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This was cute and saucy, but I also found it a bit forgettable. Jessica has had the biggest crush on identical twin Beau forever. So when she and a friend see one of the twins out in the wild and Jessica is visibly in heat, naturally the guy teases and kisses her. But...but...DUN DUN DUN. It isn't the friendly Beau, but his surly twin Duane. Seriously, even identical twins have some tiny little tell of difference and if you're in love with one, ⬇️

Acerbically funny tale of a group of elderly upper middle class Brits who get themselves worked up over intimations of mortality from a voice on the telephone. There is much discussion of wills, some attempts at blackmail and the discovery of secrets old and new. If you squint you can see a #MustacheOnCover #Booked2021

This book was my pick for #Booked2021 “Translated into English “. It is #6 of Zola‘s 20 book Les Rougon-Macquart cycle set in (and critical of) 2nd Empire France under Napoleon III.

The story follows the political career of Eugène Rougon and exposes all the corruption and cronyism of politics. The best character was Clorinde Balbi, likely based on the real life Countess de Castiglione, a woman who is as power-hungry as Rougon himself.

Enjoyed the first half more than the second half. I liked listening to the author read her essays and the 2000s nostalgia. Some parts were snort out loud funny, others were strange.

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Really interesting: partly because racism and gentrification are huge issues in Toronto right now. NF about a young White man elected mayor of Yonkers NY who implements a ruling to desegregate the city through creating subsidized housing in mostly opposed White neighbourhoods. It alternates between politics and stories of diverse racialized residents who are affected.
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#Nonfiction2021 #SomethingaboutCommunity

Reformed bad boy meets movie star in the second installment of the Winston Bros series. I think I liked this even better than the first, although it could have been shortened a tad bit. Very funny characters and all the Winston Bros are swoon-worthy! Can‘t wait to get to Cletus‘ story.

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This book was just not for me. A few of the stories were okay, but overall, not my taste. Honestly, I should have bailed early on, but sometimes I can be stubborn about a book I really want to like!

On the plus side, it helped me knock out a prompt (#MustacheonCover) for #Booked2021! 😄

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Booked 2021 Winter - 6 prompts completed... but 😬 I‘m all over the seasons!!
#mustacheoncover Dead in the Garden- Dahlia Donovan
#AuthorsfirstnamestartswithABorC The Immortalists- Chloe Benjamin
#Titleincludeslibraryorlibrarian The Library Book- Susan Orlean
#translatedintomyfirstlanguage A Nearly Normal Family- M T Edvardsson
#Hear/Here The Postscript Murder - Elly Griffiths
#hiddengem The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood

#Booked2021 #Winter Done 👍🏻❤️

1. #SetinAustralia Too Much Lip
2. #NonFictionScisnce Henrietta Lacks
3. #BakedGoodsOnCover Lamb to the Slaughter
4. #CovidHeroes Cereus Blooms At Night
5. #MustacheonCover Less Than Angels
6. #AuthoresfirstnamestartswithABorC Carola Oman , Somewhere in England

This was my second Pym ... I preferred Excellent Women... but this was very good too , witty & amusing. & sad too I will read more Pym in the future.

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