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Every once in awhile you stumble upon a book that you have never heard of but turns out to be one of those near perfect reads. I ended up reading through Thanksgiving dinner, then stayed up until 4am to finish.

Happy Thanksgiving! I ham most thankful for this angel.

This is a promising start to a novel.

It took me a while to get into this this one, but I managed to finish it today. It was good enough, but I had a hard time relating to or caring about the main character. Glad to have it off my shelf now though😉

#BookSpinbonanza #Book6 @TheAromaofBooks

Onto book 6 for #BookSpinBonanza.

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This weeks audio. I love a unreliable snarky narrator who learns life lessons as the story rolls along. This book is funny and wise. Beautifully written. Mattie is barely hanging onto life when she gets an invite to return to the hometown of her Mother. The place her deceased Mom grew up but kept hidden in the past all these years. Once there Mattie attempts to discover who her mom really was and what made her leave her home and never return.

So, I picked this book up spur of the moment at my local Dollar General because I was just drawn to the cover. Contemporaries aren't usually my thing, but I gave it a go and I quite enjoyed it! The main character and I have quite a lot in common (sadly) and it was even creepy at times. But a good one nonetheless.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5. I definitely enjoyed this book. Immensely, actually. It was, at times, messy, vulgar, chaotic, and the reader finds themselves wanting to yell at people for their poor choices...or at themselves for the same. In a few words? It‘s life. It‘s understanding. It‘s unearthing secrets. It‘s regret. It‘s closure. It‘s pain. It‘s beautiful. Mattie is a character who will stay with me for a long time to come. And I‘m grateful for that.

At the halfway point, after starting two days ago. (Hey, a girl‘s gotta [begrudgingly] work!) This has been a fresh breath of air, as the main character is rough around the edges, snarky with an obvious chip on her shoulder, and wounded by the raising that made her that way. I‘m excited to see where this adventure leads her.

I don‘t know. I really disliked the main character. Her obnoxious behavior and quips made her unlikeable not cute and sarcastic.

I'm enjoying this book even though the main character is kind of a selfish jerk. She's working on herself but geez!

If I didn't have to work I'd be celebrating all day 😆📚 #booklovers #reading

Next title from my book jar. I'm slowly making my way through ARCs I've had for a long time 😆.

"There's comfort to be found in the familiar, even when the familiar isn't all that great."

When you're moving your library at work and the shelves keep falling down #moversfail with @thegirlwiththelibrarybag

THIS was made of beauty, sadness and harsh realities. Read it!
You might cry a little, but it's ok!

(I originally borrowed this from the library but I saw it cheap and had to bring it home)

Part book mail, part stall in the middle of the shopping centre...

2 more for my December TBR 🎅

Reading it, loving it.

For #recommendsday If you are looking for a not-too-heavy summer book w/ snarky humor but w/ some truly poignant moments, this is an enjoyable read. I did want to shake Mattie frequently throughout the book but by the end, I also wanted to give her a hug. The quirky residents of Grandy, OK & the two Winstons (smelly, French bulldog twins) are standouts. Paired w/ Greek-ish Pearl Couscous Salad for my blog review/recipe-link to post in comments 👍

Growing up when you are already an adult, understanding your mom when she is no longer there to help you understand and finding a way to be a better person when all you do is fail. I loved the humor mixed with serious themes.

The quirky, dysfunctional characters, the setting, and the author's writing style all combined to make this title a page turner of a read. It also managed to be both humourous and heartbreaking at the same time. I absolutely loved this book!

There are twists and turns that I didn't expect. Love it when that happens!

It's only page one and I'm already loving Mattie and her witty repartee. Bonus points: she swears like a sailor just like me!

My favorite book of 2016 so far. DeCarlo has humor, wit, pathos, wonderfully distinct characters, and voice for miles. I got so obsessed with this I tried to read it on my lunch break... sincerely cannot remember the last time I did that!

I love this book so much that I found tattlys to match. Mattie's wit and hard-won wisdom are 👌🏼, plus the mystery kept my mind spinning right up to the reveal.