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All in the Month of May
All in the Month of May: An Elizabethan Murder Mystery | Linda Martin
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Kit is a talented young player, setting out on his acting career with the Earl of Oxfords Men. The lively company is playing at a May Day fair in Welford-upon-Avon, when Kit and his friend Owen discover a young womans body in the river. Kit is alone in believing she was murdered. At the nearby manor house, where the company next performs, Kit discovers that the dead girl, Katherine, was maidservant to the lady of the house. Katherines ghost comes to him, pleading for justice. He meets Rosalind, a servant girl at the manor. She was Katherines friend and, together with Owen, they try to unravel the mystery. Rosalind is wrongly accused of theft and thrown into Worcester gaol, condemned to hang.Kit must juggle performances and amateur detective work, jeopardizing his career. He also has to deal with Geoffrey, a jealous rival who is determined to put a stop to Kits acting ambitions. His friend Owen is always there to help him and the wise woman Elinor calls on the spirits of the woods. Will Kit triumph or will it all come to nothing?All in the Month of May is suitable for children aged nine-12. Author Linda, who is inspired by Margaret Atwood, Sebastian Faulks and Ian McEwan, hopes the story will hook young readers into the world of Elizabethan theatre. As a teacher, I discovered no whodunnit historical fiction for children, so saw a gap in the market. I visualise Kit solving crimes as he continues his acting career at the Globe Theatre in Jacobean London, says Linda.
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Charityann
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I‘m hosting #bookishmoveitmay again this year! Check out all the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/bookish-move-it-may-challenge/

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Susanita
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I can‘t believe it‘s June already! Here‘s what I read in May. Isaac‘s Storm was my favorite. #wrapup

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peanutnine
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My May #MonthInReview
14 books finished
2 DNF
4 physical books
3 audiobooks
1 graphic novel
0 nonfiction
2 impulse reads
1 reread

SilversReviews Love this collage!! 2y
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BarbaraBB
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A bit late but here they are, my #MayStats

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The house on sugar beach

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The no 1 ladies‘ detective agency
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Born under a million shadows
Winter in Sokcho
An island

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The island of missing trees
Basic black with pearls
Blood river
Anatomy of a scandal

⭐️⭐️⭐️
The making of a marchioness
Homo safaricus
His only wife
Threatened

⭐️⭐️✨
The still point

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The viceroy of ouidah

squirrelbrain Wow, that‘s a lot of books! 😀 2y
BiblioLitten I read one book.😅 Quite an interesting stack!👏🏼👏🏼 2y
Cathythoughts Once again, Impressive👍🏻 2y
TrishB Well done 👍🏻 2y
Megabooks Great month!! 2y
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Well-ReadNeck
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MAY FAVORITES!!!!

I read a surprising number of fantastic nonfiction books this month.

8little_paws I read Kill Switch too and it is a MUST READ isn't it?! 3y
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DivineDiana
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I am pleased with my reading this month. Returning to Litsy has increased my numbers in every way( Hello #TBR)!

8 women authors
7 POC authors
1 LGBTQ author
1 book of poetry
2 picture books
Countries: England, India, Japan
Audio: 4

Crazeedi Great job 👏👏 3y
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BarbaraBB
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#MayStats #MayWrapUp #Bookspin #Bookspinbingo #Doublespin

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Everything Inside
Migrations
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
We Begin at the End
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bel Canto
Miss Buncle‘s Book
All Things Cease to Appear
Wild
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Little Boy Lost
Expecting Adam
⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Good Muslim
Lot
The Bookseller of Kabul
Fake Accounts
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Notes of a Crocodile
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The Body in the Library

DNF
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia

squirrelbrain A great month! 😘 3y
Kalalalatja Great stats 🙌 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fabulous month!! 3y
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Megabooks Fantastic month! 3y
Gissy Great!!! 📚📚📚📚📚👏👏👏👏👏 3y
EvieBee 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️ 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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From Adrienne Hedger on Instagram... literally how I've been feeling all weekend 😂 I'm almost done catching up on my notifications & then I'll be posting #BookSpin !!! It's kind of been a crazy weekend but slow & steady wins the race, right?? 😆

Yuki_Onna @TheAromaofBooks 😂This is SO me! 😅 😅 4y
i.besteph This is so relatable. Where is the time going anyway?!? 😂😂🙌🏽 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Yuki_Onna @I.be.Stef - Every month on the first she has some variation of this theme, where she says something and he friend tells her what month it is & she freaks out... & literally every month I feel it so hard 😂 This one especially got me - it feels like April went so fast I'm not even sure it existed!! 4y
ju.ca.no This is so accurate 4y
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kelli7990
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Books I read in May

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BookishGirl06
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Read 8 books and 3,058 pages this month. Best book would probably be the wicked deep. Technically finished wildcats today and about to finish Order if the Phoenix. Haven‘t really been posting for #potteraday sorry @linsy. But I figured I can count both books for May, especially HP since it‘s 25 pages for this chapter, compared to 870 pages total for the book. #maywrapup

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Well-ReadNeck
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My Favorite Reads of May. Three of them I read for #TomeTopple I‘ll definitely participate in that reading challenge again!

Lillie Other People‘s Pets sounds really good. Can‘t wait for it to come out. 4y
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Well-ReadNeck
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May Wrap-Up!! Did well this month, especially with reading galleys.

suvata Wow! What a great month. 4y
Onceuponatime Impressive! 4y
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EadieB
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Read these books in May. Looking forward to June‘s Reads!

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Looks like a great month! 💖📚💖 5y
MicheleinPhilly I‘m reading Dead Gone now. Good stuff! 5y
EadieB @MicheleinPhilly Yes it was very good! 5y
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Librarybelle
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I was really hoping to finish another book tonight, but it doesn‘t look like that will happen. Managed 7 this month, which is amazing since I‘ve hardly had any downtime from work. Here‘s to hoping June brings more leisurely hours for reading!

MicheleinPhilly Happy Birthday!!! 5y
Librarybelle Thank you so much, @MicheleinPhilly ! 5y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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#MayStats #MayReads #MayWrapUp

Total: 6
POC Author: 1
Female Author: 5
Fave: The Broken Kingdoms

ShyBookOwl Broken Kingdoms is on my tbr 5y
tpixie Awesomeness! 5y
britt_brooke Nicely done!! 5y
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TheSpineView
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Happy May to all my fellow Littens! I am wishing everyone one a very bookish kind of month! Happy Reading! 💜📚

thereadingowlvina Thanks! Happy Reading to you too!!! 🙂 6y
RealBooks4ever And to you too! 🌼🌼🌼 6y
MemoirsForMe 🤗🌻🌻🌻 6y
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Well-ReadNeck
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#MayTBR

Here‘s what‘s on deck for the month of May. Several #netgalley reads.

Samplergal Join us for a #netGalleyReadathon May 10-12. 6y
janeycanuck I picked up Family Trust when it was on sale a few weeks back. Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it! 6y
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