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My Friends by Fredrik Backman My Friends Backman, Fredrik *
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 read, buddy-reads, play-harder, summer, the-compass     Joy D 2025/06/05 view activity »
The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 (Revolution Trilogy, #2) Atkinson, Rick
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 read, buddy-reads, play-harder     Joy D 2025/05/28 view activity »
Precipice by Robert Harris Precipice Harris, Robert *
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 read, buddy-reads, thriller     Joy D 2025/03/23 view activity »
The Women by Kristin Hannah The Women Hannah, Kristin *
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 read, 5-stars, buddy-reads, coming-of-age, pbt-steeplechase, pbt-top-10-2024, play-harder, sad, strong-women, summer, the-compass, travel 2024/08/10 2024/08/19 LibraryCin 2024/04/07 view activity »
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Dalrymple, William
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 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2024/04/04 view activity »
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young Spells for Forgetting Young, Adrienne *
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 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, fantasy-romance     Rachel N. 2024/04/04 view activity »
Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen Things We Lost to the Water Nguyen, Eric
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 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, coming-of-age     Rachel N. 2024/03/11 view activity »
The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry The Peacock and the Sparrow Berry, I.S. *
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 read, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2024/03/11 view activity »
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby All the Sinners Bleed Cosby, S.A. *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, authors-of-color, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, pbt-steeplechase, pbt-top-10-2024, play-harder     Rachel N. 2024/01/30 view activity »
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson A Town Called Solace Lawson, Mary
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 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2024/01/30 view activity »
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3) Lee, Fonda *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, pbt-steeplechase     Rachel N. 2024/01/01 view activity »
The Women in Black by Madeleine St. John The Women in Black St. John, Madeleine
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, happy-15th-birthd..., holiday     Rachel N. 2023/12/11 view activity »
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar The Museum of Failures Umrigar, Thrity
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, authors-of-color, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, subdue-the-shelf     Joy D 2023/11/25 view activity »
Fire Weather by John Vaillant Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World Vaillant, John
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, canada, pbt-steeplechase, play-harder, sad     Rachel N. 2023/11/13 view activity »
The Exchange by John Grisham The Exchange (The Firm, #2) Grisham, John *
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 read, 5-stars, buddy-reads, crime, play-harder 2024/08/05 2024/08/10 Rachel N. 2023/11/13 view activity »
Jade War by Fonda Lee Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) Lee, Fonda *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, authors-of-color, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/09/30 view activity »
Out of Istanbul by Bernard Ollivier Out of Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road Ollivier, Bernard
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 read, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/09/30 view activity »
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store McBride, James *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, authors-of-color, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, crime, historical-mystery, literary-fiction, moral-dilemmas, pbt-steeplechase, pbt-top-10-2023, pbt-top-10-2024, play-harder, subdue-the-shelf 2024/02/10 2024/02/15 LibraryCin 2023/09/16 view activity »
Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce Dear Mrs. Bird Pearce, AJ *
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 read, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/07/31 view activity »
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak The Forty Rules of Love Shafak, Elif *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, adventure, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, literary-fiction, subdue-the-shelf     Rachel N. 2023/07/08 view activity »
The Escape Artists by Neal Bascomb The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War Bascomb, Neal *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, adventure, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/07/02 view activity »
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2) Cline, Ernest *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, adventure, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/06/28 view activity »
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0.1) Shannon, Samantha *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, adventure, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/06/24 view activity »
Jade City by Fonda Lee Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) Lee, Fonda *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, authors-of-color, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/06/02 view activity »
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Woman of Light Fajardo-Anstine, Kali *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, indigenous     Rachel N. 2023/05/01 view activity »
Crucible of War by Fred Anderson Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766 Anderson, Fred
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, indigenous     Rachel N. 2023/04/09 view activity »
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge West With Giraffes Rutledge, Lynda *
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 read, adventure, books-with-friends, buddy-reads, friendship, literary-fiction, subdue-the-shelf, travel     Rachel N. 2023/04/02 view activity »
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain The Dream Daughter Chamberlain, Diane *
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 read, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/01/20 view activity »
Improbable Patriot by Harlow Giles Unger Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French Playwright Who Saved the American Revolution Unger, Harlow Giles
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, buddy-reads, happy-15th-birthd..., subdue-the-shelf     Rachel N. 2023/01/20 view activity »
Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald Time After Time Grunwald, Lisa *
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 read, buddy-reads     Rachel N. 2023/01/20 view activity »


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