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Jul 2023
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99: Books We Need to Finish Before Summe...

SARAH HARTLEY
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Summer isn’t quite over yet, but we’re gettin’ there! The pressure is on for us to finish some of our summer TBR books. You won’t be at all surprised to hear that we have different definitions of what constitutes a summer read. 

 

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Something Bookish:

[2:34] S: Scribd (get 60 days free with this link!)

[4:15] M: NetGalley

 

Books We Need to Read Before Summer Ends: 

[6:16] S: Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren

[8:01] M: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith

[9:11] S: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[10:29] M: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

[11:51] S: Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

[12:39] M: Writers & Lovers by Lily King

[13:47] S: Normal People by Sally Rooney

[14:45] M: Sour Lake by Bruce McCandless III

[16:01] S: Jacqueline in Paris by Ann Mah

[17:24] M: The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson



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