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Eggs
The Lost Girl | Anne Ursu
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Unique MG novel about twins Lark and Iris set in Minneapolis. It involves love, separation, self empowerment, some fantasy, and the unfathomable closeness of identical twins.

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BarbaraBB Four gorgeous colors! 4w
Eggs @BarbaraBB Lovely hues! 4w
DieAReader 🥳Wonderful! 4w
Eggs @DieAReader TY 🥰 4w
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bookandbedandtea
Hollow Kingdom | Kira Jane Buxton
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These are all I‘ve read in the last two weeks. (Well, Nancy's Mysterious Letter too so I‘m all set for tomorrow‘s discussion @Librarybelle ) Between house guests, getting Covid for the 5th time, & trying to catch up from a week off work it‘s been a struggle!
I enjoyed both installments in the Tony McLean series, liked Skye Falling (tho Skye is a LOT [excellent narration on audio]), & found Hollow Kingdom very clever & creative yet repetitive.

Librarybelle You‘ve still managed well with reading! Hope things calm down for you and that you are feeling better! 3mo
kspenmoll I hope you are recovered from Covid! 3mo
bookandbedandtea @Librarybelle I've just had my last busy day for a while and I'm nearly feeling back to normal 🩷 3mo
bookandbedandtea @kspenmoll I'm feeling so much better! Thanks 💜 3mo
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The Atomic Weight of Love | Elizabeth J. Church
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A beautifully written book about a young woman who sublimates her own scientific ambitions in order to accompany her older “scientific genius” husband working in Los Alamos in the 1940s. There is some lovely nature writing in here as she continues to spend time watching birds in New Mexico. For all that this sounds like my kind of quiet thoughtful book, i struggled to connect with the protagonist and her timidity. Probably me and not the book!

squirrelbrain Great review - love the cover! 5mo
batsy Agree with @squirrelbrain that's such a great cover. 5mo
Tamra I have this stacked a forgot about it - thanks for the reminder! Indeed, such a lovely cover. 5mo
Reggie Stacked! 5mo
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LibraryCin
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This is so well done and I think anyone can learn from these. There are things crows do that remind me of humans. One thing I didn‘t know that crows are very good imitators (with sounds!). This series called “Science Comics” and is so good. This is the 2nd book I‘ve read in the series and they‘ve both been very good and I have learned things! The illustrations are also very well done, including images of a couple of things in their actual size.

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MarshmallowAdventures
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Crow Planet is an incredible reminder that humanity exists within the world alongside the wilderness rather than separate from it. A very interesting read that provides a realistic outlook on the state of nature around us.

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“It is easy to become cynical, but it is not helpful.”

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Bevita
Hollow Kingdom | Kira Jane Buxton
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Terrific. Shockingly, the MoFos are dying, the result of their screen addiction. Mother Nature always wins. Told by a crow (ST), this is one of the best books I‘ve read in 2023.

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CuriousG
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Stocking up on candles by ordering early so that I can set the mood when reading my spooky October books this fall. Between these and my #HauntedHollowSwap #HHS23 shopping, I'm really getting in the Halloween mood. Is it October yet?

ShelleyBooksie The brain one is cool and disturbing at the same time. 12mo
CuriousG @ShelleyBooksie definitely! My husband has a brain injury, so I'm partial to things that are brains. We even have a brain cake mold 😄 12mo
CuriousG @ShelleyBooksie we use dark humour to express our affection for functioning brains...and understanding for ones that don't want to cooperate (which definitely includes mine) 🙃 12mo
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peanutnine
Hollow Kingdom | Kira Jane Buxton
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Sunday self-care: bubble bath and a book 🛀📚

I couldn't decide which library book to start next so I brought them both

CindyMyLifeIsLit I‘m about to start Hollow Kingdom!! 13mo
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CampbellTaraL
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This was more memoir than I wanted. I don't doubt the author's experiences or the impact of mental health problems, but I wasn't aware that this was how the information about crows was packaged in this book. I did not finish, got to chapter 6. Two stars because the info on crows that was available is good.