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Carley Fortune's romance novel, "MEET ME AT THE LAKE," is officially getting a movie adaptation!

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have acquired the rights to the bestselling novel for Netflix through Archewell Productions.

There is no official release date for the project as of now!

#MeetMeAtTheLake #CarleyFortune #book #books #bookfeature #bookfeatures #Romance #Summer #Fiction #SummerReads #Audiobook #Contemporary #ChickLit #Adult #BookClub ?

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lauraisntwilder

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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I finished this on Saturday and forgot to post. I loved revisiting New Moon in this reread. Reading LMM's journals has deepened my appreciation of her novels.

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CrystalE02

Hatchet (Anniversary) | Gary Paulsen

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I read this in the 7th grade and I still remember it to this day. I rated the book a 4 out of 5 stars.

dabbe What a fab writer. My fave of his is DOGSONG. 🩵💙🩵 6h

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Bookwormjillk

Berry Pickers | Amanda Peters

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Have you read this book yet? It‘s been on my list since it came out and I finally read it this weekend. It‘s so sad and happy all at the same time.

mcctrish It‘s on my kindle just waiting for me to choose it 1d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish I hope you like it! 23h

JenReadsAlot So good! 23h

Lesliereadsalot Loved this one! 12h

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

Do you agree with LMM that this is the best book she‘s written (thus far in her life)?

What criteria do you use when considering what is a “best book”? For you, is “best” different from “favorite”?

rubyslippersreads, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks, willaful

BarbaraJean I have a *really* hard time with determining what is a “best book.“ For me, “favorite“ and “best“ are very different things. I can appreciate a book's literary excellence and still not like it, and I can absolutely LOVE a book that I know isn't very well-written. So even though I asked this question, it's hard to answer! 😆 I do think EoNM is a better book than AoGG, but I don't know if I'd say it's better than Rilla. 2d

lauraisntwilder EoNM is my favorite, but I think AoGG is probably her best to this point, from a literary standpoint. Marilla, Matthew, and Rachel are all so well and clearly defined. Jimmy is, but Elizabeth and Laura don't feel quite as real. I love them, but they're very similar to other sets of sisters in LMM's work. 2d

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead LMMReread

For those of you who are re-reading, is there anything that landed differently for you on this reading?

If you‘re also reading the journals—how did the context of the journals affect your reading of the book?

rubyslippersreads, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks, willaful

BarbaraJean Because of the journals, I saw SO many parallels between Emily and LMM: her life, her personality, and her family stories. I see such a mirror in Emily of LMM's NEED to write, how often she has to “write things out“ in order to process them emotionally. I also saw so many parallels to LMM's own writing ambitions (I mean, the Alpine Path is pretty obvious). Aunt Elizabeth landed a little differently this time—I actually found her more sympathetic.⬇ 2d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) I wondered how much of LMM's grandmother was reflected in Aunt Elizabeth. She absolutely DOES NOT understand Emily, but I found her so human in her eventual flash of realization that Emily is her own person whose perspective and feelings should be considered. She literally is a woman who has ZERO experience with or understanding of children and that somehow made me understand (not excuse!) her behavior a bit more this time. 2d

lauraisntwilder The Alpine Path, yes, but it struck me as sad that creepy Dean Priest sent Emily the lines in a letter. I don't think I knew the significance of that poem to LMM when I read this before. LMM also had a horrible time shut up in the medical ward at school with measles. I was fascinated by that part of the journals and had completely forgotten that Emily gets measles, too. 2d

lauraisntwilder Knowing how often LMM had to entertain clergymen, I enjoyed the part where Emily asks Lofty John's priest for help even more. 2d

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread Emily of New Moon
As I was reading, I had a couple ideas I thought would be great for discussion questions. I was going to get up & note them down, but I was lazy and told myself of course I‘d remember. Well. I forgot. So. General discussion post! (I do have a couple of other questions I‘ll post separately)
What are your thoughts on Emily of New Moon? What themes, characters, scenes, or quotes stand out to you?

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lauraisntwilder I was struck by how much Emily wants to obey Aunt Elizabeth. She is amazingly loyal and sweet. 2d

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mcctrish

The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

Just a float and read day here

Cuilin Honestly jealous!! Enjoy. 2d

Aims42 Looks like a good place to relax, enjoy! 😎🤩 2d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Enjoy!! 2d

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AmyG Lovely afternoon! 2d

AnnCrystal 🆒😎💝. 2d

mcctrish @Cuilin I need to start working on my basement - purge, paint, shelves up but if the sun shines it‘s hard 1d

mcctrish @Aims42 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AmyG @AnnCrystal that TBR won‘t read itself 😆😆😆 1d

Aims42 @mcctrish Lol! 🤗💯 It‘s a tough job, but somebody has to do it 1d

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Fr3NcHtOaSt

The Saturday Night Ghost Club: A Novel | Craig Davidson

Just picked this up today at my local Barnes and Noble. It‘s a coming of age story more about your own ghosts than literal ghosts. I‘m a sucker for these type of books. It‘s a similar vein to McCammon‘s Boys Life.

#TheSaturdayNightGhostClub #TSNGC #craigDavidson #book #novel #comingofagestory

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MallenNC

Every Summer After | Carley Fortune

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For some reason I wasn‘t interested in this when everyone else read it years ago but when I found out it was set in Canada that was enough for me to give it a shot. I ended up really enjoying it, even though the big secret was somewhat less than I expected. It wasn‘t a good decision but not worth 12 years of estrangement. Percy needed a get-a-grip friend. I‘m definitely up for the sequel!

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