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My #bookoutlet $5.99 fiction #bookhaul two seconds before I dropped them all! 🙊 whoops! No books were harmed in the taking of this picture 🌝
What on earth do I start with!?

This was my second Cleeton book, but definitely won‘t be my last. I love the way she uses historical events as a backdrop to individual stories - I‘ve actually learned quite a bit from her.
Made Spanish Fideua for #FoodandLit #Spain. It was okay, but I think I‘ll definitely be asking Santa for a paella pan for Christmas.

Magical. . .a must-read for all readers who love history. OUR LAST DAYS IN BARCELONA by Chanel Cleeton is one of those novels when the last page is read, you just want to hug the book.

I love these passionate female characters. Torn between doing what they are expected and what they really want. I hadn't read any of these books in a while, so it took me a bit to sort through the story lines and make the connections. 4⭐️

My #bookhaul between swaps and Christmas gifts this year. Not pictured, the #Thriftbooks or BOTM books I just ordered before my new year's resolution to read what I own and not buy anything new (to me). Don't worry, I'm laughing at the absurdity that said resolution will actually come to fruition as well 😄 😂 but at least I'll start off with good intentions! 📚

22 #77 The latest in a series about the Perez sisters. It was fine…I kept waiting for something remarkable to happen and it really didn‘t. But it ended well and put me back In touch with characters I‘ve enjoyed.

#AutumBingo2022

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• ModernMrsDarcy.com 2022 Summer Reading Guide #MMDSummerReading #MMDBookClub

#StoryGraph: fiction historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

This is the fifth book in Chanel Cleeton‘s Perez family saga. Alicia and Isabel's lives intertwine, and the past and present collide, as a mother and daughter are forced to choose between their family's expectations and following their hearts. The entire series was exceptional.

Up next on audio! 🎧

#bookspinbingo

Coffee, a book and a bench. What else do you need?

Well, it‘s a few strong A-‘s (4.5) for the win on this grid. I‘m giving it to the tagged because of my anticipation to settle in with the Perez sisters again.

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

Hey, lucky me, I won a kindle version of this book! Chanel Cleeton is an auto read for me because she exposes me to fascinating Cuban inspired history. This was a dual timeline success because I loved reading about matriarch, Alicia‘s in 1936 Barcelona every bit as much as reading oldest sister, Isabel, discovering herself (with the encouragement of Beatriz) in 1964 Barcelona.

🌙 audio or podcast while driving

🌙 I try but I have 3 little ones

🌙 always with the TV

@MoonWitch94

For #travelthroughbooks #spain I inhaled this one. Once again this is part of the Perez Sisters and I loved visiting with them once again. There is just something about the way this author writes. A wonderful read you should add to your summer reading list!

This book didn't hook me as quickly as her others until about a third of the way till I slid down the rest of the way through to the end in a sitting.
Maybe it was the multiple occurrences of unrequited love or a sense of redemption but I loved it.
I only hope that ending is written in such a way to be open to other stories or it may drive me crazy if left that way forever.

Review is up! Check it out!

https://reecaspieces.com/2022/05/24/our-last-days-in-barcelona-by-chanel-cleeton...

1. The Violin Conspiracy
2. Geraldine Brooks, Louise Penny
3. I‘m really looking forward to the tagged book!
#sundayfunday

Maybe a new favorite Chanel Cleeton book. Isabel travels to Barcelona when she loses contact with her younger sister who has worked for the CIA in the past. Thirty years before, her mother made the same trip with a young Isabel in tow but now refuses to admit it. What secrets is she hiding and how will it change the lives of the Perez women throughout the year?

Homemade boba and another excellent Chanel Cleeton historical fiction book

Another day snowed in at Branson (day 3 of what was meant to be an overnight trip) and I finally had a minute to read

Made this delicious smoothie bowl to go along with a new read 😊