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JacqMac

Joined May 2016

Read all the things! 🇨🇦 ☕️ 📖
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Mistborn: The Final Empire | Brandon Sanderson
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We are jumping into the Cosmere in 2025. After much research, I think this is the best reading order. We are going to start with Mistborn on January 1st. We will read one part a week. I will make a discussion post every Tuesday to discuss what we read and remind everyone what comes next.

Please join me, @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861

If you have any questions or want to be added to the tag list, let me know. We would love to have you.

JacqMac @LitsyEvents Would you mind sharing this for us? We would love to have more people join in the fun. 17h
Andrew65 Thanks for this, and I have shared it. Looking forward to this. 16h
Meshell1313 Sounds great! Count me in! 16h
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DogMomIrene Count me in. I‘ve had this series on my TBR forever. 15h
Andrew65 @DogMomIrene Think a few of us have. Look forward to reading with you. 14h
Jess861 Thanks for organizing - can't wait! Not sure I'll keep up but I'll try. 14h
BookBelle84 I'd like to join! 10h
LeeRHarry Count me in for the first book at least - I‘ve had it on my shelves for ages. 😊 thanks for organising! 7h
JacqMac @andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @DogMomIrene @BookBelle84 @LeeRHarry Woohoo!! I‘m so excited to have so much company. I can‘t wait to get started! 3h
Andrew65 @JacqMac I second that. 😍 Mine is on reserve with the library and should be able to pick it up after New Year‘s Day. 2h
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I have been waiting! I wish the long list was before Christmas. Missed opportunity. But oh well.

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There is some crazy snow out there. Perfect day for a readathon and lots of hot tea.
#SnickerdoodleSpirit @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk I‘m glad you‘re inside! 3d
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We are about to be snowed in for the weekend. Not that I want to go out into the madness anyway. So I came looking for a readathon. Litsy never lets me down. @Bookwormjillk #snickerdoodleSpirit

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Hogfather | Terry Pratchett
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It‘s Terry Prachett. What‘s not to love?
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Soubhiville 🥰 5d
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I went in blind and that wasn‘t at all what I was expecting. But in a good way. So dark and ugly and lovely. But I really want Sally to be okay.

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It‘s been a week. Let‘s see:
1. I baked all week, for three different households. It was a lot of work, but I love baking.
2. I made plans for a trip to visit my dad on Sunday.
3. I found the perfect present for my husband.
4. I hit a new PR in the gym.
5. I booked a quiet cabin in the woods for a night, where I‘m meeting a friend for a few hours of fun and pizza.

Thanks @DebinHawaii I needed to remember the good things. #5joysFriday

mcctrish What a great week and things to look forward too!! 2w
dabbe 💙❄️💙 1w
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TJ Newman just keeps getting better. This was so intense. And now I‘m crying. I‘m going to have terrible dreams. But it was really great.

marleed I love these books. I grew up on disaster movies - Posiedon Adventur, Towering Inferno…so these books take me home! 2w
DogMomIrene I love seeing the positive reviews for these. I‘ve got several, maybe all?🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘m definitely looking forward to reading them. Given the nature of the books, though, I do feel a bit like Mr. Burns steepling his fingers in evil glee. 2w
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We think this might be the package @LeahBergen I didn‘t open it, but I wasn‘t expecting anything else. #LittleChristmasSwap @bookish_wookish

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2w
bookish_wookish Exciting!! 🎄 2w
LeahBergen Haha! My Johnny loves an Amazon delivery, too. 😆 And yes, that‘s it! 2w
JacqMac @LeahBergen 😆 They get very excited. Lol 2w
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Now or Never | Janet Evanovich
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This was fun. I keep saying I‘m not going to read the next one, but I always read the next one. I just have to know what happens. They are always quick and fun anyway.

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This is such a great list @DebinHawaii I can‘t wait to dig into it a little deeper and decide where to start. Everything looks so good. I might have to roll some dice or something. I‘m very excited. Thanks Amy! I think you made a great match. @monalyisha #AuldLangSpine

monalyisha Alyisha. 😉 And you‘re welcome! I always love Deb‘s lists. 💖 3w
Itchyfeetreader You are in for a treat - I am still reading through @DebinHawaii 2024 picks and all were wins for me ! 3w
DebinHawaii Aww! Thanks @monalyisha for the continued excellent matches! @Itchyfeetreader I am still working through your list too & have a few of them on this list as you can see! 🤗 3w
DebinHawaii @JacqMac I‘m on a trip & haven‘t had a chance to delve too far into your list but I‘m excited to look closer & I will post this weekend. 📚🤗📚 3w
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"No." Krampus's voice grew stern. "That is not true. Your dreams are your spirit, your soul, and without them you are dead." He made a fist. "You must guard your dreams. Always. Lest someone steal them from you.”
The is was so good. Tragedy, mythology, crime, humor, horror, fantasy, and love. What more do you want in a holiday story? “Then let us go and be terrible.”

