5⭐️ I really enjoyed this #reread and still felt horrified by Kate‘s experience at the Oil Sands in Alberta. #2025 #bookreview #nonfiction #memoir #graphicnovel #bookclub

3.5⭐️ I had different expectations when I started the book and what I thought I would get and what I did get was totally different. I also read the book too fast and should have read it slower. #2025 #nonfiction #politics #christianity

4⭐️ I had planned on reading this book earlier but just didn't get around to it until November. I really did like the book and found it to be quite insightful. #2025 #historicalfiction #biographicalfiction #fiction

4⭐️ I read this due to Libby doing a big read and my home library having a challenge related to this book. I was pleasantly surprised with this book and quite enjoyed it. #2025 #fiction #middlegrade #fantasy #magicalrealism

Final #weeklyfavorites for November

My stats for November.

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4⭐️ an enjoyable read; probably didn‘t enjoy it as much as I did the first time around, but it was worth the #reread. #2025 #fiction #contemporary #mystery #thriller #suspense

Got a bingo on my November card #bookspinbingo

My Christmas 🎄 #bookspinbingo. I will be doing a regular #bookspinbingo as well and will have that list by Monday (yes I have one of those pens that have the different colours that you can choose from).

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

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

4⭐️ While it was slow during the first two parts, I really enjoyed the book. #2025 #bookclub #historicalfiction #fantasy #fiction #historicalfantasy

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

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My #happyhour read and drink #fridayhappyreadinghour

4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed the book. #2025 #bookclub #nonfiction #memior #autobiography #animals

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

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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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

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

My reading stats for October

These are my plans for what I want to read this weekend #weekendreads

My final #weeklyfavorite for October 2025 #weeklyfavorites

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

4⭐️ Really enjoyed this #contemporary #paranormal book. It definitely was creepy in areas and definitely gave off Halloween vibes. #2025 #fiction #bookclub

My November #bookspinbingo selections

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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

Travelled about 6,900 miles from Vancouver, BC to São Paulo, Brazil, with my parents in 1982. #majicmonday

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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3⭐️ Thought it was an ok #shortstory; it was a fairly quick read #2025 #fiction #norawatts #mystery

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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Just having some yummy cider I bought last weekend

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

My #weeklyfavorites for the week

4⭐️ Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the other books in the series. #2025 #fiction #romantasy #fantasy #romance

3.5⭐️ It was ok; wished it had been a bit longer. #2025 #fiction #bookclub #mystery #suspense #thriller

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

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

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Definitely was my favourite this week. #weeklyfavorites

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

I never really read horror but am looking forward to this one for my #bookgang readalong #sundayfunday

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.

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I really enjoyed the book

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Will be finishing this during #fridayhappyreadinghour.