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Cuilin
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rubyslippersreads I have so many books on my list, it‘ll be hard to choose. The TV show has gotten me interested in this era. 4d
Cuilin @rubyslippersreads same!!! Spoiled for choice with this one. 4d
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Jess861 I was going to read The Personal Librarian for this but I guess it is a year to late, lol 4d
Cuilin @Jess861 The dates are just guidelines. Read it, it‘s so good. 4d
Bookwormjillk Oh my goodness I‘ve barely started last month‘s book. I need an extension on October. 4d
rwmg I do have “Empire“ by Gore Vidal, which has been sitting on my TBR shelves for a while. 4d
Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Extension granted. 😆 I had to DNF one but picked up another and read it in two days 4d
Cuilin @rwmg oh wow. Have you read others in the series? 4d
sblbooks I bought this at a library sale a few months back. Perfect timing. 4d
Cuilin @sblbooks Yes perfect!!! 4d
Jess861 @Cuilin I've heard good things about the book! I'll read it either way. 4d
ChaoticMissAdventures November I focus on nonfiction so looking for something there I think I might cheat and go to DC with 4d
rwmg @cuilin Yes, but a long time ago so my memory is a little vague 3d
ChaoticMissAdventures @kspenmoll yay! I got a copy on Libby, hopefully we can chat about it. 3d
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Jess861
Our Woman in Moscow | Beatriz Williams
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Mehso-so

This book was ok for me. I enjoyed digging into the Cold War but didn't find this to be much a spy story. It was an easy read but the characters didn't develop much. More a story about two sisters and the ones husband and how much he likes to drink. The ending also seemed a little too unrealistic for me. I did enjoy the Cold War historical aspects of the book and hope to read more Cold War historical fiction in the future.

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julieclair
American Spy: A Novel | Lauren Wilkinson
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Pickpick

This fascinating book read more like a gripping nonfiction memoir than a novel. A fascinating glimpse into the lives of FBI & CIA agents, and the impact their job had on their morals, ethics, and physical safety (and that of their families) during the Cold War. This was an excellent choice for #BookedInTime #ColdWar @Cuilin

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk

BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 1w
Cuilin Cold War ✅ Yay 🎉 1w
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LitsyEvents
I Must Betray You | Ruta Sepetys
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repost for @Cuilin:

#BookedInTime #BookedInTimeOctober #BookedInTimeColdWar

I‘m predicting more success for myself with this prompt as I DNF‘d a few this year!!🤦‍♀️ I plan on starting with the Berlin Letters recommended by kspenmoll I also have two Graham Greene novels to try. What are you reading?

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Cuilin
October | Gregory Bastianelli
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#OctoberReads

Some books I will continue and some I will attempt in October. No promises. 😏

#BookedInTime #NaturalLitsy #ChildrenClassicReads2025 #ChristieCapers #WhatTheDickens #ReadLesMis #MonthlyNonfiction #WomenWhoRunWithTheWolves

Why do I feel I‘ve forgotten something?

kspenmoll I like your “Hope Core”! 1mo
Cuilin @kspenmoll thanks 😊 1mo
Gissy Great!📚👏👏👏 1mo
julieclair I think #HopeCore is going to be my new reading philosophy! 👍 4d
Cuilin @julieclair seriously right? Tag me we‘ll support each other. 🩷 4d
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Cuilin
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#BookedInTime #BookedInTimeOctober #BookedInTimeColdWar

I‘m predicting more success for myself with this prompt as I DNF‘d a few this year!!🤦‍♀️ I plan on starting with the Berlin Letters recommended by @kspenmoll I also have two Graham Greene novels to try. What are you reading?

