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I've not seen much love for Whose Body this #AuthorAMonth but honestly I dug it. Maybe I'm just a sucker for an inventive if gruesome crime? And then I found bk 2 to be a bit annoying and it felt like I was reading something by a person that didn't like women very much. So, yes, Harriet, I'm giving this series that same sideeye you're currently giving Whimsey. I think ill continue but maybe not soon.

Another solid entry in the Hamish Macbeth series. Although his romantic shenanigans do get a bit tiresome at times. He still has feelings for Priscilla, and he & Elspeth are never on the same page, as usual. But I love this series. 4⭐️

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I could not help but hear the voice of Peter Dinklage while I read it. 🙈 Definitely a good start into monthly reading of Poirot novels. I like the way Hastings was introduce with a story that concerne his life.

This was a fun installment! Meg‘s dad has a Christmas surprise - an outdoor ice rink! In Virginia! Meg is housing, as usual, a crowd. This time it includes Canadians collaborating with Mutant Wizards on a consumer DNA project. Unfortunately a few people don‘t like what the DNA results turned up…

#2022 for #192025

Amateur detective Wimsey‘s brother the Duke has been arrested for the murder of their sister‘s fiancée. The duke, the sister, the fiancée, some couples, the hired help are all at a hunting lodge when a gunshot is heard in the middle of the night. It turns out all the suspicious parties, including the deceased, have very big secrets. An excellent detailed investigation but I wasn‘t too pleased with the resolution. It felt contrived so the ⬇️

I'm sorry to say that I simply didn't find this book to be very good. Granted, it's the third in a series. The stories stand alone, but there were references to previous stories, like many mystery series. I would have bailed if it weren't a mystery. I wanted to know whodunit, but the ending fell flat for me. It simply wasn't very creative or well-written, in my opinion.

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This started out moderately promising, but by the end I couldn‘t wait just to be done already. Parker is okay, but Wimsey is kind of a jerk. The story is rambling and a little cringey. #authoramonth

That ending!! 😂😵‍💫🛀

No spoilers but it was giving Scooby Doo, to me. 🤣 Yes, I did it & here‘s how & I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren‘t for you meddling Lord Peter & Co!

I hovered between So-So & Pan. I think this was a product of its time and Sayers probably needed to cook a bit more to fully get in the swing. I wouldn‘t be opposed to revisiting another installment at some point. #AuthorAMonth

TW: heavy anti-semitism

Trixie & the BobWhites are at it again when sheep thieves are targeting the Belden‘s Uncle Andrew‘s farm!

We get to see the gang investigate another high stakes mystery, meet some new kids, some development on young love, & a dramatic rescue! More importantly, we get to see Trixie fail in her investigations, & then pick herself back up, apologize for her assumptions, & try, try again. It‘s always great to see failure treated as natural.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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Row1: Buddy reads: #sundaybuddyread #nunlit #nunlitquarterly #Naturalitsy
Row 2: #ThematicCozies #January #animal #EGHSbuddyread #readyourkindle #libby
Row 3: #ALafyDarbyMystery #libraryfind -Finished
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