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Allthebookclubs
Blood Sisters | Vanessa Lillie
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Pickpick

Compelling, heartbreaking, and very impactful. I did not see that end coming! Betrayal, double crossing, and deep rooted mistrust. Such a fantastic book. Book #97 in 2024

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IndoorDame
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Pickpick

Stunning and transformative. These pieces brought the oldest myths and traditions into the world we live in now, and merged the two like a double exposed photograph. It showed beauty in places we typically don‘t see it, and exposed an authenticity to certain rituals in ways I‘d never fully understood before.

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IndoorDame
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

Once again a poem in my morning poetry book was inspired by a specific song, and since I don‘t know much about jazz listening to this with Joy Harjo‘s words in mind was revelatory.

https://open.spotify.com/track/55GY76amiMF9wjAeto5vco?si=qUyicB1ORlOcKWYDuqGDwQ&...

(I couldn‘t find a link to the poem, but it‘s The Other Side of Yellow to Blue in the Tagged book).

TieDyeDude That's so cool! Great discovery. Thanks for sharing. 2mo
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angel1
Blood Sisters | Vanessa Lillie
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
So, I read this a few weeks ago and have really already forgot most of what happened(not to be mean)but that‘s the truth. I remember liking the story but it was really slow and just not so much for me….loved my picture though❤️🤷🏼‍♀️

Julsmarshall Great photo! 5mo
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Jolynne
Blood Sisters | Vanessa Lillie
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Pickpick

Crooked families, drugs, land theft and mostly a story of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIWG2S) come together to make this outstanding twisty mystery set in NE Oklahoma written by a Citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

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Lcsmcat
The Bingo Palace | Louise Erdrich
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Pickpick

Like @Centique said, this is not my favorite of the Love Medicine novels. Many characters are difficult to love, and there is less humor and more relentless depression. But I did love Fleur‘s final act. And I think I know what happened with Lipsha, but would love to discuss with anyone else who has read this. Number 10 for #24in2024 @Jas16

Jas16 Still haven‘t read this one. I need to. 8mo
Centique Im glad someone else has read this book! Whats your theory about Lipsha? 8mo
Lcsmcat @Centique I‘m wondering if she meant us to think he got away with it by being perceived as his father‘s hostage. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 8mo
Centique @Lcsmcat oh i like that theory. I was wondering if theyd all died because he saw his mothers ghost again - but i much prefer thinking he got out of there 8mo
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sakeriver
WHEREAS: Poems | Layli Long Soldier
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AnnCrystal
Blood Sisters | Vanessa Lillie
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Thank you @dabbe for creating this play~tag~share card & for the tag.

All Time Favorite:
1 - The Old Kingdom Series By Garth Nix.

Newest:
2 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie.

Because I am obsessed:
3 - Batman!

dabbe TBR'ed #s 1 and 2. Who played your favorite Batman? Thanks for sharing! 💚💙💚 9mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe love George Clooney and Christian Bale... truthfully, I just watch for the suited-up guy, you know 😉👍. 9mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal I hear ya! I must admit that I adored Michael Keaton in the role. 😍 9mo
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AnnCrystal @dabbe 👏😉👍💝.

I read that David Giuntoli is the voice of an animated version 💝...he might have been better as Superman though...he has that look...
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bthegood YES Batman!!! I enjoyed them all - original, campy Adam West will always be my favorite though🙂 (edited) 9mo
AnnCrystal @bthegood 💕Adam West💝😉👍. I believe he played in the first feature-length movie of Batman too... 👏Legendary! (edited) 9mo
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AnnCrystal
Blood Sisters | Vanessa Lillie
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Pickpick

This was an amazing mystery. I like how focused this story was on “mystery“ and not graphic violence and gory scenes.

The story was not predictable, at least it kept surprising me, especially the last bit of chapter twenty and the last few chapters. Oh, that ending was spectacular! 👇

AnnCrystal My personal preference is female/male when it comes to romantic reads (I identify with this). Yet I am not opposed to reading LGBTQ+ stories (as main POV). This is my 4th LGBTQ+ story, and only the 2nd from the Two-Spirited POV. While this had little-to-no romance written into the storyline, I would have liked to read more about Syd's relationship with her wife before she left on the case, more about their turbulence. 👇 9mo
AnnCrystal Yet this story was tightly focused on the mystery, therefore, I suppose that there was enough info to understand.

When it came to violence and crime, the author was respectful to both readers and the victims within the story. At least in my opinion...

This book had depth with both the characters and the storyline. Vanessa Lillie gave a fantastic, suspenseful Mystery. Would like to discover that this was the beginning of a series!
9mo
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psalva
Tracks | Louise Erdrich
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Bailedbailed

This is a bail for me. I just wasn‘t connecting with it this time around, but I will probably give it another chance eventually. Erdrich‘s writing is generally quite good. Under normal circumstances, I think I would have enjoyed this. Perhaps because this is a prequel and I haven‘t read Love Medicine, or perhaps because of the magical realism elements which made me feel a bit distant from the characters, I just wasn‘t feeling it.
#catsoflitsy

dabbe #hailthebail! 🩶🖤🩶 + 🖤🐾🖤 10mo
RaeLovesToRead Toe beans, belly floofs and beautiful big eyes 🥰🥰🥰🥰💕💕 10mo
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