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I was so busy yesterday that I didn't do my book for May, so I'll play catch up now.
May - The Demon of Unrest. Any new book by Erik Larson is a reason to rejoice. I don't think this is his best, but it's still very good, very educational and enlightening.
June - Red Side Story. Not only is this my favorite book for the month, it just might be my favorite book of the year.
#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

Finally, the second book! Loved reconnecting with the characters and love Jasper Fforde's quirky, weird but delightful stories. Hope he writes a third book for this series.

I definitely should have reread the first book. Because it has been a long time. But that didn't really diminish my enjoyment of this second book. I love this author. He's a must read for me. There are very few men on my must read list.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

This long-awaited sequel (it‘s been fifteen years!!) picked up right where the first book left off and took us deeper into the world of Cromatacia, where there‘s a strict social hierarchy based on color perception. It‘s every bit as weird, offbeat, and sinister as Shades of Grey. I re-read the first book to refresh my memory and was glad I did, since there was so much I‘d forgotten. Fforde excels at creating quirky dystopian worlds that somehow ⤵️

Switched back to this. Should have reread the first book but whatever.

Really good.

Long awaited sequel was totally with it! I need to choose series that are completely published because I'm so impatient!

#WeeklyFavorites

Best of the month: Red Side Story

@Read4life

69/150 I think this will be my favorite book of 2024. It's hard to believe it's been 15 years since Shades of Grey was published, because this picks up perfectly where the last one left off, answering some questions, asking a lot more. I hope there will be a third book and I don't have to wait 15 years to read it. 5 🌟 giant stars!!
69th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

15 years later and I finally got to see what Eddie and Jane have gotten up to in the Chromogencia!

I‘m a genuine Fforde Ffanatic, and started with Thursday Next‘s series, and have read everything I can get my hands on by one Fforde. But the wait for RSS was too long (though as a Nana fan, I should really stfu about waiting lol).
I may have shed a single tear at the end of the book (a big fat juicy tear). Very pleased…and hopeful for a third lol!

#WeeklyFavorites

Tagged is the long awaited sequel to Shades of Grey.

@Read4life

Jasper Fforde is bonkers, in the best possible way. It might have helped to reread Shades of Grey first but it wasn‘t too many pages before I was all in. The world building is complete and the characters fully fleshed out. Tackling themes of race and class in a dystopian world striving for Utopia, Fforde tells the story of Eddie (a high quality red) and Jane (a lowly grey) working together to change their fate.

TY #NetGalley for this book!

For those of you, who've been waiting for over a decade for this: it's worth the wait.

Story picks up shortly after where Shades of Grey ended. I don't want to accidentally spoil anything. So 🤐

Jasper Fforde reads the information preceding each chapter. #audiobook

Oh wow! I read his Shades Of Grey a million years ago, it feels like, and long ago gave up hoping for a sequel but now there is one! Of course, other than knowing I really liked it, I can't quite remember the story. 🤔 I'll have to see if I can dig it back up for a reread.

It was a true delight to be back in the uniquely dystopian world of Chromotacia, where your ability to perceive color determines your place in life. No time has passed since the events of Shades of Grey; Eddie & Jane face being sent to the Green Room for the fatal results of their journey. A fascinating read that offers more clues about the nature of their world, and promises to reveal even more in book three. Hopefully sooner rather than later!

I've been waiting a dozen years for this dystopian science fiction/fantasy sequel! Was it worth the wait? Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#red-side-story-shades-of-grey-2

North American publication was May 7.

#NetGalley #RBMedia #RedSideStory

My name is Eddie Russett, but only for another two hours and nine minutes.

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@ShyBookOwl

It's here!!!! I try not to have high expectations, but I have been waiting for this book for *years* and it's finally out. Plus, it arrived in that brief window between books, so the timing is perfect!

Just a little excited to find this in my mailbox today. I couldn‘t wait for May (U.S. edition), so I ordered from Blackwell‘s…

Okay, I literally shrieked and hit the pre-order button when I saw that this book is coming out in May. I *loved* Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey (nor to be confused with...you know). I had given up on ever getting a sequel but it's finally happening! It may be time to re-read Shades of Grey, although I'm not normally prone to revisiting books. Hooray!

Red Side Story
Congratulations Barbara @BarbaraBB - isn‘t Litsy great?
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@BooksandCats @wanderinglynn

Jasper Fforde posted about this on his FB!

https://www.facebook.com/100063700870521/posts/pfbid02nbBNtVjE32QGUFpXuGLfG7wPL4...

I‘d have copied and pasted, but it was too long to fit. And it has the first sentence of the sequel (which was also too long to fit.) Basically he‘s done writing it and is in the middle of editing.