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My year in books 2023. #goodreads #yearinreview #yearinbooks #2023goodreadschallenge #2023 #goodreadschallenge #2023recap

Ruthiella Awesome! 👏👏👏 12mo

TieDyeDude 💪🎉 12mo

Amiable 💃🏻🕺🎉 12mo

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

The End Of Summer | Rosamunde Pilcher

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My #YearInBooks - Worst Read.

How do I decide what my Least Favorite/ Worst is? It's the book that sticks with me. The one that has me ranting at Books & Brews Club. And this year I'm pained to say it's The Rosamunde Pilcher short story.

I had just finished rereading September and I was in the mood for more, so I picked this.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Two things I always say about Rosamunde Pilcher: her books are a bit dated in places and short stories aren't her forte. She needs the space of longer novels like Winter Solstice. (My Favorite!) Both of these problems show up big time in The End of Summer.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig ⚠️ Kind of aSpoilery in next comment. ⬇️ 12mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Jane returns home to Scotland after living in California to find her childhood crush has become a horrible person, who wants to marry her because he's in debt and she's inheriting the Estate. The problem is they're FIRST COUSINS!!! And book setting is 1960s! Why would you do that? It would have been better if character had been written as a childhood friend instead.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Also Jane has absolutely no goals or ambitions. Her grandmother talks about the opportunities for education and careers for young women. When she asks Jane her about plans/ job, she is perfectly content to let her father and grandmother support her. She's the worst kind heroine.

Definitely not Pilcher's best work. But as always Jilly Bond narration is perfect. 🔚 12mo

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Reputation: �If Bridgerton and Fleabag had a book baby� Sarra Manning | Lex Croucher

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My #YearInBooks Least Favorites.

I'd never want to yuck someone's yum when it comes to reading. You should read what makes you happy. So these are my 1 - 2 stars reads.

⭐ Reputation by Lex Croucher
Almost bailed on this but I wasted a B & N audiobook credit on it so I was determined to finish. Horrible people doing horrible things, including sexual assault. Betty was the only character I cared about. ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig (ARC) Fun title & I like Palm Springs setting. While it's mentioned in blurb that MC's Aunt has died, wasn't expecting pages of detailed caring for a dying loved one.

Wasn't crazy about the cover to start with. After so much cancer, death, & grief I was bewildered by the choice of shirtless guy on the cover. Very dated and gives the wrong impression of the book. Cover art highlighting martinis & PS architecture would have be more appropriate.⬇️

Martini Mondays: Book 1 in the Palm Springs Poolside Series

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Then 2nd half of book happened. Billed as a Grumpy/Sunshine Romance but MMC wasn't grumpy he was outright Ass. For most part this wasn't a Romance story but family drama. When it finally got to 'Romance', near the end of story, it felt like I was reading a different book. Suddenly it was all words I probably shouldn't say on Litsy. One word got 12 mentions and another🙀 23. All in the last part of the book. ⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Feels like author couldn't make up their mind what they wanted to write.

My favorite things were Palm Springs setting, architecture, Aunt Fern, and the martinis. Hence 2 stars instead of one. (Appears now that cover has changed on Kindle Editions)⬇️

Martini Mondays: Book 1 in the Palm Springs Poolside Series

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I was sceptical because because the last Jenny Colgan book I read had a bratty kid in it and it was annoying. But this series setting is Mure a fictional Scottish Island in the North Sea.

I really enjoyed A Very Distant Shore the Prequel. Was looking forward to more of Saif's life. Book 1 The Cafe By The Sea was a disappointment, Saif was barely mentioned. I trudged on to The Endless Beach. Saif was back, so that was good. ⬇️

The Endless Beach: The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Once again there's annoying child who talks baby talk. Apparently that's something Jenny Colgan does. It's particularly jarring because the other children in the story are dealing with actual trauma.

Jenny Colgan is supposed to be a feel good writer but her books just annoy me. I'm done.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig ⭐⭐ Resting Scrooge Face
At least it was free and short. I didn't realize this was the same author as The Highland Fling which was a ⭐ read for me last year. This one was not as bad. But it annoyed me just a few pages in with the 'my boyfriend, who I was expecting to propose, broke up with me because I wanted children and he didn't' storyline. ⬇️

The Highland Fling

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Crinoline_Laphroaig As someone who is Childfree by Choice this just irks me. You would you rather get married and make each other miserable? My other problem is I can suspend some belief with holiday romance stories. But Main Characters we're each others first loves, together for quite awhile and from the same small town, yet didn't recognize the stories and histories that they shared with one another.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I can totally get not being in the festive when others expect you to. And there were a couple of fun moments. So ⭐⭐ for that. Only reason I didn't bail is I finished listening whilst I was doing my hair and makeup. ⬇️

Resting Scrooge Face

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Crinoline_Laphroaig *All of these authors are going my Don't Waste Your Time List.

