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majkia
Skirmishes (Diving Universe, #4) | Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Solid entry to the saga of folks who search out ancient technology to adapt it for their own use.

#Doublespin for April

@TheAromaofBooks

Leniverse I need to read more of these. I read Diving the Wreck, or whatever book one was called years ago and keep forgetting to return to the series. 7h
majkia @Leniverse I love the whole alien artifact genre. I enjoy her take on it. 7h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13m
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Airykah13
BookSpinBingo | Untitled

#BookSpin 13 — LGBTQ+
#DoubleSpin 4 — Humor

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Airykah13
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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#BookSpin 13 — LGBTQ+
#DoubleSpin 4 — Humor

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CoffeeNBooks
Untitled | Unknown
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I'm so happy about this month's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin picks! These are both books that I really want to read, but just hadn't made time for them yet. @TheAromaofBooks

I'd already decided I was going to read The Huntress for #AuthorAMonth- how cool that it's my @BookSpin pick! @Soubhiville

Bookwormjillk You‘re gonna have a great reading month! 19h
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 8h
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peanutnine
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My April #bookspin and #doublespin picks!
Any of my #roll100 picks and the buddy read for #riseupreads 🦋
@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper @Catsandbooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 8h
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BarbaraJean
Behold the Dreamers | Imbolo Mbue
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Pickpick

The story follows a Cameroonian immigrant family—Jende Jonga, his wife Neni, and their son—in ‘07-‘08 NYC. Against the backdrop of the economic crisis and Obama‘s election, we see Jende working for better opportunities for himself and his family, as his future becomes more and more entangled with the family for whom he works as a chauffeur. It‘s a fascinating, nuanced take on the American Dream, with the Jonga family‘s struggles set against ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …the very different struggles of the wealthy Edwards family. Although these struggles were compelling, I didn‘t really connect with any of the characters—which is both realistic and fitting, even if I found it unsatisfying here. People are complicated, and this story resists both “hero immigrant” and “wealthy villain” tropes. I was frustrated by some of Jende‘s actions, frustrated by some of the patriarchal cultural values… ⤵️ 20h
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …that rear their head between him and Neni, but was also rooting for them to succeed in finding their place in NYC. And somehow I also found myself rooting for the Edwards family, too—as distasteful as I found many of their actions. So: unsatisfying in the end, but worth the read for its complex characters and the thought-provoking commentary it evokes on the fable of the American Dream.

This was my February #DoubleSpin. @TheAromaofBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 8h
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Bookworm54
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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April #BookSpinBingo board

My #BookSpin is: The Wisdom of Tea
My #DoubleSpin is: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d
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Soubhiville
Small Worlds | Caleb Azumah Nelson
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April‘s #bookspin and #doublespin. Thanks @TheAromaofBooks !

I‘m not sure I‘ll make it through Lullaby. I sometimes can‘t handle how gruesome Palahniuk can be. But it‘s number has come up so I‘m going to try.

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!! 1d
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Littlewolf1
Untitled | Untitled
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1d
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kelli7990
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here‘s my #bookspinbingo picks. My #doublespin is the book I‘m reading this month for the #christiescapers buddy read and my #bookspin pick is a book I‘m reading for a book club on Fable. There was a poll up on Fable to vote on the book. I was the only person who voted on April‘s book and my choice won the poll. I‘m excited. I‘ve been wanting to read Sorcery Of Thorns for a while. I feel like I should be able to get both of these books read.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1d
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