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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

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

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 !

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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

#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

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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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

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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

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.

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...