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The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow | Natasha Pulley
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Natasha Pulley's Watchmaker of Filigree Street captivated readers with its charming blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. Now, Pulley revisits her beloved characters in a sequel that sweeps readers off to Japan in the 1880s, where nationalism is on the rise and ghosts roam the streets. 1888. Five years after they met in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Thaniel Steepleton, an unassuming translator, and Keita Mori, the watchmaker who remembers the future, are traveling to Japan. Thaniel has received an unexpected posting to the British legation in Tokyo, and Mori has business that is taking him to Yokohama. Thaniel's brief is odd: the legation staff have been seeing ghosts, and Thaniel's first task is to find out what's really going on. But while staying with Mori, he starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. For reasons Mori won't--or can't--share, he is frightened. Then he vanishes. Meanwhile, something strange is happening in a frozen labor camp in Northern Japan. Takiko Pepperharrow, an old friend of Mori's, must investigate. As the weather turns bizarrely electrical and ghosts haunt the country from Tokyo to Aokigahara forest, Thaniel grows convinced that it all has something to do with Mori's disappearance--and that Mori may be in serious danger.
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Jari-chan
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I read this without knowing it was a second part. I just wanted to read more by Natasha Pulley. Because I didn't know the setting and the characters I first had some trouble getting into this book, but the more time I spent there, the more I loved it. As with her other book I read, Pulley needs some attention. Her view of time is different from everything I've read so far. It feels more like a living thing. An amazing story!

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rachaich
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Slowly getting used to this tale... I've not had much chance to read over the last week.

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rachaich
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After loving The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, high hopes for this one!!

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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My other package containing (signed version of) the kingdoms did not arrive today which is disappointing because I have to venture out for work *disgruntled noises* tomorrow… although once that‘s done it is a long weekend!

And I have this to daydream about!

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bookandbedandtea
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I loved it.
@TheAromaofBooks This was my #BookSpin for February.

ju.ca.no It‘s such a great book💙 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
bookandbedandtea @ju.ca.no Mori's abilities make for a story unlike anything I've ever read before. Also Thaniel + Mori = 🥰 3y
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ju.ca.no @bookandbedandtea YES😍 Mori is such a great character! Have you also read 3y
bookandbedandtea @ju.ca.no Yes! I don't think I'd have enjoyed TLFOP quite as much without the background of TWOFS. I'm so excited for her (unrelated) book coming later this year. 🤩 3y
ju.ca.no @bookandbedandtea me too! I‘ve already preordered it! Even though I‘m a bit sad I won‘t get anymore of Mori and Thaniel💙 3y
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bookandbedandtea
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Getting in a couple minutes of reading while I wait for my grocery order.
ETA: I adore Thanial and Mori, both individually and together, so at 25-30% into this I'm nervous! About Mori's safety, Thanial's health, their relationship. 😬 If this doesn't have a happy ending I'm going to be distraught!

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Given a bit more time, this would have happened 😂

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julesG
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On the ninth day of Christmas, I'd like you to revisit Filigree Street.

This is the second book in Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street series. This time set in Japan mostly, with ghosts, electricity and an imminent war. Thaniel is very ill. Mori's in danger. Grace is... Grace.

#12Booksof2020 @Andrew65

Andrew65 This is on my TBR. 3y
writerlibrarian So so so good. 💜 3y
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writerlibrarian
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2020 was like deserted land with a few oasis along the way. Only an handful of books but good ones. All of them. Reading in 2020 was spare but rewarding all the same.

umbrellagirl I loved Pepperharrow! 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Pepperharrow 💔 it‘s been months and I‘m still thinking about it 3y
writerlibrarian @umbrellagirl @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I am so happy that Mori and Thaniel's universe exists. 🥰 3y
Gissy Great!!!📚📚📚👏👏👏👏🎉🎊 3y
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writerlibrarian
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My favourite of the year. No contest. Start with book 1 then dive into book 2. Queer steampunk for the first day of xmas and an octopus in a 💡
#12booksof2020
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Sounds zany! 😊 3y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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A delightful queer steampunk / historical fantasy set in late 1880s Japan, with lovely, unique writing. It follows a fairly large set of Japanese and British characters in a multi-layered plot orchestrated by Mori, a man who "remembers the future." He's putting together many moving pieces to a positive outcome even he doesn't understand anymore. Ghosts, electrical storms, mechanical pet octopuses, political scheming, and queer love!

writerlibrarian I just loved this one. I really hope that we get one more Mori and family adventure eventually. 3y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @writerlibrarian Me too! The ending certainly leaves room for that. 3y
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This book has some really snappy writing, unique images:

"Thaniel felt like he and Vaulker were both holding chisels, but neither of them knew where to begin chipping, and neither of them wanted to get dust on the carpet."

(These are two diplomats, their jobs have nothing to do with actual chisels).

