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JackOBotts

JackOBotts

Joined August 2016

“If you think reading is boring, you‘re doing it wrong.”
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I enjoyed this more than I expected, as I felt it got off to a slow start. I saw where the story was going but liked seeing it all come together. A #Roll100 #doublespin double whammy! 🙌🏼

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So glad to have finally sat down with this. Good insights for streamlining one‘s approach. Will definitely try to incorporate the principles into aspects of my life.

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Excited to kick off the final round of #lmpbc #GroupG

KateReadsYA Same. I just started our lmpbc book today! 🤩 2w
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Calypso | David Sedaris
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3.5 ⭐️

Sedaris takes on aging, mortality, and more in this collection of essays. I love his style & voice.

Double whammy with my January #roll100 & March #bookspin. 🙌🏼📚 #backlog progress

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
PuddleJumper Amazing! 2w
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A novel with many layers & such strong characters. A lot of names/nicknames to follow, but the development of even the more minor folks has them coming to life. I loved seeing all the storylines weave together in their own time. #roll100 for February

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 3w
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Happy #pubday to this kickass little hottie of a book. If you follow Anna Przy on socials, you know her style…and it‘s *chef‘s kiss*. 🩷🩷🩷
~ Keep it up, cutie. I‘m so freakin‘ proud of you. ~

This book feels like a hug from your bestie.

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3.5 ⭐️

Frankel creates a “choose your own path” in working through this text & offers many tips for women and their approach to work. More so geared toward corporate positions, much was helpful across professions. This is not an “act like a man” text, despite what some of the Goodreads reviews might tell you. Take what works for you, leave the rest. Glad I read it.

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Marching Season | Daniel Silva
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March #bookspin is here!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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This was my February #bookspin (Kindle Read), and it was a fun one. Looking forward to seeing where that surprise of a cliffhanger takes us in book #2.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beautiful, heart-wrenching.
#doublespin for February

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 1mo
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I‘m enjoying this series…even if my son has lost interest. (Whomp whomp) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Coming in under the wire with my #doublespin for January.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
JackOBotts @Kristendontleave - they are! I‘m enjoying them slowly… 💜 2mo
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This was beautiful - such an unusual storyline in some ways…but beautiful. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michael_Gee Agree! 2mo
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February | Ellen Jackson
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My February #bookspin list - how am I already toting a “backlog” and we‘re just one month into the year?! #goodproblems 📚📚📚 I‘m quite certain I‘m not alone here. 🤣

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Most of my list is backlog left over from last year. 😅 2mo
JackOBotts @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 🤣Glad I‘m in good company. 2mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Incredibly well done, well researched look at Polly Klaas‘s kidnapping. Cross takes the reader through the entire gut wrenching saga with facts and reflections from those involved. This book sheds light on to all the bits and pieces (good & bad) that impact a police investigation.

This was from my #auldlangspine list…maybe my last for January, but I do hope to pick more from the list as the year goes on.

Kristy_K One of my favorite non-fictions from last year. Glad you found it as well-written and insightful as I did! 2mo
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My next #auldlangspine pick intersects with my favorite podcast #MyFavoriteMurder as host Karen Kilgariff (and Petaluma native) mentioned reading this on a somewhat recent episode.

ElizaMarie Ooo I am a fellow #Murderino (although I really haven't listened in forever); but, they opened me up to other books. I am stacking this one! 2mo
JackOBotts @ElizaMarie yes, a lot of strong book recs coming from MFM, for sure 2mo
Kristy_K This one focuses more on the science than the crime, but I was still hooked. Hope you find it as fascinating as I did! 2mo
WorldsOkayestStepMom SSDGM, fellow murderino! 2mo
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The Rom Con | Devon Daniels
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My January #bookspin and my 2nd #auldlangspine read. This was a fun romance with a lot of build up for our two leads. Definitely giving me the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days vibe, this is a love letter to those TV/movie romances we grew up with. I appreciated Cassidy‘s pop culture references along the way. My favorite character: definitely Grandma. 🥰

monalyisha Ooo, love a good grandma character. I suspect nothing could compare to the envy I felt for Kate Hudson in that yellow dress, though! 2mo
Kristy_K Yes, the grandma! Their relationship reminded me a lot of my relationship with my grandma and added to the sweetness of it. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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The Rom Con | Devon Daniels

Next up is an #auldlangspine & #bookspin two-fer. 🙌🏼

This sounds like a fun read, @Kristy_K 📚

MeganAnn This sounds like fun! I‘ll be curious to read your review when you finish it. 2mo
Kristy_K Enjoy! This one was great escapism for me. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Kicking off 2024 with a solid read from @Kristy_K & her #auldlangspine list!

