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Hello everyone!! I hope you all had a good week last week! We had just a normal week around here. Nothing exciting – which is a good thing sometimes! I finished up some things to make our Cub Scout Pack official, and I started working on planning for school in September.
Read Last Week:
The Berry Pickers was phenomenal. Definitely one of the best books I have read all year, hands down. It was also a tear jerker! I needed a giant emotional break after reading it and Crime and Cherry Pits was perfect for a follow up. Summery, a light little cozy set in Michigan, it was perfect.
Reading This Week:
I am still sort of recovering from The Berry Pickers but I have a few I am going to be choosing from.
I really don’t know where I will land this week!
Posted Last Week:
Top Ten Tuesday – Debut Novels
Watching:
I was pretty emotionally drained after The Berry Pickers so I told Billy I needed to go back to the Sewing Bee for a bit. Lol. So we watched The Great British Sewing Bee all week.
And that is it from around here today! I hope you are doing well!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
The Berry Pickers sounds tremendous. I’ll have to look into that one.
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I loved it. Definitely one of my favorites so far this year!
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It’s always a bit of a challenge to start reading again after a book that has left me emotionally drained. I hope your next read is a wonderful one!
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Yes! I am having a hard time getting back in the water, so to speak. Lol.
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Now I want to read The Berry Pickers. Enjoy your week.
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I highly recommend it!
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Fabulous review for The Berry Pickers! Now I am curious. I hope you find another fabulous book this week!
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I definitely recommend it!
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The Berry Pickers has been on my radar for a while … it sounds great! Hope you have another good week ahead.
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It was fantastic. I definitely recommend it.
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I agree, nothing exciting can be a very good thing 🙂 I want to read the Amanda Flower series. It looks so good. Have a great week!
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I love that series. 🙂 It was the perfect book to read after The Berry Pickers.
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I haven’t heard of The Great British Sewing Bee. I need to find it and check it out.
Sorry you still have a bit of a hangover from Berry Pickers. I love books that make me feel but sometimes they are hard to recover from.
I hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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It is such a good watch. Very soothing and comforting. The judges are so sweet. I think if you use a VPN you can watch.
Ugh it was so good but yes, now I need a little break! Lol.
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Nothing is a good thing. It’s fun to read books set where you live or places you know well.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
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Now I need to look for The Berry Pickers, I think. I love a good emotional read.
Good luck with your school planning!
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Thanks Deb!! And I think you will really enjoy it!
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OK, now I am going to have to read The Berry Pickers. And, the Sewing Bee is really a good show when you’re in your feelings…so calming!
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It is so good Marsha!! But does have some sad stuff in there, just be warned if you are avoiding that right now.
And I needed the warm hug of the Sewing Bee!
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I’m listening to The Berry Pickers right now. I am also listening to The Wandering Stars which is also a Native story which includes lots of stories of addiction.
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I will have to look that one up!
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I now really want to read Berry Pickers, but know that it should be carefully timed.
Jane of Lantern Hill is good – I love the “Montgomery Ephemera” (aka: Not Just Anne), and have discovered some really amazing stories and characters.
I started that Amanda Flowers series, and need to go back and finish/catch up. It is such a fun cute cozy, and perfect for summer.
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Yes. Be sure you are in a good place when you read it! I don’t read many books like that but this one was good.
I am excited to start Jane! I actually received a surprise book gift from Amazon, The Blue Castle, so I am reading that one now and I love it.
It really is such a perfect little cozy for summer!
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I think I’ll avoid The Berry Pickers. I like light and fluffy more these days. Come see my week <a href=”https://inside-dog.blogspot.com/2024/07/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-july-29.html“>here</a>. Happy reading!
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Me too! Lol! I read about one emotional book a year – that is all I can take!!
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The Berry Pickers sounds like a very emotional read. I’ll look it up but not sure if I can read it. Like Kathy I tend towards the light.
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I usually do too. I average about one emotional read a year. Lol.
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I’ve heard good things about the Aveline Jones books, I want to check them out 🙂
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I think that is going to be the winner from this list honestly!
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Oh wow, nice that’s good to know 🙂 !
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Berries and Cherries – nice summer pairing!
Hope you enjoy your books this week, too –
Sue
<a href= https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/big-book-summer-2024.html>2024 Big Book Summer Challenge</a>
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The Amanda Flower looks great and I’ve really enjoyed her books. Jane of Lantern Hill is another of my favorites. I like that Jane is a bit more practical of a heroine than Montgomery’s usual characters. I hope you’re having a great week!
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I think Jane looks so good! I got The Blue Castle as a surprise gift this week so I am reading that first. That one is good too! I have never read beyond Anne before so this is fun.
And I love the Amanda Flower books!
I hope you are as well. 🙂
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