Welcome to Litsy!

Picked this up because of Litsy. Not too twee considering its subject matter of a middle aged spinster and an ifrit.
A nice cozy book to sort of round out my reading year.

Finally started this series, about William Marshall. This book is the story of his father John, who served Matilda during the Civil War against Stephen. One gets a glimpse of the character of young William when he is taken hostage by Stephen. Look forward to the next one

Random book from our personal library:

📖 Beda: A Journey Through the Seven Kingdoms in the Age of Bede by Henrietta Leyser

Purchased at Durham Cathedral in Oct, 2016

Link to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gone-medieval/id1564113746?i=1000741333066

Another series where I care more about the detectives than I do the mysteries, even with the inclusion of then Princess Elizabeth and her suitor Prince Phillip. Still, I have so much fun with these characters that I have the next couple of books ready and waiting for when I am next in the mood for a light, historical mystery.

Princess Elizabeth has become the Queen of England, and we meet her and other characters at Sandringham House.

What a lovely bustling place to be.

A lovely, lovely storyline, wonderful behind-the-scenes information about the Royals, and a beautiful read all around. 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/4dytybx9

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Murder Under the Mistletoe (Jane Wunderly 4.5), by Erica Ruth Neubauer (2023)
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Premise: Amateur detective Jane and her mysterious fiancé arrive at his father‘s manor to find him engaged to a woman notorious for outliving her husbands.

Review: This is the 2nd time I allowed a glowing review to sway me to read this series; it will be the last. But the mystery itself works very well, and if that‘s what is important to you, then this works ⬇️

Sweet and amusing small town story, with some slightly kooky characters. There is a boy who bullies a smaller boy, and I loved the way Jennifer, a teacher, handled him, and actually effected change in his behavior, which also brought the smaller boy out of his shell.

While there is a love interest for Jennifer, I wouldn't really call this a romance. Rather a fun story with a little romance thrown in.

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No.2 is done too and I have to sit on my hands now, I want to cut both of them already.

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Sourdough bread no.1 fresh out of the oven.