BoardingHouse

Murder at North Pond: Frostfall Island Cozy Mystery, Book 1 | London Lovett

so-so

This was fine. I liked Anna. And the inhabitants of the boarding house- including the new, mysterious tenant, & the various villagers we meet. But it was kinda boring. Also, this reads like the 3rd in a series as there are frequent mentions of other cases Anna has solved & of her acrimonious relationship with the police detective assigned to the island but it's the first one. I checked several times! Again, fine. But I won't continue the series.

bookandbedandtea Miss Bailey refused to look at me because she knew I wanted to take her picture 😒 13mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 13mo

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sisilia

The Slaves of Solitude | Patrick Hamilton

Back in 2017, there‘s a play for the tagged book at the Hampstead Theathre. I hope they‘ll revive it now that Covid is over, and come to Singapore, please!

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sisilia

The Slaves of Solitude | Patrick Hamilton

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4⭐️ A re-read with the bookclub. I love Patrick Hamilton 😍 and I love this book. It‘s funny and enjoyable, and the boarding house setting adds on to the fun. Enjoy this book with a serving of gin and french🍸

The_Penniless_Author I loved Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. I'll have to check this out. 2y

quietjenn I was just eyeing this one the other day! Maybe your reread will encourage me to pick it up soon 🙂 2y

sisilia @The_Penniless_Author I prefer Twenty Thousand Streets, actually 😃 He‘s such a good writer. 2y

sisilia @quietjenn You won‘t be disappointed 😊 2y

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sisilia

The Boarding House | William Trevor

Went to the library@Orchard yesterday and borrowed these two

LeahBergen I have the tagged waiting on my shelves. 👍 2y

sisilia @LeahBergen I have the itch to read novels set in boarding house… so now I have these two and Slaves of Solitude to be reread soon (edited) 2y

LeahBergen Oh, is the Rhys set in a boarding house, too? I LOVE boarding house novels. 😄 2y

batsy Yes, I agree on boarding house novels! Both sound good. I really liked Wide Sargasso Sea and have been meaning to read more Rhys. 2y

sisilia @LeahBergen @batsy And this is my first Rhys 😆 2y

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CaitZ

Murder at North Pond: Frostfall Island Cozy Mystery, Book 1 | London Lovett

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This was a low pick. It's the first book in the series but some details seem to have been left out. Anna is a widow running a boarding house on a small island I took to be somewhere off the East Coast. They are hosting a pirate reenactment and one of the players is murdered. Anna jumps in to solve it because she doesn't trust the police to find the killer. #MarchMadness @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y

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youneverarrived

The Slaves of Solitude | Patrick Hamilton

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One of the best character driven novels I‘ve read in a while. I love the way Hamilton depicts Miss Roach & her thought process, so transparent & relatable in some ways - you could call her naive but I also think a lot of people have had a Vicki in their lives; someone who makes you question if it‘s you reading the person wrong of if they are just not nice! I was just willing Miss Roach to stand up for herself. Five star read for me.

youneverarrived Would have made a great #nyrbbookclub discussion 🤍 2y

Leftcoastzen Miss the #nyrbbookclub 2y

LeahBergen Ah, yes! I proposed this one when it was my turn to offer up picks (and I still need to read it 🙄). 2y

youneverarrived @Leftcoastzen me too 2y

youneverarrived It would have been a good one to read as a group. I think you‘d enjoy it @LeahBergen 2y

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Kenyazero

Shortcake Cake, Vol. 1 | Suu Morishita

I also had to share this gorgeous two page spread from volume 1. I love how it looks like a book! #manga

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Kenyazero

Shortcake Cake, Vol. 1 | Suu Morishita

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I grabbed this from my library on a whim before leaving work, and really enjoyed it. The characters and premise are sweet. I often hate romance stories because many are full of problematic elements, and this series is no exception. That being said, it hadn't really deminished my enjoyment of Shortcake. #manga #BoardingHouse #HighSchool #Romance

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