Kristy_K So glad you liked it!! 2mo
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January #bookspin list. Keeping the list broadly defined…😉 Cheers to another fun year with this challenge.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Kicking off 2024 with this pick from @Kristy_K for #auldlangspine 🥳

Kristy_K I hope you like it! 3mo
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My final read for 2023. Looking forward to diving into my #AuldLangSpine read tomorrow.

Happy New Year, #Littens 💜

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#wondrouswednesday - Thanks for the tag, @Kristy_K 🙌🏼💜

1. Yes! I set a goal of 40 and am happy to have passed that with 64…and still a few days left in 2023. 😉
2. Lessons in Chemistry & Tranny - but my other reads we‘re strong at 4 ⭐️ (The Man Who Died Twice & All That is Wicked). December was good.
3. I want to finish the Thursday Murder Club & then dive back into A Series of Unfortunate Events & Three Pines.

kspenmoll Lessons was one of mine too. 3mo
JackOBotts @kspenmoll - it was wonderful- I‘m enjoying the TV adaptation, as well. They made changes to the storylines, but they work well. 3mo
Eggs @kspenmoll @JackOBotts Loved Lessons too! Thanks for the reminder to watch the tv version! Thanks for playing 🥳 3mo
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So glad to have finally read this. I appreciate her vulnerability and honesty; so glad she is living her truth after decades of struggles. (And congrats are in order as she recently got married!)

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Safe to say that I‘ll consume all KWD media. 📚 🎧

Her deep dive into Edward Rulloff goes beyond the content of her first season of “Tenfold More Wicked” - I was worried it would be a “rehashing” & was happy to be wrong. #Roll100

PuddleJumper Brilliant! 3mo
LoverOfLearning So so interesting! The audiobook lost some intrigue for me which was sad because the story is so fascinating! 4 stars! I need to read a physical copy next time! 1mo
JackOBotts @LoverOfLearning Did the author narrate the audiobook? I listen to her podcasts and love her voice. I may have had an advantage with this one because it was the story from her first podcast season. The book went beyond the podcast, so it wasn‘t a rehashing, but that may have helped me through some reading valleys. I thought this one was fascinating: (edited) 1mo
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I really want to enjoy reading this, but it‘s too dry for my taste. So I‘m doing the grown up thing and walking away. (I did see Oppenheimer, so I guess I kinda know what‘s up…)

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Hi 👋🏼 @Kristy_K ~ taking a moment to share a little bit about me as we get ready for #auldlangspine (#auldlangspine2024). I‘m looking forward to starting 2024 with some of your top reads. 📚📚📚

Kristy_K I love that you used British spelling conventions b/c of what you read! I always wanted to try bullet journaling but it looks complicated, but so pretty when people show their journals off! 3mo
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@Kristy_K - I am so looking forward to kicking off 2024 with some reads from this list! 🥂🍾

Thank you - @monalyisha - for curating great pairings & organizing this fun kickoff. 💜 #auldlangspine #auldlangspine2024

Kristy_K I hope you enjoy the ones you choose! 3mo
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My December #doublespin did not disappoint. I enjoyed being back with the Thursday Murder Club.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CoffeeNBooks I love this series so much! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
JackOBotts @CoffeeNBooks I‘m happy to be moving along in the series. My friend is on the last and just loves it more and more. Hoping to enjoy the last two in the new year. 💜 3mo
CoffeeNBooks @JackOBotts I think each book is even better than the previous one! 3mo
JackOBotts @CoffeeNBooks my friend said the same thing! These are def getting a bump up on my TBR in 2024! 3mo
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I wasn‘t sure I‘d still be able to sign up for #auldlangspine2024 - very glad to be joining for 2024. 💜🍾🥂

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Using as my December #bookspin mood pick. This book was great. Highly recommend.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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December | Phil Rickman
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December #bookspin - easing back in after a bit of time away. This is always fun. Thanks to @TheAromaofBooks 📚

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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Startup: A Novel | Doree Shafrir
Mehso-so

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I was not a good match for this book. Glad to move it off my shelves after it‘s 6 year residency. May it find a better suited match elsewhere. #ontothenextone

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Ravens | Jackie Jacobi
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Written by a member of my community, in Central NJ, The Ravens tells the story of three friends faced with unimaginable - but too common- challenges when one is assaulted by their HS English teacher…who happens to be one of the friends‘ father.