#Fantasy #Steampunk #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks

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Pepperharrow | Natasha Pulley
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After enjoying The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, I had to read the sequel. It did not disappoint. Thaniel and Keita travel to Meiji-era Japan, to witness the struggle of the newly-opened nation with the forces of colonialization. Keita's clairvoyance, strange electrical experiments on the cliffs of Yokohama, and ghosts in the Embassy are a fantastical plot layered on the rich tapestry of a Japan just emerging from feudalism.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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So I‘ve been on tumblr a bit lately... and I‘m not mad about it 😂

Even if I don‘t recognise all the shows/references and maybe need to watch Pacific Rim now?

Where else am I going to find the Natasha Pulley content I neeeeeeed? 🤣

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tenar
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Mehso-so

This is my third book from Pulley, and I don‘t know how to sort out my feelings about any of them. They‘re messy, but the imagery is always vivid, inventive, and delightful.

Here we have 1880s Japan, with electricity, clockwork, ghosts, ash, and endless fogs. Atmosphere! The craft is there - everything falls in its perfect place by the end - but the pacing was disastrous between the threads being woven together. A discombobulating read. #BookSpin

TheAromaofBooks I read The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and was really torn between the beautiful and descriptive language, and feeling like the plot and pacing just weren't really that great. 4y
tenar @TheAromaofBooks Same! This is a direct sequel and both the positives and negatives of the first book seemed magnified. I don‘t think I‘d recommend it to anyone who didn‘t wholeheartedly adore The Watchmaker. 4y
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writerlibrarian
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So good. The plot is intricate as future/past clairvoyance stories are. I liked the electricity plot. Tesla for the win. Takiko Pepperharrow rocks and so does Grace Carrow. I love how her character was put back together. Thaniel is still the heart of all the threads and chess moves Mori makes. All of them. I didn't want it to end.
#steampunk #netgalley

writerlibrarian I'll probably get a hard copy eventually, my copy was an ARC from NetGalley. I hope we get to visit again with Thaniel, Mori, Six because it's a wonderful place to visit. Strange, full of possibilities, where science, music and love create life. I've been casting Tom Hardy as Thaniel somehow it fit. 4y
umbrellagirl I. Loved. This. Book. 4y
writerlibrarian @umbrellagirl Me too. So much. I didn't want it to end. I almost started it right back. 💜 4y
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Happy birthday Sid. Game 4. Elimination game.
I"m up to 60 %. So so good.
#readingandwatchinghockey

Saknicole Yah Hockey! 4y
writerlibrarian And 🐧 are done and out. 4y
Augustdana ☹️☹️☹️ 4y
CarolynM ☹️ 4y
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writerlibrarian
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Passed the 50% mark. It is so good.
Game 3 🍁 vs Blue jackets
#readingandwatchinghockey

emz711 is this the second one in the series?
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writerlibrarian Yes and it's even better than the first one. I'm stalling finishing it because there will be more after that until maybe the next one in a year or more. 4y
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SMayWrites
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When your book order shows up! 🎉

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writerlibrarian
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The goal is to get to 50% tonight. Also, here's hoping the 🐧 make it 2 wins in a row.
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian 2-1 🐧 what a play by 71 on PP. Go Geno! Teddy makes it 3-1. Habs tie it at 3. Habs are ahead. 4-3. Price is stealing another one. (edited) 4y
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writerlibrarian 87 🚨. 4y
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writerlibrarian
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This is the game of the evening. 🍁 vs Columbus
#readingandwaychinghockey

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writerlibrarian
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Almost at the 40% mark.it's good. I'm stalling because I do want it to end too fast. That's how good I find it.

Day one of the biggest, most extraordinary hockey binge EVER!
Game 1 🌪 vs NY Rangers
Game 2 Oilers vs Hawks
Game 3 🐧 vs Habs
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian 🌪 started with a 🚨and a fight. 2-0 🌪. 🌪 win in SO. (edited) 4y
writerlibrarian 97 🚨 on PP. Hawks reply 🚨. One all. Tazer 🚨 on PP. 2-1 Hawks. 3 🚨 in under 10m. 3-1 Hawks. A second 🚨 by Tazer. 4-1 Hawks. After 2 periods, it's 6-2 Hawks. 7-4 Hawks. Oilers challenge, 6-4 in the end. (edited) 4y
writerlibrarian Habs opens the count. 1-0. It's now 2 all. (edited) 4y
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writerlibrarian
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Leafs exhibition game against the Habs. Pens and Flyers ended up in OT for Philly.
#readingandwatchinghockey

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writerlibrarian
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Week-end reading while watching the last scrimmage before they head out to Toronto. Cold water, a good book and hockey. That is a perfect Saturday afternoon.
#readingandwatchinghockey

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writerlibrarian First 🐧 broadcast since March. It's a intra teams game still, it's 🐧 hockey. Book 2 of the Thaniel and Mori adventures is so far a good one. I'm at the 20% mark. (edited) 4y
LeahBergen I‘m so excited! 👏🏻👏🏻 🔥 🔥 4y
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writerlibrarian
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My next book in my ARC pile.
#netgalley #nextintheseries

Crinoline_Laphroaig Sounds fascinating. Love the cover! 4y
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Jendjohnson
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If y‘all haven‘t explored the world of Natasha Pulley yet, I highly encourage you to do so! The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is an excellent debut novel, with Bedlam Stacks in the same universe but with different plot lines. This novel continues with Mori and Thaniel, and I am recommending it to everyone I meet right now. :) Cute puppy photo just for attention grabbing. ;)

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umbrellagirl
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Wrapped up May with just nine. All were good but Pepperharrow was the highlight for me. Reading has been slower during isolation. Got about halfway through Alexander II and had to renew that one.

