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Pinkii

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I rated it higher (4) but agree with you, I didn’t get a touch of the devastation others have reported and wondered if I was more of an ice queen than I thought. Other books since have in fact reminded me I have loads of feelings 🤣
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lol I have cried more at romantasy books than this.

again for me, I think it just comes back to how one dimensional the characters were so I really didnt connect with any of them to feel sad about anything happening to them.
 
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AllieBee

AllieBee

ordinaryjelly said:
It is the simple things with me. I have completed Goodreads Spring Challenge.

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The bookmarks you cannot see, and the three on the final row are

Editors' Picks - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 3*

Books on Books - This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed 4*

AAPI Heritage - This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed 4*

Summer Reading - His & Hers by Alice Feeney 3*

Escapist Reads - The True Happiness Company: How a Girl Like Me Falls For a Chilly Like That by Veena Dinavahi 4*

Pride Picks - A Family Matter by Claire Lynch 3*

And then the ones you can see:

Page Turner - just reading 2 books in April, I read 26 so.....

Speed Reader - just reading 3 books in April, I read 26 so.....

Book Boss - just reading 5 books in April, I read 26 so.....

Community Picks - Dear Debbie by Frieda McFadden 2*

Trending Books - Dear Debbie by Frieda McFadden 2*

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I dislike Frieda McFadden immensely so why her book was picked twice I'm not sure. It may be because my rule of just 8 tbr books at any one time and I figured if I had her it would kill two birds with one stone. She hurts my eyeballs and it was a waste of reading time. 1.5* rounded up to 2*.

I think my favourite book was This Book Won't Burn it is a young adult book and does read as such. It was quite predictable, but I got a little bit teary eyed as the main character went on her journey.

Anyway, a full page of bookmarks pleases me!

I think I have to wait until 1st July for the summer challenge.
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Well done you!

Im only on 5/12 but didnt really feel like doing it this time so that 5 is by accident really
 
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Funsizes

Listening to Hannah Murray’s memoir. Wish she would stop doing the American accents. She is not very good! But the book is fascinating
 
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epl000

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I'm participating in a step challenge for the next fortnight so really need a good audiobook to keep me wanting to go out walking. Any recommendations?

I just finished The Death of Us by Abigail Dean has anyone read it? I found it quite a strange book and quite hard to follow but it was well written. Also was annoyed as the kindle edition finished at 91% as the final 9% was acknowledgements and other rubbish after. So frustrating as I felt the ending just came out of nowhere.
 
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Pinkii

epl000 said:
I'm participating in a step challenge for the next fortnight so really need a good audiobook to keep me wanting to go out walking. Any recommendations?

I just finished The Death of Us by Abigail Dean has anyone read it? I found it quite a strange book and quite hard to follow but it was well written. Also was annoyed as the kindle edition finished at 91% as the final 9% was acknowledgements and other rubbish after. So frustrating as I felt the ending just came out of nowhere.
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i really loved secret of strangers by Charity Norman on audiobook. Not sure reading it would have had the same impact for me.
 
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TheStrawberryThief

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I have started reading 'Pitching Up!' By Deborah Aubrey. I fancied a silly book. It is about a bunch of older couples on a caravan holiday and funny stuff that they get up to.

I went on loads of caravan holidays as a kid, and the book feels very accurate to what it is like. Early on the main couple are getting a bit aggy with each other over reversing the caravan onto a pitch and I can remember by parents doing exactly the same every time we went away.
 
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AllieBee

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TheStrawberryThief said:
I have started reading 'Pitching Up!' By Deborah Aubrey. I fancied a silly book. It is about a bunch of older couples on a caravan holiday and funny stuff that they get up to.

I went on loads of caravan holidays as a kid, and the book feels very accurate to what it is like. Early on the main couple are getting a bit aggy with each other over reversing the caravan onto a pitch and I can remember by parents doing exactly the same every time we went away.
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You might like The Tent, The Bucket and Me. Its by Emma Kennedy and her memoirs of camping holidays as a kid. I really liked it, even though im not keen on her as a person!
 
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Cheddar Chalpupa

AllieBee said:
You might like The Tent, The Bucket and Me. Its by Emma Kennedy and her memoirs of camping holidays as a kid. I really liked it, even though im not keen on her as a person!
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That is such a funny book, I remember nearly passing out trying not to laugh out loud whilst reading it stood up on a crowded train! Time for a re-read I think.
 
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daisynoon

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Paging @LaBlonde and any other London Calling fans who also use ereaders - Father Material is £1.99!

Also I was looking up The Open Era, and Kobo apparently thinks it's... non-fiction??

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LaBlonde

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daisynoon said:
Paging @LaBlonde and any other London Calling fans who also use ereaders - Father Material is £1.99!

Also I was looking up The Open Era, and Kobo apparently thinks it's... non-fiction??

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page received! 🫡

is kobo trying to tell us something?! i’m intrigued by this purely because goodreads tells me it’s vaguely described jannick sinner/carlos alcaraz fanfiction and i must know more 🤣
 
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Itchy of Itchington

Itchy of Itchington

epl000 said:
I'm participating in a step challenge for the next fortnight so really need a good audiobook to keep me wanting to go out walking. Any recommendations?

I just finished The Death of Us by Abigail Dean has anyone read it? I found it quite a strange book and quite hard to follow but it was well written. Also was annoyed as the kindle edition finished at 91% as the final 9% was acknowledgements and other rubbish after. So frustrating as I felt the ending just came out of nowhere.
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I've read The Death of Us. Found it hard going as well. I've read her other two books as well. Girl A was gripping and I read it in a couple of days but this one I really had to push on to finish. I think it's definitely one of the more disturbing books I'll read this year.

Recent fluff read was Preloved which was on Prime. The story as a whole I didn't really enjoy but there were some beautiful phrases in it. If it had just been stand alone short stories I think I would have liked it more.
 
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