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7-26-23: My 76th finished book of 2023! A lovely book about family, the ups and downs, love and death, mental health and wellness. Mathilde and Claudio meet in their 20s and create a wonderful life for themselves including their 3 daughters. They are tested numerous times but because of their bond they weather even the hardest storms with grace. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣7️⃣6️⃣

1. Google Play Store
2. Mullet? ?
3. I've never tried salmon, but would love to.
4. Prison Break
5. My elementary school principal would call me and my twin brother "the Riehl deal" as we walked into school. "Hey, it's the Riehl deal," he'd say.

#premondayvibes
@pepsicola

She gave him all the tools he needed to hurt her, and he did the same. Wasn't that the logic in love? 🗓

You guys, I really am trying with this book. I am. It takes all the force inside of me to not bail. Mostly because I'm halfway through it which is not much considering its lengthy.

"How did people work? How could so many people find the strength of full-time jobs? To have cubicles and their own phone numbers and the scariest kind of success..." I know Jane, I know. I ask myself this question all the time and I have a full-time job where I commute 45 minutes to M-F where I'm an associate with a to do list.

Hmm. I'm not sure how to feel about this one yet (50 pages in). This seems to be the result of Fates and Furies having a baby with Everything I Never Told You So. I can either love love love or hate. Why is choosing your next book so hard, ugh?

4/5 Stars. This depicts family dynamics and relationships through writing that almost feels like poetic verse. I had a sense of nostalgia the entire time I was reading this. The beginning didn't quite grab me, but I did eventually fall into a rhythm with this one.

While it dragged a little at times, I really enjoyed this intimate portrait of a loving family. Reilly really invites us into her characters' minds and she doesn't over-simplify them the way some authors do. Recommend.

This book is chock full of astute little gems that really capture the psychological reality of feelings like love and death.

Isn't this how we feel as readers?

If this quote is any indication, I won't be breezing through this book. Oh the feelings from this line.

Here are my June reading statistics. I forgot to mention that I've bought 6 books, none of which are included in what I've read. It's an illness!

I originally would not have picked this one up. It was a total case of judgement. I assumed it was some romantic love story.......those I am not of fan of. This book however is a book about family and a love of a family. It really is a must read.

I had to change pillows after I finished this because of the tears. Beautiful.

My lucky day--my library had a table of free ARCs! (I controlled myself and only took two.) 😄

This book should have a warning label because it will make you stay up way past your bedtime. I'm dragging *ss today waiting to read more during my lunch break.

"How did people work? How could so many people find the strength for full-time jobs?"

Valid questions, Jane. Valid questions.

"...to call her at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services in Grand Rapids."

I rode my bike past Pine Rest to go to the library hundreds of times during my youth. While I've never been on the campus, I know exactly where Jane is in this story. I was not expecting this brush with real life.

The sleeve is off. Let's start reading!

Just started and am loving this book. Each line is delicious and unique and lyrical. The author is just as lovely.

Tuesday's on the phone to me. Oh yeah.

Small vignettes for chapters, showing how life is made up of small but significant non related events. This is the, sometimes sad story of Claudio and Mathilde (Fates and Furies might have ruined that name for me) and their families. The way this was told, reminded me of Dept of Speculation.

I had a meeting at church tonight, so I had to wait FOREVER to open my book mail. It was so worth it. I knew the cover was beautiful, but the deckle edges... They always make my heart happy.

To make up for not getting to go to the bookstore while I was in Prescott, I bought this book. It caught my fancy my first day on Litsy. 😍

"This story feels like one giant poem. It's straight up gorgeous writing." –@foldedpagesdistillery Thank you #fpdbookreview for the lovely review and photo! SUNDAY'S ON THE PHONE TO MONDAY IS OUT TOMORROW!

? "A sharply observed and bittersweet family romance with a rock 'n roll heart...Reilly's dreamy, slipstream style dazzles." –ELLE magazine ? Speaking of dazzling has Spring sprung in NYC or what?!?

It's THE MIDDLESTEINS meets THE VIRGIN SUICIDES in this arresting family love story about the eccentric yet tightknit Simone family, coping with tragedy during 90s New York. We're completely enchanted by this illuminating and whimsical debut!