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April‘s #FictionalTraveler pick.

https://youtu.be/_Zr70Qi2Fgw?si=mBARudHQvenKgELE

Introduction
Mystery guest
Week in Review
Babbacombe's by Susan Scarlett
Luck by David Carpenter
After Nora by Penelope Curtis
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
The Pornographer by John McGahern

I want to give romance another try.
Okay, romance novels anyway.
Does anyone have any recommendations for good romance books with a FMC that is over 40, (preferably no kids), no love triangle? I‘m not feeling any angsty teen or young adult story. Any subgenre is fine. Oh, and spice is okay!
As this clip says “No! That is too specific!” 🤪

https://youtu.be/SItFvB0Upb8?si=rbJmFDdFO3L7PhuO. 🤷‍♀️

This is the 4th book in the Erin McCabe mystery series and I recommend starting with the 1st one, “By Way of Sorrow“. These are legal thrillers featuring a trans woman lawyer, Erin, & her law partner (a black male). This case deals with racist & homophobic police and a murder. The story also follows Erin in her personal life. I have really enjoyed all of these books, the mysteries are good and the various morality issues are covered well. 4/5 !

You Have Gone Too Far is the first book I have read by Carlene O'Connor. I won it through a Goodreads Giveaway. I was quickly drawn into the book, even though this is the 3rd installment in the County Kerry Series. I feel it can be read as a stand-alone, as I did, without any problem.

I enjoyed getting to know the main characters. There seems to be a little romance in the air that has seemed to be growing for a while. I enjoyed the ⬇️

'Dear Butterflies, My darlings.'

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Pretty good.

Here‘s my review. This book is not on Litsy so I‘m adding it under the tagged book.

This book counts for:

☑️ 3 readathons - #wintergames, #readyourkindle, #bookspinbingo

☑️ 2 hrs of reading (It only took me 2 hrs to read this.)

☑️ Holiday or winter read (This psychological thriller novella is set during Christmas.)

#christmaschapterchasers #xmaschacha #kindleunlimited

I‘m sorry I‘m SO late posting my week one game points- it‘s been a difficult weekend here in the UK with the enormous storms and I spent so much time trapped at train stations in the middle of the night trying to get home 😔 I managed to find 607 words in the phrase though!

#wintergames #holidaybookdragons

Hello it‘s me a stranger I‘ve been absent for a year it seems and I‘m going to attempt a comeback - both in my letter writing #litsylove and posting here. I don‘t feel any joy in Christmas this year to be honest but I may send out some holiday card. My students set up this skeleton Bob to celebrate - he‘s like our elf on the shelf lol 😝