Litsy

Some overlap here! #ReadOutTheOld :
Finished 2/3- just reading A Dying Day now, which is included in @Andrew65 readathon. Will post as I finish any of pictured books.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1d

Andrew65 Hope it‘s going well. 12h

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sdbruening

Can't We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe | Eliza Knight, Denny S Bryce

so-so

Ella Fitzgerald is one of my favorite singers. I don‘t know much about Marilyn Monroe, so it was interesting and sad to learn more about her life. I was impressed with how strong Ella was. She stayed away from all alcohol and drugs, in contrast to Marilyn who struggled severely. She stood up for herself professionally and personally, despite race and attractiveness. Both struggled with difficult childhoods, men, and fertility.

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Scochrane26

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

I opened this earlier today & took a pic fast, so I could eat a cookie. So good & so are the chocolates. Can‘t wait to read this book. Thanks Katey! @bumpinthenight #jolabokaflodswap
@MaleficentBookDragon This is my favorite swap of the year—thanks for hosting it!

bumpinthenight 🤍 merry Christmas! 6d

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! I would have gone for the cookie too! 5d

Scochrane26 @MaleficentBookDragon Only 1 cookie is left! 5d

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NovelNancyM

The Divorcees | Rowan Beaird

so-so

Before this I was unaware of divorce ranches in Reno where women could live for six months in order to file for a divorce. The plot was not predictable, but it didn't have much of a climax and sometimes felt repetitive.

plemmdog One of the best 1930s movies ever, George Cukor‘s “The Women”, features a storyline at a Nevada divorce ranch. The entire cast is women. It‘s a hoot, if you‘ve never seen the movie! 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures I have been thinking about this time period a lot lately now that some politicians are talking about banning no fault divorce. Sorry this didn't work for you but at least you are learning about an interesting history? 1w

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Lynnsoprano

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

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Whew! It‘s been too long since I‘ve been here. What can I say, life happened. I‘m taking a pass on a number of books that I read, but I just finished this and loved it. It‘s a bit different from Quinn‘s other books, more of an ensemble, multi-thread story. Wonderful characters and set at an interesting time in history. Definitely 5⭐️

dabbe Beautiful spot. 🤩🤩🤩 2w

Shemac77 Beautiful spot! 2w

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JillR

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

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Nope. Christmas cosy this is not. It goes hard on the malice; a family group reunited for Christmas, but why they are reuniting is the question given their most tenuous of familial ties and their constant sniping. Constant, exhausting sniping. There were some interesting threads but not enough to give me Christmas cheer. (However I enjoyed the cover although I‘m not sure Meg Mason and I read the same book. This is NOT comparable to the Cazalets!)

LeahBergen Oh oh! I have this waiting on my shelves. 2w

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Sace

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

Hey @Librarybelle one of the #LiteraryCrew 2025 selections is on sale for $1.99! 🎉

Librarybelle Oh! Thanks for the heads up! Take note, everyone! @Jerdencon @dabbe @Cuilin @Deblovestoread @LapReader @julieclair @bumpinthenight @tpixie @kspenmoll @mcctrish @AllDebooks @BookwormAHN @Pogue @Mollyanna @PurpleyPumpkin @Karisa @mjdowens @melissajayne @CatLass007 @Sargar114 3w

Sargar114 Woo hoo!!! Good find, looks like I‘m in 🥰 3w

Karisa Sweet! I‘ve snagged it. Thank you! 3w

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Sace @Librarybelle @Karisa you‘re welcome! (edited) 3w

Sace @Sargar114 I wasn‘t planning on this one because I don‘t already own it, but I can‘t pass it up at that price. 3w

tpixie @sace thanks!!!! @Librarybelle 3w

julieclair Thanks for the heads up! 😘 3w

Sargar114 @Sace 💯 3w

CatLass007 I put in my library hold on 12/08, but the wait is several months. I already had my eye on Kate Quinn, so I‘m looking forward to this. I may not get to read it with the rest of the group in April, but I‘ll definitely read it. Kate Quinn is the April #AuthorAMonth also. I like the way that worked out!! Also, her four book Empress of Rome series is free on Audible. Let‘s keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way for a while.🤞 (edited) 3w

Sace @CatLass007 I have not heard of the Empress of Rome series. I just added the first book to my library. 3w

CatLass007 Cool! 3w

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Blueberry

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

pick

5 ⭐.
Friendship and family, war-time 1950's,
some abuse, some art, some communism, some gangster, some women's baseball leagues...a little bit of slit of stuff.
This will probably be my next pic for my f2f bookclub.

CoverToCoverGirl I loved the baseball storyline. I made me think about Tom Hanks line the movie In A League Of Their Own.. “There‘s no crying in baseball.” Loved that movie. 3w

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