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Eringogreen
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
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Panpan

In a novel about a 13-year-old girl who shot her brother, you want to read about their mother‘s old flame from high school, right? If so, you‘re in luck, as the book spends the majority of the time on that relationship.

That wasn‘t the case for me, though. I felt like the character‘s motivations and connections could have been explored much further in this intricate and layered set-up.

Very hard to get through.

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Steph.Titus
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
Mehso-so

27.2025

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rachaich
Night Road | Kristin Hannah
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Mehso-so

An early novel by Hannah, I think, and less readable to me than her more current.
I always appreciate her female friendships and perspectives but this one felt a little twee and predictable. However, Jude's journey to understanding was very apt for my situation, albeit not for the same reason.
I'll always give her books a go! This would be a prime adaptation!

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Princess-Kingofkings
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Unbelievable ~ after almost 10 years of being on Goodreads and entering Giveaways, I received an email on Monday and the book arrived today. Frankly, I hate the word “offended”. I can‘t imagine a better time in my life to read this book and make that ONE change to rid my heart of anger.

CogsOfEncouragement Congrats! I really loved this book. I have to guess you found me by my posts about it. Enjoy! 2w
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Suet624
A Hole in the Universe: A Novel | Mary McGarry Morris
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Gordon returns to his hometown after spending 25 years in prison. He returns to a neighborhood that is riddled with crime, an elderly neighbor who is afraid of him, a teenager in desperate straits, a brother who has resented him for years, and a lonely woman who has visited him while he was in prison and hopes to have a relationship with Gordon. It‘s a lot for a guy who just wants to lay low and stay out of trouble. I couldn‘t stop reading it.

CBee Ooo. Sounds good! I‘ve wanted to read her books but never have 🤔 2w
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Suet624 @CBee Can I send it to you?? 2w
CBee @Suet624 sure! That‘s so nice of you 😊 2w
Suet624 @CBee okay-doke! 2w
CBee @Suet624 thank you! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
CBee @Suet624 hey Sue! Got the book today - thank you ♥️ And thanks for the card too - we‘re hanging in there, despite the dumpster fires everywhere - I keep thinking it can‘t go on like this for long. Trying to be hopeful! 1w
Suet624 @CBee I hope you like the book! Glad it arrived. 💕 1w
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Jas16
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
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I love that this book went in a different direction than I expected after the first few pages. What I thought was going to be a legal drama ended up being about the lives surrounding the death of a teenager at the hands of his sister. Their parents and her lawyers have history and secrets that get brought to the forefront after years of avoidance. Guilt, blame, forgiveness and characters I would never befriend but a story I could look away from.

Jas16 Thanks again @amyg 4w
AmyG You are welcome. 🤗 4w
Leftcoastzen I have Bay Area ferry envy! 😂 4w
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Megzmarie5
Night Road | Kristin Hannah
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Jude wants what all mothers want - the very best for her children. As she navigates her twins high school trajectory, the family practically adopts Lexi, a girl who has gone through way too much in her short life. Friendships and first love blossom, dream colleges acceptance, but when a seemingly innocent night turns deadly, it devastates the family dynamic.

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Hooked_on_books
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
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Pickpick

Riveting from the word go, this book explores a family tragedy and its reverberations for each member as well as how it is intertwined with past events. I was fully engrossed and didn‘t want to stop listening.

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Yenya1954
Calico Joe: A Novel | John Grisham
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If you are a baseball fan, you are going to like this novel. Joe Castle was hit in the head with a baseball. Life changes for both the Warren Tracey and Joe Castle after that incident. I liked Warren‘s son Paul and the story behind the life of the two men. 4/5 ⭐️

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Read-n-Bloom
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
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4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - This was a really good read. I would have given it 5 ⭐️s but I was disappointed in the ending. It wasn‘t bad, just not enough to me. I hope you get what I mean. It was very interesting. Read it fairly quickly for me. Some language, but not much. No bad sexual content, but some. Just giving those who look for those things a heads up. Recommend to all. This was my Book of the Month for February. #BookoftheMonth #LitsyReads #Read2025