Welcome to Litsy!

Enjoying some warm ☀️ on the back porch this morning, with this delightful Christmas read.

#Pemberlittens It's time for #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong discussion!

*Spoilers in comments.

I hope you have enjoyed what Jane calls “the gaieties” of Christmas.
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*Discussion Post will be up sometime Monday.

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#janeinjuly #pemberlittens

And we're off to the Twelfth Night Ball! 🎭
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#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

I jumped in late on this one and didn't know it was the 12th book in the series. Having the idolized author Jane Austen as the detective in these series was such fun! A cozy yet well-researched holiday tale of murder in the world of Austen, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the actual 12 Days of Christmas and how they were celebrated as well as the mysterious deaths at The Vyne. If you love Austen, you'll enjoy this detective tale.

The Eleventh Day is all about preparations for Twelfth Night party.

One of these days I'm going to attempt to make a Twelfth Night Cake. 📖🎄🎂

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#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

The comfort of tea on a cold winter morning. 🫖📖🎄

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#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

July 🥵 or January 🥶?

Yesterday I was out and about in Tulsa and my car thermometer read 102F/39C. I could really use some January cold right now.

How about you?

#JaneInJuly #Pemberlittens
#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Party like it's 1815. 8️⃣📖🎄

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

I love this tradition of letting the old year out and the new year in. 🕛🥂🍾

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When I originally read Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas for my #JaneandtheYear2020 Readalong I remarked that this quote described my 2020. This time reading, after the House Fire, it spoke to me because books have been such a comfort.
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#JaneInJuly #Pemberlittens
#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Eggnog? Yay or Nay?

Myself - if someone else is making and it has lots of booze. Although not for Christmas in July. Weather must be cold. 🥚5️⃣🎄

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#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

Twists, Turns, and The Plot Thickens.
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#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong Day 3 and James is determined to ruin everyone's fun. 💋3️⃣🌲
#JaneInJuly #Pemberlittens

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Day 2 of #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong Christmas in July - Tea in bed! I'm quite envious of Jane's morning.🫖2️⃣🎄

#Pemberlittens #JaneInJuly

*I'm adding links to my Bookstagram because I've add music there. If you are interested: instagram.com/p/Cu4…

Day 1 of #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong Christmas in July and we're off to a house party complete with Yulelog.

As an Auntie myself, I can get behind this theory. ❤❤❤❤❤

Sadly I can't do sound of crackling yule log here. But you can see over on my Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu1-h_gJ8-5/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens #firstdayofchristmas

And we are off....Prologue - Christmas Eve:
“Such gaieties as we shall have,” Cassandra attempted, hastening to remove her gloves, the better to wrestle with her bonnet, “now that Christmas is upon us.” “Twelve days entire of rank frivolity,” I agreed sardonically.
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#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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repost for @Crinoline_Laphroaig:

#JaneandTheExcellentReadalong Christmas in July starts tomorrow #Pemberlittens!

This is one of my favorites in the series.... Jane 12 made me want to reread whole series which I did with #JaneAndTheYear2020. It's become a Christmas Tradition. Looking forward to #JaneInJuly.

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2611052

#JaneandTheExcellentReadalong Christmas in July starts tomorrow #Pemberlittens!

This is one of my favorites in the series. Goodreads tells me I first read over the 12 Days of Christmas 2018/2019. I had lost track of this series and hadn't read several of the middle books. Jane 12 made me want to reread whole series which I did with #JaneAndTheYear2020. It's become a Christmas Tradition. Looking forward to #JaneInJuly. 📖🎁🎄

#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong is celebrating #ChristmasInJuly!

This will be my 4X reading. (Thanks Goodreads for keeping track of that.) Usually I start reading on Christmas Eve and read along the 12 Days of Christmas. I've worked out a Schedule for July.

I'll be sharing Spoiler Free things that I saved from my #JaneAndTheYear2020 Readalong. Spoilers in the July 31 Discussion post. 📖🎁🎄

#janeinjuly
#pemberlittens
#12daysofchristmas

Fun read for the holidays. Definitely interested in trying the series. #bookbub

I love revisiting 'what Jane calls “the gaieties” of the Christmas season two hundred years ago.' This one goes back on my #forevershelf. Later this month I'll be rereading #janeandthewaterloomap in anticipation of Feb 8th Release of #janeandtheyearwithoutasummer.
#janeandthetwelvedaysofchristmas
#beingajaneaustenmystery

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This was my last audiobook in 2021 and my first in 2022. It was the perfect time for it! I enjoyed the descriptions of Christmas celebrations in England during the Period. Always love the language and manners of the time. Jane Austen as solver of murder mystery was delightful. Plot complicated. I do believe reading the print copy would have helped. Ended with a Children‘s Ball on Twelfth Night and thus, the photograph. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

"As the parlour clock began to strike twelve, I opened the kitchen door to let the Old Year out. Then I hurried along the passage to the parsonage hall, and on the stroke of twelve, threw wide the front door to let the New Year in."
Happy New Year! ???

