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The Grey Wolf: Chief Inspector Gamache faces his most deadly case yet in this unforgettable and timely thriller | Louise Penny

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Yesterday was my first day of Long Service Leave to prepare for my ballet exam on Sunday. It was a busy day but I also found some time to relax at the beach. Even getting a little sun burnt! I enjoyed my favourite snacks from the cafe downstairs. The butter on the banana bread is divine. They do the most expensive but delicious banana smoothies too. Surprisingly I am tearing through this book. It was in my building‘s book exchange for ages.

LapReader @Teresereading 1w

LapReader @Jess861 #ohcanada 1w

MrsMalaprop Yum 😋. Good luck 🩰. 1w

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LapReader Thanks @MrsMalaprop just trying to keep those nerves under control. 1w

Jess861 So glad you're enjoying it!! Also - that looks beyond delicious! 1w

CarolynM Hope the exam goes well 🍀 1w

Jeg Good luck with your exam. 1w

LapReader @CarolynM me too. Thankyou. 2nd last rehearsal tonight and we were told to do our homework and think about everything she‘d taught us this past 6 months. I made one tiny mistake! 1w

LapReader Thanks @Jeg I will be glad of it. 1w

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lauraisntwilder

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

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Well, now I have a new series that I want to read all of! This was perfect for the first few cold days we've had. #OhCanada

dabbe Oh, you will be hooked! ♥️🍁🧡 2w

Jess861 So glad you enjoyed it! Lots of books to read in the series! 1w

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Ruthiella

Untitled | Unknown

#ChristmasCrimeChallenge

I‘m a little late for my own challenge! 😂 I‘ve settled on my pile of possibilities. Super pleased that some work for other prompts.

1. “Unnatural Causes“
2. “A Fatal Grace” #OhCanada
3. “Crime at Black Dudley” #HashtagBrigade
4. “The Mystery of the Yellow Room”
5. “Poirot‘s Early Cases”
6. “Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead” #Roll100
7. “Six Wakes”
8. “Follow Her Home”.
9. “The Quincunx” #10beforetheend

RaeLovesToRead

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LitsyEvents

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

The #OhCanada November/December read has kicked off and feel free to read any book from the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny. I will be reading book #1 (Still Life) as I haven't read any of these books before. Discussion will be high level with no spoilers since there will likely be multiple books read.
Anyone is welcome to join - easy going group read where we explore Canadian authors.

LitsyEvents We will be continuing in 2026 too. Via @Jess861 4w

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Jess861

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

The #OhCanada November/December read has kicked off and feel free to read any book from the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny. I will be reading book #1 (Still Life) as I haven't read any of these books before. Discussion will be high level with no spoilers since there will likely be multiple books read.

Anyone is welcome to join - easy going group read where we explore Canadian authors. We will be continuing in 2026 too.

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl @JenlovesJT47 @Tamra @PurpleyPumpkin @Kitta @DogMomIrene @Blueberry @BiblioLitten @JuniperWilde @Teresereading @mcctrish @willaful @Singout @LitsyEvents 4w

Suet624 Don‘t know if you heard about her US book tour. https://vtdigger.org/2025/10/30/after-a-famed-canadian-author-exits-a-u-s-tour-a... 4w

Jess861 @Suet624 Thank you for the link! I had not heard - interesting read! A reading in an Opera House will be neat for those able to attend but it's too bad she cancelled her American tour (although understandable to me anyways). 4w

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willaful Oh, you are in for a treat. (Probably. I suppose somebody doesn't like Still Life. ;-) )

I'm on book 10, The Long Way Home. (edited) 4w

Jess861 @willaful I hope so - I've never really gotten into cozy mysteries (only because I don't have time to read a ton) but I did read Murder at Fenway Park a few years back and enjoyed it. So hoping the same with this one! 4w

LapReader Starting Grey Wolf on the train this morning. Found in my building‘s library so I was pretty happy about that. 4w

Jess861 @LapReader Always nice to get a library find! 3w

kwmg40 My library hold on the newest, The Black Wolf, should be available in a couple of weeks, so that's the one I'll be reading. 3w

Jess861 @kwmg40 Awesome!! 3w

CarolynM 👍 3w

PurpleyPumpkin I happened to read the first in the series earlier this year. So I'll read the second. Looking forward to this!

A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2)

Jess861 @PurpleyPumpkin Glad you're able to join in :). 3w

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lauraisntwilder

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

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Another #OhCanada pick I never would've heard about otherwise. I found both of the dual narratives interesting, which isn't always the case. I haven't read many books about WWI and I appreciated the perspective of an indigenous Canadian.

