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Excellent, but I kept falling asleep while reading the beginning (still sick). I can‘t tell if I was bored or the start was slow or if I was just still too sick to read. Worth persevering for the ending.
An LGBTQIA classic published in 1956, about an American living in Paris coming to terms with his homosexuality. His girlfriend Hella is on an extended vacation to Spain, when he meets Giovanni.
#LGBTQBookBingo2024
#10beforetheend
Oooo, so dark and creepy! It starts off cozy and then turns on you. A very disturbing read that has many possible interpretations.
#BookSpin #BacklistReadathon #10BeforeTheEnd Number 3
so-soIt‘s Christmastime! Molly is excited to spend it w/ her mother & her aunt in their historic bookshop. The holidays become much more dire when someone attempts to murder her friend.
The relationships in these stories continue to be my favorite thing! Seeing these women supporting each other, inter generational friendships is lovely. The pacing was a little off, but the mystery kept me guessing, & I loved the subplot of the treasure hunt.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
#WhereAreYouMonday
I have way too many books on the go, so am literally literarily all over the place! 😂 But the one I‘m reading the fastest is the tagged book, set in a rest home outside of a Norfolk village in second half of the 20th century. A carer at the home befriends one of the patients and it turns out that both of them have secrets they are hiding.
This book is also one of my #10BeforetheEnd picks.
#Weeklyforecast
Chipping away at The Little Friend, picked up The Space Between Worlds on audio to move my #10BeforeTheEnd along.
Started Siya's book yesterday and I am hooked. I have loved his vibe and playing style for years now and this book is going to give me the biggest crush 🥰
I haven't been doing great on my #10BeforeTheEnd challenge. I am reading this longer Donna Tartt book, I am loving it but it is taking some precious time to get through. I am picking up The Space Between Worlds on audio to get me moving a bit this week.
So far I have love The Safekeep, thought She Would Be King was excellent - I wish more people talked about this one it deserves hype! And was disappointed in The Empusium.
I was a little intimidated by this but was immediately engrossed. Might help that it was inspired by one of my favorite books (though not a retelling, I don't think.)
#10BeforeTheEnd #BookSpin
pickI‘m ever so slowly making my way through my #10BeforetheEnd stack.
This was a dense and thought provoking read. Translated from the Turkish and set in the 16th century during the Ottoman Empire, this reflects a culture which is largely unknown to me. It does have a murder mystery as its overarching plot, but that‘s just a framework used to delve into larger philosophical questions about art and religion.
panMost of this anthology didn‘t hold my attention. Loved the first short story where there‘s a book store that literally straddles the border btwn the divided states of America. Loved the final Groundhog Day type story. Liked 2 others out of 25 total.
Book 3 for #10BeforeTheEnd checked off, though.
