Litsy

Before We Forget Kindness | Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Enjoyed it! I always like reading why the characters want to time travel.

#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month
#serieslove2025
#pop25 - a book that is considered healing fiction

Andrew65, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks

TheSpineView Fabulous!👍📖 3h

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CSeydel

Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

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I‘m not sure exactly what I was expecting, I think probably one of those “see the world through the eyes of a neurodivergent protagonist, and realize that ‘strange‘ is in the eye of the beholder” type books. This was not that - it was a crime thriller, and a lot darker and more graphic than I expected.

#bookspin #auldlangspine

CBee, TheAromaofBooks

CSeydel I‘m looking askance at quite a few reviewers who describe this as “Eleanor Oliphant but with a dark twist” because in my recollection Eleanor Oliphant DID have a dark twist! This was more like an … entire dark storyline (edited) 23h

Ruthiella Yeah. I found this book quite disturbing. 23h

CBee @CSeydel I tend to gravitate towards the darker reads with a few lighter ones thrown in - as you can see 😂🤷‍♀️ 18h

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AmyG I loved this book. It was so utterly disturbing. Like @CBee, I love a good, dark read. 14h

TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 14h

CBee @AmyG 👯 ♥️ 11h

CSeydel @CBee I am probably too stingy with my stars - I enjoyed it for what it was! I read it pretty much all in one go (sitting in the car for 6 hours on Friday) which was a good way to do it. I definitely hoped for a different ending where Steve was concerned, but truly it was a very plausible ending. Same with Sally (although it was nice that Nugent throws us a little glimmer of hope, with the letter). 11h

CSeydel It did feel like Sally‘s personal growth happened very fast given that she was already in her 40s, so the sudden setback felt realistic to me. I agree with some critics that ending felt a little rapid, but that always tends to be the case with thrillers - once the suspense is resolved you can‘t really spend 100 pages sorting through the aftermath. 11h

CSeydel I think I was also expecting a bigger twist where Sally‘s parents were concerned. It felt like there was going to be another secret layer that the dad was hiding - with the burning of Jean‘s papers, for example. But then it just turned out to be “yeah, he was kind of an arrogant jerk.” 11h

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Sace

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I‘m actually still working on a book from the February #bookspin so I‘m picking short reads for this month‘s numbers.

My prompt #1 is “A First”.
My prompt #12 is “Paperback Crush”.

As always, thank you @TheAromaofBooks ! I hope the move is going ok.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Thank you, things are going great!! We are staying at the new house yet, which is AMAZING but internet is sketchy 😂 Hopefully that will get straightened out sometime this week!! 14h

Sace @TheAromaofBooks glad things are going well! Hope the internet gets settled. 6h

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MallenNC

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space | Adam Higginbotham

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This was an incredibly through look at what led up to the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The author starts all the way back in the beginning of the space race to show how systemic failures, political maneuvers, and human hubris, led to the dangers being ignored. Some of the science/engineering vocabulary was a bit beyond me. But I really appreciated how much he humanized the people involved, especially the astronauts and their families.

MallenNC This was my #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 14h

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staci.reads

Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel

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It's a story about families and all the messy and beautiful ways they are formed. This was a quick read, and while I am conflicted about India, the mc, I loved the kids and their voices. This was my March #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 14h

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behudd

Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays | R. Eric Thomas

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫Thomas was hilarious, moving, &, even though demographically we are very different, incredibly relatable. The first half of the book was definitely lighter with many true laugh-out-loud moments, and so I did enjoy that a bit more, but even the heavier portions were handled with humor and care. I exclusively listened to the audiobook which the author reads, and I highly recommend experiencing this book that way. He is a joy to listen to.

behudd @TheAromaofBooks this was my March #bookspin book! (edited) 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 14h

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LeafingThroughLife

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Wrote my list weeks ago, numbers were drawn last week. Guess there‘s no time like the present to remember to actually *post* my March #bookspin list! 😆

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Never too late to BookSpin!! 😁 14h

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