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OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620

Joined August 2016

“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” -Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking At a Novel
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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
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A Very Vegas St. Patrick's Day | Kayley Loring, Connor Crais
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Loved it! A spicy romance with plenty of heart. And the audiobook bonus was listening to the Irish accent!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d
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Murder in an Irish Pub | Carlene O'Connor
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I enjoyed this! In the quiet Irish village of Kilbane, a poker tournament is underway, but is swiftly stalled when the top-ranked player is found dead in a pub. His body was found hanging, so the first impression by all, including the Garda, is suicide. But sharp Siobhan O‘Sullivan, new to the Garda (Irish police) isn‘t so convinced, and thinks it‘s murder. The big twist was one I didn‘t see coming!

#bookspinbingo
#seasonalcozies

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4d
julieclair This sounds good! Adding this series to my ever-growing stack. 3d
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Give Me a Sign | Anna Sortino
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Lilah feels stuck in the middle - not deaf enough to identify as deaf, but not hearing enough to meet the expectations of the hearing world. She takes a job as a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind in hopes of becoming fluent in ASL. There she learns many lessons, both about life and her deaf identity. This is a really good look into deaf culture.
#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - book by a deaf or hard of hearing author

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4d
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A wild ride! In an elite neighborhood, the residents of a cul-de-sac have an annual Memorial Day block party (the timeline spans from one block party to the following year‘s block party) and a murder has been committed. The reader doesn‘t know who the victim is (which I love!) or who among the cast of characters could be a killer. This is very gossip-y and totally rich people behaving very badly, but so entertaining! The last 1/4 is very twisty!

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I started this yesterday on International Women‘s Day, which I thought was fitting. I‘ve always thought Ann‘s voice was awesome, and that both she and Nancy were badass! This was a great account of their career - the highs and lows, the sexism in the industry, and their sisterly bond.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - autobiography by a woman in rock ‘n‘ roll (this is technically two women, but it still counts 🤪)

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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This was really cute! Very much When Harry Met Sally meets One Day. Two people meet in college and discover they have the same birthday, Feb. 29, and decide to meet up for a birthday adventure every 4 years. They forge a friendship that stands the test of time and all of life‘s ups and downs, and they discover that timing is everything.
#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - book with “leap” in the title

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1w
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I read this yesterday in one sitting because it was rainy and gross in NC! This was really cute! I typically don‘t get into the insta-love trope, but for me, it worked here. I liked both MCs, and despite this not being my favorite romance trope, I rooted for them! My only complaint is that this takes place during the off-season, and I would‘ve liked some actual hockey action.

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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Really enjoyed this reimagining of The Little Mermaid! The story Picks up 5 years after Ariel made her deal with Ursula, and I enjoyed every minute of it, but I‘ve liked all the Twisted Tales I‘ve read so far.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - book with at least 3 POVs
#readordonate
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - blurb starts with “it” (okay, the blurb actually starts with “it‘s” but is that close enough, Cydney?) 😂

DieAReader 🥳Great! 2w
DieAReader @hp-lover9000 I think this one is on ur TBR, right? 2w
julieclair Yay! This really does look like a fun book. 😀 2w
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
CBee It absolutely counts 😊 2w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2w
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Fun Bookmarks | Elizabeth Galloway, Tim Platt
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Here‘s my #litsycrafters check in - after Thanksgiving I started on the Holiday Armadillo but about mid-December the holiday rush kicked in, so I didn‘t finish it until January. Couldn‘t get a good pic without glare! And since then, I‘ve been on a bookmark kick. They‘re all for me except the Parks and Recreation one…my daughter requested that one!

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
Roary47 So pretty! 2w
Catsandbooks Love them! Especially the friends and parks and Rec ones! 💖 2w
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The Guest: A Novel | Emma Cline
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Bailedbailed

I can‘t even with this book! I‘m not page 130-something and absolutely nothing is happening. I don‘t give one crap about the MC, Alex. There‘s no backstory and nary a hint about why she lives her life the way that she does. DNFing and moving on!

#bookspinbingo - this was my #bookspin for this month
#24in2024

Jas16 At least it is off your TBR. 2w
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures This is a super polarized book! I fell in about the middle of it all. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. 2w
TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't a match!! 2w
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I‘ve read this book before but this was my first time on audio. It‘s just a brilliant book! A must-read, IMO.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - book from an animal‘s POV

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My March #bookspinbingo card is all ready to go! ☘️☘️☘️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fantastic!! 2w
Julsmarshall Love all those Irish reads! 2w
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The Guest: A Novel | Emma Cline
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These are my picks for this month! ☘️☘️☘️
#bookspinbingo #bookspin #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w
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Untitled | Unknown
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I came close to an #ispybingo! Maybe March will be lucky!

