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Lizwarnerpdx
Long Time Gone | Charlie Donlea
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This is the second book I‘ve read from this author & they are riveting. Each seem to be stand alone books, not a series. Can you imagine being a pathologist fellow checking out forensic genealogy and discovering that you are the missing baby charlotte from 30 years ago!

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suvata
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3 Stars • The last book in the Aunties trilogy. • The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto focuses on family, cultural identity, and humor, set against the backdrop of Chinese-Indonesian traditions. During Chinese New Year in Jakarta, Meddy and her family face chaos when an ex of Second Aunt tries to win her back, leading to a dangerous gift mix-up. The family must navigate comedic and risky situations to retrieve the gift.

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AroundTheBookWorld
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willaful I liked the idea I saw somewhere that browsing for books when you don\'t feel up to reading is a way to keep in contact with the thing you love. 3mo
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Kar2b
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This is the last installment of the aunties series. It was cute, full of the antics we‘ve come to love. I think book two was my favorite of the three, but they‘re all fun, easy reads.

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JHSiess
Break Every Rule | Brian Freeman
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🌊 𝑽𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 🌺

Thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Blackstone Publishing for 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 by 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧, published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟷𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺. This fast-paced thriller opens with action, intriuging characters, & distinctive settings, immediately drawing readers into an engrossing mystery. I stayed up way too late because I just had to know how it was going to end!⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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DebinHawaii
Ransom | Lois Duncan
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#SchoolSpirit

My first thought for today‘s #Bus prompt was the tagged book (reprinted under Five Were Missing). Five teens are kidnapped from their school bus. I read & reread all of Lois Duncan‘s books & this one was a favorite. Here‘s some of the covers that featured a bus. 🚌

Eggs Excellent ❣️👌🏼❣️ 3mo
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Amiable
Long Time Gone | Charlie Donlea
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Finished yesterday but forgot to post until now because I was preoccupied with today‘s knee surgery. A woman training to be a forensic pathologist learns through DNA that she‘s the infant who went missing 30 years ago. She‘s thrust into a mystery involving her birth family. Chapters are short, the action moves quickly—although some scenarios strain credibility. I guessed some of the ending early on, but there was an extra twist that surprised me.

janeycanuck Hope you‘re doing well! Recovery is never fun. 4mo
Amiable @janeycanuck Thanks! Feeling pretty good today. Narcotic pain meds make me sick so I begged the surgeon not to use them in my IV. It makes such a difference when I‘m not spending the rest of the afternoon throwing up! 😖😬 (edited) 4mo
sarahbarnes Hoping your recovery goes smoothly! 4mo
Amiable @sarahbarnes Thank you for the well wishes! 💙 4mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
The Missing Girl | Norma Fox Mazer
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And ran home. And the king and queen gave her a million hugs and kisses and everybody was happy again. The end.
Thank you. Good-bye. I‘ll sit down now.
#TheMissingGirl #NormaFoxMazer #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookmark #bookmarks #bookmarket #bookmarkets #bookmoment #bookmoments #bookquote #bookquotes #bookqueen #bookquirk #quote #quotes #YoungAdult #Mystery #Fiction #Teen #Thriller #RealisticFiction #Abuse #Contemporary #Suspense 💞💞💞

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MyNamesParadise
Long Time Gone | Charlie Donlea
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What a great, suspenseful story! I listened to the last half of the book just yesterday alone! You know a book is good when you‘re looking for excuses to do things around the house so you can listen! It was also the 1st time a book was so gripping I just sat down & did nothing else but listen! There was a lot of time and POV switching but I wasn‘t confused at all. I will definitely be reading more of Donlea‘s books! I highly recommend!

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BittersweetBooks
Bye, Baby: A Novel | Carola Lovering
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That‘s just how friendships become in your thirties, I think as I head south. The love is still there, but the urgency for that constant companionship fades, replaced by something else—romantic partnerships, yes, but maybe we also just get tired 👯‍♀️

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