Everyone who reads it seems to love it, so I assume I'll enjoy it as well. We'll see.

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I'm always curious about books that most people seem to like. They give me FOMO feelings, even when they're not in my genre - and we can't have that! LOL.

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Good to know! I appreciate a good, compelling story no matter the genre.

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People live in South Dakota?? Just kidding! It's a really difficult setting to find in books. I struggle with it every year. HOUR GLASS sounds like a good one to me. I'll let you know what I think when I get to it.

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ACOTAR seems to be almost universally loved, but that doesn't mean anything. There are plenty of books "everyone" loved and I didn't. No problem with that!

Glad you enjoyed the Shipman book. I've only read his first one and I didn't love it. I'm hoping I'll like this one better.

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Same! I came across HOUR GLASS only when I Googled "books set in South Dakota." It sounds like a compelling read, so hopefully it is!

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How interesting! I know nothing at all about sewing, but I always like a family secrets novel, especially ones that connect different generations through one object. THE SEWING MACHINE gets good reviews, so I'm hopeful that it will be one of those hidden gems that is so fun to find.

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OFF THE GRID is a quick, exciting read. You could read it in a matter of hours. It's nothing special, really, but I think kids will like it. The characters are likable, there's lots of action, and, of course, dinosaurs! I bought a copy of the book since I couldn't find it anywhere but Amazon. I'm happy to send it to you if you want it.

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I think I will too. It sounds like a super interesting story. I like immigration stories, even though they're often so harrowing and sad.

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I hope we both enjoy SOLITO!

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I definitely get that laidback vibe from LEGENDS & LATTES and I'm all in for a cozy read right now! I'm really curious to see what I think of ACOTAR. Most people seem to love it. It's interesting that most people like the second book better too. Hmm...

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Same! I usually try to ignore hype, but sometimes I just HAVE to know what's got everyone talking, you know? I hope we both enjoy it!

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I think so too! Fingers crossed it's as good as it sounds :)

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I found HOUR GLASS by Googling books that are set in South Dakota. I haven't seen any actual blog reviews for it, but it gets high marks on Goodreads, so hopefully it's a good one.

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The Columbia River Gorge is beautiful. Lush and rugged. People flock there to hike, bicycle, windsurf, go whitewater rafting, etc. Unfortunately, it can be dangerous too. If you're familiar with The Piano Guys, the Gorge is where Jon Schmidt's daughter fell to her death.

Thanks for clarifying on what a high fantasy is. Now, I can use LEGENDS & LATTES for two different prompts. Yay! I love it when I can double up, especially at the end of the year when I'm racing to finish all of my challenges.

Thanks for popping in. Which blog are you visiting from? I'd love to visit you back!

Same! And most people seem to love it, so I'm hopeful that I will too.

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It's definitely a sign! SOLITO sounds heartbreaking, but illuminating. I'm excited to read it. I hope we both enjoy it.

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Nice! Somehow, it totally flew under my radar and I didn't hear about it until very recently. It sounds like my kind of book, so hopefully I'll enjoy it.

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Ha ha. You gotta love the punny cozy mystery titles. Some of them are really clever!

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Makes sense and I definitely don't think a cozy mystery has to necessarily involve murder. Most of them do, but not all. Thanks for clarifying and thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, A.D.!

When tons of people really love a book, I'm always curious to see if I'll feel the same. Even then, I usually don't read fantasy, but LEGENDS & LATTES just seems like a fun read so I'm going for it! SOLITO sounds like an important and moving read. I'm excited to read it.

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One of the things I like about reading challenges is that they get me outside of my usual reading comfort zones. High fantasy is REALLY not my thing, so we'll see how I do with Maas. Her books are super popular, so hopefully we'll like them too, even though they're not our usual thing.

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YES! That sounds like a sneaky, but perfect plan :) LOL.

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Reading challenges help me get outside my reading comfort zones, which is a good thing, I think. I'll always stick mostly to mystery/thriller novels and historical fiction (as I always have), but it's good to change things up now and then!

I think immigration stories like SOLITO are really important to read. They humanize the innocent people who are so desperate to get over the border that they will do literally anything to get here. Border control is such a hot issue, especially here in Arizona, that I think it's crucial we have stories like Zamora's to help us see what's really going on and to understand the toll these journeys exact from the people who undertake them.

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I do enjoy a heartwarming read :)

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Ha ha. I totally understand! TTT is the best/worst thing that ever happened to my TBR list :)

OFF THE GRID was a quick, easy read. I couldn't remember much about the characters and their back stories so I had to do some Googling. The story presumes you already know all that stuff, which you probably would have being a big Jurassic Park fan. I hope you like it when you read it.

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Good point! Children's poetry seems more entertaining and vivid too. I've never enjoyed poetry, but poems written for children definitely seem more approachable to me.

Cozy fantasy seems to be a new-ish genre. Or is it something I'm only just hearing about (not being a big fantasy reader)?

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Are you a GR librarian?? Someone definitely needs to update the summary. I mean, you know from the cover and the fact that it's part of the Jurassic Park franchise that it's going to be a dinosaur adventure story, but more details definitely would have been nice. And I do love the found-family aspect in the movie. It's a big theme in this novel as well.

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Ha ha. Right? I updated my challenges spreadsheet yesterday and I still have 43 books to read in order to complete all my challenges. LOL. I don't know if I'm going to make it at this point!

I'm not entirely sure that Kate Dyer-Seeley is Ellie Alexander's real name, but it's definitely one of the names she writes under. Kate Dyer-Seeley sounds more like a real name, in my opinion.

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It's been on my TBR list ever since I heard about it and I still haven't read it. Ack! So many books, so little time...

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Lots of people love ACOTAR. I'm interested to see if the book lives up to its hype for me or not. I hope you enjoy it if you read it!

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Oh, interesting. I didn't know it was a kind of Beauty and the Beast story, but that makes sense based on the plot summary I read. I'm really interested to see what I'll think of it!

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Great minds think alike! I hope we both enjoy SOLITO , LEGENDS AND LATTES, and our first forays into the land of Maas. I haven't opened the poetry book yet, but it looks short and unassuming, so hopefully I can handle it. LOL.

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I'm a sucker for interesting memoirs too. People are endlessly fascinating!

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I'm always up for a multi-generational story about family secrets. I hope we all enjoy THE SEWING MACHINE!

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It's hard to resist a book, even if it's not in a genre you usually read, when EVERYONE is raving about it! I hope we both enjoy it.

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Gotcha! Is cozy fantasy a new genre? I'd never heard the term before LEGENDS AND LATTES gained so much popularity. Interesting.

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I'm hoping these all turn out to be winners. We'll see how it goes.

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Oh, that's awesome! I love family heirlooms. Sewing is not something I'm good at either, so I totally understand. I'm glad someone who does love it is getting to use such an awesome heirloom.

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I hope we both enjoy it!

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I think any kid who loves dinosaur adventure stories would like OFF THE GRID. I can't imagine it getting translated, but I'll cross my fingers for you!

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