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#ToF #LibraryBook so I best get started.

I meant to read this one next month, but I picked it up and it just pulled me in. There are two things I dislike about this one. First, there's a big in-world inconsistency that I can't get past, and then there's the somewhat saccharin message, although I like how it ends, plot-wise. Those things aside, though, I quite enjoyed reading this fun and creative novel. #tob25longlist

This novella was recommended by Everand because I'd read Next World Novella. It describes the life and relationship of a mixed couple (British wife, Pakistani husband) who meet in London & make a life together in 1950s/60s Karachi. It starts with a folk tale that made me wonder whether there was a pb with the book's description, but it all made sense later on! I wish it had been a tad longer.
pic by Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, wikimedia

Playing around with mocktails to enjoy while reading. Today I'm reading about a magical, husband-producing attic while drinking the "Apero Spritz" by AF out of Laguna Beach (and maybe originally New Zealand). A little too orangey (reminds me a little of Orange Crush), but the bitterness is nice, and it otherwise replicates an aperol spritz well.

4⭐️/5⭐️

@Jas16 thank you so much for the random romance my friend. As usual your timing is impeccable ❤️

Emma gets her first job as a personal secretary, with disastrous results, of course. She takes a memorable dip into the fountain. She reads Whitman for the first time. This book also has my favorite ending to date. A bit of a cliffhanger, but in gentle Emma style. I‘ve yet to be disappointed by any of the books, but this one is absolutely excellent.

“Thank you, no. I‘ve already tasted that particular brand of insanity.”

6-24-25: My 42nd finished book of 2024! Happy couple Luke and Cam seem to live an ideal life. Until one day, Luke does something unthinkable and Cam gets pulled into the drama. Cut to 7 years later and Cam is trying to put the pieces back together. Great story. Definitely a good twist. Likable flawed characters. Publishing world and love of reading by Cam a plus. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣4️⃣2️⃣

So happy to have finally read one of Fitzgerald‘s books - I love her writing style and this story felt oddly comforting to me (a testament to how terrible things are these days perhaps). Her writing feels like something from another era. I‘ll be reading more of her for sure.

#JuneSpecials #Music A touchstone for me forever,I am an Absolute Beginner ! https://youtu.be/v9glU6WzsdM?si=QxWmOu1Gq6NlxvDO