And yet we are still eating. 😋
#janeandthetwelvedaysofchristmas

Current and timely Hoopla audiobook. #blameitonlitsy

As an Auntie I wholeheartedly agree with this statement❣
#janeandthetwelvedaysofchristmas

The First Day: "The snow ceased to fall during the night, and it was a sparkling world that greeted us this Christmas morning." - Quite a different tale here in Oklahoma. Can't remember a time I've set outside on Christmas Morning. It's currently 64F/18C.
So my #literarytravels are taking me to ?? w/#janeandthetwelvedaysofchristmas & Georgie from #royalspyness.

Happy Christmas! ???
#holidaytimelinereadalongs

Prologue - Christmas Eve:
“Such gaieties as we shall have,” Cassandra attempted, hastening to remove her gloves, the better to wrestle with her bonnet, “now that Christmas is upon us.” “Twelve days entire of rank frivolity,” I agreed sardonically.

We're having a weird warm snap with forecast record highs for Christmas Eve and Day. Today we listened; tomorrow we might actually set outside and read. 🎄

Officially bailing on my #BookSpin for the month of December. I tried to read this one last year too and just thought it was me. Tried again this year and this book is pretty boring to me. I‘m officially bailing and won‘t give it a third try!

#BookSpinBingo
#TeamGameSleigher

The author clearly loves re-creating Jane Austen's world and seemed to put more effort into describing Regency Christmas traditions than in creating a mystery. But it eventually got going and nothing was too obvious. It was pleasant and seasonal if a bit too slow and too long. Between a so-so and a pick.
Fulfills the Agatha Raisin/amateur sleuth prompt for #CloakandDaggerChristmas

I really enjoyed this audiobook! While it‘s definitely slower than the contemporary stories I‘ve been listening to lately I liked the old-fashioned feeling and the mystery at the heart of the story (which I didn‘t guess, which is always good). 🌟🌟🌟🌟 26 points for team #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021 . Also used as the free space on my #averymerrybingo board!

I read the first book in this series and was underwhelmed, but decided to give this a try since it‘s been on my radar the last few years. I DNF very rarely, but this is my first DNF of the year. I got 2 hours in and was bored to tears. The characters seem stuffy without much personality. Life is too short to read books you aren‘t enjoying!

#JaneAusten
#Christmas

#BookBub deal!

$1.99 on Amazon

Ebook on sale today. #wintergamesreads

#LovePrevails #MissingPersonDay

It‘s always the missing person of the party who is murdered. Good thing Jane Austen is on the case!

1st Finished Book of 2021! I've been doing a lot of Timeline Readalongs and made a start on Chapter a Day War & Peace, just haven't finished anything until now. 🤓
#janeandtheyear2020andbeyond

#Pemberlittens - Spinster. 😆
https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/uncategorized/what-regency-career-path-would-you-...

It's time for the Twelfth Night Ball. 🎭
#janeandtheyear2020andbeyond

Anybody ever made a Twelfth Night Cake? Would love to try.
I have British Baking Book: The History of British Baking, Savory and Sweet. It has a recipe but I couldn't find any Fondant on my last grocery run. Forgot to order some. Next Year? 🎂
#janeandtheyear2020andbeyond

Tea please! A very short Chapter today. 🫖
#janeandtheyear2020andbeyond

This Heroine has been doing laundry while listening to audio books. We were out of jammies! 😱🧺9️⃣
#janeandtheyear2020andbeyond

Different year. Same hope. 1️⃣🥂🍾
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I DNFED this book, but I got over 40% in. I was just BORED. It pains me to say that, because I love Austen, but I just didn't care. #WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #HolidayRead @Clwojick

*Litsy won't let me post Bail reviews.

#decemberstats #wrapup
4 books- 2 mysteries,1 historical fiction, 1 contemporary fiction
3 audiobooks- all mysteries

#sundaybuddyread #Pemberlittens

I want to do this. Sadly I have no parlour clock that chimes. Will have to download some chimes for my phone alarm.

Our New Year's Eve/Day Traditions aren't changing that much. Never been go out on the town people. I do always dress up even to drink champagne at home. In a normal year I would invite a few friends. Obviously this year that's not happening. Food Traditions stay the same, just in smaller quantities. ⬇️

This pretty much sums up my 2020. 📚
#janeandtheyear2020

Eggnog? Yay or Nay?
#janeandtheyear2020

I couldn‘t really get into this book, and eventually ended up switching to audio just to finish. I really wanted to like it though so I‘m blaming 2020 and planning on trying again next year. Also I learned a new word that I am embracing (minus the beer) - nuncheon. #WinterGames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer

Twists, Turns, and The Plot Thickens. 🎱🎄4️⃣
#4thdayofchristmas
#yuleloveit
#janeandtheyear2020