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Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaI decided to read this book because I bought the second book in this series.
“And the more I practice, the more accomplished I’ll become” (97).
I love that! ♥️
* The part where Rebecca got a card from her neighbors reminded me of that clip from Family Guy where Cleveland sent Peter a birthday card.
* I thought that towards the end of the last chapter that Rebecca should really have a personal planner in her purse to go to her meetings on time.
* I also wanted to say that the narrator, Emily Gray, was so good!
Brewed Awakening (A Coffeehouse Mystery by Cleo Coyle
I first came across this book when I went to visit the Litchfield Park Library. I work in that town, so I wanted to get my Winter Reading Program book choice from another library branch in the Maricopa County Library District system. I drove there before work and browsed the shelves. I went to the large print shelves first and this book was displayed wonderfully. I immediately loved this book cover. I really loved the vibe! I continued browsing the shelves and found no other contender. I went to their self-checkout machines. They had three. I think that I might make a Chrome theme from this book cover. I love it so much! Update: I did make a theme based around this book cover. You can check it out here! I don’t really like the original book cover. It’s too cartoonish. I am really enjoying my time with this Winter read!
“I closed my eyes. Somewhere out there, people cared about me, and a fresh hot pot of ‘stimulant’ was brewing.
God, I’d give anything for a cup of it” (72).
* The cover of this book reminds me of a liquid coffee creamer I used to use in high school called Cafe Complements coffee creamer, hazelnut.
“Despite the gloomy weather, once I saw the Manhattan skyline, shining through the murky shadows, I was filled with a sense of well-being. It felt like a homecoming, even if I couldn’t recall every memory about this particular home” (439).
* There is a website mentioned at the end of this book called coffeehousemystery.com. I visited it for a brief moment and I love it already lolz <3
The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 8 by Cassandra Clare
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| Again, that outfit! |
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| I can't with Jace's face! 🫦 |
10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall
I first got this book as a Summer Reading prize. I chose this book because it was the best one out of their selection. I am really loving this so far. I am loving it so much, in fact, that I might put this one on my favorites shelf when I’m done. The prize was for the Summer of 2024! I will link the blog post here: https://denisesreadingweblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/2023-summer-reading-prizes.html
* I paused my reading of this book to start another. I love that I am going to finish this book in December because this book takes place in December!
“It’s a comforting thought and I let myself be comforted” (354).
* The part in chapter 34 towards the end where Johnathon and Sam are in the graveyard together made me teary-eyed. I think Sam really needed a hug and Johnathon Fucking Forest was there to oblige.
* In the epilogue I loved the part where their family’s joke is to say to take care of Johnathon when Sam is leaving somewhere. I thought that was so sweet.
* I would gladly read a sequel!
* I also really loved the narrator of this audiobook! He was sooo good!
👩👧 Mother Daughter Book Club Pick (every other day reading frequency) [☀️PHOENIX LIBRARY☀️]:
✅ 🔪 Killer Chef by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey J. Keyes
📖 My Personal Reads:
🎃 My Daily Read [☀️PHOENIX LIBRARY☀️]:
✅ Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Halloween Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Emmeline Duncan (Goodreads Author)
Killer Chef by James Patterson
So for my activities wish list that was part of my birthday wish lists I had on there that we go to the Burton Barr Phoenix library with my Mom so that I can finally see her use her Phoenix library card, but something awful happened. Her card didn’t work because I forgot the password and we tried two times and the account said that it was blocked because we tried more than once with the wrong password. That made me sad, but at least we both found a book that we want to read. I mostly wanted to read it because it was set in New Orleans. I also read a similar short book before! Mom likes mystery, so we are going to be reading this for our Mother Daughter Book Club.
I summarized every chapter so we don’t forget what happened last time because we read every other day.
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| This is what we ordered from the restaurant. |
