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Ellen's avatar

Great recommendations! I haven't rad Remarkably Bright Creatures. TBH, I was afraid it would fall into the category of "Books Other People Love and I Can't," like A Man Called Ove and A Gentleman in Moscow. (Although I love Towles's Rules of Civility.) I've read a few of Emily Henry's books already, so I may try that one. And I really enjoy a good thriller! Like you, I'm over the alcoholic unreliable female narrator trope. Enough already!

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Julie Chiou's avatar

i LOOOOVED The Guncle. probably one of my favorite summer reads last summer. the sequel wasn't as good but it was still very wholesome. i want more sequels!

just for the summer - LOVE everything Abby. i read that one last summer and it was just perfection.

i have Big Beautiful Life on my library holds and it should be coming to me soon...I had a really terrible experience with Emily Henry and i've not picked up any of her books since then...however, I'm willing to give this one a try.

i love a good thriller so i'm going to add 'everyone who can forgive me is dead' to my list! thanks for sharing!

i'm currently reading It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan!

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Elizabeth T. Brunetti's avatar

Emily Henry has been hit or miss for me. I liked the depth and subplots of this one, plus Julia Whelan is a great audiobook narrator so she automatically makes a book better by reading it to me. :)

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Julie Chiou's avatar

i'm not into audiobooks, but i tried 'my oxford year' because someone mentioned how Julia Whelan crushed the narrating of it...i think i am a book reader and nothing audio haha :)

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