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melissajayne
The Rose Code | Kate Quinn
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4.5⭐️ One of my favourite books; I really liked the strong female characters and liked that their work at Bletchley was the emphasis rather than the romantic aspects. It‘s probably one of the better #wwii novels out there. #2025 #bookreview #historicalfiction #bookclub #fiction

annahenke She is a new favorite author of mine - I devoured all her books this year! 2d
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melissajayne
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This is what I am getting when trying to enter into StoryGraph tonight. So much for being reliable.

Checked out the website and it‘s really slow; something to do with their servers. Hopefully it is working better in the morning… #storygraph

julesG It's running smoothly for me. The problem might have been resolved. 3d
melissajayne @julesG it‘s running smoothly now. 3d
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4⭐️ While it was slow during the first two parts, I really enjoyed the book. #2025 #bookclub #historicalfiction #fantasy #fiction #historicalfantasy

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melissajayne
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Cozying up with these two books and a can of Cranberry Ginger Ale #hyggereadathon

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w
Chrissyreadit 🧡🧡🧡 1w
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melissajayne
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Read4life 💙🍁💙 2w
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mcctrish Cheers 🍺 2w
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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed the book. #2025 #bookclub #nonfiction #memior #autobiography #animals

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melissajayne
The Strangers | Katherena Vermette
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4⭐️ Despite having not read The Break, I really enjoyed this book (had to read a summary of The Break to understand certain aspects of the book). I really liked how the author drew the characters and made you feel comfortable with the characters and their stories, even if they were severely flawed. #2025 #family #familydysfunction #canadian #metis #fiction #manitoba #bookclub

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melissajayne
Shelterwood: A Novel | Lisa Wingate
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3⭐️ Thought the book was ok; will probably have to reread this book again to better understand the story better #historicalfiction #2025 #fiction #dualtimeline

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melissajayne
The Strangers | Katherena Vermette
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Read4life 💙🍁💙 2w
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melissajayne
Girl with a Pearl Earring | Tracy Chevalier
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4⭐️ I really enjoyed this book, but felt it lost a bit of momentum towards the end of the book. Overall, a really good book and still among my favourites. I think it was the book that really made really like #historicalfiction. #2025 #fiction #bookreview #bookclub

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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3⭐️ Thought the book was ok #2025 #fiction #mystery #suspense

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melissajayne
October's End | Horrified Press
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My reading stats for October

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melissajayne
Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
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These are my plans for what I want to read this weekend #weekendreads

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melissajayne
Girl with a Pearl Earring | Tracy Chevalier
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My final #weeklyfavorite for October 2025 #weeklyfavorites

Read4life Nice looking month!! 🧡🎃🧡 4w
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melissajayne
Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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Here is what I got:
36 - The Huntress
19 - Book Lovers (my actual selection for no. 19 is Homecoming by Kate Morton was read earlier in the year)
9 - Packinko

#roll100

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4w
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melissajayne
Diavola | Jennifer Thorne
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4⭐️ Really enjoyed this #contemporary #paranormal book. It definitely was creepy in areas and definitely gave off Halloween vibes. #2025 #fiction #bookclub

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Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
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My November #bookspinbingo selections

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ I had really hoped to like this book and kept reading it hoping for a spark with the book. But I didn‘t really get that. I think I had expected more, especially since I really enjoyed The Lost Apothecary. I just felt meh about the book. #2025 #fiction #lgbtq+ #paranormal #bookclub #historicalfiction

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melissajayne
Brazilian Adventure | Peter Fleming
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Travelled about 6,900 miles from Vancouver, BC to São Paulo, Brazil, with my parents in 1982. #majicmonday

Eggs Long haul!! Thanks for playing🥳 1mo
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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I had forgotten about how much I liked this book the first time I read it about 10 years ago. There was a good discussion about the book during the #bookclub meeting on Monday night (one of the people at the meeting had major hang ups in regards to the sex scene at the end of the book) #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #historicalromance #romance #wwi

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October: Code Black | Gabrielle Lord
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Read4life I loved this one. 👻🎃👻 1mo
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melissajayne
In The Grip Of It | Sheena Kamal
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3⭐️ Thought it was an ok #shortstory; it was a fairly quick read #2025 #fiction #norawatts #mystery

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melissajayne
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4⭐️ Very cute read; am really enjoying this series. Got me in the mood for Christmas. #2025 #christmasromance #romance #fiction #opendoor #christmas #dreamharbor

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melissajayne
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#fridayhappyreadinghour

Just having some yummy cider I bought last weekend

mcctrish This looks so festive 1mo
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melissajayne
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I have created a reading challenge for 2026 on Storygraph. I realize that it is early, but I know that some of us are starting to think ahead to 2026. If you wish to join and track, you can join here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/8b28b048-64a8-48c1-a17e-55df0d7...