Jess861 I love this cover! So glad you enjoyed it! 4w

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Ruthiella

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

#weekendreads

📕Finish up Three Day Road for #OhCanada

📗Continue The Woods in Winter for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

📘Continue Nevada for #OffMyShelf “orange cover”

📙Maybe finish Civil to Strangers for #10beforetheEnd

rachelsbrittain

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Jess861

Three Day Road (Revised) | Joseph Boyden

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Thoughts on the book? Thoughts on the themes? Thoughts on the author? Just thoughts in general?

Will you read more by this author?

Sorry for such a quick little post for the discussion at the end but I'm battling the flu and a cold right now and this is about as much thought as my head can put into anything right now 😆!

#OhCanada #Canada #CanadianAuthors #BookClub #BuddyRead #Discussion

mcctrish I am so glad you kicked my butt to finally read this - I will totally read more JB. It should be required reading imo. The glimpse into what life was like for indigenous people, women especially, and the trauma of war 4w

Jess861 @mcctrish This turned into The Bird Family trilogy if you liked it. Through Black Spruce is the second book in the trilogy. 4w

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Ruthiella I‘m glad to finally read Boyden. I don‘t think I will continue with the trilogy, however. There‘s something about the writing style that doesn‘t grab me. But I appreciate this portrayal of the indigenous Canadian experience of WWI. Hope you feel better soon! ❤️ (edited) 4w

Jess861 @Ruthiella Sometimes writing styles are just hard to get into! Glad you didn't mind the book! Thanks so much...I look forward to not feeling like a bag of bricks has hit my head 😆 4w

lauraisntwilder I hope you're on the mend soon! This was a good one. 4w

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder Thanks so much! It's what happens with young kids - always sick, lol 4w

Blueberry I'm still reading. I realized I had already read the third on the series. Now I'll have to read the second. I do like his writing. 4w

Jess861 @Blueberry Glad you're enjoying it! It is definitely a solid book to get through even though it's not a huge page count (I found so anyways) 4w

kwmg40 I hope you are recovering. I started this book but got bogged down in the trench scenes and decided to put it aside for a while. I'll probably get back to it eventually. I've not read Boyden's other books but I've seen the movie adaptation of Through Black Spruce. I thought it was good, though it had gotten mixed reviews. 3w

Jess861 @kwmg40 Totally get it - I think that's what I meant about a solid book up above. Sometimes it's good to put a read aside for a bit! 3w

PurpleyPumpkin Hope you're on the mend @Jess861! I just finished this audiobook today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent writing and the war scenes sometimes had me on the edge of my seat. I like JB but sometimes have a hard time getting started with his books. So, this was a welcome pick for me. Thanks for hosting! 3w

Jess861 @PurpleyPumpkin Glad you enjoyed it and were able to get through the book! Sometimes books work better on audio. 3w

Kitta I have it a 3/5 some aspects I liked a lot some and some (like the trenches) made me struggle. I think the monotony is the point? But it was tough going. I liked the last 3rd a lot more and I‘m glad I stuck with it. Really interesting story. (edited) 4d

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Ruthiella

Bailey's Cafe | Gloria Naylor

#FridayHappyReadingHour Unwinding and transitioning to the weekend.

I‘ve just finished the tagged book, my last #Roll100 for October.

My focus now is on the first two #10BeforetheEnd titles.

And then I need to get started on the #OhCanada pick for Sep/Oct. 🤞

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Tamra Looks like a fantastic weekend! 1mo

Ruthiella @Tamra I‘m hoping it will be ! 🤞 1mo

BarbaraBB Sounds like a plan. Enjoy 💝 1mo

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AnnCrystal 🤩📚🥤😋💝. 1mo

Cathythoughts The unwind is such a great feeling 🥰enjoy your weekend x 1mo

bookandbedandtea This is a lovely picture. 😍 Enjoy the weekend! 1mo

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mcctrish

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

Thankful for #ohcanada group for choosing this and enabling me to get it off my Death Tower where it sat for 10 years? A raw look at war, the horrors of trench warfare and an informative look at indigenous life in Canada in the early 1900‘s and their roles in the Great War.
My favourite part was Niska‘s story - she always had hope, Xavier and Elijah‘s story in the war was reflective of the awfulness of the killing fields

Jess861 So glad you were able to find time and read it! Glad you enjoyed it! 1mo

Tamra I will start soon, looking forward to it! 1mo

mcctrish @Tamra I‘m so glad I went with audio, despite having this print copy because I loved hearing the indigenous language spoken 1mo

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