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Never in the history of #bookspinbingo have I achieved a blacked out board, until now! 🥳
And it may never happen again, so I‘m gonna bask in this glory!

CoffeeNBooks Congratulations!! 🎉📚🎉 3w
MallenNC Amazing! Great job. I‘m impressed. 3w
TheAromaofBooks YAY!!!! Amazing month!!!! 3w
peanutnine Woohoo!! So exciting!😄🎉 3w
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Untitled | Unknown
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Woohoo! I met all my goals for #20in4 #fabulousfebruary…all these books were read and completed!

Texreader Way to go!! 3w
mhillis Great! This month I also read (edited) 3w
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Murder in an Irish Pub | Carlene O'Connor
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This is my March pick for #seasonalcozies! I don‘t think it‘s set during St. Patrick‘s Day, but it is set in Ireland and at an Irish pub, so close enough, right? I hope! 🤞🏻

julieclair It absolutely counts! And it looks good! 3w
BookmarkTavern I picked one from this series too! 💚 3w
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Kill For Me Kill For You | Steve Cavanagh
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Went a little crazy with my #botm box for March! 🤣

Julsmarshall Yours Truly is sooooo good! 3w
Sargar114 My box is looking quite similar! 3w
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Pucked Love | Helena Hunting
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Mehso-so

This was just okay. I didn‘t really like either MC and for some reason I thought it would be lighter and fluffier than it ended up being.

#bookspinbingo
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

Andrew65 Well done 🎉🎉🎉 3w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3w
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These are my two #readordonate picks for March! If I don‘t read them, they will be donated! ☘️

julieclair These both look like fun reads! 3w
EmilyM I really liked Pride and Premeditation! 3w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Looking forward to another great month of reading! ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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Finished this one yesterday but didn‘t get a chance to post! This one was just okay for me. I never got invested with either of the MCs and I didn‘t like them a whole lot. And besides the very beginning and the very end, it had nothing to do with Valentine‘s Day, so the title is a bit misleading.

#bookspinbingo
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
Andrew65 Well done 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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OriginalCyn620
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An enjoyable friends-to-lovers romance. I liked both MCs but I wanted to scream at them both “just admit your feelings for each other!”

#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
Andrew65 Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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I enjoyed this romance with magical realism!

#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#pop24 - book with magical realism
#readaway2024
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

DieAReader 🥳Great 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
Andrew65 Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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I thought this was pretty cute! An enjoyable and quick read.

#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#pop24 - enemies-to-lovers plot
#24in2024
#readaway2024
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3w
DieAReader 🥳Great 3w
Jas16 Nice! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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This may be too ambitious, but my goals for #20in4 #FabulousFebruary are to finish my current read (tagged book) and to read the others start to finish. I‘m going for a blackout on my #bookspinbingo board!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 4w
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Canadian Boyfriend | Jenny Holiday
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This was one of my most anticipated this month and I was not disappointed! Very cute and sweet romance that does go into some heavy topics (TW for eating disorders and spousal death). My only complaint is that the FMC referred to the male love interest by his whole name for the entire book. 😬 That was cute for about a minute then it was just annoying. And unnecessary. But I really did enjoy it overall!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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A Dog Called Valentine | Roxanne Snopek
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This was so sweet! But I‘m a sucker for a dog story. 🐶❤️

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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A Not So Meet Cute | Meghan Quinn
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Read with the #LittensLoveRomance group so I don‘t want to say too much, but I had to go ahead and finish! I‘ve only read one other thing by this author but I‘d definitely check out others. Enjoyed it!

#bookspinbingo - got a 3rd bingo!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4w
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Better Than the Movies | Lynn Painter
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I love all the movie references on the cover, and there are many more throughout the book - each chapter begins with a quote from a romcom. And yes, it‘s predictable, but most romcoms are. This one was sweet, like a mix of Pretty in Pink, 10 Things, and Bridget Jones all rolled into one!

#bookspinbingo - free space
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - has a dedication to mom (it also has a dedication to the author‘s deceased father…hope it still counts)

DieAReader 🥳Great 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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Finished this yesterday but was too lazy to post. I did enjoy this! I like the forced proximity of a horrible road trip, as well as the seeing the two MCs grow and come together.

#bookspinbingo
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - has the word “and” in the title

CBee Nice 😊 4w
DieAReader 🥳Great! 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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This is was just okay for me. And this just wasn‘t what I expected. There were some funny moments, but I never really connected with either MC. The FMC was abrasive and standoff-ish, while the MMC was kinda boring with little personality. The secondary characters were pretty awesome though!

#bookspinbingo
#24in2024
#readaway2024

OriginalCyn620 My biggest disappointment was that there was no serial killer! If the MMC (love interest) had turned out to be an actual serial killer, it could‘ve been much more interesting. Or maybe even if another neighbor had been one? I know the title comes from the FMC‘s love of true crime, but I was really expecting a serial killer! 1mo
DieAReader 👋🏻Onto the next one😏📚 1mo
5feet.of.fury I agree I had high hopes and then she‘s was just insecure and he was just sweet but mid 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 1mo
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I don‘t have a bad thing to say about the whole Heartstopper-verse. I do hate that there‘s only one more volume to come! 😭

#bookspinbingo - got a 2nd bingo with this one!

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
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Love and Other Words | Christina Lauren
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I loved this book!! It‘s a friends-to-lovers romance but also a second chance at love story too. So good!

#bookspinbingo - got a bingo with this one!
#pop24 - published under a pseudonym
#24in2024
#readordonate
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - author‘s first name sbegins with C

CBee Awesome 🤩 1mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 1mo
Jas16 I loved this book. 1mo
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julieclair Sounds great! Added to my stack. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
Andrew65 Looks a good book to read. Well done 👏👏👏 1mo
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Lore Olympus: Volume One | Rachel Smythe
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Enjoyed this one! And the ending! 👌🏻

#bookspinbingo
#24in2024
#readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1mo
Jas16 Nice! 1mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1mo
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A steamy friends-to-lovers romance! I really liked both MCs! And the cover ain‘t bad either 🔥

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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Drop, Cover, and Hold On | Jasmine Guillory
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Cute story! I enjoyed all 6 of the stories in this series…glad I read them!

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With Any Luck | Ashley Poston
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So cute! This one has The Hangover vibes.

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Check & Mate | Ali Hazelwood
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Ali Hazelwood is one of my favorite authors and I will read anything she writes. This is her YA debut set in the world of chess, and I was not disappointed - I blew through this book in one sitting!

#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - book recommended by a librarian
#24in2024
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - begins with a prologue

DieAReader 🥳Great 1mo
CBee Yay! 😊 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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The Heart Principle | Helen Hoang
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The Kiss Quotient is one of my favorite romances ever, and this one did not disappoint either! I felt so much for Anna as she tried to navigate her struggles, and Quan was her perfect counterpart. And he‘s totally swoonworthy! And Michael and Stella from TKQ make appearances!

#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - book with a neurodivergent MC

Meghan1 I LOVE these books! They really resonated with me. 1mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'll be listening to this one soon for the same prompt. Glad to hear it was good. I loved TKQ but was less impressed with book 2. 1mo
OriginalCyn620 @Meghan1 I haven‘t read the second book yet (yes, I went out of order 😱) but I‘m looking forward to it. @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Even if I don‘t enjoy TBT as much, I will at least I have the joy of the other two books! But I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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Royal Valentine | Sariah Wilson
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Roman Holiday vibes in this one…loved it!

#bookspinbingo - free space

TheAromaofBooks I am really enjoying these short stories so much!! Haven't gotten to this one yet. 1mo
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The Valentine Mystery | Kathi Daley
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Pretty cool mystery with a nice twist that I didn‘t see coming! I could‘ve used a little more Valentine festiveness, though. There was some, but not enough, IMO.

#bookspinbingo - this was my #bookspin for this month!
#seasonalcozies

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
julieclair Glad you liked it! 1mo
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I really enjoyed this reimagining of Cinderella‘s life! But I have enjoyed all the books I‘ve read so far in this series.

#bookspinbingo
#readordonate
#readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 1mo
DieAReader Check it out @hp-lover9000 😏 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
julieclair So glad you enjoyed it! 1mo
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A cute Valentine novella with a good balance of sweet and spicy!

#bookspinbingo - this was my #doublespin for this month!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1mo
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Really cute Valentine‘s story! ❤️

#bookspinbingo - free space

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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Worst Wingman Ever | Abby Jimenez
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This one was pretty cute too, but with a touch of sadness.

#bookspinbingo - free space

TheAromaofBooks I'm glad you reminded me about these - I want to read them this month as well!! 1mo
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The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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Really cute! I plan to read all 6 stories in the series this month!

#booksoinbingo - free space

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1mo
CogsOfEncouragement I‘m enjoying these too. I‘ve read the first three so far. 1mo
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This was so cute! Introverted Annie has zero game, but she longs to find her life partner. Will, a tattooed hunk of a bodyguard, reluctantly agrees to coach Annie on how to date. Yes, this is romance, but it‘s also about finding out who you really are, not just being what people want or expect you to be. All the feels! And Will is my newest book boyfriend.

#bookspinbingo
#readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My board is ready to go! ❤️❤️❤️
#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 1mo
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The Valentine Mystery | Kathi Daley
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Both of my picks this month have Valentine in the title, so I‘m excited! ❤️❤️❤️
#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Enjoy!!! 2mo
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