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May book club theme - 👑 Victorian 👑 - May 14, 2026 - The sixth book of the Lady Sherlock series is full of intrigue and subterfuge. I loved it! It might be my favourite so far.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2
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I got busy yesterday and forgot - it's #readingwrapup time!
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May book club theme: 👑 Victorian 👑
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Author name starts with "N" - April 24, 2026 - This book is about a plane crash and the sole survivor, a twelve year old boy. It flips between the hours leading up to the crash and the boy's recovery and ongoing life. It's both sad and hopeful.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
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April book club theme-🤵 Wedding 👰♀️- April 4, 2026 - The main character in this novel is actually an awful person, but somehow you end up liking her and rooting for her. Maybe she's just a misunderstood psychopath.
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Author name "L" - March 30, 2026 - I really enjoy magic based fantasy novels and this one hit all the right notes for me. Humans and monsters living together, magic hiding in plain sight, an impossible heist, and a bit of spiciness. Chef's kiss.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
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April book club theme: 🤵 Wedding 👰♀️
#allisonpicksbooks #introvertbookclub #bookstodon #bookstodoner #weddingbooks #AprilBooks
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Author name starts with "M" - March 10, 2026 - This compilation of novellas builds the back story of Celaena Sardothien, assassin. It's intriguing enough to make me want to read more.
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #fantasy #romantasy #throneofglassseries #assassinbooks
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Author name starts with "R" - February 24, 2026 - This quick educational guide is good for those who are unfamiliar with governance models but a bit of a snore for those who have prior exposure to board structure. I was hoping for more insight for a new board member entering a previously established and highly functioning board of directors. 🤷♀️
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Author name starts with "Y" - February 11, 2026 - This was an interesting time travel/murder mystery genre mix. I enjoyed how the author unraveled the story and then tied it back together at the end.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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February book club theme - 👨👩👧👦 family 👨👩👧👦 - February 8, 2026 - This book tells the stories of a boy and a girl who randomly meet at a river and become friends. The writing is a bit flat in the beginning, but I was fully invested by the end and hoping they would find their way back to each other.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/4
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A book with an overweight character whose story isn't about losing weight - February 1, 2026 - In the fifth book of the Lady Sherlock series, Charlotte once again battles maximum tolerable chins while investigating crimes. In this case, she tries to clear Inspector Treadles from two murder charges. This series is so much fun to read!
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #mystery #LadySherlock
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February book club theme: 👨👩👧👦 Family 👨👩👧👦
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Author name starts with "H" - January 29, 2026 - The beginning of this book is very slow and boring, but informative. The intrigue does pick up, but the plot becomes obvious long before the "reveal".
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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January book club theme: ⛸️ Skate ⛸️- January 10, 2026 - I was expecting this to just be a cheesy romance novel, but it's a deeper story than just romance. It's a tale about self-confidence, hope, perseverance, and the grueling work that goes into making your dreams come true. The obstacles in this novel are real and relatable. Well done.
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A middle school book - December 30, 2025 - the second book of the Heroes of Olympus series centers around the Roman demigod camp and brings back Percy Jackson. My daughter loved some of the new characters introduced in this book, but she thought the first one was better.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #fantasy #middleschoolbooks #heroesofolympus
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Read a book from the TBR of someone you follow - December 26, 2025 - This book brings back the fool, one of my favorite Christopher Moore characters. I don't know how he manages to balance the ridiculous with the intellectual, but he does, and it's brilliant.
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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Read a book from the TBR of someone you follow - December 26, 2025 - This book brings back the fool, one of my favorite Christopher Moore characters. I don't know how he manages to balance the ridiculous with the intellectual, but he does, and it's brilliant.
