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I've completed my #bookspin and #doublespin picks for this month

@TheAromaofBooks

#doublespin done - I LOVE these books! Another cosy, uplifting sci-fi book, interesting thoughts on history, community and tradition.

The princess is cursed to die by a spindle, she is stolen away & raised as ordinary. But her fairy gifts cause problems, & there is still the curse to worry about.

The scene setting is unparalleled, as I expected from McKinley, but lord the plot is glacial. I think I would have enjoyed this better as an audiobook as the writing is lush & lyrical. & I wasn‘t invested in the romance. I kept thinking Rosie & Peony should get together.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Not my favorite Conroy. The descriptions of Charleston were long-winded and boring; and quite frankly, annoying. But the story, oh man, what a story! It was compelling, ugly, thought provoking, gripping, and worth reading.

27/80

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This is how #BookSpinBingo keeps me tackling my #TBR while the library holds keep coming in. #bookspin #doublespin

The writing is interesting but the story is boring me a little. I may come back to this one later. DNF
#roll100 pick off the TBR for now this was my #doublespin pick as well.

#bookspin #doublespin picks for April

I got highest rated and another pet pick. This time I had one of the cats pick.

What a fun (and informative) little astrology book!

I am a huge astrology nerd, so naturally I was very excited for this one.

I loved that the book opened up with a short introduction into astrology and briefly explained birth charts and houses (although the graphic for the houses has an error on the numbering).

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/review-astrolographs/

Picked this up during the long (by British standards) car ride to Wales for my grandmother's funeral, and it definitely kept me occupied. I couldn't quite keep some of the characters straight, but it felt surprisingly like something that someone might write now, parodying the SF pulp era. Surprising small love: the (male) detective being very involved with his wife and child.

This was the #DoubleSpin! And this month's #BookSpinBingo card is made!

This is a gorgeously illustrated book about a young girl. Adara, who is a winter child that has a connection with an ice dragon 🐉
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