Bookwormjillk I was just looking at 1mo
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Cuilin @Bookwormjillk same, it looks good. I haven‘t read anything by her yet. Have you? I have a hold on mystery by her at my LPL 1mo
Bookwormjillk @Cuilin I thought I had, but I checked and I don't have anything written down. 1mo
Cuilin @Bookwormjillk I was convinced I had too. 🤔 1mo
dabbe I also had quite a few DNF's this year--not just for this but a lot of others. I think I over-FOMO'd myself! 🤣 1mo
Cuilin @dabbe Yep!! I‘m in my #HailTheBail era. 1mo
dabbe @Cuilin 🎯🤣🎯 1mo
julieclair I haven‘t had many DNFs this year, but I‘ve had a LOT of “didn‘t get to it in the assigned month and therefore will never read it because now I have to start the new month‘s books or I‘ll be behind” books. (Would love to figure out a hashtag for that, lol!) Like @dabbe , I over-FOMO‘d myself. I‘m really going to try to cut down on my challenges for 2026. (But everything sounds like so much fun!) But #BookedInTime is a keeper for sure. 1mo
julieclair I absolutely love this challenge! Now… as to the original question 😂… I‘ll be reading 1mo
Cuilin @julieclair oh my gosh yes to the “didn‘t read it during the assigned month so now I‘m not gonna read it” I‘m blaming my ADHD!!! 😆 American Spy sounds great. Let me know if there‘s an historical era you‘d like to see next year. I have a few ideas for some new ones but don‘t mind repeating a past prompt. 1mo
Karisimo I love this time period! I've read 4 of the ones you listed! I would also recommend The Briar Club by Kate Quinn! 1mo
dabbe @julieclair Yep, I have to seriously regroup. My books are collecting dust on the shelves as I keep buying more books to keep up with the group reads. Time to slow down and reassess. 🧡🤎💜 1mo
Cuilin @Karisimo oh thanks for the recommendation!! Which four did you read and did you like them? 1mo
Karisimo @cuilin I have read The Berlin Letters, Our Woman in Moscow, Transcription, and I Must Betray You. I liked and would recommend them all! If I *had* to pick a favorite, I would go with I Must Betray You. 4w
Cuilin @Karisimo Thanks for replying. I have Berlin Letters but with my track record I might need a back up. 🤭 4w
Jess861 Just picked up Our Woman in Moscow from the library - hoping I find time to read it! 4w
Cuilin @Jess861 May the odds be ever in your favor. 4w
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kspenmoll
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TheBookHippie I enjoyed finding the mother tree! 1mo
Librarybelle Great stack! 1mo
Suet624 Look at that stack!! 1mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
The Rebel Nun | Marj Charlier
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I decided on The Rebel Nun for #BookedInTime for the #EarlyMedieval theme and it's been sitting on my wishlist since January '24.

Two days ago I'm scrolling through ig and the cover catches my eye on a post from one of my local indie bookstores for an author signing on 9/26. I couldn't believe that not only would I finally get a copy, and meet the author, but that she lives in my city 💞

Now one of these days I'll actually read it 😂

Cuilin There‘s reading books, ordering books, waiting for books, in the mood for a certain book, and organizing books. Different hobbies, all valid!! It‘s time will come. 👊🫶👏 looks good 👍 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Cuilin 🧡🖤🧡 1mo
MemoirsForMe How cool is that! 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @MemoirsForMe Right?!! 🧡🖤🧡 1mo
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Itchyfeetreader
The Secret River | Kate Grenville
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Mehso-so

catch up for #bookedintime. I recommend all note the TW. the racism and violence is almost relentless. Secondlyit‘s quite slow and overly hung up on descriptions of place (and I usually like that!). We follow William Thornhill from a life of nothing in London through some successes to when he loses it all again and is shipped to Australia. What then follows is he and his wife finding their way inc. the horrific interactions with the native ⬇️

Itchyfeetreader Population. Thorhill is a disappointment and gala in worth the crowd even though you are never very sure he has the same revulsion some of the other men seem to suffer from. Not easy to read or an easy one 1mo
CarolynM I bailed on this one. I just don‘t like Kate Grenville. 1mo
Itchyfeetreader That makes me feel better @CarolynM something certainly didn‘t click for me 1mo
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