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Joined March 2017

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Kindred | Octavia Butler
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This is so good. Everyone should read it. Not sure how I got tricked into another time travel book but this is probably the best.

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Melismatic I read this the first time during peak covid and ugly cried through most of it. It‘s so well written. 1w
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This was an interesting listen. This author went through a lot in a short period. I've seen her speak at women's events.

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The King's Ransom: A Novel | Janet Evanovich
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This is book 2. I like this series so far. Highly entertaining.

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Brother Bront: A Novel | Fernando A. Flores
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I'll read post apocalyptic anything. I thought this was really good.

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Another time travel book. This was surprisingly good. It's more mystery than anything else.

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Little Rot: A Novel | Akwaeke Emezi
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I really like this author. You never know what you are getting into.

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Aardvarks | Maddie Gibbs
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The #aardvark books were all 😍 🔥 this month. I picked the Aardvark original because where else would I get to read it? I love that they did this.

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When I Kill You | B A Paris
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Dissolution | Nicholas Binge
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I'm not the biggest fan of time travel books but this was okay.

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I really liked this. I knew who Frances was but not in great detail. I'm glad this was picked.

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This is full of information. The author did an amazing job of pulling it all together.

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This is basically porn. With angels and demons. I got hooked in. Very fast read. I love this author.

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Flashlight | Susan Choi
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Um why is this book so long?

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Misinterpretation | Ledia Xhoga
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This one is trending with all you crazy people reading the Booker Longlist. So I read it first. I quite liked it. I have no idea if it's shortlist material but I hated that one that won last year so what the heck do I know?

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We Love You, Bunny | Mona Awad
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This was really good. I love this author. Officially. Read Bunny first, though. Even if this is technically sort of a prequel.

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Too Old for This | Samantha Downing
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This author tends to cross the line into creepy with her unhinged protagonists. This one is less hard to take somehow. A retired female serial killer who acts like a foolish old lady is weirdly comical. I enjoyed it.

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Player Piano | Kurt Vonnegut
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I totally failed to get through this when I first acquired it. I think I needed to be a bit more adultish to appreciate it. Another one freed from the secret TBR cupboard!

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This is from before his big hit and honestly it's right on par with his later books. Definitely recommend if you're one of his fans.

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Player Piano | Kurt Vonnegut
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Always weird to see the place of my origin turn up in print. But also this is an extremely odd and meandering list of places.

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The Swan's Daughter | Roshani Chokshi
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I love a good fairy tale. This author is a master at this. I've seen her in person. She's also fab irl.

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Interesting true crime. Not sure how this landed on my radar but it was very interesting and well written.

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A Time to Be Born | Dawn Powell
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I didn't love this but they can't all be winners.

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Elphie: A Wicked Childhood | Gregory Maguire
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This kept me entertained.

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Moderation | Elaine Castillo
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I enjoyed this, but I may have trouble articulating why.

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This was better as it went along. The last 2 sections were my favorites. The author pulls random people out of history that a normal person that doesn't know much history might not have heard of. I appreciate what the author is doing here.

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Atmosphere: A Love Story | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I truly liked this a whole lot more than I thought I would. Someone picked it for book club.

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These characters are very fun. This is the second book.

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Moderation | Elaine Castillo
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Reading this on the wharf. Might be getting a sunburn, actually.

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Sounds Like Love | Ashley Poston
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I love this author. I will read anything she puts out in the world. Even a book about music, which isn't normally my jam.

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The Recovery Agent: A Novel | Janet Evanovich
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This is fun. It has the same narrator as Stephanie Plum. And it has a similar vibe. And it's funny. It's foolish and I'm here for it.

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The Women of Wild Hill | Kirsten Miller
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This is cute. I mean it's about the environment and how evil men rule the world, but it's just not that complicated. There are Easter eggs from The Change. If you like this author, which I do, definitely go for it.

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Mehso-so

I wasn't overly impressed with this one. It felt like a bunch of rom com movies thrown together but possibly without an actual romance.

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Salt Bones | Jennifer Givhan
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I thought this was excellent. The author takes Mexican folklore and turns it into a mystery about missing girls. There's a lot of Spanish which might be my only caution if you don't speak Spanish. It slowed my pace some but others might find it difficult.

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The Saint of Bright Doors | Vajra Chandrasekera
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This was interesting. And entertaining.

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The Weaver Bride | Lydia Gregovic
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This is very good. I hope it's the start of a series. Otherwise the author is slightly mean regarding that ending.

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How to Do Nothing | Jenny Odell
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This author has interesting things to say. She makes you think about things. This is about not engaging with social media mostly and appreciating the world around you. She spoke at a women's conference.

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Clbre | Maud Ventura
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😍😍😍😍😍

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I really like her. Definitely audiobook.

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Isola: A Novel | Allegra Goodman
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This is very good. And it's inspired by a real person. My bestie picked it for irl book club. Definitely recommend.

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Butterfinger I only have 20% left. Some dirtbag actually did this??? I was thinking, maybe, an archeological find of three buried chests. 2mo
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vlwelser @Butterfinger yes. Definitely read the afterward. I don't know how accurate it is but it definitely happened in some form. 2mo
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Anyone else end up in a shark costume at work today?

tpixie lol 🦈 2mo
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TheBookHippie I‘m in love! 2mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie there's also a pink one. They come as a set. Obviously blue shark is more realistic and therefore better 2mo
TheBookHippie @vlwelser obviously. 💙 2mo
kspenmoll 😂😂 2mo
Susanita Did anybody sing? 2mo
AmyG Awesome!!!! 2mo
vlwelser @Susanita thankfully no. The early morning crowd at work probably doesn't even acknowledge the existence of a shark song. They're more likely to bust out the Jaws theme. 2mo
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Brought this one to the park. Hoping to catch up. Will probably take a nap.

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This is a follow up to The Night Ends with Fire. And I think there's another coming later. I'm here for it.

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Summer Sisters | Judy Blume
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I don't think I ever read this when it originally came out. Despite my love for Judy Blume. It's good. Definitely worth the hype.

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Salt Bones | Jennifer Givhan
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The current beach read. I did way more beach than read but whatever.

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The Dream Hotel | Laila Lalami
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This was excellent though it definitely reminded me of The School for Good Mothers. The author gets into a lot of random topics without disrupting the flow of the story.

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The Knight and the Moth | Rachel Gillig
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I like this one. I'm definitely reading the next one. She got me with the cliffhanger.

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Canticle | Janet Rich Edwards
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This one was really well done. I'm a sucker for historical fiction set in cities where I have been. This is set in medieval Bruges.

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The Weaver Bride | Lydia Gregovic
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Before I totally forget to post....

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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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This author is magic. I love all of her books. This one did not disappoint. She might be an autobuy for me. I don't actually buy many books so that's how much I love her.

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