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I am thinking about my goals, my vows for 2025. I have drawn a line and stopped looking at the past. It's time to make the future better, no matter what I do differently. Maybe I'll read unfinished books, maybe I won't. Why do I even bother with this? I don't know yet. I hope I manage to read these 24 books from my bookshelf at home. Maybe I'll do some reading challenges. You guys posted them a lot.⬇️

This probably wasn't best in audio format for me. I think it would have been more impactful physically reading it. But overall a great narrative of the recovery of genocide victims remains. I spent most of the book hoping these experts will be able to recover Palestinian victims.
Heartbreaking stories well explained about the Guatemalan and Argentine genocides.

"If anyone wanted to commit murder and get away with it, they should come to Guatemala,"

"Work during the day, cry at night" - Clyde Snow

I am glad Hagerty has chosen to write this important book, I cannot help but wish Snow had written an accessible book instead (o/also) Hagerty 's experience as a student is interesting I think a lot of people will connect w/ her internal struggle to handle what we often see as gross body bits of 5the dead

This book definitely lived up to the buzz. Elena‘s daughter has been found dead, and she doesn‘t believe it was suicide. In a single day, despite her Parkinson‘s, she traverses the city to the only person she believes can help. I do not want to give too much away, but it is a stinging indictment of the church and attitudes towards women, who holds control and the attitudes and hate women internalize. Definitely reading more Pineiro!

I realized I hadn‘t posted my January TBR so here we go: lots of readalongs & challenges: #SundayBuddyRead #ChloeGongReadAlong #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #Naturalitsy #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler #AuthorAMonth #AuldLangSpine #Roll100 #FoodAndLit #SeriesLove2025

It may not all happen & other holds might jump in but I‘ve finished 2 & have another 5 in process so we‘ll see.🤞🏼

I have found my comfort read in Adriana Trigiani‘s books. Food, family, fights, and found love. Will be reading every book of hers as I read through this year.

Escuché a alguien en NPR recomendar este libro y me sonó chistoso el título en inglés, y decidí leerlo. La verdad no sabía de qué se trataba ni sabía que era una colección de cuentos cortos de horror. Pero de todas maneras me gustaron los cuentos y me gustó que se habló un poco de la historia complicada de Argentina en el siglo XX. Recomiendo solo leer un cuento por día si eres una persona fácilmente afectada por la melancolía.

My #bookspinbingo for the month of January. Let's go!! I started a Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer on audio yesterday and I have The Women ready to start today. #bookspin and #doublespin numbers are in the same diagonal line...Maybe a Bingo this month? ❤️📚

Giving this another shot! Fell off on everything last year but I‘m hoping the break did me some good and that I‘ll be able to keep up this year. Combo of library books, #roll100 titles, book club books and some “free” spaces where I get to choose a book I got for Christmas.

@TheAromaofBooks #bookspin #bookspinbingo

Here we go again! January #BookSpin / #DoubleSpin list. Hope everyone has had a great first day of 2025 scheming their reading goals. 🤭🥂