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10 Things That Never Happened
10 Things That Never Happened | Alexis Hall
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"Brilliance on every single page."CHRISTINA LAUREN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, for Boyfriend Material FAKE AMNESIA. REAL FEELINGS? REAL PROBLEMS. Sam Becker lovesor, okay, likeshis job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn't get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talk...only for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn't remember anything? Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan's guiltas well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him. There's an unexpected freedom in getting a second shot at a first impression...but as Sam and Jonathan grow closer, can Sam really bring himself to tell the truth, or will their future be built entirely on one impulsive lie? "The apotheosis of the rom-com."Entertainment Weekly, A+ Review, for Boyfriend Material "Delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant." Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, for Husband Material "Every once in a while you read a book that you want to SCREAM FROM ROOFTOPS about. I'm screaming, people!"Sonali Dev, award-winning author, for Boyfriend Material
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julesG
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Re-reading the #audiobook version again. 😬

I said I wouldn't dress up for Halloween/Samhain. I'm not, I wear the shirt and skirt all year round, but I rarely wear them together.

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🦇

And yes, @BarbaraBB, I'm wearing the grey dress underneath the shirt and skirt. 😉

BarbaraBB Lol I was wondering of course! You‘re still going strong, 🤩 wow! 3w
BarbaraBB Sorry unfollowed you incidentally, though corrected that immediately 😀 3w
julesG @BarbaraBB I have my eye on a long sleeved shirt-dress and the 100€ discount would be nice. Nearly thought you unfollowed me because of the dress and my Scrooge-ness 3w
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BarbaraBB 🤣🤣🤣 I never would! 3w
Gissy 😍👌 3w
Suet624 Love that shirt! 3w
Susanita Hooray for the grey dress! 3w
julesG @Susanita I have to say, it's actually nice to know which part of my wardrobe is sorted before I even get out of bed. 3w
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GingerAntics
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I still don‘t bloody know what the 10 things are, but I adore this book so much! Topical for an Alexis Hall book. Hall just has this amazing way of making fall in love with the the MCs, hard and fast!
#AlexisHall #10ThingsThatNeverHappened #audiobook

Centique I just loved this book so much. May have to read it again soon! 3mo
GingerAntics @Centique oh, I will definitely reread this! I reread boyfriend material right before husband material came out. I‘ll definitely do the same for this one. I can‘t wait for the next book in the series. 3mo
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GingerAntics
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I got this when it came out, but I never got to it and of course I can‘t sleep now, so I guess it‘s time.
#AlexisHall #10ThingsThatNeverHappened #CantSleep #NotSureWhatsHappening

julesG Enjoy! I've re-read it. 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG what are the 10 things that never happened? Is he dreaming this while in a coma? WHAT IS HAPPENING!!! 😂🤣😂 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG oh my god he‘s going to have to tell him that he doesn‘t actually have amnesia at some point. WHAT IS HAPPENING?! 3mo
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julesG You'll have to read to the end. 😉 Trust Alexis Hall (and me), you'll enjoy it. Especially when you liked Boyfriend Material. 3mo
julesG He should tell him at some point, yes. But it's so much more fun when drawn out. 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG oh Gollum! 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG GAAAAAAAAAH I AM NEVER GOING TO BED UNTIL I GET TO THE END, am I? 3mo
julesG I couldn't stop listening to the audiobook. Twice. 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG OHMYGOD SAME 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG oh my god Nana Pauline!!! 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! 3mo
julesG Love your live commentary 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG my heart hurts 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG there are 9 minutes left, someone needs to make a move or I‘m going to be mad forever! 3mo
julesG Deep breath! 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG OHMYGOD LAST POSSIBLE BLEEDING SECOND!!! GAH 3mo
julesG 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
julesG You know what I'm going to listen to now. 😁 3mo
GingerAntics @julesG 10 Things That Never Happened?! What are the bloody 10 things?! Also, cannot wait for the next book in the series! 3mo
julesG Yepp. Going to listen to TTTNH (or should it be T3NH?). Not sure what the 10 things are, tbh. 3mo
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peanutnine
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I started reading this at the end of Dec but I was a bit burnt out on holiday reads by then so I didn't get far. I had a whim to pick it back up recently & ended up really enjoying it.
Hall brings his signature style to this hilarious fake amnesia story. Quirky characters, silly shenanigans, & a heartwarming romance. I liked the family dynamics around a big holiday celebration. And of course I loved Jonathan's relationship w/ Sam's ugly cat Gollum

Kenyazero Sounds cute. Glad you got a second wind to finish it! 3mo
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StellaDz
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Bailedbailed

I usually have a DNF in my Pride TBR but I didn‘t think it‘d happen this soon! Simply put, the humour didn‘t jive with me. All the side characters were the same naggy, ‘funny‘, argumentative people and it was beginning to drag… and that was only 100 pages in. I was excited for this one and loved the premise. But sadly, a flop for me.

