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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers: A novel | Samuel Burr
6 posts | 7 read | 1 reading | 9 to read
An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us Clayton Stumper might be in his twenties, but he dresses like your grandpa and fusses like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Claytons life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. So begins Clays quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birth, secrets that will change the Clayand the Fellowshipforever. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers is pure joy, a story about love and family and what it means to find your peopleno matter what age you are.
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Mpcacher
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As someone who enjoys puzzles of all types, I had to give this one a shot. It is a sweet story about friends and chosen family and I enjoyed it. It did take me a little longer to read than normal, as I kept stopping to solve the puzzles myself. This is a light read, with a bit of a mystery and a touch of romance and was a lovely calm choice during the crazy build up to Christmas. This is a debut novel and I will watch for more. 3.75/5 stars

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Eggs Lovely tableau🧩 1mo
DogMomIrene So many gorgeous sets of books! 1mo
CoverToCoverGirl 🤩🤩🤩… just fainted with happiness after seeing your library. 1mo
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Gryffleclaw95
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“The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers” was a cute and cozy read about finding yourself and new-found family that was immersed in the vast field of puzzles. I enjoyed this story, and I found that it is a great light read that is also heartwarming.

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Centique
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For the first quarter of this book i thought it might be too twee for me - but then i warmed to the characters and devoured the rest of this heart warming story. It really is a light mystery with a touch of romance - and lots of illustrated cryptic puzzles to solve! (Although i didnt bother trying to solve many of them and it was still a good experience) Clayton is a foundling left on the steps of The Fellowship ⬇️

Centique and brought up mostly by Pippa, the president in her 60s. After Pippas death he finds she has left him a series of puzzles to solve and people to meet to work out where he came from. 6mo
BennettBookworm I just finished this! And I totally agree—still can‘t decide if it was too twee for my liking—but yes I really enjoyed it in the end! 4mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💛💚 6mo
Eggs Puzzles 💛 🧩 💛 I love Wysocki puzzles! 6mo
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Soubhiville
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I really enjoyed this audiobook, but I do kind of wish I‘d gotten it in print, because there are puzzles in it! The audio version does its best to alter them, but without seeing them I couldn‘t attempt to solve them.

This story is delightful, on dual timelines. The first is the creation of the Fellowship, a club for puzzle creators and solvers. The second is after the founder‘s passing, as her adopted son solves the puzzle she left him. 🩷🧩

wanderinglynn Ooh, I definitely need to pick this one up! 💚🧩 8mo
Prairiegirl_reading Good to know! I‘ve been planning to get this one and I was sure I was going to get it on audio just for the accents but now I know to get the paper instead. Thanks!! 8mo
Laughterhp Oh that‘s good to know! I think I have this on hold as an audiobook. 8mo
Soubhiville @Laughterhp @Prairiegirl_reading The audio is very good, but if you‘d prefer to see the puzzles… I still loved it. 8mo
Erinreadsthebooks This is one that didn‘t survive my last reading slump. Hopefully, I‘ll come back to it when it‘s a better fit. 8mo
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