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kelli7990
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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Bailedbailed

Here‘s my review.

#hailthebail

Texreader It looks good to me. I may check it out, carefully. I‘m not a fan of slow books. 5d
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kelli7990
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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I‘m only reading this book. Simon & Schuster sent me a physical ARC of this book when I was in their influencer program but I never read it. I‘m listening to it on audio right now. I‘m not enjoying this book. I don‘t think it‘s for me but I‘ll keep reading it. If I can‘t get into it then I‘ll DNF it.

#weekendreads

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kelli7990
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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I started this book when I went for a walk to the park today. I just listened to the first chapter. I don‘t know what to think about this book. The weather was nice and I enjoyed my walk but I really wish I could‘ve taken my dog Toppy with me. I was planning to take her once the weather got nice again. It felt weird not having her there with me. I cried when I got home. Well at least I got to take her for a walk before she passed away.

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TheAromaofBooks
The Willows in Winter | William Horwood
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The first book read for my #BirthdayBashReadathon was a bit of a random choice - a sequel to The Wind in the Willows, written by not-the-original-Willows-author. I'm always somewhat leery of people piggy-backing off of someone else's work, but I think Horwood makes it work. It's obvious that he has a great deal of love and respect for Grahame's original characters, but says he was always a bit saddened by the ending of Willows, which reassures ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the readers that Toad was “indeed an altered Toad.“ Horwood says he could never believe that a rascal like Toad could ever be completely reformed, and from that thought, this book was born. It's a soft pick for me, and I'm perhaps able to be more generous with it because while I like Willows, it isn't a heart-book for me, so the fact that Horwood doesn't *quite* get the tone right doesn't horrify me haha The pacing is a little uneven ⬇ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) but for the most part this is a warm, respectful sequel to a beloved children's classic. Horwood went on to write three more books about the Willows characters, which I seem to have collected over the years, so I'll hopefully be reading them this year as well.

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Librarybelle Oddly, I‘ve never read The Wind in the Willows! 1mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 1mo
OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐈‍⬛💜 1mo
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Reagan.petersen

A fun book to read in your class about resilience. So i would teach about how you should never give up and to keep trying no matter how hard it is

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Reagan.petersen
Pickpick

Off we Go! A bear and more story by Will Hillenbrand(2013). Fun illustrations remind me of older illustrations and bring back fun memories of elementary school. This book is full of Onomatopoeias and has themes of never giving up.

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Reagan.petersen


“ wobble wobble wobble, crash“

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bookandbedandtea
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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I thought June went by in an instant, but looking back on the month, it feels ages since I read these early books. Time is weird.
I can't decide what my favorite was for June. Kill For Me Kill For You is a contender. So are The Helsinki Affair, The Vacation, and The Royal Librarian. 🤔

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bookandbedandtea
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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I'm really enjoying this so far. Ahhh Saturdays....🩷

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Decalino
The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak
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This exceptionally well-crafted spy thriller follows Amanda Cole, deputy station chief in Rome, as she becomes embroiled in an investigation to uncover the truth behind an assassination. Her work is complicated by the realization that her father, a former CIA field agent turned PR hack, has secrets from his final assignment in Helsinki. This novel was engrossing, suspenseful & hard to put down--I will definitely look for other books by this author

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