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #fantasy #StoryGraph #funnybooks
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A book you read just for the fun of it - December 22, 2025 - The fourth book in the Lady Sherlock series is just as much fun as the rest. I could read a hundred of these stories and still want more 😉
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #womensfiction #mysterybooks #historicalfiction #LadySherlock #funbooks
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A book about witchcraft - December 16, 2025 - This book follows three generations of things going bump in the night. It was suitably entertaining and chilling until the incestuous relationship near the end. That was just gross and completely unnecessary for the plot.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #horror #witchcraft #spookybooks
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A book about witchcraft - December 16, 2025 - This book follows three generations of things going bump in the night. It was suitably entertaining and chilling until the incestuous relationship near the end. That was just gross and completely unnecessary for the plot.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #horror #witchcraft #spookybooks
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A book about witchcraft - December 16, 2025 - This book follows three generations of things going bump in the night. It was suitably entertaining and chilling until the incestuous relationship near the end. That was just gross and completely unnecessary for the plot.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #horror #witchcraft #spookybooks
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A book about witchcraft - December 16, 2025 - This book follows three generations of things going bump in the night. It was suitably entertaining and chilling until the incestuous relationship near the end. That was just gross and completely unnecessary for the plot.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #horror #witchcraft #spookybooks
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A book about witchcraft - December 16, 2025 - This book follows three generations of things going bump in the night. It was suitably entertaining and chilling until the incestuous relationship near the end. That was just gross and completely unnecessary for the plot.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3/4
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #horror #witchcraft #spookybooks
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December book club theme: 🎄 holiday 🎄 - December 13, 2025 - This is a fun, lighthearted, Christmas themed murder mystery. The characters are funny and relatable. Parts of the plot are fairly predictable, but the characters are so humorous and endearing that it makes up for it. A joy to read.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #introvertbookclub #mysterybooks #whodunit #christmasbooks
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A book with a language other than English in it - December 9, 2025 - This book includes some Hindi words and phrases throughout the story. It's a historical fiction novel about a henna artist who fights against social norms to create an independent life for herself. It's an inspiring story about family, perseverance, and hope.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2
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A book you got for free - December 8, 2025 - I won the digital version of this book through a StoryGraph giveaway. I didn't realize it was the second book of the series, so I felt like I was missing some of the character development. It's a typical whodunit story. It has potential, but feels like a surface story, there's not enough depth to it to be believable or thrilling.
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A book whose title is the name of the main character - December 1, 2025 - This is a crime fiction novel that follows Lucky, a girl who was abandoned as a baby and raised by a con artist. It's an okay read, entertaining at the time, but you'll forget all about it as soon as it's done.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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A book with a nonhuman character - November 28, 2025 - One of the main characters in this book is a sentient plant. This book is fun to read, it's full of imagination and joy. It'll give you the warm, fuzzy feelings.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/5
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November book club theme - ✝️ Remembrance ✝️ - November 21, 2025 - I wanted to read a book based on events during WWII in honour of the many soldiers who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. This novel is based on events at Stalingrad. Lest we forget.
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November book club theme - ✝️ Remembrance ✝️ - November 21, 2025 - I wanted to read a book based on events during WWII in honour of the many soldiers who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. This novel is based on events at Stalingrad. Lest we forget.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #introvertbookclub #warstory #WWII #lestweforget
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November book club theme - ✝️ Remembrance ✝️ - November 21, 2025 - I wanted to read a book based on events during WWII in honour of the many soldiers who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. This novel is based on events at Stalingrad. Lest we forget.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #introvertbookclub #warstory #WWII #lestweforget
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November book club theme - ✝️ Remembrance ✝️ - November 21, 2025 - I wanted to read a book based on events during WWII in honour of the many soldiers who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. This novel is based on events at Stalingrad. Lest we forget.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #introvertbookclub #warstory #WWII #lestweforget
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November book club theme - ✝️ Remembrance ✝️ - November 21, 2025 - I wanted to read a book based on events during WWII in honour of the many soldiers who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. This novel is based on events at Stalingrad. Lest we forget.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
#allisonpicksbooks #bookstodon #bookstodoner #introvertbookclub #warstory #WWII #lestweforget
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A book with alliteration - November 8, 2025 - I really enjoyed the concept of this book. Oona leaps through time and lives her adult life out of chronological order. When you only have 12 months with the people you know, you learn to live in the moment.
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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November book club theme:
✝️ Remembrance ✝️#allisonpicksbooks #introvertbookclub #bookstodon #bookstodoner #remembranceday #wwiibooks #historicalfiction #warstory
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November book club theme:
✝️ Remembrance ✝️#allisonpicksbooks #introvertbookclub #bookstodon #bookstodoner #remembranceday #wwiibooks #historicalfiction #warstory
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November book club theme:
✝️ Remembrance ✝️#allisonpicksbooks #introvertbookclub #bookstodon #bookstodoner #remembranceday #wwiibooks #historicalfiction #warstory
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November book club theme:
✝️ Remembrance ✝️#allisonpicksbooks #introvertbookclub #bookstodon #bookstodoner #remembranceday #wwiibooks #historicalfiction #warstory