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TheSpineView
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Bailedbailed

This maybe an unpopular opinion; however, I just couldn't make myself finish. Bailing at 35% read. I didn't care about the MC and the plot didn't get my attention. The whole thing felt like a slog. #HailTheBail #Read2025 @DieAReader
I was reading for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville challenge and was excited since I enjoyed Bardugo's other books. On to better things!

TheSpineView @DieAReader Amen to better books! 1w
Gissy I haven‘t post my review yet but I didn‘t like it. It was so different of Bardugo‘s previous novels, it was not like her writing style at all. 6d
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Jari-chan
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Mehso-so

This audiobook was more background noise for me, while I was doing this and that. The story got more interesting after the 50% mark, so the plot maybe just needed some time to speed up. I for myself would've loved to spend more time with the female characters, because to me they seemed more interesting than Eisenhorn. I'm still curious about what's going to happen to him next.

#DoubleSpin @TheAromaOfBooks
#BookishMonopoly @AkashaVampie

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1w
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤️ 1w
AkashaVampie Wish it was a better read for u. 7d
Jari-chan @AkashaVampie Haha, it's okay 🤭 7d
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TheBookgeekFrau
The Lost Diary of Don Juan: A Novel | Douglas Carlton Abrams
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📔 2w
Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 2w
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pdxannie
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Pickpick

I loved this book. Totally not a typical read for me but it was fun and entertaining and a great story.

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Zuhkeeyah
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Pickpick

I liked it. It's not my favorite of hers since it took me a while to get into the story. Luzia was an unexpected main character. She never acted like I assumed she would.

Also, I have questions about the ending, which I'll throw under a spoiler below.

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

Zuhkeeyah If the scorpion is turning to ash every dawn, then he's still attached to Paredes. Does the man not know he was still alive? If their lives are still tethered, wouldn't Paredes still have his luck? If not, how exactly was it broken? 4w
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vlwelser
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Pickpick

This is lovely and I hope she writes more books like this.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Still sitting on my shelf 🤣😝🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie I feel like this is a must read for you. The MC is hiding her Judaism during the Spanish Inquisition and I think she's a real person. 1mo
TheBookHippie @vlwelser she is, it‘s why I bought the book. 🙃 1mo
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TheSpineView
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I just started listening to The Familiar today. Please tell me it gets better. I am not feeling this one at all. Reading it for #AuthorAMonth reading challenge. @Soubhiville

Deblovestoread I tried audio, too. I stored but wasn't sure if it was me or the book. 🤷‍♀️ 1mo
Melismatic I thought it was ok but it is a bit of a long walk. 1mo
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Billypar
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Pickpick

Up until last year, only the 1st book of Ashour's trilogy on the expulsion of Muslim people from 16th century Granada had been translated into English. Luckily, Kay Heikkinen translated all 3 novels, which were released in one volume from AUC Press. Historical fiction that immerses you in the gorgeous detail of Islamic Andalusian society and chronicles the heartbreak of people made to abandon their culture before being forced to leave their home.

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Karisimo
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#coverstories #jewelry @Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This prompt was harder than I expected!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my list 🖤 1mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1mo
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DebinHawaii
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Pickpick

#Read2025

Finished last night for March‘s #AuthorAMonth It‘s my first Leigh Bardugo (I have Ninth House sitting around somewhere) & overall I liked it. It did take time to get into it & it drug a bit but I found the story, setting (Spain in the 1500s) & blend of historical fiction & fantasy interesting. I liked seeing Luzia‘s power & confidence grow & found the Jewish magic & mysticism during the time of the Spanish Inquisition compelling.

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1mo
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