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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ Read this for #bookclub and while I liked certain aspects about the book, it was just ok. A lot of it felt like it was not exactly plausible, but I think that was the point of the book. It was needed escape from my heavier books. #2024 #fiction #bookreview #reread #historicalfiction

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and...

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melissajayne
Indigo | Beverly Jenkins
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ I read this for the most recent #bookcougars #readalong. For the most part I enjoyed the book, but I didn‘t expect it to be as steamy as it was. As I said during the chat session, I enjoyed the historical context of the book, but the rest of the story seemed to be a bit contrived in places. I‘m not much of a #romance reader, but I was glad to dip my toes in this genre. #2024 #fiction #bookreview #historicalfiction #fiction

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melissajayne
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1. Continue cleaning my apartment in anticipation of my move later this spring and pick up my tamoxifen prescription from the hospital (don‘t like that I can‘t pick it up at my local pharmacy)
2) The Women by Kristin Hannah
3) Historical Fiction

#motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in and have a good week x 2w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Going to try something different for the next while for #bookspinbingo. And the photo above is what I am going to do. I just find that I don't like being hemmed in as to what I can read and I want some degree of flexibility in my reading. Hopefully this can give that freedom.

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melissajayne My #roll100 are The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, and Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
Angitron I love this idea! 2w
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melissajayne
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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#bookreport & #weeklyforecast
#finished: A very productive week. I finished Flowers of the Killer Moon and just finished Indigo (my review will be up in the next day or two).

#currentlyreading: I am down to two books at the moment (Northwoods and The Essex Serpent), but will likely be starting a couple of the #upcomingreads in the next few days.

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melissajayne Upcoming reads: I will be starting Cutting and 100 year old man this week, as they are both book club reads. I hope to start working on Last Mission to Tokyo this coming week as well, depends on how I am feeling.

Happy reading 📚
2w
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melissajayne
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Pickpick

3.75⭐️ I really liked the book. I really liked the first two parts of the book, but am kinda ho-hum about the final part. I did a combo read with the audiobook and it very likely coloured how I felt about the book. Found it very interesting. #2024 #nonfiction #indigenious #truestory #truecrime

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melissajayne
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Pickpick

4 ⭐️ There were a number of things that I liked about the book, but there were a few things that I really didn‘t like about the book. I really liked Eve‘s storyline much more than Charlie‘s and for some reason I felt more sympathy for Eve than for Charlie. I really enjoyed it, but just had some issues with the storyline and the pacing. #bookreview #2024 #wwi #wwii #historicalfiction #fiction

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melissajayne
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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#bookreport & #weeklyforecast
#finished: I got three books completed this past week and feel quite pleased with myself. I really liked Prequel, but was a bit disappointed with A Man Called Ove.

#currentlyreading: I am continuing to plod a long with The Alice Network, but am still enjoying it. Started Killers and The Essex Serpent.

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melissajayne #upcomingreads: I hope to start Indigo and Seven Up this coming week and pick up Last Mission to Tokyo again.

Happy reading 📚
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February | Ellen Jackson
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So February has been a very productive reading month for me. I have surpassed the number that I read in February last year and based on what I am planning on reading next, I could possibly have 2 or 3 more books completed by the end of the month. #februaryreads #bookspinbingo

Texreader Whoohoo!! 1mo
Smrloomis Wow impressive! 1mo
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melissajayne
Meet Me at the Lake | Carley Fortune
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Pickpick

3.5⭐️ Thought the book was ok. The book started out slow, but seemed to hit its stride about 1/3 of the way through. While I‘m not a huge #romance reader, I thought it hit the right spot after some heavy reading. #2024 #fiction #canadareads #canadian #contemporary #bookclub

https://bookshop.org/p/books/meet-me-at-the-lake-carley-fortune/18702555?ean=978...

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melissajayne
A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Mehso-so

3.75⭐️ There were aspects of the story that I really liked, but was ho-hum about others. It felt liked it dragged in places, but overall I thought it was a really good book. It was one that I don‘t know if I will read again, but am glad that I did read. #2024 #fiction #bookclub #booksintranslation #contemporary

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-man-called-ove-fredrik-backman/586402?ean=9781476...

