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I know little of Princess Margaret from other sources so I don't know how accurate this portrayal is but it has me convinced that she was a thoroughly unlikable woman. It's weird because this isn't even her story- it's about her fictional lady in waiting, Vera, who I didn't entirely like either. The book was entertaining but I feel like I wasted my time on it.

Finishing my audio book and starting my Starry Night Lego set. It‘s still so hot and humid here I needed something else to do so o have saved this beauty of a set long enough

Today I went and got my first manicure in more than a decade. I‘m a nail biter and have been my whole life. I spent the month of July, my birth month, trying to stop with the end goal being a fancy polish colour. I hate dirty nails so summer and gardening is a hot mess time to give oneself this challenge ( did you know soaking in polident gives you white nails? It saved me!) there will be many books and manicure shots henceforth 🤣🤣

My next read !

I will say that it never dawned on me that members of Princess Margaret's Set were ladies in waiting and paid to be in proximity and available... So that was eye-opening. I did wish that maybe there would have been more to Vera's authorship storyline... I mean, if her novels are what drew Princess Margaret to Vera, as a fan of her books, then why not encourage her to write more or work together on ideas and storylines.

I thought that I would give it a shot and I really enjoy reading about royalty and history...but it was just too light and fluffy. I picked it up and it felt almost as though I was reading a young adult novel with the consistent worrying about fitting it, wearing the right clothing, but also reaching a career goal.

#bookreview ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basically the Princess Margaret parts of The Crown in a book with an additional character of a Lady-in-Waiting. But I love The Crown and didn‘t mind at all reading the same stories from the Lady-in-Waiting‘s perspective. #royalfamily #anglophilia

Not sure which I will finish first - the book or the pot of tea. #weekendread

If you're obsessed with The Crown and can't get enough of reading more like it, then you will probably like this. On the other hand if you've watched The Crown you've seen a lot of this. I fall into that category, plus I found Original Character hard to like. Also I found the phrase 'Buck Palace' annoying for some reason. Plus I always find Fictional Accounts of Real Life People problematic. What's Fact? What's Fiction?

My husband bought me this for Christmas last year.
1. Never really had a weird job...

2. Being healthy and my family being healthy

Kinda late so tagging anyone who wants to play... #thankfulthursday @Cosmos_Moon

Currently reading. The Dilemma is an ARC I won in a goodreads giveaway. I believed it is released later this month!

I made my own book flight of a nonfiction and a fiction book related to or about Princess Margaret. I‘m looking forward to both. Has anyone read either of these?

Finished a book! Since my book group will now be meeting via Facebook and the questions have been posted for a week (all members except me are #staying home ), I‘ll be able to answer the questions at my leisure. Probably this will actually be a meeting (?)where the book gets talked about more than our lives. I enjoyed the book too, knowing very little about Princess Margaret. It‘s a fictionalized tale but still worth the read!

It‘s snowing out and I have an early shift in the morning so tea with tonight‘s #bathnbook. Seems fitting. Also it‘s my book group book. We‘ve moved to a private Facebook group since the #worldisclosed but I should read the book anyway. Also it was one of my suggestions. Can I get it done in a week? Depends on how the week goes.

1. Of course. That‘s why publishers have art departments after all.
2. Done
3. NPR and The Skimm but I try to minimize exposure because it generally makes me ragey.
4. Only use an alarm when the kid has to be gotten up for school because hubby‘s not home to do the honors.
5. @Dawnrod1970 @OriginalCyn620

#friyayintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads
Thanks for the tag @Megabooks

Coordinating my music choice with my book tonight! I was SO excited that this read finally came in today as I‘ve been looking forward to it for months! 😍