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B.A. Farquharson

@tudorrosereads.bsky.social

Educator, Kansan, author, reader, Jewish, and πŸ’™

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Marriage & Masti by Nisha Sharma 10 hours 24 minutes (Hoopla)~audio I've finished the trilogy; what am I supposed to do with my life now? Marriage & Masti is the somewhat underwhelming final book in the Dr. Dil universe. I think I...

Finally finished a trilogy!
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30.08.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma 10 hours 13 mins (CloudLibrary)~audio Another absolute banger by Nisha Sharma! This time, the Indian-Shakespearean twist is on Much Ado About Nothin g, a play I've never read but it's been on my TBR.....

When grad school comes around, thank G-d for audiobooks! I finished this one in less than 24 hours
#booksky #tudorrosereads #aapiauthors
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19.08.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma 10 hours 49 minutes (Hoopla)~ audio I've had Dating Dr. Dil on my TBR list for a while because at one point it was briefly making the rounds on TikTok. When I found it on Hoopla, I was in a reading...

Only one book in the month of July, let's hope August is better!
Review on Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
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08.08.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Striker by Ana Huang 592 pages (paperback)~print Have you ever been in a reading slump? For my avid readers out there, a reading slump is one of the worst feelings in the world. When it comes to a reading slump,...

One of the only reads I've finished so far this month and commentary on reading slumps
#booksky #tudorrosereads #sportsromance #booktokmademereadit
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24.07.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 322 pages (hard cover)~print So this is one I've been trying to revisit for a while now with little motivation to do so. I remember reading this and thinking it fell kind of flat. However, I did some....

Another late book review. My summer job has kept me busy! Another revisited read that got bumped up two stars since I read it two years ago.
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17.07.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 401 pages (Large Print)~print In the last year or so I've been doing some reflecting. Looking back on some of the books I've read, I've started to think that maybe I was a bit too harsh on some books....

Another revisited book that got a higher rating the second time around
'Velvet was the Night' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
#booksky #tudorrosereads #supporthispanicauthors
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27.06.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley 277 pages (Book of the Month hardback)~print I'm not going to lie: I really wanted to like this book. My fiancΓ© and I managed to bond over our love for music, so when I saw this book described as...

Late book review on 'Deep Cuts' by Holly Brickley
Spoiler alerts so read at your own peril
#booksky #tudorrosereads #bookrecommendations
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15.06.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evernight by Claudia Gray 327 pages (paperback)~print Wow, the first book revisit in a while! I think I previously mentioned that I used to be a Twilight girlie so I've been revisiting some of the books I read in high school,....

Another late book review, throwing it back to my middle school/high school days
#booksky #tudorrosereads #bookreview
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03.06.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore 7 hours 55 minutes (Libby)~audio ​So I tried reading this book a few months ago because I was just off the high of reading The Pumpkin Spice Cafe (which I forgot to review on here). It was a super...

Late #bookreview on "The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore"
#tiktokmademereadit #booksky #tudorrosereads
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02.06.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New #bookreviews incoming...wedding planning and the triple weekend F1 races have prevented me from keeping up on my reviews lol

02.06.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen 232 pages (hardback)~print "'Not every leader is out on the front line with their face being posted for the world to see. For every Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth, there was.....

I absolutely LOVED this book!!! Don't hesitate to read it!
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
#booksky #history #fantasy #lgbtq
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16.05.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews 9 hours (Libby)~audioΒ  When I say I fell in love with the Belles of London series, I am not exaggerating. It's difficult to find a historical romance series without spice that does not come off as...

First series finish! Perfect read for anyone looking for a fade-to-black romance
The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews #booksky #tudorrosereads #historicalfiction #romance
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12.05.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 564 pages (paperback)~print "Of course. Men always think war is about them."- p. 192 I'm late writing this review because it has taken me all week to process it. It is such a powerful and emotional...

It had been so long since a book has moved me to tears. First five star read of the year!
#historicalfiction #booksky #tudorrosereads
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03.05.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tias and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez 304 pages (hardback)~print "Maybe once they kill her, their bloodstained hands will make them see what they have done to her, to women like her, to women who are difficult. Difficult is not easily...

