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Doreen Mcleary
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Academic Liaison Librarian | All opinions expressed are my own | Immersive reader | Trekkie | Traveller | Knowledge seeker #Independentsista
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 12 of 12: "Ending the year with a masterpiece that deserves all the praise.” The Reformatory by Tananarive
📚 Perfect for: those who like Historical or Horror #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 11 of 12: “Beautifully written and emotionally rich—highly recommend.” Seven days in June by Tia Williams
📚 Perfect for: those who believe in second chances #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 10 of 12: “A mystery that kept me guessing until the very end.” The Obsession by Nora Roberts 📚 Perfect for: those who like suspense thriller #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 9 of 12: “Laugh-out-loud funny and full of charm!” Can’t get enough by Kenndey Ryan📚 Perfect for: those who like romance & strong female networks.
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads#dementia
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 8 of 12: “A powerful narrative that stayed with me long after I finished.” And so I roar by Abi Dare
📚 Perfect for: those who like Historical or contemporary fiction
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers
January 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 7 of 12: This book reminded me why I adore historical fiction. The personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
📚 Perfect for: those who like a mix of history with fiction #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
December 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 6 of 12: “A classic reimagined for modern readers. Loved every page!” Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
📚 Perfect for: those who like coming of age stories
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 5 of 12: “Non-fiction at its finest—insightful and educational.” The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios
📚 Perfect for: those who like to immerse in History, & science.
#TopReads2025 #Read
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 4 of 12: “A thrilling adventure that transported me to another world.” Mistborn: the final empire by Brandon Sanderson.
📚 Perfect for: those who like to immerse in Fantasy, adventure #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookLovers
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 3 of 12: “This one challenged my thinking and sparked deep conversations.” The message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
📚 Perfect for: those who like politics, non-fiction
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads
December 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
Day 2 of 12: “A heart warming story perfect for cosy winter nights.” Seven Days Seven Dates: A Kwanzaa Holiday Story by Bailey West
📚 Perfect for: Holiday romance
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity #BookLovers
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Day [1] of 12: “Starting strong with a page-turner that kept me hooked from start to finish!” Razorblade Tears by S.A Cosby. 📚 Perfect for: Fans of suspense, mystery thriller
✨ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity #BookLovers #HolidayReads
December 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄
This holiday season, I’m counting down my favourite books of the year—one for each day! From gripping thrillers to inspiring non-fiction, these reads made 2025 unforgettable. #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity
December 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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✨🕎 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎✨
Wishing you eight nights filled with light, love, and joy. May this season bring peace, happiness, and cherished moments with family and friends.
#Hanukkah #FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah #CelebrateTogether
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt of that day.
Day 28 : A book that has been translated
📗 The Shadow of the Wind
🖊️ Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading#translation
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt of that day.
Day 27 : A book with a number in the title
📗 The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
🖊️ Taylor Jenkins Reid
#read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading#LGBQT
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day.
Day 26 : A book that been adapted into TV or Film
📗 The color Purple
🖊️ Alice Walker
#read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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RIP Jimmy Cliff, 🎤Jamaican actor & Icon 😢💔https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/24/jimmy-cliff-jamaican-reggae-singer-actor-and-cultural-icon-dies-aged-81 #jamaica#Reggae#music
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day.
Day 24 : A banned book
📗 I know why the caged bird sings
🖊️ Maya Angelou
#read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day.
Day 23 : A book set where you live/lived
📗 Rivers of London
🖊️ Ben Aaronovitch
#read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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📚 I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚

I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day.
Day 22 : A book with a beautiful cover
📗 Angelfall
🖊️ Susan Ee
#BookSky #Books #30DayBookChallenge #Readers
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#30DayBookChallenge
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Day 21: Book by Author who’s no longer alive
📗 Their eyes were watching god
🖊️Zora Neale Hurston
#LiteraryLegends#WomenInLiterature#TimelessReads
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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How many can you get? Guess the film (book adaptations only) from the emojis:

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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Never to late to join a challenge 😀 30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM