pickThough the ending seemed a bit rushed and not as smoothly written as the rest of the book, I‘m still giving this a pick. The quirky characters reminded me a bit of M.C. Beaton‘s Hamish Macbeth series and Lochdubh—if you like that series, try this one.
I liked Ally and would love to see the malt house she renovated and made into a B&B. Good mystery with red herrings. I‘d read another in the series. #52BookClub25 #WrittenInThirdPerson
25/52 and 3/3 LNY mini-challenge books for #52bookclub25
I know. I love a challenge.
pickI have a much better appreciation of this book than I did when I had first read it a long time ago. I love how Anne has matured and evolved over the series but still retains much of what made so many people love her from the original Green Gables book.
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread @BarbaraJean
#52bookclub25 (character with red hair)
#gottacatchemall (Dhelmise: set on an island) @PuddleJumper
pickThere was a lot about this novel that I enjoyed: the diverse collection of characters, the pokes at conventional ideas about women's work, and even the unusual combination of first and third-person narratives.
#ToB25
#52bookclub25 (breaks the fourth wall)
#gottacatchemall (Drampa: protective character) @PuddleJumper
pickIt was so delightful to read the entire juvenilia canon by Austen! One can easily tell how she builds her craft, from silly stories to more well-structured story lines. My favorite was her take on British history, as told through her bias slant of the monarchs. Not exactly accurate, but it was incredibly fun to read!
She also #BreaksTheFourthWall a couple of times in her writings, so I could check that prompt off for #52BookClub25 !
Read a lot of great books in January and got good head starts on my challenges!
14 Books
4,757 Pages
Top Reads
Caste
Needy Little Things
Heavy is the Head
Challenges
#52bookclub25 : 9
#bookchain2025: 3
#litsyAtoZ: 8
Countries: 6 (2 New)
Mount TBR: 14
#januaryreads
January wrap up.
I re-read a few books. The Murderbot Diaries are my commute companion and I'm still not fed up with them. Alexis Hall is another comfort read.
47 read (incl 5 re-reads, 7 ARCs, 2 #AuldLangSpine, 20 #52bookclub25)
2 DNF'd
#52Bookclub25
January Update on the 52 book club challenge.
https://www.the52book.club/2025-reading-challenge/
