“ & “genre-defying“ combination of love story, social commentary, history, protest novel, & mystery, with humor. Thanks go to Bibliolifestyle & Ecco Books!

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These Still Black Waters | Christina McDonald
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𝓢𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📙

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘒𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘳⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝗪𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘢⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘜𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘵⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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🍂𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵📬

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 by 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬, author of 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, published on 09/12/23. I'm looking forward to reading it, courtesy of Bibliolifestype & William Morrow Books. I love historical fiction, & am fascinated by the Civil War & Reconstruction periods. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 sounds perfectly enjoyable on a crisp autumn evening on the patio now that fall has officially arrived. 📖🌳🍁

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A Beautiful Rival | Gill Paul
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💄𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍👗

I was really excited to receive a copy of 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 by 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books because the story of the famous rivalry between Elizabeth Arden & Helena Rubinstein sounds riveting! I can't wait to immerse myself in this book to learn more about the two creative, ambitious, & tenacious icons. The book was published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹.

Bklover I remember Arden far more clearly than Rubenstein, but I do recall the name. Sounds good-enjoy! 6mo
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🍂𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵🍁

Leaves are beginning to fall & evenings are cooler. Here in Lodi, the signs of a “picture perfect autumn“ include vineyards being harvested & the scent of grapes fermenting at local wineries on the breeze.

The generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books sent me a copy of 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 by 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞, published 09/19/23, to curl up with on a crisp, cool day.🍁It sounds delightful!

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The Family Game: A Novel | Catherine Steadman
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░B░o░o░k░ ░R░e░v░i░e░w░

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 is clever & inventive. Harriet is introduced to her fiancee's family. His father is downright 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. She takes readers on her journey to the truth -- a wild ride, set in the family's gothic, remote castle, complete with a terrifying maze & well. All is not as it seems! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/3avmhajb

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A Smile in a Whisper | Jacquelyn Middleton
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𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 writes “character & relationship-driven stories about triumphs & disasters.“ Her charming 𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 is about love found & lost, & overcoming challenges. An own voices writer, she compassionately & believably portrays chronic illness & mental health. Emotionally moving & uplifting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/pz3yh7xa

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✿.。.:* 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 *.:。.✿

A funny, but heartfelt & relatable story often serves as a welcome “palate cleanser“ of sorts between thrillers & intense historical fiction. Thanks to Harper Perennial & Bibliolifestyle, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅** 𝐔𝐩 by 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 is going into my suitcase to read poolside during my upcoming vacation! It sounds perfect for poolside & published 09/05/23.

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░B░o░o░k░ ░M░a░i░l░

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭 is the 3rd installment in author 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞's popular DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl series. I'm anxious to read it from the beginning. Thanks to the generosity of William Morrow Books & Bibliolifestyle, I can move right on to the 3rd volume of what promises to be a fast-paced, riveting series! 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭 published August 29, 2023, & is available now.

Received any exciting book mail lately?

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📚 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 📚⁣

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 by 𝘈𝘯𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵
𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 by 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝐀 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 by 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 by 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 by Rachel Howzell Hall