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I really liked this one! I loved Ern and the way he told his family‘s story. This got very twisty but was done very well. Glad I finally got to this one!

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#pop24 - book with a title that‘s a full sentence
#readordonate
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - book by a male author

Det. Aaron Falk returns to his small hometown in Australia to attend the funerals of his childhood friend, Luke, and Luke‘s wife and young son. It‘s thought that Luke killed his family and then himself. The town is experiencing a 2-year drought, putting everyone on edge. Falk teams up with the local detective to find out what really happened, and in the process, dregs up another murder case from 20 years ago - one that drove Falk out of town. 👇🏻

Full disclosure-I absolutely love the movie, so I may be biased. I‘m glad I finally read this, and though some things were the same as in the movie, there were also tons of differences. IMO, this was a bit boring! A rare instance where the movie adaptation was better. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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#awesomeapril
#pop24 - a book by a self-published author

A suburban housewife starts an affair with a green frogman.
Is he real or just her imagination, her escape from a bleak reality in which she is mourning the death of her child and has become estranged from her husband?

I guess this is exactly what Rachel Ingall wants us to wonder about and maybe it doesn‘t really matter: she starts questioning her life and the world.

What an impressive novella. One that will stick with me. That ending…

Didn‘t see this in the database, but it‘s available for free on Audible with my membership, so I thought why not give it a listen. Indeed, some of the best known poems are included, but there were also some I hadn‘t heard/read before. I‘m not a huge poetry girl but this was enjoyable!
#pop24 - a collection of at least 24 poems

I don‘t think I‘ve ever bailed on so many books as this month. This is another one that started out great (a woman looking for her two granddaughters who went missing after their mother was murdered). Unfortunately it turned into a mix of dystopia, fantasy, and magical realism 😵‍💫
It was an audioread and maybe my English isn‘t good enough but I completely lost track of the storyline and frankly, I didn‘t bother, I just wanted it to be over.

Glad I finally got around to this book! It‘s delightful, slightly heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. A fantastic story of non-conformity. And bonus, the audiobook is read by the late, great (but never forgotten) John Ritter! I so want to see the Disney+ adaptation now too.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - a book that was published 24 years ago

How am I the first to post about this book while it‘s on the #WomenPrize longlist??
Anyhow, it deserves to be there. It‘s a powerful read. Cilla leaves her homeland Grenada to make money in the UK. She leaves her son Raef behind and it takes 7 years before she can afford his ticket and for him to reunite with his family. Things don‘t go well however and Cilla blames herself. Told by mother and son alternately the book packs a punch.

I don‘t ever really read self-help, but this book has low-key been on my radar since it‘s publication, because who doesn‘t want to be badass? 😂 There were 2 or 3 chapters that resonated with me, and the author approached the whole book with humor, which I always appreciate. My biggest take from it was to always LOVE YOURSELF! It‘s really the first step to badassery!
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#pop24 - genre I typically avoid
#tbrtarot - yellow cover

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