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In German we use the idiom „giftgrün“ which can be roughly translated to poisonous green. The English equivalentis bilious/garish green but to me it os not the same.
The cover of the second case of the Detective Society is definitely giftgrün. A reference willing used as a reference to the poison that eats itself through Daisy‘s family in form of assumptions and suspicions? It almost tears them apart. Luckily Daisy & Hazel can solve the murder.

I liked the first murder mystery of the Murder Most Unladylike series very much and recommended it to my students as well. Of course I had to order the second part for the students‘ library- officially. 😜
By the way I am the teacher reading the book at my place. 🙈

#mystery is one of my favorite genres!! From middle grade to adult, I‘ll read them all!! This mystery series is so much fun. #ominousoctober #lennox #catsoflitsy

#BookReport

I‘m lazy and reusing last week‘s weekly forecast, even though I didn‘t get to everything.

I‘ve read Beautiful Star and Arsenic for Tea.

I‘m currently reading The Trees and Sandman volume 7.

That means that I didn‘t get to Sandman volume 8, 9 and 10. I guess that‘s what happens when the weather change and is suddenly way better than predicted.

So now I got to tease a little bit of what will be on my weekly forecast tomorrow 😊

The 2nd book about Wells and Wong and another winner. These books are fast becoming my new favorite series

Daisy is bringing Hazel home over the vacation, and the celebration of her birthday. Guests incl friends from school, her uncle, a friend of her mother‘s and a friend of her brother‘s. During the celebration, one of the guests feels ill and later dies

I didn‘t see that end coming

The next installment is already waiting at me in the library

#WeeklyForecast

I have nothing on the go at the moment so these are the books I want to read next week.

I have 3 days of work next week and if the weather forecast is right, it will be a lot of rain. So I actually hope to read more.

After a disappointing locked room mystery for adults, this was an absolute treat. Stevens writes precise & puzzle-like mysteries whilst also providing an interesting window into English norms via the "Watson" of this detective pair, Hazel Wong, whose family is from Hong Kong. I like that there are shades of grey in characters' motivations & actions & Hazel feels & acknowledges this stuff without erasing it. 2nd in the series & I'm ready for more!

#savvysettings #boardingschool

A few titles I‘ve read featuring boarding schools. Another type of setting I greatly enjoy.

I adore this series. Hazel Wong is a wonderfully adorable character. Another great mystery too. #lennox #catsoflitsy

The second book in the series....only another 5 to read. This was a great middle grade mystery story which is ideal for young fans of Sherlock Holmes. Two strong female lead characters trying to solve a murder within a very eccentric family and run down Manor House.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
1. School-girls, murder-mystery, detective 🕵️‍♀️
2. Cup of tea......need two to get me moving 😂
3. 1600 Fascinated by the Tudors especially Queen Elizabeth “Good Queen Bess” 👸
Have you had a turn yet.... @Stacypatrice @LapReader

Now I‘m starting book two. A friend suggested I try this series. I loved the first in the series, only another 6 to go. Perfect for middle grade mystery fans 🔍
#murdermostunladylike

I am quite addicted to this series, it also helps that the edges are spray painted in the same colour as the book.
This one is set in the fancy home of Daisy and again the girls plus two more school friends are out to solve the crime. #crimebooks

Another great instalment of The Wells & Wong Detective Society, this time the murder occurs at Daisy‘s large ancestral home. A great mystery and lots of fun as always. An easy and enjoyable read!

#Summerfunjr

🌸 Female heroine
🌸 About best friends

#Middlegrade mystery and blanket forts this evening. Yes, Olive really does like being tucked in like that 🐶 #dogsoflitsy #kidlit

@BookishMarginalia You're way too generous! Thank you!

Bedtime reading : my daughter‘s recommendation. 😉👌🏼📖

So what's everyone's to to book binge drink? I'm all for tea with sugar thanks to @Thereadingmermaid

These two books are part of a series on my TBR 📚
I have read the first of the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries which I really enjoyed (I think Arsenic for Tea is the fourth book, so I will have to have a trip to the library to find the second and third!)
I haven't read anything by Louise Rennison before but it looks very funny 😂

#readingresolutions #coverlove

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charming and delightful British mystery for middle grade readers complete with end paper maps, a family tree and Daisy's glossary of terms. Once again library barcode is in the way but a gorgeous cover all the same.

#readingresolutions #threestack

A trio of books featuring kid sleuths.

I haven‘t guessed who dunnit yet in Stevens books.
Loved and will be proceeding!

The Wells and Wong Mystery series is like Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers for middle grade. I love the covers, too.

Fantastically written piece of children's fiction. A joy to read

Good morning.
Still loving this book.
Spending time in my fave coffee shop reading before work. ^_^

#morningreads #tea #cuppa

So paperchase do "book bags". Super cute and a good size for the books I tend to carry with me on my travels
Thought might try and see if i can keep my book(s) in this while they're in my backpack so not to trash them so much.

It was also an excuse to buy a new bag

#commutingbibliophile #trainreads #bagaddict

On the train again, and this time am reading book two in this delightful series.
#commutingbibliophile #trainreads

And time for a new book. Hopefully a lighter read.

#commutingbibliophile #trainreads

Laughing my arse off at Daisy's last sentence here! The truth of it! Also 'muttered like a foghorn'!!!! (NB I don't think it's only old people who don't realise that the past was awful, but from a kid's point of view almost everyone else IS old) #UKMG #middlegrade #kidlit #childrens #ninetotwelve #9to12 #murder #bunbreak

On to book number two in my personal #feedthewell readathon - FINALLY! #UKMG #middlegrade #kidlit #childrens #ninetotwelve #9to12 #murder #bunbreak

Unexpectedly INTERESTING spinster blue stocking governesses are very on brand for both this book series and me. 🔍

I had to walk to not one but two bookshops to find a copy of this 😉 such hardship! I liked this one a tad better than the first - although it seems that I'm still hopeless at solving murders 🙈

... your brother playing that dreadful instrument at all hours, and that poor sweet penniless friend of his, with no good clothes to his name - Hetty has been darning his socks in secret. And now a dead body in one of the guest rooms!..'

(Gathering clues by chatting to the servants)

"Oh, it'll be just like the poor stupid Duke of Denver in that book."
(NOTABLE: the publicist thanked in the acknowledgments happens to be named Harriet Venn.)

Middle grade does not mean middle immature or middle boring. To me, it means full friendship and full sweetness. This series is a definite recommendation for my Reader Niece.
Full review over on Goodreads.

Anybody else crazy enough to deliberately get to the airport early enough to grab dedicated and uninterrupted reading time?

Hope to see the niece who is a reader next week while I'm on vacation so I'm starting the second in a series that I recommended to her.
Highlighting both covers (and both titles!) because they are both stunning.

I spent Sock Sunday curled up with the second half of this beautiful book. It continues the story of friendship and sleuthing that began in last year's Murder is Bad Manners. Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong are best friends who solve mysteries in 1930s England. This time murder knocks at Daisy's door...☠✔️

After waiting an interminable amount of time for this, book two of a fantastic middle grade mystery series, to travel across the pond...I am so ready. Take me away, 1930s England! 👧🏼+👧🏻🔎