Ooooh all are good but I'm going with 4 👏🏻💜

#audiostitching this morning and hoping the rest of the family doesn't get up for a while 🪡💜🤞🏻

This was well researched and very interesting.

#CurrentRead
When I can focus, I'm enjoying the social commentary in this. I am having a hard time keeping the names straight and remembering which people belong to which families. Some of that is due to my lack of experience with South Korean names, but some is also due to the stress of current events. My brain is spinning and even reading- my typical sanctuary - is difficult right now.

This was a lovely and imaginative retelling of Snow White and Rose Red

What I hope retirement will look like. Someday. 🤞🏻🙏🏻

Holly & Ivy (yes 😆) have been besties for years. When Holly's fiance calls off their wedding she convinces Ivy to do the honeymoon while Holly takes Ivy's planned solo trip to an eco-cabin. Both come to understand some things about themselves &, of course, both find true love. But the real star of this show is their enduring friendship. And the descriptions of the scenery in Kauai & the Hudson Valley. I'm dreaming of visiting both places now.

#WhereAreYouMonday
One of my current books is set in Seoul; the other is split between Kauai and the Hudson Valley.
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It's an even 0° at my house so I'm keeping warm and starting a new book.

I enjoyed this 2nd book in the DS Kaur series. Harbinder's snarky inner monologue amuses me, the secondary characters were interesting, and the mysteries kept me guessing. I'm definitely going to read more of this series. Thanks for introducing us to it, Denise. @Jerdencon @TheAromaofBooks #TravelingThrills

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Do any of these sound good?

#WhereAreYouMonday

I have some mysteries on my hands, one in Munich and one in upstate New York
@Cupcake12

#audiostitching (plus bird-, squirrel-, chipmunk- & deer- watching) while listening to this family navigate grief, parenting issues, romantic relationships, work/ life balance, & more. All while dealing with 3 of the 4 siblings winning the powerball.
I ⬇️

I'm returning to this series of genealogical mysteries this morning

🙃🤷‍♀️😂💐

I'm revisiting Elinor and Marianne while enjoying the peace and quiet of my #happyplace 🌲❄️

#JaneAustenThenAndNow

I enjoyed Farjean's social commentary and the revelations at the end were hilarious but I found the novel within the novel to be quite a slog. It turns out to be necessary to the plot but I kept wanting to get through it and get back to the "real" story. A soft pick for me. #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

They waited at the fountain till after 9 PM and now Nancy wants to call on people at their homes to gather information?? Nancy is letting her enthusiasm override her manners.

Well well well, if it isn't another "best books" list that I've barely read any of. ? I do own 31 more books from this list so I'll get to them eventually. Probably. ?

https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/2024

I'm... confused. Banknotes are cash, yes?

The look and feel of the illustrations has been changing (a bit) throughout the series but I feel like they made a big jump in this book. Suddenly the girls look like they are from the late 60s/ early 70s whereas the oldest one here (from Red Gate Farm) looks like they're still in the 40s.
I'm not sure I noticed that when I was a kid but I'm enjoying the differences now.

I loved Evie & Trystan. (And Blake, Becky, & Tati) I loved the world building w the magic, the creatures, & other fairytale elements. I loved the humor & that sunshiny Evie embraced her dark side while The Villain showed a definite soft side. This was fun & I loved it! Right up until it ended in a cliffhanger. I'm so tired of that.
I think I'm pretty over series right now. I'm going to do my best to read stand alones for the foreseeable future.

#WhereAreYouMonday

I'm at a mountain lodge *somewhere* with Nancy, Bess, and George. 😁

@Cupcake12

A fun read, for the most part, but I do have a few issues. I liked both Inez & Whit but would have appreciated more character development. This was described as The Mummy meets Death On The Nile & I'm so glad I didn't see that until after as it would have been disappointing on both counts. My brain wanted to compare it to the Amelia Peabody series but luckily I was able to keep pushing that thought away as it would have fallen short there too. ⬇️

#12booksof2024 December favorite
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Check check. Check. Check. Check check check....

It's finally cold enough to turn on the fire (hooray) and I'm starting a new book (hooray again). 😊

#12booksof2024 November's favorite
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It's my Litsyversary! 8 years of new friends, challenges, fun, and READING! 💜😊💜

#12booksof2024 My favorite read in October
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#12booksof2024 September favorite
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This is told in 2 timelines, now & 1970's Italy/Russia. I didn't care anything about any of the current characters. They bored me even with all their secrets coming to light. The historical timeline (having a hard time thinking of the 70s as historical 😆) ended up being far more interesting to me. And heartbreaking. Also this was set on the Orient Express but there wasn't a sense of place for the train. They could have been staying in hotels ⬇️

January 2025 #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin
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#12booksof2024 My favorite August read
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December wrap up
Lots of good reads this month, the tagged is my favorite

#12booksof2024 July favorite, very nearly 2024 favorite
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I haven't finished The Main Character yet but I may not finish today (stupid job 😄) and I can tell it isn't going to knock The Most Wonderful Crime Of The Year off the podium so I'm calling it and finishing my bracket. As I've suspected all year, nothing was able to top my very first read of 2024- though Greta & Valdin came very close.
Bring on 2025 🎉

#12booksof2024 June favorite
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#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm on the Orient Express #bucketlist
@Cupcake12

Wishing this was my current reality

I started this one this morning. I love Sundays. 🩷

#12booksof2024 Another Christmas tale read out of season 😄 May favorite
@Andrew65

I didn't care for this.There were about 1000 characters & we got the POV of at least half of them.There was no mystery as we were told from the beginning, & every step of the way, what the bad guy had planned & we knew how he was going to be stopped, as that was also fully telegraphed. This would have worked better if it wasn't a reunion of multiple characters from a couple different series. There wasn't time to let any of those characters shine.

I loved this Christmas caper. The locked room mystery, the cast of suspects, and the clues made for a fun story. The witty banter and the backstory between Maggie and Ethan really worked for me. I'll be looking for more by this author.

#12booksof2024 April favorite 🩷
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#12booksof2024 My favorite read from March
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#12booksof2024 February favorite @Andrew65

#12booksof2024 January favorite
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She sounds a pure joy to work for 🙄

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm excited to read this Christmas thriller because it sounds good but also because it's set in Colorado! Aspen, to be precise. I started it last night but fell asleep on approximately the 2nd page. I love the holiday season but end of year at work is exhausting. 😟
@Cupcake12