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CrowCAH
Lady Susan | Jane Austen
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AvidReader25
Authentically, Izzy | Pepper Basham
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Mehso-so

Cute epistolary novel about two people who connect through an online dating site. Izzy lives in North Carolina and Brodie lives on a tiny island. I loved their mutual Lord of the Rings obsession and passion for books. I did feel like it should‘ve been edited down and quite a bit of family back-and-forth could‘ve been cut. A fun read with a subplot of great family supporting each other, just went on a bit too long.

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SpeculativeFemale
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Happy belated bookish Valentine's Day everyone!

Just had to share my Valentine's book haul from my sweetie!

And how was I able to have the shelf space available in the photo? Part of my gift was also a new bookshelf!

I may be just a teeny tiny bit spoiled. 😳😆

Ruthiella New shelves! Exciting! 6d
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DebinHawaii
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#FeelinTheLove

The letters in this unique time travel story become #LoveLetters 🩵 I think I need to read it again.

Eggs I really enjoyed this one 🐦 1w
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lynneamch
Ella Minnow Pea | Mark Dunn
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The Nollop Island citizens who #LoveLetters rebel as they are punished for using "Z" then "Q" then "J". Their written correspondence becomes more challenging, creating a hostile environment that causes some people to leave. When "D" is banned, the Council declares that anyone who has been banished or left the island will lose their property. A 2001clever cautionary tale worth reading again today. #FeelintheLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Stacked! 1w
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Pickpick

This book!!!! My high school self buried the emotional trauma of the ending and my adult self is considering reburying it.

John Marsden had such an ability to capture teenagers (some of the language is a bit dated - I‘m still chuckling at fair dinkum) - the highs and lows of being young and figuring stuff out.

I‘ll be thinking about Trace & Mandy for awhile.

Buddy read with @Rissreadswithcats - hope I didn‘t leave you too many messages 😅

Rissreadswithcats I‘m excited to read them! Sorry, but I got this on my kindle and started the book and then misplaced it (the kindle) I‘ll keep going tonight. I‘m not being a very good buddy am I! 🤣 2w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Rissreadswithcats, oh no - did the kindle turn up? I hate it when I can‘t find mine. Ok! You say that now 🤣 I have a tendency to yap. 2w
Rissreadswithcats Yes , I found it in a box of crap in my room under some clean clothes! All good. I‘ll try to finish it by the weekend. 2w
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Rissreadswithcats, under clean clothes! Classic hiding spot that 😉 no rush! 2w
Cuilin I haven‘t heard fair dinkum since an episode of Home and Away in the late 80‘s. I watched from Ireland. (edited) 2w
willaful Oh, I hear you! Absolutely wrecked me! 2w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @willaful, in my mind the ending was more clear cut - the actual ending was so much more devastating. 1w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Cuilin, ahh yes! Home and Away - one of our great exports 🤣 (it‘s where Chris Hemsworth, Isla Fisher, Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger got their start!) 1w
Cuilin @thegirlwiththelibrarybag we got a lot of Australian TV in Ireland, from Skippy, The Sullivans, A Country Practice, to Neighbours. I‘m sure there‘s others I‘m forgetting. 1w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Cuilin, the classics!!! 🇦🇺 always interesting to hear what shows get shown overseas. 1w
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SconsinBookyBadger
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My -ology journey continues with Griffin & Sabine heptalogy series. I chose these instead of Chronicles of Narnia because a) I read book 1 of G&S and I wanted to finish the remaining books and b) I read Narnia to the point I lost count.

marleed I have been obsessed with these books since the 1990‘s. I‘m a bit jelly here because I‘m missing Alexandria from my collection! 2w
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SconsinBookyBadger @marleed I found listings for Alexandria on eBay too, but I didn‘t include the links. The seller‘s reviews were quite mixed. As for Pango; Alexandria was sold out. I hope you find one! 1w
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guinsgirlreads
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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Pickpick

Cute, quick, 100 page Valentine‘s Day themed read.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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You just don‘t see FAIR DINKUM in print very often 🤣 my mum says it sometimes but I wouldn‘t say it‘s still in super common usage…

Anyway, it made me laugh. Maybe I should just commit and read 90s Australian teen fiction for 2025.

LeeRHarry I think I‘ve only heard Alf on Home and Away use fair dinkum! 😆 2w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeeRHarry, he‘s also a fan of STONE THE FLAMIN CROWS and STREWTH 🤣 2w
CarolynM It was used a fair bit when I was a child in the 60‘s/70‘s but it‘s a long time since I heard it. 2w
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, it felt right in the context it was written in (even though it did make me chuckle) 2w
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NataliePatalie
Ella Minnow Pea | Mark Dunn
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Pickpick

This was a fun read! @Blueberry got it for me for Christmas because I like the Regarding the Fountain books so much. This is like those, but not for 12 year olds and without illustrations lol.

Blueberry Happy you liked it. 😃 2w
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