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Any Man | Amber Tamblyn
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The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
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“I‘ve learned that lesson now, the hard way. You have to speak the thing that you‘re feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice.”

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My November #Roll100 & what a delight to read.
4.5 ⭐️ Just a warm hug of a read.

PuddleJumper 🎃🏵️🎃 4mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bamford fans will love this.

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Gracie discovers a blank journal that may - or may not - change the course of her teenage life. As the school year starts for her in a new town and school, how will things play out? Very sweet read.

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Before the Fall | Noah Hawley
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Grabbed this from a donated bookshelf at my office six years ago…finally read it this month, thanks to #Roll100 - this is a slow burn story of the aftermath of a private plane crash with two survivors: a “starving artist” and a child of those chartering the flight. How the media twists the focus to make headlines, no matter the cost, no matter the truth. 3.75 ⭐️

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 5mo
Reggie I remembering connecting with this book a little at the time because the guy who crashed the plane reminded me of my, at the time, manbaby of a boss. I do likeHawleys writing. 5mo
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You can‘t hold a black flame candle to the original movie, Hocus Pocus. The “All-New Sequel” was cute, but I‘ll choose Dani, Max, Binx, & Allison over any new crew any day. 2.5 🧙🏼‍♀️

WorldsOkayestStepMom I still haven't seen the second movie. 🙃 I don't have streaming services. 5mo
JackOBotts @WorldsOkayestStepMom my youngest (6) says the 2nd movie is better than the original…she doesn‘t know what she‘s talking about. 🤣😉 It‘s cute, and was surprisingly better than I anticipated, but 1993 is my winner. 5mo
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Eileen: A Novel | Ottessa Moshfegh

The trailer for the Film adaptation of Eileen was released a few days ago:

https://youtu.be/wkMIv0xuzr8si=LxtZFADrU0L5J4XO

Part of it was filmed in my town, so an extra reason to be looking forward to this.

batsy Oh, I didn't know about the trailer! Thanks! 5mo
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Verity | Colleen Hoover
Mehso-so

This was a quick read, and I didn‘t expect the final reveal (though I should have seen it, in retrospect). This was meh for me.

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No Witch Here | Melanie Hoffer
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Open-door romance about a witch deciding whether or not she wants to embrace her powers. (The spicy love scenes can be skipped without missing any plot.) Hoffer is a new-to-me author that I know from growing up in Southern NY. I admire her making her author dreams come true & enjoyed seeing glimpses of our home town in her story. 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

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🐙🐙🐙🐙
Absolutely fascinating

TheBookHippie I loved this book. 6mo
JackOBotts @TheBookHippie I read Remarkably Bright Creatures a few months before reading this book…it was a delightful “companion” pairing. 🐙📚🐙 6mo
TheBookHippie @JackOBotts I‘ve looked at that a few times I‘ll have to add it to my TBR! 6mo
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JackOBotts @TheBookHippie I hope you enjoy it! 6mo
UwannaPublishme Great book! 🙌🏻 6mo
JackOBotts @UwannaPublishme - it really was. I‘m so glad my colleague let me borrow her copy. I‘m not sure I would‘ve picked it up on my own. 6mo
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Dear Henry, Love Edith | Becca Kinzer
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Cute, quick read.

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My September #Roll100 pick - in many ways a love letter to Straub‘s father, who passed a few months after its publication, Straub tells the story of a daughter‘s quest to spend more time with her father…through time travel. Beautiful, touching, a keeper.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 6mo
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Happy mail | Jennifer Smith
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Thank you, @DinoMom for the #HappyMail that arrived today. #AThingADay - such a treat! 🤗

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Discovering that the BSC series is available on Hoopla is a delight. These are just little bites of comfort.

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Sweet nostalgia with the BSC - I love the tiptoeing into romance as Mary Anne and Logan get to know one another.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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This was a delightful story; one I enjoyed as among my first audiobook listens. I loved seeing all the parts come together…and Marcellus…a delight. 🐙