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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

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#RiseUpReads April 2025

We Are All So Good At Smiling by Amber McBride

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag @Catsandbooks in your posts and use #riseupreads If you‘re not tagged and would like to be let @Catsandbooks know

Content warnings: mental illness, suicide, grief, panic attack, bullying, racism, death, self harm

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

#RiseUpReads April 2025

We are all so good at smiling by Amber Mcbride

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Content warnings: mental illness, suicide, grief, panic attacked, bullying, racism, death, self harm

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll @librarybelle @mimi28 @ElizaMarie @AbigailJaneBlog @DebinHawaii 1d

TheBookHippie I read this last year- it‘s amazing! I‘ll join ya for the discussion!!! 1d

Bookwormjillk This looks great 1d

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Librarybelle Yay!! 1d

Melismatic This looks fab - can‘t wait! 1d

PuddleJumper Great cover! 2h

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lil1inblue

Snow Day | Richard Curtis

There's a blizzard today. The list of area closures is so long. Even the Catholics canceled their Ash Wednesday services. And I'm at work, not at home snuggling and reading. It's making me a bit salty.

Wish me luck on the commute home! I'm looking forward to starting Brave Hearted tonight for #riseupreads!

TiredLibrarian Best of luck getting home! 4d

TheBookHippie Safe travels!!!!! 4d

Ruthiella Stay safe! 4d

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Mollyanna Safe travels! 4d

lil1inblue @TiredLibrarian @TheBookHippie @ruthiella @mollyanna Thanks! It wasn't pretty, but better than I expected. Made it home safe, and I'm ready for pajamas and books! 🩵 4d

Catsandbooks I used to live in Houghton for 9 years and went to school at Michigan Tech! Stay safe and warm! 🩵 3d

TheBookHippie Just started snowing and blowing here! Glad you made it! 3d

dabbe Hope work is canceled tomorrow so that you can ride out the storm. Stay safe! 🩶💚🩶 3d

MemoirsForMe Stay safe! ❤️ 3d

lil1inblue @Catsandbooks You get it! 😉 Houghton gets way more snow than us! 2d

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Hope you made it through! 2d

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The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton

so-so

Take my opinion with a grain of salt: Romance is not a genre I read very often. For whatever reason, I get mad at the characters and start yelling (sometimes aloud) at them. I don't know why I can suspend my disbelief in any other genre but this one.

#riseupreads @catsandbooks

ChaoticMissAdventures LoL I think they are so often completely over the top and also for a genre where it is all about love characters can be so mean to each other. I see many people reading this one and now I am interested 6d

lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures My most frequent yell is "For pete's sake, just talk to each other." ? 6d

ChaoticMissAdventures @lil1inblue ohhh yeah!! It is so frustrating that the writers of these books rely so so much on miscommunication. 6d

Catsandbooks Thanks for reading! 💕 3d

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DebinHawaii

March | Geraldine Brooks

My TBR for March includes books for #SundayBuddyRead #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #SheSaid #RiseUpReads #JaneAustenThenAndNow #BookedInTime #FoodAndLit #Ireland #Roll100 #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler #NonFictionReads #SeriesLove2025 & #AuldLangSpine

Whew! It‘s a lot of books but I feel good about it!
📚📚🤷🏻‍♀️📚📚📚

Soubhiville, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, Texreader, Librarybelle, Crinoline_Laphroaig, monalyisha, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair

tpixie @DebinHawaii I just finished what may end up being one of my favorite reads for 2025- although it‘s a little early for that. Great writing, a strong, remarkable woman, & a wonderful marriage

The Frozen River: A Novel

DebinHawaii @tpixie Awesome! It was on my #AuldLangSpine list from @JacqMac & I‘m looking forward to reading it! 🤗 6d

Ruthiella Lots to look forward to! 😄 6d

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Catsandbooks 👍🏼💚 6d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 6d

julieclair Lots of great reading ahead! 😃 6d

Librarybelle Lovely! I see a few titles on your list that are on my tbr list! 6d

Cuilin 💪 📚 6d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I loved Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher in generally really) and The Familiar (once you accept that nothing is going to happen quickly, it‘s all about the build up) 6d

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willaful

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

I'm trying to get away from numerical goals but the satisfaction of a full board does make it harder. 😋

#Roll100 The Hazelbourne Ladies (and still working on last month's The Book of Love

#AAM Opnions

#AllergicToChunksters The Hazelbourne Ladies, Legendborn, Bloodmarked

#RiseUpReads DNF

#ReadOrDonate Mistress to a Millionaire (DNF & donated)

#QueerBC DNF

#MonthlyNonfiction2025 Navigate Your Stars, How We Learn to be Brave

Soubhiville, PuddleJumper, julieclair

willaful Ooops, forgot some

#TBRTarot @Cbee

LGBTQ+ author I Shall Never Fall in Love

#SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonham-Young
You Belong With Me by Mhairi McFarlane 1w

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 7d

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Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West | Katie Hickman

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Reminder for the March #riseupreads book

Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West by Katie Hickman

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag @Catsandbooks in your posts & use #riseupreads. If you‘re not currently tagged & would like to be let @Catsandbooks know

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Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West | Katie Hickman

Reminder for the March #riseupreads book

Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West by Katie Hickman

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

LitsyEvents

Catsandbooks Content Warnings: racism, slavery, violence, genocide, murder, rape, colonization, death 1w

Laughterhp Oh good, I found this one on hoopla! 1w

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Librarybelle I got my copy from the library! 1w

Catsandbooks @Mimi28 @ElizaMarie here's the March book if you're interested 1w

Mimi28 I put it on hold at the library. The triggers may make me bail but I need to get out of my comfort zone 😊 1w

Catsandbooks @Mimi28 totally get it! Make sure to protect your mental health! ❤️ 1w

Mimi28 Thanks for understanding- I just read mostly graphic novels and books about awesome female leads so this- might be okay- the quirkier the better though, lol. You‘re awesome for understanding and hosting. 🩷🫶🏽😉🤗 1w

Catsandbooks @Mimi28 Of course! 💕 It's good to get out of our comfort zones but if it's affecting your mental health you gotta take a step back. And there's nothing wrong with bailing on a book. Feel free to participate whenever you like! 😊 1w

DebinHawaii I have this one coming in as a library transfer & I‘d love to join in! 🤗 6d

Catsandbooks @DebinHawaii awesome! Would you like to be tagged for just this month or future months as well? 6d

DebinHawaii @Catsandbooks Future too, please! 6d

Catsandbooks @DebinHawaii wonderful! Added you to the list! ❤️ 6d

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The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton