Rolo and I are reading on the couch in between bouts of changing laundry from the washer to the dryer.
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Rolo and I are reading on the couch in between bouts of changing laundry from the washer to the dryer.
bailedI‘m at 60%, one of the characters is trying to pry into the big mysterious scandal at the center of the book, and I‘ve realized that I just don‘t care about whatever it is or whoever is involved. 😅 I‘m just bored.
Which is a pity because Hollinghurst is excellent at grounding his stories in a time and place. I think I‘ll have to try a different book by him at another time.
pickWhen the Domesday Commissioners arrive in Canterbury they find that a charitable young woman has been found dead, apparently from a snake bite. A monk who ministers to lepers insists she was strangled first and then bitten afterwords. Then the monk himself is found poisoned.
I was nearly right. My choice of murderer turned out to be the murderer's chief henchman. The book was rather slow at first but the last third was very exciting.
pickA cozy murder taking place in Australia. The characters were mostly charming. The Fisher women were adventurous. They certainly had a flair about them. They seem to have talents many don‘t have. Ms Peregrine Fisher is the youngest in the current line. She finds herself entangled in a mystery that needs investigating and solving. If the shared genetic material with her Aunt has anything to do with it, no one should worry. 4/5⭐️
This book is astounding, written by 7–SEVEN-authors, about Queen Boudica‘s rebellion against Rome in Britain. Review to come. But in the Author‘s Notes, I thought it amazing that one of the authors gives so much credit to our #authoramonth Kate Quinn! I‘m so glad I read this book; it‘s a keeper (which means I‘ll have to buy a copy). I wouldn‘t have read it but for #authoramonth but I also needed it for #letterY for #litsyatoz. It‘s extraordinary.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😍)
1. Nope. But I submitted at 11:15 PM last night. 🤣
2. perplexing
Play? @PageShifter @BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle
pickI started this a while ago, and I‘m doing that thing where I try to finish all my books in progress. Always a mammoth task! This is an installment of a historical mystery series I‘ve really enjoyed over the years by Anna Lee Huber. I will say, per usual, I enjoyed the slow burn early books more. These are mysteries but also the love story of the two main characters. Now they‘re together it‘s a bit less compelling. Still very good!
