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OMG Cynthia! Could you be any more of a drip? And your taste in men is terrible. All the “secrets” of this story were so well flagged (I mean, Letchingham? The clue‘s in the name, love) but they just passed you by. Sigh…

But it was good, campy fun and I enjoyed it.

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Ruthiella Haha 😆 I also thought lecherous Lord Letchingham was intentionally named- just in case the reader didn‘t pick up on the veiled reference to her friend being “ruined” by him”. Cynthia was such a noodle. 1h

quietjenn Drip is the perfect word for her. 🤣 1h

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quietjenn

Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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Hooray for all the Gothic vibes! Boo for a heroine who is, er, let's be kind and say very, incredibly naive. 🤣 As a book, it's super readable and I mostly enjoyed it. But I also did a lot of eye-rolling and had to tamp down some irritation.

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Tamra Yes, 🙄 🙄. Hahaha 9h

LeahBergen “Naive” is a nice way of putting it. 🤣 7h

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Ruthiella

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

so-so

Found this picture on a blog showing book covers with women running away from houses. Check it out: https://fantasy-ink.blogspot.com/2010/11/gothic-romance-covers.html .

I‘m sorry (not sorry) to be a curmudgeon-maybe it‘s all the Nancy Drew I‘ve been reading, but I found the mystery to be blindingly obvious and the hero & heroine to be about interesting as a paper bag & both too stupid to find their way out of one. 🙊

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KathyWheeler I love your review! Stupid characters drive me nuts. 22h

willaful I'm with you. 21h

Ruthiella @KathyWheeler Thanks! If the heroine had had any smarts at all, it would have been a very different book. 21h

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Ruthiella @willaful Glad I‘m not alone! 😅 I‘m not mad I read it, but I could have tolerated a wee more actual mystery. 21h

CarolynM 🤣 Too true! 18h

quietjenn 🤣🤣🤣 bahaha. I can't disagree! 16h

Tamra 🤣 great review! I still thought it was fun for those very reasons! The beginning held all the gothic promise of a spooky mystery. Too bad she couldn‘t carry it off. 16h

Suet624 🤣🤣🤣 16h

jlhammar Hilarious review! I‘m not very far in yet. 15h

sarahbarnes 😂😂😂 14h

LeahBergen I agree … and yet I still found it fun! 🤣 12h

Ruthiella @LeahBergen @jlhammar @Tamra @quietjenn @CarolynM I think I would have been more amused if I had known what to expect. Less Du Maurier and more Carolyn Keene. 😆 (edited) 11h

elkeOriginal Fantastic review. 8h

elkeOriginal The link to those covers! Amazing!! 7h

Ruthiella @elkeOriginal Thanks ! 😊 4h

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julieclair

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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An intriguing Golden Age mystery. Layers of lies and deception. Each time a new clue dropped, I wanted to shake the characters and yell “figure this out!” Tense, atmospheric, and very entertaining! I enjoyed this #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub read.
#Pantone2024
#ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks

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Tamra Yes - shake shake shake wake up! 😂 1d

Ruthiella I had this one pretty much sussed by the first chapter! 😆 1d

LeahBergen Even the parrot was yelling, “Figure this out!” 😆😆 1d

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willaful @LeahBergen 🤣 1d

Ruthiella @LeahBergen I know, right?!?! Where do you think the parrot learned that phrase Cynthia? 🦜 🤦‍♀️ 1d

Tamra @Ruthiella @LeahBergen 😜 🦜 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 18h

julieclair @LeahBergen @Ruthiella I think the parrot may have been the smartest character! 😂🦜 14h

LeahBergen @julieclair Definitely! 😆 12h

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Tamra

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Just what you would expect from a golden age mystery - pure entertainment. 😊

The end made me laugh. #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Tamra It‘s amusing how transparent the plot is and how it‘s all wrapped up with a pretty bow. 😂 1d

LeahBergen So transparent! You just KNEW that scratched wrist was going to come into play. 😆 1d

jlhammar Beautiful blooms 🌺 I just started last night. Enjoying it so far! 1d

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julieclair @Tamra @LeahBergen Yes! And the transparency made it all the more fun! 1d

Tamra @julieclair yes! 😜 1d

Tamra @jlhammar desperate for color! Enjoy the novel, total light entertainment. 1d

quietjenn Yeah, I'm only a little over halfway, but some things seem very clear to me that Carolyn is not picking up on 🤣 1d

quietjenn (I mean, I guess I could be wrong, but ...) 1d

Ruthiella @quietjenn You are not wrong! 😂 1d

Tamra @Ruthiella @quietjenn no, but it‘s fun in a simple way! 1d

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LeahBergen

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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This book reminded me so much of the ‘70s era, “woman fleeing a house” covered Gothics that I loved as an early teen.