If you're looking for a good #feminist read, I highly recommend "Tias and Primas." My fiance recommended this to me and that was one of the biggest green flags ever. #booksky
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13.04.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Favorites by Rosemary Hennigan 9 hours (Libby)~audiobook I am doing this review late because it has taken so long to even process this book. There's so much to take in over only nine hours. It's probably one of the best campus...

Probably the best campus novel I've read since The Secret History!
The Favorites by Rachel Hennigan #booksky #darkacademia #tudorrosereads
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10.04.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reading is Political If you need some new book recommendations, here's the list of books that have been banned by the Naval Academy in Annapolis.Β  I will continue to update this post as more continue to get banned. ​

If anyone is looking for #bookrecommendations here's the list the Annapolis Naval Academy pulled. I'll continue to post updates when there's more. #booksky
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08.04.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes 1023 pages (Penguin paperback)~print I finally finished it. After 823 days, I have finally finished this fucking book. This review is less about my thoughts about the book and more about helping...

To dream the impossible dream! I finally finished #donquixote after two and a half years!
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#booksky #classicbooks #supportpubliclibraries

06.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica 95 pages (CloudLibrary)~ebook "...if I write it, then it was real; if I write it, maybe we won't just be park of a dream contained in a planet, inside a universe...." I tried reading Tender is the...

This one was a lot but SO engaging
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica #booksky #bookreviews #tudorrosereads
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27.03.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walk With Me: a Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer by Kate Clifford Larson 13 hrs 38 mins (Hoopla)~audiobook I've been trying to stay away from political stuff, but it's difficult to do when the word is falling apart. On the day of the inauguration, I was in a coffee shop...

First book in a month!
"Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer" #booksky #nonfiction #CivilRightsMovement
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16.03.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So to my understanding it's all coming back up to the surface after they found out Liam Lawson's gf is a Magette. Idk I get all my F1 pre-season updates from TikTokπŸ™ƒ

28.02.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All the McLaren girlies are heartbroken to find out Zak Brown cozied up to 47 at the #MiamiGP. I clocked that man the first time he showed on Drive to Survive. He just looks like he would say "All Lives Matter."
#formulaone

28.02.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

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Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding True Faith by April Ajoy 8 hrs 4 mins~ audiobook " It's hard to stay in a black-and-white belief system after you've seen glimpses of color" So if you've been here for a while, you probably know that I'm not Christian; I'm...

A wonderful book by @aprilajoy.bsky.social! I'm not Christian but I'm a Reformation Historian and thoroughly enjoyed it. #bookreview #booksky #tudorrosereads
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15.02.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As soon as I hear "let's see it" I know it's going DOWN

09.02.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook 9 hours 9 mins (Spotify)~audiobook Phew, I'm going to need a light read after this. I inhaled this book within 48 hours but it's so much, especially when you remember these are real people. I...

I'm going to need a good rom com after this....
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05.02.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Babylonia by Costanza Casati 401 pages (ARC ebook)~ebook "Humans have only a single lifetime. How can they truly understand love? Those who believe they acn are even more lost than the rest." First and foremost, I would like to.....

My review of my first ARC read!
Babylonia by Constanza Casati
#booksky #historicalfiction #booksrecs
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26.01.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Endurance is our test.
Community is our tool.
Resistance is our duty.

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Double Apex by Josie Juniper 348 pages (paperback)~print "Now I can have every woman, but want only one."-pg. 51 If you had told me a year ago today that my first read of the new year would be Formula One smut, I would have...

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My first read of the year is...F1 smut? Cool!
#booksky #tudorrosereads #bookreview #formulaone

17.01.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A creepy hand rising to reach a dead bird.

A creepy hand rising to reach a dead bird.

It has a cover! THE BEWITCHING is out July 15, 2025. Three women, three time periods, and a lot of witchcraft.
Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760756...

05.12.2024 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 535    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 32
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THE BEWITCHING giveaway Win an advance review copy of THE BEWITCHING Shipped anywhere in the world ​*** Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the...

I'm entering this competition and you can too! wn.nr/Rzq9Lyx

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