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kwmg40
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

It was interesting to get into the heads of the young female competitive boxers featured in this novel. I liked how the author conveyed the intensity of the moment while also shifting to times in the girls' pasts and futures.

#ToB25
#gottacatchemall (Marshadow: fight or fighter) @PuddleJumper

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Gleefulreader
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Yesterday was a day filled with walking and I spent some time alone visiting Hatchard‘s, Daunt Books and Books on the Water (an absolutely lovely bookstore in a river barge). The tagged book is a signed edition from Daunt. I am fortunate to have an exceedingly understanding husband (plus bonus money that I earn judging trampoline gymnastics) that allowed me to splurge. Best book trip ever!

JamieArc I really enjoyed My Friends. Even though it‘s not the lightest of subjects, it was really lovely. 1w
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fredthemoose
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 A book I never would have picked up if not for the #ToB25 short list! Unique structure of telling the stories if 8 teenage girl boxers as they fight in matches at a tournament in Reno. It was interesting enough while reading, but I finished it a few weeks ago and none of the characters or stories stayed with me. Soft pick.

AmyG I found the uniqueness the best part of this book. 2w
fredthemoose @AmyG totally agree! That will stick with me in a way the actual stories haven‘t. 2w
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AnneCecilie
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Mehso-so

This book was not for me, and I‘m not sure what it was. The boxing? The writing? Where there too many boxers so we spend too little time with the boxers? I‘m don‘t know, but it was something

#tob25

sarahbarnes Great review 😆. I haven‘t felt compelled to read this one. 3w
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Larkken
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this book and how it used a youth sports competition in Reno, NV to frame the lives of the 8 contestants. The last chapter was a little weird, maybe? But Reno is a weird place, so whatever I guess. #tob #tob2025 #tob25

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Chelsea.Poole
Wild Houses: A Novel | Colin Barrett
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Pickpick

After many starts and pauses, I have finished Wild Houses, a book that hit a few lists last year. A bleak Irish setting with depressing scenes and down on their luck characters made this a bit of a bummer but when the plot finally got rolling I was engaged and flew through the last quarter of the book. It‘s a pick because of the character development and the setting. Bad choices are made and the lives of several young people intersect. Low pick

BkClubCare It was good on audio, too. 1mo
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GatheringBooks
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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#25Alive! Day 23: The #Dreams of teenage female boxers are on display here with their feints, jabs, hyper-self-awareness. Gradually going through the #ToB25 shortlisted titles.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 1mo
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