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April/31/Canadian. I love dogs. You can find me on Storygraph and Instagram @aprilthebookqueen ! I also have an Insta/Threads where I focus on indie authors @indie.authorbookclub

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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Lord of the Rings: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
The Things We Cannot Say

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  • Tress of the Emerald Sea
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    Brandon had way too much fun with this book šŸ˜‚ Huck as the disgruntled director had me cracking up this entire chapter

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  • Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
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  • What's your 5⭐ criteria?

    What does a book have to do to earn that from you?

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  • Book Club Discussion Topics

    My partner and I have started reading books together and are going to have check ins every 100 pages or so to discuss what we've read. We've just got to the first 100 pages and whilst there are things that interest us in the book that we've naturally picked up as topics, I wonder if there are certain general discussion topics you have to recommend. Some that can be worth keeping in mind as we read and you've found to be interesting topics in your book club endeavours:)

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  • The Warsaw Orphan
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

    I’m not actually sure how to process my feelings about this book. This book was so well written and heartbreaking. It can be hard to remember that while this is historical fiction, a lot of it is based on real things that happened. I didn’t realize when I picked this up that it was related to ā€˜The Things We Cannot Say’, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was because I really enjoyed that one as well. While heartbreaking, there were a couple spots that had me smiling like ā€˜I had survived years in the ghetto and the violence and a bloody uprising that has taken almost everyone I loved - only to die from embarrassment as this kind woman discussed my bodyā€. A really great and powerful novel. Kelly Rimmer has quickly become one of my favourite authors.

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    Some of this stuff hits so hard and I’m left here trying to understand how people could ever rationalize doing this. I know how they rationalized it, by not seeing them as people, but I just can’t understand it. Mostly just had to vent my feelings. I’m having a lot.

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    Is there a way to sort our followers? I like following people back and it would be nice if I could have my most recent followers first so that I can go through them instead of having to scroll and find the ones I haven't followed back. It's not a big deal if there isn't. I was just wondering if there might be an easier way!

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  • Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
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    so emotional at this simple story of the little dog that could 😭

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