ChaoticMissAdventures I have somehow gotten myself on the side of Tiktok that is "Krampus thirst traps" it is disturbing and I feel like these people have not read these sorts of books ? 3w
monalyisha Hello! The match email I attempted to send you just got kicked back to me. Would you mind emailing me at monalitsy@gmail.com so I can confirm your address? Thanks a bunch! 3w
JacqMac @monalyisha Sending now. 3w
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Your #LittleChristmasSwap #LCS is on the way from Amazon @TheLudicReader It‘s not quite as fun, but it seemed like the best way to send it with this mess of a strike happening. It should arrive for you on Monday. Thanks for the hard work and fun time, Amy. @bookish_wookish

bookish_wookish Yay! 🎄 3w
TheLudicReader Thank you, @JacqMac . I will be on the look out! 3w
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Next up, a little something to help me find the mood. I‘m not feeling the holiday this year.
#20in4 @Andrew65

AshleyHoss820 I feel like the holidays kinda snuck up on me this year and I‘m not feeling too festive either. I‘ve had this on my GoodReads TBR forever! Maybe it‘s time to give it a go! 😂 3w
Andrew65 I can relate to this, can‘t even believe it‘s December already! 3w
LeahBergen Hello! I‘ve sent your Little Christmas swap via Amazon (stupid Canada Post strike 😩). The estimated delivery date is Saturday, December 7th. 3w
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JacqMac @LeahBergen Thank you! I‘m going to send my swap the same way, so I get the feelings 😝 It‘s so frustrating. 3w
LeahBergen It sure is! 3w
LeahBergen I‘ve just been updated… your delivery will be on Sunday now! 😀 3w
JacqMac @LeahBergen Thank you. I have big plans to sit around in my pjs on Sunday, so I‘ll keep an eye out for you and let you know when it arrives. 3w
LeahBergen Perfect! 😆 3w
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November was a good month for me. I think I got very into the hibernating.

AmyG I am a BIG fan of hibernating. 3w
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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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Imagine if Buttercup refused to believe Westley was dead. So she sneaks onboard a pirate ship and sails the twelve seas, that are not wet, because they are made from spores, to save her true love. That‘s the inspiration for this one. I have been avoiding Sanderson for a long time now. Because I knew I would love him. I just didn‘t want to make the commitment. I might be trapped forever now because I loved this so much.

#20in4 @Andrew65

Clare-Dragonfly Ooh… I couldn‘t get into Mistborn but this sounds amazing. 3w
Andrew65 This looks excellent, well done 👏👏👏 3w
DogMomIrene This one sounds so good! 3w
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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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The flu has been kicking my butt this week. I‘m retiring to my bed for the rest of the day. Perfect time for the relaunch of #20in4. This is my first Sanderson and it has been contributing to my weird fever dreams. I am enjoying it though.
@Andrew65

LiteraryinPA Oh no! I hope you get some relief and comfort soon. 4w
AnnCrystal 🙏💝 hope you feel better soon 📚💝. 4w
Jas16 I hope you feel better soon 💐 4w
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dabbe Hope you're on the mend ASAP. Rest, relax, rest! 🧡🤎💛 4w
Andrew65 Sorry to hear you are ill, get well soon. 4w
BookmarkTavern Hope you feel better soon! 4w
Anna40 Feel better soon! 3w
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All signed up. I have never done this one before. I was always too late. But I made it this time. It sounds really fun. Thanks @monalyisha #Auldlangspine2025

tpixie 🥳🥳🥳 4w
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This was a quick and easy read. It was pretty predictable for me, until the twist at the very end. It was one of those great filler books between other books. A good palette cleanser.

