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The Will of the Many | James Islington
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I'm going to try to make progress in the tagged Chunkster, my #Bookspin. I am also getting started on my irl bookclub January pick, The Lost Bookshop, and try to get my husband to read more with me in our read aloud of The Storyteller. #weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

CozyBookworm I loved The Lost Bookshop! 1h
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Lcsmcat
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Pickpick

This volume is largely about Constantine and the rise of Christianity. It sets the stage for a lot of European history to come, including unfortunately the rise of antisemitism. But it also explains the origin of various legal and clerical organizations and practices which carried down through the centuries. I am finding it interesting how a historian in the mid 1700s viewed Ancient Rome. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

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PaperbackPirate
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I never shared my #BookSpinBingo card for December! I read the #BookSpin book and got a bingo, but only because I counted most books twice. 😅
Thank you @TheAromaofBooks !

#LitsyCrafters

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 9h
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
Bingo! | Rosemary Wells
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Okay, I‘m late on this but very excited! What a great way to tackle those books that have been lingering on my shelves unread for too long! I need to purge but I look at them and think, “but this is supposed to be really good!” and it stays. So these books are about to have to put up or shut up! 😂 I know the numbers have been drawn so I‘ve already pulled my first two out! #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Never too late to BookSpin!! 9h
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DGRachel
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Panpan

#unpopularopinion I really enjoyed Head Cases with its unique characters and special FBI division. I like the concept of PAR. This sequel did not work for me at all. The characters felt lifeless and the plot, which should have had me on the edge of my seat while they investigated and connected two cases, was tedious. Also, going into dangerous situations without back up is a lazy plot device. It angers me every time. 🤬 #bookspin #netgalley

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 22h
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BarbaraJean
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One week into the new year isn‘t too late to post my 2026 reading plans, right?! And yes, like every year, I hope to read down my TBR. I hope to use #BookSpin, #192030, and #50x50 (which I‘ll post more about in a separate post!) to help me with that.

Taking stock of my 2025 reading, I did make a dent in my physical TBR: 53 print books +3 Kindle. ALMOST 1/2 library, 1/2 owned.
Own: 53
Own Kindle: 3
Own re-read: 14
Library: 78
Library re-read: 7
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BarbaraJean Then again, I‘m starting off the year, as per usual, with #AuldLangSpine, which starts me off with lots of library reading 🙃 I‘m also planning to read along with #OokBOokClub and pop in and out of #ChristiesCapers, which don‘t always align with my already-owned TBR. And then I made a last-minute decision to try to keep up with #USPresidents, which will end up being mostly library reading, so… we‘ll see how the year goes! 3d
Daisey This is a fantastic meme! I always hope to read more of my own books, and do read some, but I‘m much more a library reader. 3d
BarbaraJean @Daisey Thank you! I made it myself 😁 3d
ChaoticMissAdventures 😂 😂 😂 3d
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TheBookgeekFrau
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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Mehso-so

I expected Marcellus to be more central and necessary to the story than he actually was. I liked the beginning and the end, but was bored by the rest.

Tova reminded me so much of Britt-Marie that I kept forgetting the book took place in the Pacific Northwest 😂

2/80

#BookSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#Read2026 @DieAReader

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d
DieAReader 🥳Great start! 👋🏻👋🏻 Onto the next 📚🤓 3d
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Susanita
The Glass Room | Ann Cleeves
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First book finished in 2026! A group of aspiring mystery writers, including Vera‘s neighbor, is gathered at a writers‘ retreat in a windswept seaside manor. And then someone is murdered!!

I liked this better than Silent Voices, and the narrator did a good job with the audiobook. It‘s a pick. However: Way too much of Vera‘s cranky interior dialogue. Also too much of some of the witnesses/ suspects calling her fat. #serieslove2026 #bookspin

TheEllieMo I‘ve seen the TV show, never read the books 😮 3d
Susanita CW: The murderer also killed a cat. 🙀Apparently for no other reason than general asshole-ness. It didn‘t pertain directly to the case, so Vera didn‘t even ask them about it. 3d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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AkashaVampie
Untitled | Unknown
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Haven't done much with it yet cuz I'm on my phone right now but it looks super cute. Follow me if u want. It's called Pagebound.

mobill76 I'd like to know how it compares. I wish I could drop FB for Litsy. I'd rather all my friends be literate. There just isn't as much social interaction on Litsy as I'd like. I'd hesitate to call anyone here a friend. I wouldn't know them if they were sitting next to me. 3d
AkashaVampie @mobill76 I havent used FB in yrs. It was too much drama shit for me. I will let u know what I think of Pagebound 3d
dabbe @mobill76 Did you check out the new #LELH (#LitsyEventsLittleHelper) spreadsheet? There's quite a lot happening on Litsy, too. I have to stay away from FB; it makes me too angry. 🤣

Here's the spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu...
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mobill76 @dabbe I didn't know about any of that. I wonder now if I'm even using the app correctly. How do I follow one of the hashtags if I want to participate? 2d
dabbe @mobill76 When you click on that hashtag, comment below directly to the person leading it. They will then include you and be sure to personally tag you whenever they post something. It also depends on what you want to do. If it's a book club, you'll want to be sure that person tags you when they have their discussions. Same with the reading events. Does that make sense? 1d
mobill76 @dabbe It does, but it doesn't sound entirely up to me. The "moderator" has to personally tag me before I see a post? I just want to have the option to "follow" a hashtag. Litsy was more social than Library thing or Goodreads but maybe there's still room for improvement. 9h
dabbe @mobill76 I don't think the moderator has to tag you first. If you search in the search bar and type in the exact hashtag, you'll see every single post on that particular subject. Some hashtags go back THOUSANDS of posts (like #bookspin). You can see whatever you want. If you want to join, though, like a book club (#hashtagbrigade is currently reading SHIRLEY), then you would want to let the moderator know so you'd be tagged on all future posts. 19m
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oddandbookish
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This was a beautiful and touching story!

I loved the premise. It‘s about a magical bookshop that only appears during cherry blossom season and when certain conditions are met (the person has to be reading the same passage at the same time as the owner). I love reading books about books so naturally the story appealed to me.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/review-the-vanishing-cherry-bloss...

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