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The Lost Queen by Signe Pike The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen, #1) Pike, Signe *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, history, trim-the-tbr     Olivermagnus 2019/04/17 view activity »
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) Morris, Heather *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 5-stars, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, cultural, debut, family-drama, first-in-a-series, fly-the-pbt-skies, historical-fiction, pbt-steeplechase, poll-ballot-tally, sad, series, travel, trim-the-tbr 2021/11/04 2021/11/06 Nicole R 2019/04/02 view activity »
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) Penman, Sharon Kay
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, dragons, play-harder, trim-the-tbr     Nicole R 2019/03/05 view activity »
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald The Bookshop Fitzgerald, Penelope
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-to-screen, buddy-reads, decades-bingo, favorites, life, trim-the-tbr     Nicole R 2019/03/05 view activity »
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (The Sephardic Cycle, #1) Zimler, Richard *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, expanding-our-pbt...     Nicole R 2019/03/05 view activity »
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) Jonasson, Jonas
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, action-adventure, buddy-reads, comedy, decades-bingo, first-in-a-series, international, life, poll-ballot-tally, series 2020/05/04 2020/05/22 LibraryCin 2019/02/16 view activity »
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne A Ladder to the Sky Boyne, John *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, character-driven, happy-15th-birthd..., lgbt, london, pbt-top-10-2019, subdue-the-shelf, trim-the-tbr     NancyJ 2019/01/07 view activity »
Educated by Tara Westover Educated Westover, Tara *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 21st-century, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, debut, fly-the-pbt-skies, history, mental-health, pbt-steeplechase, pbt-top-10-2018, pbt-top-10-2019, pbt-top-10-2020, poll-ballot-tally, psychological, pursue-it-book-it..., survival, thought-provoking, trim-the-tbr 2019/08/19 2019/08/25 LibraryCin 2019/01/04 view activity »
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa The Travelling Cat Chronicles Arikawa, Hiro
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, animals, authors-of-color, books-to-screen, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, cultural, fly-the-pbt-skies, happy-15th-birthd..., japan, made-me-cry, pursue-it-book-it..., sad, travel     Amy N. 2018/12/28 view activity »
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish The Weight of Ink Kadish, Rachel *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, historical-fiction, pbt-top-10-2018 2018/11/05 2018/12/10 Barbara M 2018/12/10 view activity »
The Time in Between by María Dueñas The Time in Between Dueñas, María
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, africa, buddy-reads, espionage, expanding-our-pbt..., history     LibraryCin 2018/10/07 view activity »
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan The Gray House Petrosyan, Mariam
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, pbt-decathlon, subdue-the-shelf     Nicole R 2018/09/04 view activity »
The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance Rydell, Anders
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, pbt-decathlon     Nicole R 2018/08/03 view activity »
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne The Heart's Invisible Furies Boyne, John *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 2010, around-the-world, buddy-reads, family-drama, fly-the-pbt-skies, life, made-me-cry, pbt-top-10-2010, pbt-top-10-2010-19, pbt-top-10-2018, pbt-top-15-for-15..., pbt100-fiction-2023, poll-ballot-tally, pursue-it-book-it..., subdue-the-shelf 2025/08/30 2025/09/04 Nicole R 2018/08/03 view activity »
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Red Clocks Zumas, Leni *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 21st-century, buddy-reads, dystopian, literary-fiction, pbt-decathlon, play-harder, poll-ballot-tally, speculative-fiction     Nicole R 2018/08/03 view activity »
The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas The Last Watchman of Old Cairo Lukas, Michael David *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, cultural, expanding-our-pbt..., pbt-decathlon     Jgrace 2018/07/23 view activity »
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones An American Marriage Jones, Tayari *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 5-stars, authors-of-color, black-lives-matter, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, character-driven, cultural, family-drama, listopia, literary-fiction, poll-ballot-tally, southern     Susie 2018/07/11 view activity »
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) Howey, Hugh *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, dystopian, pbt-decathlon, play-harder, speculative-fiction, subdue-the-shelf     LibraryCin 2018/07/09 view activity »
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) Novik, Naomi *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, dragons, england, first-in-a-series, happy-15th-birthd..., pbt-decathlon, poll-ballot-tally, pursue-it-book-it..., regency, series, steampunk, subdue-the-shelf 2018/06/29 2018/07/08 Barbara M 2018/07/09 view activity »
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Master and Margarita Bulgakov, Mikhail
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-to-screen, buddy-reads, classics, history, magical-realism, pbt-s-walk-down-h..., poll-ballot-tally, retellings     LibraryCin 2018/07/07 view activity »
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Mantel, Hilary
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, happy-15th-birthd..., pbt-decathlon, poll-ballot-tally     Nicole R 2018/07/03 view activity »
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich Idaho Ruskovich, Emily
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, family-drama     LibraryCin 2018/06/16 view activity »
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) Penman, Sharon Kay
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, family-drama     Joanne 2018/06/03 view activity »
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Jaswal, Balli Kaur *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, comedy, crime, cultural, europe, immigration, international, literary-fiction, pbt-top-10-2020, poll-ballot-tally, strong-women, subdue-the-shelf, suspense 2023/06/02 2023/06/08 LibraryCin 2018/05/12 view activity »
Circe by Madeline Miller Circe Miller, Madeline *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, beautiful, buddy-reads, cultural, fall-flurry-of-ho..., feminist, happy-15th-birthd..., listopia, literary-fiction, pbt-top-10-2018, poll-ballot-tally, strong-women, trim-the-tbr, witches 2018/11/17 2018/11/26 LibraryCin 2018/05/12 view activity »
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar The Space Between Us Umrigar, Thrity
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, friendship, happy-15th-birthd..., moral-dilemmas, strong-women, trim-the-tbr     LibraryCin 2018/05/12 view activity »
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Tyson, Neil deGrasse *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 5-stars, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, geek-reads, history, pbt-s-walk-down-h..., pbt-steeplechase, poll-ballot-tally, science     Cynda 2018/01/18 view activity »
The Power by Naomi Alderman The Power Alderman, Naomi *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, dystopian, happy-15th-birthd..., pbt-decathlon, pbt-steeplechase, pbt-top-10-2017, poll-ballot-tally, science, science-fiction, social-issues, strong-women, subdue-the-shelf, thought-provoking, travel 2020/04/15 2020/04/23 LibraryCin 2018/01/06 view activity »
Autumn by Ali Smith Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1) Smith, Ali
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, fall-flurry-of-ho..., fall-flurry-of-ho..., holiday, pbt-decathlon, pbt-top-10-2017, poll-ballot-tally     LibraryCin 2017/11/10 view activity »
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell Children of God (The Sparrow, #2) Russell, Mary Doria *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, book-club, buddy-reads, poll-ballot-tally, science, science-fiction, space-opera     LibraryCin 2017/09/16 view activity »


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