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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cute, gay, enemies to lovers romance

CarolynM ❤️ 8mo
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julesG
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It's definitely @Jari-chan's fault I'm re-reading this #RomCom right now.

Jari-chan Aww, enjoy!! 🤩 8mo
GingerAntics How does it compare to Boyfriend Material and Husband Material? 8mo
julesG @GingerAntics I like it more than BM/HM. I'm not saying I don't like the two, but 10 Things has slightly more mature MCs. Luc is Luc and I love him, but I really like Sam, who has his baggage, a large portion of sarcasm and does stupid things, but he doesn't act as "immature" as Luc sometimes does. In other words, I recommend 10 Things. The audiobook is great, because Sam is from Liverpool and the narrator nails the accent. 8mo
julesG @dabbe - this should go on your nice list, too. #TLT I've re-read it several times this year already. It's set in December and there are overpriced Christmas decorations involved. 2w
dabbe @julesG Overpriced Christmas decorations? Definitely going on the list! 🤩😂😘 2w
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Jari-chan
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I've never heard of Bubble and Squeak before reading this book. But how could I not look up a vegan version of this recipe? I mean it's called "Bubble and Squeak" ?

It had some Röschti vibes but with more veggies in ?

julesG Bubble and Squeak is a favourite here. I introduced my kids to it some years ago. And, just like British tea, they embraced the idea. 8mo
julesG Also, I want to re-read the book now. 🙈 8mo
Jari-chan @julesG It really is a tasty dish, so I totally get your children 😁 Enjoy your re-read when you get to it 🤭 8mo
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Soubhiville You‘ve made me want to try it. I‘ve heard of it before (thanks Terry Pratchett!) and I‘m not sure why I never looked it up. 🙂 8mo
Jari-chan @Soubhiville Lovely! Enjoy it 😋 8mo
Kimzey Oh, I need to make that recipe again. It‘s been years! I recall the cabbage did squeal a bit in the frying pan. 8mo
Jari-chan @Kimzey How cool yours did squeal 😁 Enjoy! 8mo
Bookwomble B&S is a regional delicacy where I'm from (Lancashire, England) 😋 A working class dish to use up scraps and left overs. In our house it was usually accompanied by a fry-up of offal from the butcher which, as the youngest, I had to go and collect, and which is probably why I turned vegetarian 😆 8mo
Kenyazero I love discovering foods while reading! 8mo
Jari-chan @Bookwomble That's a relatable reason 😱😅 8mo
Jari-chan @Kenyazero I do too! ❤️ 8mo
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Jari-chan
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It seems like LGBTQIA+ romance novels become my new escape genre. Would you have told me some years ago that I would enjoy romance books, I would've called you crazy. Since I'm new to these kind of books I can't really judge the tropes and how they were executed. All I can say is that this book made me laugh so hard, reading those parts to my wife and made her laugh too. And I totally rooted for those two and didn't want to stop reading.

julesG The German title is weird. For a second I thought this was a sequel. 8mo
Jari-chan It's so confusing when German publishers switch the original English title for another English title 🙈 I wish they wouldn't do that... 8mo
CarolynM I kind of like that title. The original one seems a little odd to me. @julesG I thought it might be a sequel for a minute too😆 (edited) 8mo
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Jari-chan @CarolynM Agree, the original title reminded me somewhat of all those movies with a 10 in the title 😅 8mo
julesG The non-German German title is good. @CarolynM And I agree, the "Ten Things..." title makes me think of RomComs, but maybe that's exactly why Alexis Hall chose it. 8mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 8mo
Jari-chan @dabbe @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️😻 8mo
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K.Wielechowski
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Sam likes his job selling bed and bath stuff, unfortunately he doesn‘t get along with the owner, Johnathan. When an accident mid-firing leaves Sam with a concussion, he desperately decides to pretend to have amnesia to buy him time to save his and his team‘s jobs.
Johnathan guiltily volunteers to take care of Sam until he gets better but neither of them expect to actually get along. Until the truth comes out.