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Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty
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Accidentally got lost in a book this afternoon. Time disappeared and I read 40 chapters. If I didn‘t have to stop to make supper I probably would have finished. Maybe I‘ll read instead of sleeping tonight. lol

AmyG I look forward to this. People seem to really enjoy it. 1mo
Chelsea.Poole Love when that happens! 1mo
AshleyHoss820 My Mom liked this one too! It‘s sitting on my shelves now! We usually have different tastes in reading, but I am looking forward to this one. Glad to read that you also enjoyed it! ☺️☺️ 4w
tpixie I got this for my daughter!! For Christmas 🎄 4w
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Held: A Novel | Anne Michaels
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I finally had time to watch The Gillers. If Anne Michaels writes as beautifully as she speaks, I‘m really going to have to read Held. I also really want to read Prairie Edge and Curiosities. The TBR just keeps getting bigger.

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This was my November first reads choice. I read it in less than an hour. Backman never disappoints me. “I'm ... no expert. But I think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away."

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Some days I need to hear it.

dabbe 😂😂😂 1mo
AlaMich This is sooo true! And let‘s not forget the self-loathing that follows, because of the reading time wasted. 1mo
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In the running for my best book of the year. A beautiful dark folklorish tale. Very Grimm. Can vengeance equal justice? Maybe. But it sure makes for a satisfying read. Humans are always the scariest monsters. “If you walk with the beast you become the beast.” All the stars. 

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I‘m trying to clean my library. But I got distracted by the rain. And the fuzzy blanket. And, well, the books. So I‘m taking a break and I‘m only looking at the clean side.

DieAReader 😮Looks wonderful💕 1mo
TheBookHippie 😍😍😍😍 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
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It‘s clean sheet day, so I came to bed early to enjoy them. I also had to dig out my reading gloves. It‘s all cozy in here.

dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 1mo
Deblovestoread My favorite day of the week! 1mo
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Where They Last Saw Her | Marcie R Rendon
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“How the hell did we survive this long? she asked herself. How did our ancestors survive the broken hearts of children gone? Parents murdered? We have lived with losing loved ones for century after century. And we still have babies and keep loving. This love will break my heart.” This book is suspenseful, heartbreaking, and powerful. A story about #MMIW and the bystander effect. “It is a present-day, on-the-edge-of-trauma reality.”

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The Tea Book | Linda Gaylard
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I‘m a tea girl and this is my favorite chilly day tea.
#DaysDevotedTo
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs My favorite tea ever !!! 2mo
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It has been a week y‘all. Find the comfort and joy where you can. Consider yourself tagged. We need all the joy we can find.
Thanks for the tag @Sace
@DebinHawaii

dabbe 🧡🍁🤎 2mo
DogMomIrene Thankful US elections are held in the fall because it does seem easier to find comfy cozy things this time of year. 2mo
Sace Black cats are awesome 🐈‍⬛ 1mo
kspenmoll “Friends who make me laugh” essential! 🩷 1mo
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I read this way back when it was first released. But someone lost my original copy. My daughter already bought us tickets for the movie. She‘s really excited for our mother-daughter date. But I think a reread is in order. And it gave me an excuse to buy this beautiful edition as a replacement.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag My sister is a huge Ariana Grande fan - she was super disappointed that the Australian premiere was in Sydney - or she would have been there 🥹 I was a little disappointed to see that it‘s 2 movies not 1 - guess it will be interesting to see if it follows the book or stage show. Enjoy your reread and hopefully the movie is good! 2mo
JacqMac @thegirlwiththelibrarybag If I remember correctly, the book is pretty dark. I expect it will be more like the musical, but we shall see. 2mo
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I haven‘t participated in a swap in forever. I need something fun right now. Thanks @bookish_wookish I‘m excited to spread a little joy. And candy!

bookish_wookish Yay!! 🎄 2mo
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This one has been sitting on my TBR for a very long time. It was so overhyped and that usually leads to disappointment. I had no desire to be disappointed. Surprisingly, I loved it. But I think it helped that the quiet country girl inside me found it very relatable. “I have to do life alone. But I knew this. I've known a long time that people don't stay."

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The Best of Me | David Sedaris
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When I am having one of those days and I need to laugh a little, David Sedaris is my go to author. I appreciate the heck out of him for always putting a smile in my heart.
#DaysDevotedTo @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

lynneamch Especially love him on audio! 2mo
Eggs Great choice! 2mo
Anna40 Love his outfit! Cool jacket and I‘m not even into fashion 2mo
JacqMac @lynneamch He‘s really great live, too. If you ever get the chance. 2mo
JacqMac @Anna40 lol I love the way he dresses. 2mo
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Run | Blake Crouch
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Everything you want in a post apocalyptic thriller. People are the only monsters that scare me. This feels a lot like Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road. It is Blake Crouch‘s debut novel, so it was missing a bit of finesse. The ending felt a little blunt, but I understand where he was going with it. I loved it anyway.

