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Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly
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Loved this! Greta and Valdin are twenty-something siblings negotiating life, love and their bonkers Māori/ Russian / Catalan family. It‘s weird, snarky but warm and a tiny little bit sad in places. I can see why it was your favourite book of 2023 @CarolynM and why you loved it so much too @Centique .

You‘re in for a treat Emma @Oryx (if you haven‘t already read it yet!)

#netgalley #greta&valdin Published in the UK on 8th Feb

squirrelbrain This would work really well for #readingoceania24 #newzealand as it has a strong Māori focus - I‘d already read a New Zealand book before this though. @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 10mo
squirrelbrain I think you‘d both like this @TrishB @MicheleinPhilly 10mo
MicheleinPhilly I see I‘ve already stacked it! 10mo
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squirrelbrain When is it out in the US @MicheleinPhilly ? Of course, you can get it on UK Kindle too…. 10mo
charl08 Penguin have a competition to win their new books by first-time authors including this. I've entered...🤞🤞🤞 10mo
TrishB Oh sounds good 👍🏻 10mo
squirrelbrain Oh I saw that article on LinkedIn @charl08 but didn‘t realise there was a competition…. I‘ve entered now, needless to say! I‘ve read The List of Suspicious Things and loved it, and I‘ve *just* started Jaded. 10mo
charl08 @squirrelbrain dammit I should have kept quiet... 🤣🤣🤣 10mo
squirrelbrain I‘ll share with you if I win! @charl08 😃 10mo
Librarybelle Awesome!! 10mo
BarbaraBB Oow this sounds lovely! 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I am reading this now I love all of the characters! I am only 50 pages in so it is good to see others enjoying it! 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain us release last I checked was mid May. 10mo
Oryx Page 257 - and I'm loving it too 10mo
squirrelbrain It took me a few chapters to get into it @ChaoticMissAdventures so if you‘re already loving it, it‘s only going to get better! 10mo
Centique Im so glad you enjoyed it! 10mo
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Hooked_on_books
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This fun anthology of humorous pieces about living with dogs is a great read for dog lovers. I didn‘t shed any tears, but did lots of chuckling and recognized my own bitches in many of these essays. #Bindi #Greta #dogsofLitsy

TrishB They are gorgeous though 🐶♥️ 3y
5feet.of.fury Great pic! 🐾🐾 3y
Megabooks Love Bindi and Greta! 😍😍 3y
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Dogs on Instagram | @Dogsofinstagram
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Happy National/International Dog Day from my pack to yours!

#dogsoflitsy #Greta #Bindi

Soubhiville Happy Dog Day! 3y
wanderinglynn Too cute! ❤️🐶❤️🐶 3y
Megabooks Happy National Dog Day to them from Molly! So cute! 💜 3y
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The Water Dancer: A Novel | Ta-Nehisi Coates
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It took me a few chapters to get into this one, but ultimately I liked it quite a lot. I think the magical realism element was well done it just a touch too close to the “magical negro” trope. It was subtle but pivotal and really worked for me. This was a good twist on an underground railroad story and I liked the nuance in outlook of the different characters.

#dogsofLitsy #Greta

Megabooks This is sitting on my shelf still. I‘ve never felt it‘s the “right time” yet. 3y
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A fetus is found in a dumpster, setting a small, conservative, religious Southern town aflame and leading into events that harken back to the Salem Witch Trial era. I liked aspects of this very much, but found the pacing a bit uneven. Plus, one character is so hyper-religious she veers into superstition, and I found her a little hard to stomach. A soft pick for me.

#Greta #dogsofLitsy

Soubhiville Greta looks like she‘s less than thrilled with this posing arrangement. Good girl Greta! 3y
JennyM Awww, Greta 😆 3y
Hooked_on_books @Soubhiville I get the “why, Mom?” face from her a lot, but usually because Bindi is crazy and she‘s wondering why I ever brought her home. Not usually because of books. 😆 3y
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Megabooks Agree on the soft pick. Interesting idea, but the execution was just okay. 3y
wanderinglynn What a face! So cute! ❤️🐶 3y
TrishB Greta is gorgeous ❤️ 🐶 3y
Hooked_on_books @TrishB @wanderinglynn @JennyM Thank you! She and I have been together a long time. We have a great bond. 🤗 3y
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The Bitch | Pilar Quintana
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The Bitch is ostensibly a story of a woman and the dog she adopts, but really it is exploring deeper themes of loss and betrayal. Overall I thought it was good but not great and I‘m frustrated by the abrupt ending.

Pictured here with my bitches, #Greta and #Bindi. 😉

TrishB Look at those faces 🐶❤️ 3y
LeahBergen 😆😆 3y
Hooked_on_books @TrishB @LeahBergen They‘re staring at the open peanut butter jar I have clamped under my arm. It was the only way I could get them to both look at me! 🙄😆 3y
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TrishB Lol 😆 brilliant! The things we do for a pic! 3y
kspenmoll 🤣🤣 cuties! (edited) 3y
vivastory 😂😂 3y
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Annie Dillard
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As a pilgrim, Dillard deeply examines the world around her, noticing and drinking in details many of us will never see. This book demanded that I read it slowly, and I hope to be inspired by her thoughtful observations. This is lovely.

Bonus of silly doggos! #BindiUpsideDown #Greta

LeahBergen The stiff-legged sleep! 😆😆 4y
SamAnne I really enjoyed her novel The Living. But it‘s dark....more about the dying really, 4y
Hooked_on_books @SamAnne Apparently she‘s written in several genres, which I love. She definitely grabbed my attention with this book—the writing is terrific! 4y
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Happy International Dog Day from my pack to yours! #Greta and #Bindi hope you all read some great books today.

#dogsofLitsy

Erofan 🐶🐾❤️ 4y
Soubhiville Happy Dog Day ladies! 4y
Zoes_Human Did you have food when you took that picture? Those look like hopeful doggos. 4y
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Hooked_on_books @Zoes_Human I did indeed! 😆 It‘s the only real way to get a picture with both of them looking at me. 4y
LeahBergen 😆😆 Look at those sweet (greedy) little faces! 🥰🥰 4y
ValerieAndBooks So sweet!! Can you email me at valphia @ aol. Com? I came across some Hooked on Books bookmarks (from the store in CO) and would like to mail you one 😊 4y
Hooked_on_books @ValerieAndBooks Email sent! I‘m so excited! 4y
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A wildlife biologist is dead from a fall in Glacier National Park but the circumstances are unclear. When a second body turns up, things get more suspicious. This is my second read in this series and both have been solid mysteries. I just love the National Park setting and look forward to the other books.

#dogsofLitsy #Greta

hannah-leeloo This sounds good I hope you enjoy. Lovely doggo there ❤️🐕 4y
BkClubCare Hi Greta 🐶❤️ 4y
Sace Hi Greta! 4y
LeahBergen That sweet face!! ❤️ 4y
Bette 🐶❤️ 4y
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So I was cooking the other day when I looked down and noticed the pups were “holding hands.” As soon as I noticed, they of course yanked their paws back. 😆 I thought this was sweet.

#dogsofLitsy #Bindi #Greta

Bookzombie It is sweet! 5y
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