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InkedBookworm13
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#Two4Tuesday a little late.
1. I really liked 10 Things That Never Happened, Heartstopper vol 4 & 5 and Into the Tide.
2. I am going to be rereading some Marissa Meyer books before meeting her for a book signing. I'm also going to start the Shelter and Skelton Creek series.

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 10mo
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InkedBookworm13
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Book, coffee, weighted blanket and my puppy. Perfect Saturday. ❤️

#DogsofLitsy #WeekendReads

Jari-chan Perfection ❤️🐕 10mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 10mo
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InkedBookworm13
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This book is so hilarious. I'm not even a quarter way through it and almost every page has me giggling out loud.
"Jonathan... Almost gives something vaguely like the impression that he might be beginning to feel something that might at some point move somewhere in the direction of guilty."

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InkedBookworm13
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Library Book Haul. I love it when a bunch of my holds come in at the same time. 😍📚

#Bookhaul

kspenmoll I have 3 holds to ick up tomorrow! 10mo
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InkedBookworm13
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"It probably says good things about modern Britain - or maybe just modern Liverpool - that when I was growing up I got way less shit for being gay than I got for being named after a hobbit."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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julesG
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Andrew65 Love the sound of this book 😁 11mo
julesG @Andrew65 The audiobook was so good. 11mo
Andrew65 @julesG Will have to keep my eye out for it. 11mo
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Centique
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Although the pretext for two characters being thrown together in this romance is ridiculous (feigning amnesia) - it doesnt matter AT ALL because Alexis Hall writes such wonderful characters with realistic and funny banter. I loved the side characters too, who had some of the best lines. Made me laugh out loud a couple times! I love that her characters have imperfections and baggage that makes them more rounded too 💕

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"It probably says good things about modern Britain—or maybe just about modern Liverpool—that when I was growing up, I got way less shit for being gay than I got for being named after a hobbit."

Finally starting this one ?
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Lol love it 11mo
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julesG
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I'm so glad I got the #audiobook! Will Watts was great narrating this accent heavy book with a Scouse MC and 90% secondary characters from Sheffield.

Solid, Alexis Hall M/M #Romance/#RomCom.

Sam is the branch manager of a bed&bathroom store in Sheffield. He has to come to the Croydon branch to meet with the boss. Sam has an accident in the shower stall department and has to stay with his boss Jonathan because of concussion and maybe amnesia. ⬇️

julesG Set at Christmas. Grump-Sunshine/Enemies-to-Lovers romance. There's also an 'adorable' rescue cat. 12mo
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julesG
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First Christmas themed book of the season. Wasn't aware it's a 🎄 book.

I only wanted to listen to it while shopping, but I can't put it down. I loooooooove the Northern accents. My ears are soooo happy right now.

Read4life I loved this on audio! So good 🤓 12mo
willaful I want to listen to everything this narrator has done! 12mo
willaful I want to listen to everything this narrator has done! 12mo
Robinsonbrandon129 Hello Jule, How are you doing? 12mo
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Read4life
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I listened to this one and loved it. I started the ARC in July but had a health setback then. Turned to the audiobook this month and I‘m so glad I did. I love hearing different accents.
Alexis Hall is just fabulous! The characters, the settings and the story are all so well crafted.
#BookSpinBingo #RushAThon #35by35 #ISpyBingo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
MatchlessMarie Awesome! Will Watt is a great narrator. 🧁💯 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 12mo
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Christy2318
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I‘m an Alexis Hall fan & there were parts of this I loved. But I finished the book and I have no idea what the 10 Things that Never Happened Were. Also, while I love British humor & it usually works for me, a lot of what was supposed to be funny just wasn‘t funny to me. ❤️❤️❤️ #romcom

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage That‘s a shame ☹️ but I find this is true with British humor sometimes (edited) 12mo
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CarolynM
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Is it written by Alexis Hall? Well, I‘m going to enjoy it then, obviously. This one has all the wit and heart I could hope for. I have to say, though, for an Australian of my generation a character named Aunty Jack creates a mental image totally different from the one I am sure the author intended🤣🤣🤣

