#WhereAreYouMonday

I'm at Mansfield Park, a very exclusive resort in Kentucky, where the Austen sisters- Elinor, Elizabeth, Anne, Emma, and Catherine- are bridesmaids for their cousin Fanny's wedding to Edmund.
I'm enjoying it so far but I do find it weird that Edmund's groomsmen are Knightley... and Willoughby, Wickham, Thorpe, and Elliot! 🤯 They have to be included somehow, obvi, but how could they be such friends of Edmund?? 🤔
@Cupcake12

This was good. I did not see that ending coming.

Saturday morning reading 🤎

I've been scrolling a lot this morning, which has left me sad/angry/dismayed, so I decided to focus my mood board on things that bring me joy.
Family is first, of course, but here are things I do that make me happy.

#moodboardcontest @dabbe congrats on 200k litfluency! As someone else said- #dabberocks

This is heavy reading but it's well-written and timely.

I get why most of the #NancyDrewBR found this a bit (ok a lot 😂) OOT but I'm pretty sure 10 year old me was delighted by the nonstop adventure. I didn't remember much of the story so I don't think I read this multiple times but I did recall Nancy driving the boat and I have a clear memory of being impressed by that as a kid because I had never seen a girl doing that. Now, as a Colorado kid, I wasn't spending a ton of time

#WhereAreYouMonday

Where is small town Vermont and NYC; when is 1976 and 2019
@Cupcake12

Sunday reading. ☺️

Grandson started a puzzle on my coffee table two days ago and hasn't touched it since. Guess I'll have to finish it. 😒

Saffron, a city girl from DC, inherits her uncle's chicken farm in Hawaii. While getting the place ready to sell she encounters- and solves- several mysteries. This is the first in a series so we're introduced to a lot of people in town and given the lay of the land. I'll probably read the next one.

I agree with this. I feel like I read a variety of genres, but, of the blurbs they included, I was definitely more drawn to the thrillers on the list.

#bookhaul from a local used book store

This is what my blind date book turned out to be. Sounds good!

I picked up a mystery book at 2nd & Charles this evening. I'm meeting friends now so I'll wait to unwrap it. I hope it's a good one! 🤞🏻

I gave this till the 30% mark then decided I'd had enough. I couldn't connect with Jaya but I was pretty interested in the ruby bracelet and snippets of Indian history related to it so I figured I'd push through. But the twist that happened on the train to Scotland tipped me over into not caring about the story. #Next

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in St Petersburg and Scotland at the moment.
@Cupcake12

It's been a bit since I've read a John Marrs, and, as was the case with most of his other books, I couldn't stop turning pages. I'm impressed by the way he examines technology and pushes concepts to a plausible- sounding yet troubling point. Here it's possible to create a MetaChild and 6 families compete on a reality show to care for a child, with the winner getting to keep theirs. That's already wild enough but there is a LOT more going on here.

I loved this. Beth O'Leary almost always hits the spot for me- I've only disliked one of her books- and this one immediately swept me away along with the characters. I was terrified for them but I liked how they handled themselves and the relationship they built. The twist at the end felt unnecessary but didn't take much away from my enjoyment.

Tidying up for company caused me to create this stack of random books. The tagged book caught my eye and I've discovered a huge pet peeve I didn't realize I had- am I the only one who's annoyed about the author's name overshadowing the title. 🤔😖

Ahhhh the joy of reading a romantic yet anxiety inducing, lost-at-sea adventure on a snowy Saturday. 🚤

The 1st chapter of this book was great but in the 2nd we get this. As a character description this is fine. But the author goes on to establish that this large woman* is loud (with a honking quality to her voice) & a bit awkward/obnoxious. But hey, she's able to use her "formidable body" to clear a path through a crowded room. ? ⬇️

April's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin ☺️
@TheAromaofBooks

I think I've officially read my last Reese's Book Club book. She and I clearly do not vibe.

March wrap up. Not At Home and Here One Moment are tied for my favorites.