Ddzmini Loved it 😊 I‘m sorry you had a so-so on this 🙌🏽 (edited) 1mo
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melissajayne
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Pickpick

4.5⭐️ I will admit I‘m a bit of a fan girl of Rachel‘s, even though I have only read two of her books, but I like how she tells a story. A very timely story and like it is said “history may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Such is the case with this book. The book expands on her podcast Ultra. #2024 #nonfiction #bookstagram #wwii #history #fascism

https://bookshop.org/p/books/untitled-4511-crown/20116042?ean=9780593444511

AmyG I, too, am a bit of a fangirl. Hoping to read this one soon. 1mo
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melissajayne
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1) To finish my library book club reads for my meetings this week and tidy up my apartment and to also start the process of getting rid of stuff
2) I have book club meetings on both evenings
3) an insurance agent or a person who worked for American fascists in the 1930s or a spy in northern France during WWI

#motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Enjoy your book meetings. Thank you for joining in x 1mo
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melissajayne
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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#bookreport & #weeklyforecast
#finished: Finally finished a book this week! Yay! I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading Lattes & Legends sometime soon.

#currentlyreading: still working on Prequel (almost done it, but its a slower read than I expected) and The Alice Network (I am enjoying the Eve sections, but the Charlie sections seem slower). Started A Man Called Ove and really like it.

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melissajayne #upcomingreads: Will start Meet Me at the Lake, as it is a book club read (as is Ove). Am planning on starting Indigo for the Book Cougars readalong meetup in a few weeks and will pick up and hopefully finish Last Mission (not much left in the book) this coming week. I will hopefully start Seven Up and The Essex Serpent.

I also got The Women by Kristin Hannah yesterday evening and really want to start that as well.

Happy reading 📚
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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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#weekendreads

I hope to complete Prequel and work a bit more on The Alice Network this weekend. I just started the tagged book and am enjoying it.

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melissajayne
Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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4⭐️ I really quite enjoyed it. I haven‘t read Legends and Lattes, but I am definitely looking forward to reading it soon. I want to thank Kaytee of Currently Reading for recommending the series. #2024 #fiction #lgbtq #fantasy #ebook #audiobook

https://bookshop.org/p/books/bookshops-bonedust-travis-baldree/19546909?ean=9781...

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melissajayne
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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#bookreport & #weeklyforecast
#finished: Didn't finish anything this past week; think reading a lot early last week impacted on that.

#currentlyreading: I am still continuing to read Prequel and The Alice Network and I started reading Bookshops and Bonedust

#upcomingreads: like my previous weeks, I am hoping to work on these two, provided I finish either prequel or The Alice Network early on in the week.

Happy reading 📚

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melissajayne
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel | Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
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For me Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah and Kate Morton are auto buy for me. I just like their style of writing.

#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Fun picks! Thanks for posting! 2mo
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melissajayne
Untitled | Unknown
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1) It really depends on my mood, but I would probably say anywhere from about 1900 until about the mid 1930‘s.

2) The first book I read in 2024 was Where is Anne Frank

3)The longest book I have read was War & Peace with 1,273 pages (and no I didn‘t read it as an ebook)

#wondrouswednesday

Eggs #3 Impressive👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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melissajayne
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1. No. My parents did have a manual transmission for a number of years but they got rid of it a number of years prior to I learned how to drive.

2. Tagged book.

#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!❤️📖 2mo
BethM I‘m officially an idiot. I could not come up with an answer for 2 😂🤦‍♀️ 2mo
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melissajayne
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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#bookreport & #weeklyforecast
#finished
Managed to complete 3 books last week, but now I am feeling a bit hungover from finishing those three books.