Ast_Arslan I think this is a sign for me as I'm about to start reading Boyfriend material 😂 13mo
Megabooks Hey! I‘ve been away from litsy awhile, but I see you‘re dealing a lot with elder care too (which is why I‘ve been so off and on). Sending love and support to you!! 💜💜 13mo
Reggie I had to go look Aunty Jack up. I like his little Afro puff style of hair. Lol 13mo
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CarolynM @Reggie Did you listen to the theme song? It‘s a cultural icon🤣 13mo
CarolynM @Megabooks Thanks Meg. I‘ve had a very intense period with elder care over the last few months but I‘m not dealing with the ongoing issues I believe you deal with. I admire your commitment, particularly given your own health concerns. Take care💕 13mo
Centique I have almost got to the top of the library reserve list for this one! 12mo
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willaful
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Well... I was scared there wouldn't be a HEA! At least a teeny bit. ;-)

Very fun rom-com inspired romance. Took me a bit to get into because the workplace shenanigans were tiresome, but I loved it by the end and even cried a bit. The audiobook narration was extremely good, with an astonishing variety of distinct voices and accents.

#FangtasticReadathon #Scarathlon #TeamMischiefAndMayhem

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🦇💜 13mo
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bookandbedandtea
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Did some #audiopainting last night while listening to the new Alexis Hall 🎃 #litsycrafters

kspenmoll Love the colors- awesome! 13mo
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xicanti
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I love how Alexis Hall delivers romcoms that genuinely earn the moniker. 10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED is packed full of wacky hijinks, OTT scenarios, and running gags. (My favourite is how the characters always state the full name of every posh bed & bath fixture their company sells, even if someone else just did so.) I snickered my way through it, more than willing to overlook the implausibility because it was just so. much. fun. ⬇️

xicanti It also gives off strong Christmas vibes, offers feels of both the romantic and familial varieties, and gives its characters room to grow as they navigate their very strange, very amusing scenario. And the audio production works beautifully thanks to narrator Will Watt‘s sense of comedic timing and Northern energy. I‘m a happy reader (/listener). 13mo
dabbe Hello there, Sir Casey! 🖤🐾🖤 13mo
xicanti @dabbe he‘s proud of himself for achieving peak puppydog eyes this week. 13mo
dabbe @xicanti 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
CarolynM Can‘t wait! 13mo
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xicanti
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I finished the tagged book while I worked on this tiny greenhouse! Full review coming soon, but for now I‘ll say it‘s pure holiday romcom. I had a lot of fun with it and got a real kick out of the narrator‘s northernness and sense of comedic timing. #audiocrafting

vonnie862 That is so cute!!! 13mo
wanderinglynn That greenhouse is adorable! 13mo
Michreader3 How cute!! 13mo
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xicanti @vonnie862 @wanderinglynn @Michreader3 thanks, everyone! I‘m hoping these tiny, fake plants help me make it through the long winter. 13mo
PaperbackPirate 😍💚🏠 13mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
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xicanti
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I‘ve sewn up a storm this month, which is a big part of why I‘ve been reading so slowly. I move around enough and make so much noise that #audiosewing isn‘t often an option for me now I‘ve switched from phone-listening to iPad-listening (sans wireless earbuds), but I did get through a fair chunk of the tagged book while I did the hem on this piece by hand. The story‘s got me chortling merrily away, AND it‘s put me in the mood for holiday romances.

LaraS This looks awesome! I never have the patience for sewing a hem by hand, I know having an invisible hem makes a huge difference but by the time I get to the hem I'm too excited to finish. 😂 13mo
xicanti @LaraS we had a long power outage yesterday morning, so I couldn‘t operate my iron or my sewing machine. I figured this fabric would be easier to deal with if I hemmed it by hand anyways, and in I went! 13mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Okay, so you know when a book has plot holes, and unlikable characters (but not really in a good way), and lying at the beginning of a maybe relationship which is just not the foundation for a relationship (maybe). But.. But. The storytelling is so so good that you cannot put the unbelievable and very misguided book down?
That is Alexis Hall's newest book out October 17th. If you liked his Boyfriend Material you will enjoy this too, probably.

dabbe Hello there, most adorable kitty! Look at those paws all together! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
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Read4life
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#FirstLineFridays

“It probably says good things about modern
Britain- or maybe just about modern Liverpool- that when I was growing up, I got way less shit for being gay than I got for being named after a hobbit.”

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Read4life
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Here are my July & August ARCs. None are audiobooks so this is ambitious for me (my 👀 actually).

Are you looking forward to any of these?

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Read4life
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#BookSpin = Audiobook
#DoubleSpin = ARC or Owned

Here are the 2 books I‘ve chosen for the prompts of audiobook & ARC. I have high hopes for both.
#BookSpinBingo

peanutnine Ooh looking forward to your thoughts on 10 Things! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!! 1y
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