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vlwelser
The Guncle Abroad | Steven Rowley
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This is really cute. In a way, it's a bit fluffier than the first. But it's still funny.

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Pub date is 5/21/24
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2d
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Monica5
Behind A Closed Door | J.D. Barker
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4.5 ⭐

J.D. Barker is one of my all-time favorite authors. His books are always a wild intense ride. I can always expect to be grabbed at the first page, and not let go of until the end.

This one was good, but different from his others. It was a spicy read, which you usually don't get from Barker. It was, also, scary because it dealt with an app and how apps, or I guess I should say phones and computers, can start controlling our lives. ⬇️

Monica5
Abby and Brendan decide to go to a martial counselor. The counselor tells them to download the app 'Sugar & Spice.'. They do and this starts the wild ride you will have when you read this book.

I have to say that it made me think and wonder about the apps on my phone. I don't know if that was Barker's intention or not. But, I may just have to start reading terms instead of just agreeing.

Tentative Publishing Date: May 13, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley, Hampton Creek Press and Barker for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#arc #readmytbr #readaway2024 #bookspinbingo

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PuddleJumper
Small Gods of Calamity | Sam Kyung Yoo
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It takes awhile for this novella to find its stride. The first few chapters are a bit awkwardly paced and there is a lot of information thrown at the reader. After chapter 3 it improves dramatically.

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PuddleJumper It follows a police detective in Seoul who can see ghosts and incorporates a mixture of Korean, Japanese and Chinese spiritualism and mythology. This part of the book I really enjoyed. It was explained well and felt integrated and fully flashed out. 6d
PuddleJumper The MC Han-gil is openly bi and identifies as asexual. You don't often see ace MCs, especially ones where their sexuality isn't the focus of the story.

A lot of great things were packed into this novella. If this was turned into a series I would definitely keep reading.
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PuddleJumper The story touches on transphobia in Korea and there are scenes of domestic violence against a trans person.
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PuddleJumper Thanks to #Netgalley for the #ARC 6d
CBee 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6d
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BookmarkTavern
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A thorough explanation of everything you never knew you needed to know about gynecological health.

Wow! There‘s a part of me that‘s embarrassed about everything I didn‘t know in this book, but more of me is angry. For most of my life I thought debilitating pain & long heavy periods was all normal. It was nearly 20 years with a period before a doctor took me seriously.

I should have known better. I should have been taught better. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

BookmarkTavern Release Date: May 7th, 2024 #NetGalley #ARC CW 👇🏻 6d
BookmarkTavern Chapters cover such topics as miscarriage, cancer, abortion, and fertility difficulties 6d
mrsmarch The onus should not be on the patient to have more medical knowledge than the doctor and convince the doctors something is wrong. Shame on your doctors who for twenty years did not educate you about your body or take your pain seriously. I have friends who are doctors who get mad at my doctors for not telling me stuff and putting the shame of medical onus on me. 6d
PuddleJumper Glad there are more books coming out that are talking about things like this. It's not just lack of knowledge but also medical bias. I work a lot with clients with endo and most of them don't get diagnosed for years and usually only when surgical intervention is needed 6d
willaful @PuddleJumper I never did get any help, except that one doctor put me on codeine for the pain. Was saved only by pregnancy and then menopause. Not that it was definitely endo -- who the hell knows? -- but it was *something* 🤬 6d
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Number Call | Nagisa Furuya
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This is a very low conflict manga about first love. It's a good blend of humour and sweetness.

The artwork is lovely and really fits the vibe. I would definitely recommend it as an easy, happy read

Thanks to #netgalley for the #ARC

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PuddleJumper
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I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the mix of humour and information very unbalanced for much of the book, it seemed to fine a good balance about half way through and I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first.

PuddleJumper I would have liked some references or further reading suggestions for each section. The selected bibliography at the end was very lacking as it didn‘t cover all of the women featured. The sections on each woman were about a page long and were more like snippets placed in the context of world history. I would have preferred more focus on the women themselves.

The idea was great, it just wasn‘t executed as well as I would have liked.
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GondorGirl
A Pirate's Life for Tea | Rebecca Thorne
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I'm going to be meeting Rebecca Thorne at an event on the 14th, so I'm was extra excited about today's #ARC #BookMail!

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LMJenkins
Swan Song | Elin Hilderbrand
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Guess who got her hot little hands on an #ARC of Elin‘s last book (sob)?! Soooooo excited. I‘ll be up all night reading.

marleed I sure hope she succumbs to reader fandom and revisits Nantucket in the future. Her people are my close personal friends! 1w
LMJenkins @marleed, I feel the same. 1w
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BookmarkTavern
Death's Country | R. M. Romero
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A queer, polyamorous retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice set in modern day Miami.

Good god, but I loved this. This is a novella told in verse, written beautifully, and examining who our parents try to make us be. A sweet romance, which could have been developed a bit more, and I definitely want to read this again as an audiobook.

I was a little thrown by the lack of dialogue related punctuation, but I did eventually get used to that. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern Release Date: May 7th, 2024 #NetGalley #ARC #LGBTQBookBingo #LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero New genre/format (edited) 2w
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vlwelser
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I love this author. This is on the level of the missing trees imo. This is basically about a tribe in the Levant. But it is also about water. I feel like I learned things but the story is also amazing.

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Pub date is 8/20
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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