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I cannot say no to historical fiction set in a bookstore. I really liked the this story of three underestimated women trying to help a struggling shop unstuck the end when everything was resolved so quickly and easily it was jarring. #fourfoursin24 #retailgrayscale

Insightful account of 70s London that critiques class and racism through the lens of Karim as he finds his way through young adulthood. I caught a glimpse of the tv show as a kid and from those vague memories I thought I might enjoy the novel but I found the characters quite exasperating and it was a struggle in the end. 5/10

That serpent-tongued hunchback might be able to convince the King the ballad could be suppressed, but whatever orders governments and kings issued, they could not prevent a wind from blowing or a fart from stinking. Even if they rounded up every copy of the broadside in Spain, the ballad would still be sung wherever anyone had memorised the words. Banning it would only make it taste sweeter in the mouth, like smuggled wine.

Some fizz with my book.

This book was a surprise. The writing style was very poetic and emotive. It is a beautiful story of love between two young black artists in London. But it is also a story about trauma. I loved all the references to music and found that listening to them on Spotify enhanced my reading experience. Likewise I googled some artists and investigated their work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I‘m just starting this. It follows 2 timelines; present day when detective May finds out his partner, Bryant, has been killed and 1940 when they met during the war when May joined Bryant in the Peculiar Crimes Unit in London during the Blitz. The details of wartime London feel genuine, with commonplace observations and not like Fowler did exhaustive research on it. Liking it so far

I finished this last night and it was a race to the end. I really like how the story is going along nicely and then TWIST. Lots of fun with some dark undertones. Very spicy (it‘s not just a clever title).
Read if you like girl power and reading about different cultures.
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Read with my sister. We‘re reading #ReesesBookClub books together, and this also fit for the #keywordreadingchallenge (story).

1. My library growing up had meeting rooms behind doors that were built into the walls, which was so cool, and had a hill that we'd run up and down anytime we passed. But my favorite memory is @WildAlaskaBibliophile asking me out on our first date
2. A local bookstore or library. I rarely buy books from Amazon or B&N unless I have a gift card
3. I haven't read much this past week, but I'll start the tagged book soon.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#SPRINGSKIES
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
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Today‘s Prompt: GRAVEYARD

A body under the floorboards, a body in a freezer, a drugged niece in a graveyard. Those things were the start of it.

SUNDAY SILENCE will definitely appeal to psychological thriller fans and repeat readers of Nicci French‘s books.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2x89pe4f

I was sent a physical ARC of this book from Celadon Books and an audio ARC was sent to me from Macmillan Audio in 2023. I liked the mom Mrs. G who lives in Maine in this book. This book is set during WWII and this young girl was from London. She was sent to Maine to live with this other family to get away from the war that was going on and they became her second family. This was a nice story.

#SundayFunday