It had it all: a spooky manor on the moors, an eye-wateringly dim heroine, a dishy hero who catches her every faint, and even a parrot squawking out clues to the “mystery”. We as readers can see how this mystery is going to pan out from a mile away but the journey is campy and fun. A great “flu read”! 😆

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Ruthiella OMG Cynthia was beyond dim! 😆 3d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella I was questioning how she could feed and dress herself. 🤣 3d

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Tamra I‘m really enjoying it too - hitting all the entertainment buttons. 😊 3d

Tamra @LeahBergen 🤭 good one Leah. (edited) 3d

catebutler Just starting this today! Lovely review, Leah. x 3d

rubyslippersreads And the heroine is always fleeing in her negligee! 😂 3d

ShelleyBooksie Such a spooky cover! Atmospheric. 3d

jlhammar Fun review! Hoping to start soon. 3d

quietjenn Oo, maybe I'll start this tonight ... 3d

BarbaraBB That photo makes me want to see more of those shelves! 3d

batsy This sounds fun! I'm hoping to finish a teen YA thriller 😆 then get to this next. 3d

Cathythoughts Great review 👏🏻 I‘m loving this cover ❤️ 3d

LeahBergen @Tamra It‘s quite entertainingly silly. 😆 2d

LeahBergen @catebutler I hope it‘s a fun read for you, too! 2d

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads It‘s the only way I‘D flee. 😆 2d

LeahBergen @ShelleyBooksie It is! 2d

LeahBergen @jlhammar @quietjenn I hope you both find it fun, too! 2d

LeahBergen @BarbaraBB 😆 Thank you! 2d

LeahBergen @batsy The teen YA thriller will probably be deeper. 😆 2d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Thanks, Cathy! 😘 2d

Aimeesue Great review! Eye wateringly dim is right! 😂 2d

CarolynM Cynthia certainly was dim, but I didn‘t have much regard for Sir Donald‘s brains either. Hope you‘re feeling better💐 2d

kspenmoll Love your review! 2d

LeahBergen @Aimeesue So dim. 🤣 1d

LeahBergen @CarolynM Sir Donald was as thick as Cynthia. 🤣 1d

LeahBergen @kspenmoll Thanks! ❤️ 1d

julieclair Sorry you had the flu, but so glad you had such a fun read to keep you company! But I do hope you were wearing your negligee while you were stuck in bed recuperating. 😂 1d

LeahBergen @julieclair My negligee sweatpants! 😆 1d

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Jess_Read_This

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

🕵🏻I can‘t believe it‘s May and time to read this book! I‘m so very much looking forward to reading this with the #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub. I‘m in the mood for a good Golden Age Mystery too. And fingers crossed I‘ll be granted some free time this weekend to crack it open instead of being drafted into the deck painting project we‘ve been putting off!

May my next photo of it be from a freshened deck with a beverage in hand. 📖🍸

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Tamra I started it last night and it‘s intriguing! 1w

Jess_Read_This @Tamra Hooray!! That‘s the kind of book endorsement I like to hear. 1w

Tamra @Jess_Read_This I too am really in the mood for a good mystery. 😄 1w

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LeahBergen I‘m sending you good “finished deck” vibes! 🤣 1w

Ruthiella Yahoo! Hoping for a good read and a finished deck. 👍 1w

julieclair Looking forward to your next photo! 😀 1w

batsy Nice! And may it be anything but "grey" weather ?? 1w

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen We are going to need all those vibes. We aren‘t the handiest people to have doing home improvement projects 🤣 1w

Jess_Read_This @Ruthiella Thank you! Fingers crossed no rain! 1w

Jess_Read_This @julieclair Thank you! I think I‘m committed now since I‘ve made public statements about future photos 😂 1w

Jess_Read_This @batsy 😂 Definitely need the no grey weather vibes this weekend! 1w

julieclair @Jess_Read_This You totally are committed! 😂 1w

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LitsyEvents

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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Hey party people! May is the month we read the next #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub book. We‘re delving in into our FIRST MYSTERY 👻 from Dean Street Press.

I‘m excited to try something new. As usual, the rules are, there are no rules! Read at your own pace and if you blurb or review on Litsy, tag the group so we can share.

#BuddyRead

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Ruthiella Thank you! I always forget . 🙃 1w

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Ruthiella

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

Hey party people! May is the month we read the next #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub book. We‘re delving in into our FIRST MYSTERY 👻 from Dean Street Press.

I‘m excited to try something new. As usual, the rules are, there are no rules! Read at your own pace and if you blurb or review on Litsy, tag the group so we can share.

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Tamra I‘m looking forward to this one! 1w

Aimeesue Greylands certainly looks grey! 1w

catebutler I have been looking forward to this one!! 1w

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quietjenn Excited about this one! 1w

LeahBergen Yay! The cover looks like my local weather today. 😆 1w

batsy Looking forward! Have to admit I'm seeking out a bit of Greylands from the midst of a neverending heatwave 😆 1w

jlhammar Looking forward to it! 1w

Jess_Read_This Thanks for tagging all of us! Can‘t wait to read this with you all! 🌻 1w

CarolynM Thanks Ruth. Looking forward to it. 1w

kwmg40 I'm looking forward to this one! 1w

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Ruthiella

Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

Kicking off the #AwesomeApril readathon today by hopefully finishing these two books this weekend. After that, who knows? I‘ve got plenty of group reads starting in May - #HashtagBrigade #ClassicLSFBC #LitsySciFiBC #NancyDrewBR & #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub - as well as my #Roll100 and #TBRTarot picks. So much great stuff to choose from! 😃

Andrew65

Andrew65 Good choices. Best of luck and great to have you with us. 2w

Lesliereadsalot I read the Ancillary series and loved it. Happy reading! 2w

Ruthiella @Andrew65 Thanks! 2w

Ruthiella @Lesliereadsalot This is a re-read because I never got to the third book and it‘s been a few years since I read the first two. I‘m looking forward to finally finishing it! 2w

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