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Everyone is right - these are definitely improving! The footnotes are still bothering more often than not but I did like how Barron wove in some of the places and details from Austen‘s work. Jane is also feeling more authentic and the mysteries are getting more interesting, as well.

1/2 catch-up books for the #janeandtheexcellentreadalong during #MarchMadness

I have to be honest with myself and bail on this one. It's a pity because everyone agrees that each book is better than the previous one, but one mystery per month is becoming tedious and couldn't get into it. I have too many reading compromises and it's causing a reading slump. I'm in the middle of 10 books and have to start another one, which is crazy, so I need to clear my reading schedule.

#JaneandtheExcellentReadalong

I really enjoyed this third book. It ticked along nicely. #JaneandtheExcellentReadAlong #Pemberlittens

A huge Thank You to @Crinoline_Laphroaig for hosting.😃Answers to questions are in the comments.

Hope to finish this tonight. #janeandtheexcellentreadalong

Wonderful description of Mr. Cosway, favored painter of the Prince of Wales. Just picturing his outfit made me laugh. #Janeandtheexcellentreadalong
#2. Favorite quote

#Pemberlittens Here's this month's #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong Discussion Post.

#bookreport #OutstandingOctober #20in4
Finished TBT, should finish APPM ,TNOW & AHL today. We shall see!

For the first time during #janeandtheexcellentreadalong, I've actually finished the book before it was time to discuss it. ☺️ I don't think I would've kept going with this series on my own, but I like each one a little bit more, so will probably continue. Loved the setting of this one and the real life background, if not 100% all-in about all aspects.

#Pemberlittens if like Jane you are wondering:
“The likeness of an eye? This has become his particular art?”

Here are couple of links on the history of Eye Jewelry.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lovers-eye-jewelry

And this from the author. Plus other background info (without Spoilers).
http://francinemathews.blogspot.com/2011/03/?m=0 👁

#extras #janeandtheexcellentreadalong

#JaneandtheExcellentReadalong is off to Christmas in Bath.

And in sad news author Francine Matthews aka Stephanie Barron posted that her youngest son died. He was 24. 💔

Makes this month's Background Info particularly sad. I found a Podcast from May 2022 where she talks about her writing. And how when she started out she was only Author between School Dropoff & Pickup.

Great suggestions for aspiring writers. Link in comments. #PemberLittens

As Christmas of 1804 approaches, Jane Austen finds herself "bored with Bath, and the littleness of a town". It is with relief that she accepts a peculiar commission from her Gentleman Rogue, Lord Harold Trowbridge - to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has fled to Bath to avoid the attentions of the unsavory earl of Swithin. But Jane's idle diversion turns deadly when a man is discovered stabbed to death in the Theatre Royal.

The 3rd installment of this series is set at Christmas time, but it‘s not a Christmas mystery. It‘s more of a theatre mystery as the manager of the Royal Theater in Bath is murdered at a party. Jane and her friend Harold Trowbridge are again on the case to figure out whodunnit. And what does the pendant with a picture of an eye found on the victim‘s body have to do with it? This was fun, but a fairly average mystery.

I adore this mystery series! I feel like Barron captures the spirit of Austen - her wit, her intelligence, and her independence. This is the third book in the series. A nice "spinoff" of the actual Jane and her family. #spinofflove #backtoreading

Such a fun story! Full moon from the other night.