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When I want a creepy bedtime story, Riley Sager never disappoints. This isn‘t my favourite of his, but it was still hard to put down. It landed on my face twice, because it kept me up past my bedtime, two nights in a row. Now I have to find something to keep me up tonight…. 4/5

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I‘m having trouble putting this down. I started it last night and fell asleep with the kobo in my hand. So I took it down to my gym and read it during my rests between sets. Now if I can just find a way to keep my husband busy, I might get to read it all today. 🤞

DogMomIrene 🙌🏼Great to hear. I read The Last Time I Lied and immediately put all his other books on library hold. Crossing fingers they don‘t all come in at once. 2mo
JacqMac @DogMomIrene lol Here‘s hoping. 🤞 2mo
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Today‘s mood. Why, yes, I do like it darker. This is the perfect music for this book.

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“We aren‘t just a person, we aren‘t just a gender, we aren‘t just an age, we aren‘t just a nationality, we aren‘t just a species. The walls between us are imaginary. The thoughts we have that our ours are gloriously unique but also gloriously in the same continuing spectrum.”
Not my favourite Matt Haig, but still worth the read.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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This reads like a diary of memories that you might find while combing through your grandparent‘s attic. It‘s set in a very rural part of Cape Breton, in the 1950‘s. It was such a time of transition, I found myself asking how could all of this be happening while there were jet planes flying overhead. It‘s full of humorous little stories that feel like a comforting hug. It‘s not a great literary work, but it was a little taste of home. I needed it.

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I was so busy last week, I missed The Giller shortlist announcement. I‘m just catching up today. They all sound great this year. I have added them to my stack.
https://gillerprize.ca/2024-finalists/

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They really have to stop trying to rush me out of spooky season!
#zombies
#wickedwhispers
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

dabbe 😂🎃😂 3mo
Eggs 😂🧟‍♂️🤩 3mo
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Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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I loved it! Not the best in the series, but I still loved getting lost in the magic for awhile. Also contains many #spells
#wickedwhispers
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Beautiful 💙✨🩵 3mo
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Soulless | Gail Carriger
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These books just happen to have my favorite pack of werewolves. And yes the first one isn‘t the same size as the rest. By a lot. And it absolutely drives me insane. #howl #wickedwhispers
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs I can understand your insanity about the size😅😮🤣 3mo
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Anatomy: A Love Story | Dana Schwartz
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Gothic mystery and romance. Hazel wants to be a surgeon. Jack is a resurrection man. There are lots of #cadavers in this series.
#wickedwhispers
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3mo
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I didn‘t forget the first few days, I was just away visiting my Dad. Not a good start for me though. lol But here I am. Nancy was the first to come to mind when I saw #disguise
#wickedwhispers @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect ❤️ 3mo
Eggs I haven‘t read this one yet💛💛 3mo
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Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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Rainy Friday mood. Chocolate chai in the cup. I have at least an hour before someone is going to bother me. I‘m going to get lost in this.

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Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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How did I miss this?! I had no idea there was another book. I guess that‘s what I get for not visiting Litsy enough. Hubby saw it and surprised me with it today. He added a candle and some chocolate. And it‘s going to rain tomorrow. I might just have to drop everything else.

LeeRHarry I enjoyed this one - hope you do too 😊 3mo
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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An absolute masterpiece. I have read Huckleberry Finn countless times. I was a little worried about anyone taking this on. But it‘s absolutely brilliant. The stories mesh like pieces of a puzzle that have always belonged together, but took awhile to find each other. I think Mark Twain would approve. It‘s beautifully done.

Graywacke Glad you enjoyed! I just finished yesterday. I think he was provoking us. I thought it was fantastic. 3mo
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Slow Dance: A Novel | Rainbow Rowell
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I like Rainbow Rowell. Her characters, and their lives, are always so real. And her romance isn‘t smarmy. Someone called it nostalgia romance and I think that‘s perfect. It‘s a slow burn, but it fits the narrative. It made me feel some things.

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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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“For all the women in my life who make up my Briar Club, the ones who bring each other food and wine and counsel whenever it‘s needed. The ones who wouldn‘t bat an eyelash at a corpse on the floor. You know who you are.” Kate Quinn never disappoints.

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