⏭️ I'll be back in a bit with my top least favorite/ worst read. 🔚

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Larkken This is great! I love reading 1-2 star reviews for books I really enjoy, and none of these sound up my alley. I was considering giving out some razzies of my own, and now I feel inspired 🙃 12mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Larkken yay! 12mo

CaramelLunacy I really enjoyed one of Colgan's and have slogged through many more hoping to find that magic and just being unreasonably irritated... 12mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @CaramelLunacy same! 12mo

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince | Timothy Janovsky

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My #YearInBooks #DNF

Both main characters are just rude. Also can't take Hector saying 'Dude' all the time. He says it 12 times (reading on Kindle it's easy to count.) In 42 pages.

Thankfully I didn't pay money for this. It was Library Loan.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig A lot of people gave this great Reviews. Setting is life in 1989 Communist ruled Romainia. I just wasn't in the right headspace for it. I needed happier reads this year.

I Must Betray You

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Books & Brews Club read. I'm not a sports fan so I found MC carrying on about 'The Game' annoying. Probably would have finished if I hadn't run out of time before Book Club.

On Borrowed Time

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Crinoline_Laphroaig To many mean girls.

Prom and Prejudice

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Readalong that I was struggling with. I had limited reading time in September so I focused on things I really want to read. Not trudgeding on.

A Passage to India

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melissajayne

2022: A Book of Grace-Filled Days | Loretta Pehanich

Considering everything that was going in my life, it was a pretty good reading year. I had hoped to read more, but life got in the way. I am hoping that this year I will be able to read more, but I'll see how things go. #2022 #yearinbooks #goodreads

Liatrek Great job🎉🎉🎉 2y

fredamans 👏 👏 👏 2y

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LMJenkins

The Lies That Bind: A Novel | Emily Giffin

#2020 #MyYearinBooks #YearinBooks

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britt_brooke

Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running | Rachel Toor

Set a new PR this year! I never thought I would ever break 200. Thank you, Littens, for another year of support, love, and conversation. Y‘all are the best!

#2020readingchallange
#yearinbooks

Gissy Wow!!! This is great, great!!!! 📚📚📚📚📚👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🙌 4y

mom2bugnbee 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 4y

claudiuo Wow! Congrats! 4y

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MsMelissa I love the encouragement message you received with this. Well done 👏🏻 4y

Laughterhp Great job! I hope to make 200 some day! 4y

Graciouswarriorprincess Congratulations! 4y

britt_brooke @Gissy Thank you!! 💚 4y

britt_brooke @mom2bugnbee Thanks, friend! 💚 4y

britt_brooke @claudiuo Thanks! 4y

britt_brooke @Book_Fiend_Melissa It made me smile, too! 💚 4y

britt_brooke @Laughterhp You can do it! I couldn‘t have if not for audiobooks. They have been a game changer for me. 4y

britt_brooke @Graciouswarriorprincess Thank you! 4y

rather_be_reading way to go!! 🎉🎉 4y

britt_brooke @rather_be_reading Thanks!! 4y

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suvata

Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library | Joseph Janes

#GoodReads #YearInBooks #Bookstagram
Yep, I read/listen to an average of about 200 pages a day (3.5 to 5 hours) spread throughout the day but mostly I am a night owl. 🦉 I need HELP!

Bookzombie What a great reading year! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y

suvata @Bookzombie Thanks 😊 4y

La_Cori Awsome!! 📚👏🥳 4y

bookaholic1 Congratulations!! 4y

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Kenyazero

Untitled | Unknown

Unsurprisingly, the least read of my 2019 books is a textbook I read for a transmedia class! The most popular book I read was a new YA fantasy. #2019inbooks #yearinbooks #textbook #transmedia #nonfiction #readnonfiction #fantasy #yaliterature

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Kenyazero

Untitled | Unknown

Goodreads counts individual comic issues as books, so my shortest reads for 2019 look surprisingly short indeed! #2019inbooks #yearinbooks #comics

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