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1/3 of the way in and I kept asking myself why am I reading a book about four sisters who do not at all seem real. Lots of people and Jenna loved this book, but I gave up. Maybe it was going to get better? If the characters can‘t come alive for me, I‘m just not interested. Farewell Blue Sisters.

Started yesterday and finished today. I loved this book. It underscores the bittersweet nature of sisterhood and it feels authentic.

A very blue library haul. I cannot for the life of me remember who or what had me request the tagged book! But I guess we will see how it goes.

Everyone seems to hate Extinction of Irena Rey so I thought I would give it a try 😂 I feel I enjoyed her last book more than others and I love to be a contrarian

I read about Vanishing Treasures in my research for possible Women's Prize nonfiction books. Not sure if essays count there

This was my first #AuldLangSpine read from @Librarybelle as well as my first read of the year, and it was a great way to kick off both! I enjoyed this GBBO-themed story and its lovable characters. Although I often get frustrated with “character is weighed down by a secret from the past” storylines (JUST TELL THEM!), this one mostly worked for me. The flashbacks were predictable, but I enjoyed how the author wove in specific bakes ⤵️

This is the radio drama version of the German parody of The Ringer by Edgar Wallace. The movie made gun of the weird villains Wallace used and was quite funny. For the radio drama they even the sounds of the movie and gave it a voiceover of the main character. I liked it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFGi9k_yr9u/?igsh=bXVlczc1YjBpMzNx

How timely! #AuthorAMonth

DL Sayers was the leader of the clever advertising campaign for Colman‘s Mustard!
Secret Sign of the Mustard Club: place the mustard pot 6 inches from your neighbor‘s plate 💛🧡💛
#AuthorAMonth

https://system1group.com/blog/mystery-mustard-and-marketing-the-birth-of-the-flu...

Maybe it was all the hype around this book before I read it, but I‘ll say I liked this but didn‘t love it. The characters felt artificial and manufactured to me at many points in the story, doing what you‘d expect them to do. It just didn‘t come together for me and I didn‘t feel any of the characters as authentic enough versions of themselves (likeable or not). 🤷🏻‍♀️ A low pick.

Here‘s an add for the book at the end.
Yay! I‘m finally done with this book. I didn‘t realize I was so close to the end, the notes in the back of the book start at about the 50% mark! I‘m glad I read it & sad I didn‘t enjoy it, since the author is a famous female author. The historical notes at the end of the book an interesting, so I‘m reading them. #AuthorAMonth

@bookishbitch Pt 2 - What Oscar Wilde said.

( Pt 1 see previous post re: Fox Hunting 🦊 🐴 🐶 😢)
Last bit: It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and the rest of United Kingdom in 2005
#AuthorAMonth