I look forward to seeing you there. #readyourshelves2026

mcctrish 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1mo
Enchanted_Bibliophile I'll definitely be joining you, I have way too many books on my shelf that I haven't read. 1mo
Suet624 I have a storyGraph account. I‘m curious about this challenge. Do I have to add the 25 books that I want to read now or can I just add them after I‘ve read them? (edited) 1mo
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melissajayne @Suet624 I just add them as I read them. 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau I just sent a Storygraph friend request and am about to join this challenge 😊 1mo
PuddleJumper I'm in! Thanks 1mo
ferskner Oh my gosh yes please. 1mo
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melissajayne
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My #weeklyfavorites for the week

Read4life 👻🎃👻 1mo
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melissajayne
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4⭐️ Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the other books in the series. #2025 #fiction #romantasy #fantasy #romance

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The Lost Ones | Sheena Kamal
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3.5⭐️ It was ok; wished it had been a bit longer. #2025 #fiction #bookclub #mystery #suspense #thriller

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melissajayne
The Secret Keeper | Kate Morton
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5⭐️ I really liked this one. It was a #bookclub pick for one of my library book clubs. Even though I knew the twist, I still really enjoyed it. #2025 #mystery #historicalfiction #fiction

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melissajayne
Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Madeleine Thien
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3.5⭐️ Felt that some sections were way too long and could have been easily made into another chapter; wish that there was a character list that I could refer to as I wasn‘t too sure of all the relationships that the characters had with each other. I can see why it was shortlisted for the #bookerprize & won the #gillerprize and the #governorgeneral in 2016

#2025 #fiction #china #historicalfiction #bookclub

melissajayne Governor General‘s Literary Awards: https://ggbooks.ca/about (edited) 2mo
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melissajayne
The Secret Keeper | Kate Morton
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Definitely was my favourite this week. #weeklyfavorites

Read4life 👻🎃👻 2mo
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melissajayne
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5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book. I am so glad my friend Alison picked it for our book club. Having read The Hobbit a couple of times really helped me enjoy the book more. #fiction #2025 #highfantasy #literaryfantasy #fantasy #classics

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melissajayne
Diavola | Jennifer Thorne
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I never really read horror but am looking forward to this one for my #bookgang readalong #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern That has a fantastic cover! Thanks for posting! 2mo
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melissajayne
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I‘m sitting in a local coffee shop reading ACOTR and I am wondering how you would design a coffee shop. Would you want spaces where someone could read for hours on end and be comfortable, where the music would be barely noticeable? Or would you want high turnover? I‘m curious as to what you say.

ChaoticMissAdventures Good coffee, good people, plenty of seats. That is what I look for in a coffee shop myself. From years of retail I have an aversion to "comfy" (cloth) furniture - it is disgusting, people are gross. So I would probably only have wooden seats, but those can be comfortable if you get good quality! 2mo
Tamra I‘m not a big coffee shop patron, but definitely music unnoticeable with art & books. 😁 2mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit Therein lies the rub! As patrons, we want that comfortable setting that lures us to hang out for hours; as proprietors, a table monopolized for hours with only 1-2 drinks sold per person during that time means lower profits which endangers the existence of the business. My son owns a small coffee shop where space is at a premium. He would love to have a larger shop where there was room for people to linger for hours, but is not quite there yet! 🤞 2mo
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melissajayne
Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
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#weeklyfavorites

I really enjoyed the book

Read4life 💙📚💙 2mo
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Madeleine Thien
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Will be finishing this during #fridayhappyreadinghour.

mcctrish Excellent plan 2mo
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October, October | Katya Balen
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My #roll100 selections for October.

PuddleJumper 🙌 🙌 2mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Saw this and this is definitely doable.

My plans are to finish the books that I have on the go at the moment. #turnthepage

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melissajayne
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4.75⭐️ I really liked this book and was quite surprised that I did. I‘m no ballet expert but it seems like it‘s pretty accurate. I also liked the background of the height of the #coldwar rather than #wwii. I am really curious as to what next this author produces. #2025 #historucalfiction #russia #unitedstates #fiction #literaryfiction #family #rivarly

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melissajayne
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#weeklyfavorites

I heard about this on an episode on What Should I Read Next in March. Really enjoyed it. Review coming forth.

Read4life 💙📚💙 2mo
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Madeleine Thien
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#weekendreads
Do Not Say - didn‘t finish last weekend, but got most of it done, so I‘m just going to read a few chapters over the weekend

Secret Keeper - hope to read a bunch more

Maya & Natasha - finished the book Saturday afternoon

Fellowship and Rust & Stardust - hope to start @ least 1 of them on Sunday

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Read this during #fridayhappyreadinghour Mostly drank water (sorry for the low lighting; it was late and I had just turned off most of my lights)

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Girl, Woman, Other | Bernardine Evaristo
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Really enjoyed Girl, Woman, Other #weeklyfavorites

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melissajayne
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It was between the tagged book and the first four books in The Babysitters Club that were my favourite books as a kid. Read those series more or less between grade 2 and grade 6. I read the Ramona books simply because it was the same name as my maternal grandma‘s. #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern I loved these books too! Thanks for sharing! 2mo
PaperbackPirate The Babysitter‘s Club! 💙 2mo
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My plans for my #weekendreads

Broken Country - almost completed; am really liking the book. *completed*

Do Not Say - want to at least get a good portion of the book completed so I don‘t have to read too much on Monday.

The Secret Keeper - will read if I am feeling like I need to switch up things with Do Not Say.