I really liked this. It was a beautiful exploration of grief and life and choices.

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Maine with a potentially creepy house (just started)
@Cupcake12

Starting my Sunday off with a book set in Colorado (😊), written by a local author. ❤️ #sundayreading

Rain, a new book, and a cuppa. Yay for Saturday.

This was a mixed bag for me- thou I seem to be one of few who didn't unconditionally love it. I loved almost everything about the 1920s part of the story: I felt like I was in Brooklyn, watching Augusta and her family live life(& death) & I loved everything about about teenage Augusta, Irving, & Aunt Ester. My difficulties come in the 80s timeline: I love that the characters we meet at the retirement village are happy, active, and still open to ⬇️

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm still in Florida with Augusta, as I didn't get very far on TLEOAS last week. I'm also all over the southern U.S. with Evie/Lucca in FLW.
@Cupcake12

"Older neighborhood" ouch ??

I don't know that I've ever been so glad to finish a book! The end was satisfying and I loved Elinor throughout (and Maxine! And Mory!) but this was super stressful reading! 😵‍💫 Langley Moore has created an absolutely diabolical character in Mrs Bankes. Despite the tension, this was really good.
#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Starting this morning #TeaAndABook

I just stumbled across @wonderwitchboutique on Instagram and discovered literary "band" T-shirts. ?

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No matter how many times I read this proposal it still has the same impact on me. 😬

Y'all! Mrs Bankes hasn't even moved in yet (although a bunch of her stuff has been sent) and I. Am. Stressing. Out!

(Picture is of the only botanical print in my house 😉🌼)
#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

The ghosts of three women murdered by the same man begin to stalk him. The author did a good job establishing what ghosts can do in her world. The answer is "very little" which leads to a lot of the tension in this story. During the last third of the book I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

This is on sale at B&N and I'm intrigued! 👑

#WhereAreYouMonday
Hazel and I are in London and I'm also visiting with Augusta in Florida.

Another fun romp as the ladies get drawn into an off-book job for The Museum that takes them across much of Europe. The locations were fabulous and I enjoyed revisiting Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie. Their friendship contains some strife and snark but they are always solidly there for each other. They work smoothly together and trust fully in each other. Also, I have a new #litcrush - Taverner is a prince among men.

Caught the last half of the Greer Garson P&P (at a weird angle from across the room), which I had never seen before. Was utterly distracted by the women's dresses. They were HUGE & not remotely appropriate to the time period. From what I saw of it, it seems more "based on the book" rather than a faithful representation- & Austen's claws had been sheathed- but it made me curious to watch again & try to catch the whole thing. #JaneAustenThenAndNow

Quiet time with tea and a book 😊

Hotness = truthfulness, obvs (Although Darcy is also said to be hot so how does one decide which hot man to trust?? 🤔)
#JaneAustenThenAndNow

These tea-drinking, book-reading, cake-eating beauties popped up on pinterest and have me eager for the weekend!

Ok, this ventured into the absurd (the meteor! 😆) but it was adventurous and I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to have fun with it. It certainly doesn't stand up to much scrutiny though! And Nancy was pretty pushy again. I never picked up on that in my childhood reading but I certainly see it now. 🤔 Soft pick. #NancyDrewBR
I'm going to read the earlier version with the link @DebinHawaii provided, hopefully by Saturday. 🤞🏻

I received your package today, Sarah! I am eager to see what you both thought of TNOD and to get started on FLW. 😊 @TheAromaofBooks @Jerdencon #TravelingThrills

💛 Good morning and ✨️Happy Saturday✨️everyone 💛
#CurrentRead

#BOTM says there's something wrong with my address, despite living here 20+ years and getting my delivery from them perfectly fine (almost) every month since 2020. 😫
I emailed them. Hopefully they'll try again.
Also, I am soooo ready for spring 🌱🪻🌿

A day off and a book I'm looking forward to 😊

#BookGifts from my dad. He has started this series, loves them, and is passing them on to me. 💙

Absolutely 💛