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#ReadAway2024

Enthusiastic pick for this historical fiction based on the real-life Alice Diamond & The Forty Elephants, an all female gang of thieves or “collectors” who robbed high-end department stores & the wealthy society of Roaring Twenties London. I‘m so glad this was our #SundayBuddyReads pick for August because I hadn‘t heard of this book before & it was fascinating & thrilling with strong female characters. One of my favorites for 2024!

Meh weather and a never ending cold may be a blessing in disguise because I am going to power through ( serious skimming happening ) this first section for #sundaybuddyreads and then we shall see ( the initial characters, Molly and Anna, Richard and Tommy - I can‘t stand them)

Read with #sundaybuddyreads and I just wish I‘d managed a print copy. I‘m doing so little reading right now, school continues to kick my ass and just really need to hold a print copy in my hands to get that reading high I need to survive life 🤷🏻‍♀️ that and this ebook copy was not ff track of the print version so it was lost for a good 2 weeks. Otherwise MS is the Master of suspense and she keeps you guessing #ohwhatawickedwebweweave

Next up for #sundaybuddyreads I will admit I‘m struggling 🤦🏻‍♀️ Melissa‘s chapter is full of complaints ( teenage daughter, work, ex-husband, house falling apart) and I‘m getting ready for school ( setting up a classroom and teaching day 1 after supplying for 20+ years) and helping my youngest unpack from summer job and pack for uni tomorrow. I feel like I might have an anxiety attack - too much caffeine?! 🤔

The only good part of this book is talking about it on Sundays #sundaybuddyread thankful I‘m finished

I‘ve accepted an unexpected & last minute teaching gig for September, I will be in a grade 5 class so my reading life may be not as prolific as usual. My goals will be Peony in Love with #literarycrew , The Most likely Club with #sundaybuddyreads finishing Vanity Fair with #pemberlittens and starting the next one ( I forget the title) Montana Sky with ? ( I am having a moment here) and hopefully the next inspector Gamache and an audio or two 🤞🏻

I‘m reading on my kindle for #sundaybuddyreads so far it‘s depressing on every level. Was this a scandal when it came out? It seems like all references to it allude to that. D H Lawrence was a bit of a woman‘s sexual awakening kind of author though, yes?

My July TBR. I won‘t get to all of these but I will for challenges like #SundayBuddyReads #CampLitsy2023 #TitlesAndTunes #hashtagbrigade for #Pemberlittens #BookedInTime #DiverseCozy #SeriesLove2023 + my virtual foodie book club & leadership books for work I will. The others are “hope to get to” although I am in the midst of two of them & you never know what will just pop up & grab my attention.
💯 #moodreader

May was actually a great reading month for me! I managed to finish 12 books total & keep up with/complete challenges for #PemberLittens & #SundayBuddyReads & #TitlesAndTunes as well as my work book sections (1 is finished, 2 are in progress carrying over to June.) I finished my virtual foodie book club read & managed to get 2 new books in series read for #SeriesLove2023 My favorites were the top row, all of which will likely make my year‘s best.