#currentlyreading
Am working on Prequel & The Alice Network, but like I said above, I kinda feel a bit hungover from last week

#upcomingreads
I hope to get around to Enough and The Spectacular later this week. Happy reading 📚

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melissajayne
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Started both of these books this past week; hoping to get more into them during the weekend. #weekenreads

kspenmoll The Kate Quinn book is wonderful! 2mo
melissajayne @kspenmoll I‘ve heard that from many people. 2mo
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melissajayne
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The House of the Vampire arrived in 1907, with a pinch of Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, a dash of Swinburne, and a major crush on Oscar Wilde.

#firstlinefridays

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melissajayne
Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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My plans/goals for #joyousjanuary is to just read as much as I can.

I would like to finish at least 2-3 books during that time.

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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I was a bit ambivalent when a #bookclub choose this about a month ago, but as I got into the story, I was finding myself actually enjoying the book. #2024 #bookstagram #bookreview #contemporary #fiction #foundfamily #romance #feelgood #chicklit

Was my #doublespin selection for January

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-authenticity-project-clare-pooley/9595165?ean=9...

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Wednesday's Child | Amanda Hewett
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1) I have withdrawn from reading. What helps me gets me re-engaged with reading is usually something that I have to read or a lighter read than normal.
2) Charles Dickens
3) Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, Kate Morton,…

#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Absolutely 💯 # 3!!! 2mo
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melissajayne
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Pickpick

4⭐️ Overall, I really enjoyed the concept of the book and I wouldn‘t have picked it up if hadn‘t been a #bookclub pick. The final chapter felt a little too much and basically skimmed it. Definitely thought provoking. #2024 #bookclub #bookstagram #nonfiction #memoir #science #environmentalism

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sacred-balance-25th-anniversary-edition-redisco...

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melissajayne
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1. It‘s not a must, but I do enjoy having a drink when reading.

2. The tagged book with a Coke Zero from a fast food chain this afternoon.

#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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melissajayne
A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens
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Pickpick

4.5⭐️ I don‘t know what else I can say about this wonderful book. I had intended on finishing the book by Christmas Day, but it wasn‘t to be. #2024 #bookreview #bookstagram #fiction #classics #christmasstories #fiction

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-christmas-carol-with-original-illustrations-charl...

Texreader Christmas or no, it‘s a wonderful book. I love it so much. 2mo
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melissajayne
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My first read of 2024 was Wreck the Halls; no I wouldn‘t recommend it, unless you really like Hallmark Christmas movies. #sundayfunday

j.rye I would recommend it. It was a reread for me. 2mo
BookmarkTavern LOL Not quite my cup of tea. 😂 Thanks for answering! 2mo
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melissajayne
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#bookreport
#finished
Finished The Bookbinder and Where is Anne Frank this week (both were fairly quick reads for me) and DNF'd Wreck the Halls. I completed about 31% of Wreck the Halls and just couldn't go any further.

#currentlyreading
In the midst of reading The Sacred Balance, which is for a library book club, and A Christmas Carol and should be able to finish them both today.

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melissajayne #upcomingreads
Need to finish both The Authenticity Project, which is for another library book club, and Enough, which is due back this week due to it being a 2-week loan. I plan on start reading The Spectacular for the Litsy #literarycrew #buddyread

Happy reading 😊📚
2mo
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melissajayne
Where Is Anne Frank | Ari Folman
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4⭐️ A quick and effective read. And a great compliment to the graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank‘s Diary. #2024 #fiction #historicalfiction #wwii #holocaust #refugees #bookreview #bookstagram #youngadult

https://bookshop.org/p/books/where-is-anne-frank-ari-folman/19446332?ean=9781524...

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My Bad: The Apology Anthology | Paul Slansky, Arleen Sorkin
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I‘m so sorry @TheLudicReader for not sending your #jolabokaflod package much, much, much sooner. I have sent you a package from Amazon that should arrive on Saturday. Once again, I‘m so sorry.

