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It is entertaining, though one of the side character is giving off vibes that they are hiding something.
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It's a little hard to follow the audiobook at some points because the story takes place in Portugal and France, and telling the stories of two different characters.
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Some genres just don’t get enough attention, whether people think they’re boring, confusing, or just not for them.
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Sometimes a cover just speaks to you, and the rational part of your brain takes a backseat. I’m definitely guilty of picking up books based purely on vibes and I feel like there's something satisfying about letting your instincts take the lead. Here are some that totally got me: 📚 What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama - Something about the soft colors and quiet atmosphere just pulled me in. Instant comfort vibes. 🌊 The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (Fig Tree edition) - The design is so simple but so striking, I couldn’t stop staring at it. 🌺 Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Canongate edition) – The floral, warm-toned cover felt so rich and generational. I knew I wanted to be part of whatever story was inside. What’s a book you picked up purely because of the cover? Did it live up to it?
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Hello, I was wondering if you all prefer ebook or physical book and which you use most. I have a kindle but barely use it, I recognise it is pretty convenient, especially when travelling, but I simply can’t get into it. Any advices?
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The Librarian Spy
Madeline Martin
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Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker, #3)
Victoria Aveyard
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The Nantucket Restaurant (The Nantucket Restaurant, #1)
Pamela M. Kelley
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This started out as a random book I found while browsing at Barnes and Noble, and took a picture of so that I could go back and read it later. Then I decided that I wanted to listen to an audiobook while painting and found this on Spotify. It was funny and entertaining. There were a few moments where I wanted to slap some of the characters across the face because they were being a little annoying. I did find some of the random brand mentions a tad annoying, mostly because I don't really care what type of shirt someone is wearing. At the end of the it was a fun book to listen to and was an easy read.
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"Fear is a powerful motivator, but so is love." Besides being funny and entertaining, I like how it talked about sexual harassment and how there is the tendency to turn a blind eye when it is happening. One thing that I am enjoying so far with this book and the first book is the fact that it is a bunch of guys reading romance books and using that as inspiration to better understand their relationships. Trust was a decent part of this book as well as how past relationships don't have to define who people become. Like with the first book, I was laughing by the end of the book, because running was part of the grand gesture that happened.
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It's a good thing when a book makes you research several times during the first few chapters. This is going to be interesting!
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I’ve been getting into historical fiction specifically set during this time period. I’m making a list of it for myself on here but the lists of books are overwhelming when I try searching so I’m asking here. Here is what I have so far! https://pagebound.co/lists/8788ac07-2adf-4495-978f-6549d41d8c1d Any recommendations?
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There was a brief moment that I had to laugh at a little because one of the characters seemed surprised that people still smoked cigarettes instead of vaping.
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Hello everyone~! Does anyone not annotate in their books? Like, I see on book socials and stuff all the time of people organizing their notes or annotations with color coordinated sticky tabs or pens/highlighters, people drawing little memes and stuff for their reactions to stuff. But I cannot take notes on or in a book to save me. I hate writing in my actual books because I like to donate them from time to time, I can never put my thoughts or opinions in the proper order to write them in a separate notebook without getting the plot lost somehow, and I'm just really unorganized. I respect the time and dedication that it takes, but I feel exhausted just thinking about it. Does anyone else have this problem so they just choose not to annotate/note or is it just me?
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Following the post on bookmarks, I wondered where was your favorite place to read? In your bed? In your garden? Tell me! And why this place precisely? Personally I have two favorite places. In my bath and in my bed. Because my room is my favorite place. And in my bath because I feel comfortable in the water
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On Juneteenth
Annette Gordon-Reed
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Annette Gordon-Reed
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I had been debating on whether or not to read this book since it came out. Now that I have read it, I did enjoy it. The chapters that were set in the 1940's and 1980's were enjoyable and I always like reading different perspectives, whether fiction or non-fiction, during different parts of history. It was also interesting to see how the timelines were connected and came together in the end. The chapters set during 2020 were interesting, especially the ones toward the end of the book and added another perspective on recent events in history.