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Hope for the Best
Hope for the Best | Jodi Taylor
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The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me' 'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' 'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it' 'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked' 'A tour de force'
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DGRachel
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I love St Mary‘s and I love Zara Ramm‘s narration of this series. She‘s perfect. This is another well-written episode featuring the Time Police, Mary Tudor, and yet another visit to the Cretaceous Period. As much as I adore Max, I wish the rest of St Mary‘s staff had more page time. I‘m also annoyed that we might not have seen the last of one character, but I love the time spent with Max and Matthew.

julesG Ooooh, the one before my favourite book in the series. 2y
DGRachel @julesG I know how much you love this series, so that makes me very happy. I have one short story to listen to first and then I‘ll listen to the next book. 2y
julesG Can't wait to hear your thoughts on both, short story and the next novel. 2y
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CaitZ
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My favorite time-traveling historians are at it again. This one felt more emotional than her others - could've been because I stayed up too late to finish it. My November #BookSpin book. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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After my annual speaking examiner certification meeting - online this time - I need to reset my brain.

I'm starting the #SuperSeptember #readathon with Book 10 in the Chronicles of St Mary's series on my ears while browsing the cookbook that just came out.

@Andrew65 @EadieB

EadieB @JulesG Thanks for participating! Enjoy your reading! I love to read cookbooks too! 3y
mavey Delish book at the top!😋Hope you had a great meeting! 3y
julesG @Mavey Thanks. Fried my brains a bit, the meeting. But it was good to see some of my colleagues again, even if only through the screen. Hadn't seen some of them for more than two years. 3y
mavey @julesG Ooh, I get that feel! A few years back when we thought only our busy lives could make us feel that way, who would have thought our lives would change so much like this! Hope you have a nice relaxing readathon and tasty food!❤ 3y
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6-12-21: My 62nd finishes book of 2021! In this 10th book of the Chronicles of St. Mary‘s series, we find Max putting her life on the line, as usual. This time by joining the Time Police and going after the infamous Clive Ronan. She encounters a sex club and the Cretataceous period, to name just a few of her jumps on the time line. And she even finds time to help fix the Time Map. Love this series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼📖#️⃣6️⃣2️⃣

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Preciouz29
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Fun!

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ralexist
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This time around, Max finds herself in Tudor times correcting history that's gone awry when Lady Jane Grey, "The Nine Days' Queen", didn't die & through her horrible nature has brought England to the brink of extinction...so there's that to fix. There's the taking of a mob leader to see the Kingdom of Kush & Jebel Barkal after visiting him in a sex club & providing him with dodos, plus another trip back to the Cretaceous. The usual hijinks galore!

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umbrellagirl
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Day 2, starting book 4.
Used my no-rush Amazon credits to buy this on kindle. Getting caught up. The new short story releases on Christmas.

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I just love this series! 😍😍

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ralexist
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I love this series! ♥️ Eccentric time-traveling historians who research & verify historical events. This time Max is spending her days in the future avoiding her mortal enemy & in the past figuring out how Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days' Tudor Queen, has managed to sit on the English throne for decades. Throw in some dinosaurs, some dodos, & a time machine that resembles a teapot & you have another crazy adventure with the crew from St. Mary's.

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WeeWeegieBookworm
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Omg!! That last half an hour was an emotional roller-coaster!!! I can't wait for the next book now. Definitely in my top 2020 releases!
#StMarys #AnHonourAndAPrivilegeSir

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IReadThereforeIBlog
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The 10th in Jodi Taylor‘s THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY‘S SERIES is a fast-paced, cosy SF novel with lots of no-nonsense Britishness, plenty of time travel and intrigue and laced with wry humour and while I hadn‘t read the previous 9 books, I had little difficulty in following this and will check out the earlier books.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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I've been pretty quiet on Litsy. Working on projects and Binge Listening St Mary's. Started series in April 2018. Always a joy to be late to a party with a stack to catch on. Book 10 didn't disappoint. "How many books have you read that include the words dodos and sex club in the same sentence?"
"And back to the sex club– a phrase Jane Austen inexplicably omitted to use in any of her books."
"We‘re St Mary‘s and we drink proper tea."
#bookbinge ?

Deblovestoread I love this series! 5y
tjwill I have the first one on my Kindle but still haven‘t got to it yet, so I understand about being behind the times! It must be good if you‘ve sped through 10 in such a short time! I‘ll have to move it up my TBR. 5y
rmaclean4 Love her writing. She is so witty. Reminds me of Jasper Fforde. I have only read the first three but they were laugh out loud funny! 5y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig @tjwill I paused a time or two in my reading but whenever I went back I binge some more. This last time they were exceptionally addictive. 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Kdgordon88 I know! I'm surprised more people haven't read it. 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @rmaclean4 They don't become same ole same ole like a lot of series. I think it's Book 8 that is sadder than the rest. But it gives Books after good plot direction. 5y
rmaclean4 @Crinoline_Laphroaig great to know. That was my fear. 5y
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Itchyfeetreader
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These are a total guilty pleasure but I do so enjoy. This one with visits to Tudor England (but not as we know it) as well as Kush and back to dinosaur times was more upbeat than number 9. A solid 3.5 for me (apologies for blurred photo train home is v bouncy!)

umbrellagirl I just love this series. 5y
jenniferw88 Hi, a bit random but has your #summersantagoespostal package arrived from me yet?! 5y
Itchyfeetreader It ha indeed @jenniferw88 apologies it arrived while I was away over the weekend or Monday I think! 5y
jenniferw88 @Itchyfeetreader 😁 that's a relief! 5y
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Deblovestoread
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#imaginaryplace. I would love love love to be part of St. Mary‘s Institute of Historical Research traveling up and down the time line witnessing important historical events.

@wanderinglynn @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB That sounds fascinating! 5y
Cinfhen Echoing @BarbaraBB im intrigued!! 5y
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DarcysMom
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
#audiobook
#audible

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tammysue 🙌🏻🙌🏻 6y
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