TheLudicReader No worries. 🙂 2mo
MaleficentBookDragon No worries. I should have confirmed that you got the first email. 2mo
TheLudicReader Amazon did not let you down. Book and chocolate arrived today. Thank you. @melissajayne 2mo
melissajayne @TheLudicReader great to hear; hope you are enjoying the book and the chocolate soon 😊 2mo
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RushAThon | Readathon
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This sounds like a great way of getting some of my TBR collection read. My plan is to read about 24 books from TBR for #2024 #readaway2024

Andrew65 A great goal. Good to have you with us, best of luck 😁 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspinbingo list for January

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks PS I just added you to the tag list!! I posted the numbers this morning in case you didn't see them!! ❤ 3mo
melissajayne @TheAromaofBooks I checked them out this morning; thanks ❤️ 3mo
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Bailedbailed

I read 31% of the book and I just couldn‘t finish it. #2024 #bookreview #fiction #christmas #dnf #romance

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Happy New Year! | Greg Roza
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Happy New Year, Littens #2024

Deblovestoread Happy New Year 🎉 3mo
dabbe HNY! 🖤💙🖤 3mo
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melissajayne
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My favourite book for June was The Woman Before Wallis #12booksof2023

Andrew65 Sounds interesting. 3mo
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Finding Me: A Memoir | Viola Davis
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My favourite book for May was Finding Me by Viola Davis. #12booksof2023

Andrew65 A popular book. 3mo
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The great gatsby | Scott Fizgerald
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My favourite book for April was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. #12booksof2023

Andrew65 A true classic! 3mo
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melissajayne
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My favourite book for March was Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. #12booksof2023

Andrew65 I still have to read this. 3mo
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melissajayne
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My favourite book for February was The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. #12booksof2023

Andrew65 Sounds good. 3mo
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melissajayne
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I am sorry this book is a bit late, but my favourite book for January was Farmer Boy. #12booksof2023

Andrew65 An excellent book. Great to have you with us, whenever you post 😁 3mo
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Reading Challenge | Lesley Yates
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I am going to be hosting a TBR challenge again. I am doing it through StoryGraph again. It's quite simple: read at least two books each month that have been on your TBR since January 1, 2023. I hope you will be able to join #litsyevents

Here is the sign up link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/14611b90-7d15-4a52-8663-53f98eb...

Birdsong28 Signed up for this. It was so good. I really enjoyed it. 3mo
julieclair I‘m in! Just signed up on StoryGraph. Thanks for hosting this again this year! 3mo
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melissajayne
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A Merry Christmas from my home to yours.

wanderinglynn Merry Christmas 🎄 3mo
AmyG Merry Christmas 🎄 3mo
TheSpineView Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️ 3mo
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melissajayne
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My #jolabokaflod package from @TheKidUpstairs. Sorry for the late post.

Thanks for Maleficent Book Dragon for hosting.

batsy Great book! 3mo
LeahBergen This was such a good read (and I love Smarties)! 3mo
TheKidUpstairs I hope you like it! 3mo
Scochrane26 Love this book! 3mo
melissajayne @TheKidUpstairs I finished reading it today and I really liked it. 3w
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Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I‘m kinda feeling meh about Christmas this year and it feels as though I am going through the motions at the moment.

thebacklistbook I don't know if this will help or not: I highly recommend watching Christmas on Cherry Lane, or Everything Christmas. Also it might really help to give yourself permission to just feel blah, and ignore the holiday altogether if possible. In which case I recommend a steady diet of your favorite movies and TV shows. 3mo
BethM I am totally in the same boat. 3mo
dabbe I know the feeling, too. I love the advice given by @thebacklistbook. Don't be hard on yourself. Do what does make you feel good--even if it has NOTHING to do with the holiday season. Hang in there. You, too @BethM. 💙💙💙 3mo
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melissajayne
The Christmas Book Flood | Emily Kilgore
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Got a #jolabokaflod package

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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3⭐️ The selection was for a library #bookclub and thought that while I liked the dual timeline format, I had questions that went unanswered and made me feel meh about it. #2023 #fiction #historicalfiction #canadian #bookstagram #bookreview #wintergames #teamwreathitandweep

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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I read this back in November. I don't know what it was about this time, but I actually am starting to warm up to the book and really quite enjoyed it. #bookclub #2023 #bookreview #bookstagram #reread #fiction #youngadult #ya #fantasy #harrypotter