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BookishRedhead
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(By the same author)
Interesting and funny.
Fun way to learn about the slang to add into your learning.
The cartoons make it more funny!

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fredthemoose
The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Totally fine and nothing special. Book about Perl Jam told by a music critic and without new interviews or perspectives of the band. I wanted something that didn‘t ask much of me and this fit the bill. If you‘re into music biographies and/or Pearl Jam, it‘s worth a look.

BarbaraBB Eddie Vedder was so cool in those days! 2d
Ruthiella Have you read this book @TheBookHippie ? 2d
TheBookHippie I did and I was EH…. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ my love remains though ♥️🙃 2d
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TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB He is STILL cool 😂♥️✊🏼 he still puts on amazing concerts 🎉 2d
fredthemoose @BarbaraBB He was and is! My Gen X heart will always have a soft spot for him and 90s grunge in general 2d
fredthemoose @TheBookHippie I totally agree—the book was not nearly as good as the subject! 2d
TheBookHippie @fredthemoose just saw him less than a year ago for a couple of concerts he was on fire. 🔥 2d
BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie @fredthemoose That‘s true, he still rocks and I still love Pearl Jam, but Eddie Vedder more and more looks and sounds like Bruce Springsteen - who I like a lot less than Pearl Jam 😀 2d
fredthemoose @BarbaraBB oooh… I‘d never thought of that before but you totally have a point… 1d
BarbaraBB @fredthemoose I‘m sorry to have brought this up. I hope you can un-see it ☺️ 1d
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fredthemoose
The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I liked this, although maybe a bit less than others here. Interesting story of two women, or a woman and a family in the aftermath of post-WWII Netherlands. The subject and twist were interesting and the book was well written. I found the resolution of the main relationship not believable, which left me a little less enthusiastic than I might have been otherwise. #WPF25

Tamra I agree, I wasn‘t all that enthusiastic. Felt like it was trying too hard to be literary. 2d
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dabbe
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔💔💔 5d
ShelleyBooksie Such a powerful book. 5d
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dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🎯💔🎯 5d
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 4d
dabbe @Eggs TY! ♥️💔♥️ 4d
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Imagen_leigh
Girl in the Blue Coat | Monica Hesse
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I love historical fiction and am glad to find such a great read in the YA section! Reading through this novel I was hanging on every word wondering about this girl in the blue coat and how she disappeared. I‘d like to think that by reading these types of historical fiction, I will have an idea of what to do if I were in a similar situation. But, one can never know for sure what they would do in such rough and dangerous times.

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JillR
The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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“An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes.” I started out being clever, thinking I knew what this was about, where it was going. It turns out I really didn‘t, and I LOVED realising I‘d misjudged it entirely. I‘m not saying anything more for fear of spoilers. It‘s not an easy read in terms of the subject, on several levels, but after a slow start I couldn‘t put it down, it delivers a real gut-punch. Loved it (love the cover too)

squirrelbrain That‘s exactly how I felt about this too! 1w
TrishB A great read 👍🏻 1w
sarahbarnes Yes! So good. 1w
Chelsea.Poole Well put! Same here. 1w
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Centique
The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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This book was loved by so many friends last year that I didnt think it could live up to the hype. Well it more than did that. I‘ll be surprised if this isnt the best book i read this year. Glorious writing and complex characters, a sprawling old house and a spiralling tension. I thought it was PERFECT.

Ruthiella Great review! 👍 2w
BarbaraBB What a review. I loved it too and am hoping it‘ll win the Women‘s Prize 2w
squirrelbrain Great review for a fabulous book! 2w
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Centique @Ruthiella @squirrelbrain thank you 😘 I feel like im a bit in love with this book now! 2w
Centique @BarbaraBB me too! 🤞🤞🤞 2w
Bookwormjillk I loved it too 2w
CarolynM Great review. And I see it‘s on the a Women‘s Prize shortlist. I will have to bump it up the TBR😊 2w
Cathythoughts Great review ❤️ I really enjoyed it too and I recommended for our Bookclub… great discussion! 2w
Centique @CarolynM its so good! I hope you love it too. Go in without reading blurbs/synopsis if possible 👍 2w
Centique @Bookwormjillk @Cathythoughts 😘 great company to be in! 2w
Billypar This is at the top of my list this year too. It was also the exact right book I needed for the moment: I've been more distracted lately, and this was one of the few recent reading experiences where I felt truly immersed in the action. 2w
Centique @Billypar i feel very much the same! The start of the year i have struggled to finish books. Just hitting a streak of really good books now which i hope will get my reading mojo back 💕 2w
Reggie This review was PERFECT! Stacked! 1w
Reggie lol I had stacked it already, but I would again if I could. 1w
Centique @Reggie thank you! I was going to add in my comments OMG Reggie you have to read this - but i keep saying that lately! Anyway this book has a lot of feelings - love suppressed feelings getting released 😍 1w
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Night_Reader
The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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4/5 🌟

Atmospheric, intriguing and a solid debut novel.

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BookishRedhead
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Research.
Cute, little book about the history, culture and food of Amsterdam.
Beautiful pictures
Can't believe I'll be there in 6 weeks

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MsRadioSilence
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GOD I love a gothic. Lesbian gothic too? Delicious. I liked the two tones, the interviews with Dr Montague and Roosje telling her story between them. I‘m a big fan of books that tell me what‘s happened and help me figure out the how and why.

4 stars | #gothic #horror #ghosts #sapphic

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