June will be mostly reading for a course I‘m doing doing for work.

#may #recap

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Mitch
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In these times of limited travel you might want to check out Book Trails - they use books as the starting point for some literary virtual travel trails - just pop in the search where you want to go!

https://www.thebooktrail.com

CoffeeNBooks This is really cool! 4y
Pruzy Interesting! Seems to use the metadata of a book‘s setting to include it in the list 4y
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lahousewyfe
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An elegant and intricate story from Natasha Pulley. The tale of Thaniel and Baron Mori continues in a trip to Japan. More just starts a cascade of spoilers. Enjoy!

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umbrellagirl
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My library hold came in and they allowed me to pick it up! They phoned to schedule a time for me to pick it up and left it on a table outside. No contact and 15 minutes between pick ups.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I loved this so much! I normally tumble through a book in a day or two but I found myself savouring this slowly over a week. Ahh, what absolutely gorgeous disasters, Mori and Thaniel are... more please!

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Thaniel wondered if real geishas painted themselves white so it was harder to see how angry they must be all the time.

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‘The irritating thing about evil people is that they have a way of doing good things too,‘ Mori said.
‘You‘ve gone dramatic,‘ Thaniel said.
Mori didn‘t look convinced, but he did smile. ‘Why don‘t you care? You should.‘
Thaniel put his cheek next to Six‘s hair while he tried to think of something to say that wasn‘t the truth. The truth was that he loved Mori so hopelessly he could have found a way to excuse cemeteries of dead wives.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag ‘None of my business,‘ he said at last 💔 4y
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‘The crazy one who keeps invading Korea?‘ Pyotr exploded, and banged down his already empty cup. The table juddered. At least four different waiters frowned. ‘They let him into the Palace? Aren‘t there rules? Don‘t give me that bloody Pyotr‘s-so-naive look, I was waterboarding a trade unionist fifteen minutes ago.‘

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bookishnerd
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Sometimes I stress buy books on Bookoutlet. They had a sale...

MariaW Been there, done that. 😱 It is hard to stop one‘s self. 🤗 4y
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julesG
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Truly enjoyed this return to the world of Filigree Street. But we're not staying there, we're travelling to Japan.

Ghosts, electricity, an imminent war, Mori's past, his present and future in danger, Thaniel very ill, Grace,...

It was an interesting ride. I enjoyed the whole story, including the love triangle, the uncertainties and the rather anticlimactic end, which hinted at more.

#buddyread with @DuckOfDoom and @ju.ca.no

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘m reading this now and 😱 I love it so much! 4y
julesG @thegirlwiththelibrarybag It's a great story. Check out Pulley's Twitter. The next story might take us back to the Bedlam Stacks setting in South America. 😍 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG, oh! I‘m not on Twitter - I‘ve not read Bedlam Stacks (yet) and jumped into Pepperharrow directly from Filigree Street... 4y
julesG @thegirlwiththelibrarybag That's at least one more book to look forward to 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sooner the better! 4y
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ju.ca.no
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Finished my buddy read with @julesG and @DuckOfDoom yesterday! I had high expectations as I really loved her two other books - and I was not disappointed! I enjoyed the story and was very much captivated and invested in it. I love the characters and I really hope I will meet them again in another book somewhere in the future. Even though this book is probably my least favourite one of the three I‘d still give it 5/5🌟

DuckOfDoom I had trouble with the ending again. The Watchmaker had this big spectacular ending that did not make any sense to me, and this one got a really unspectacular one. I still liked it but I wished for something more at the end. Let's hope Six will be the main protagonist of the next book 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom yes I‘m also hoping for much more Six! The story did indeed end quite fast and not that spectacular, but it was still somewhat satisfying. Also made sende due to the title. 4y
julesG Have 2 chapters left. @DuckOfDoom 4y
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bookandbedandtea I'm so glad to hear you say this. I LOVED her other two books and was super excited about this but all I've heard are negative reviews so I haven't started it yet. It's encouraging to hear from someone who liked it. 4y
bookishnerd I am reading The Watchmaker of Filigree Street right now. Hopefully I like it because I found this book on Bookoutlet and couldn't resist grabbing a copy when it was so cheap. lol 4y
julesG @bookandbedandtea It's good. Definitely worth reading, especially if you liked the other two books. 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom and @ju.ca.no - thought the ending was quite satisfying. Not a "Boom!" ending, but one I can live with. Made me wonder though, whether all Mori's machinations were for the single purpose of saving Thaniel. Knowing medical history (epidemiology of the 17th to early 20th centuries was my major subject), I am doubtful though. It needs antibiotics to fight TBC, but a regular change of air might help him. 4y
julesG I'm hoping the ending hinted at another book with Six, possibly in South America. I was also astonished to see a rather civilised Grace. She could have done a lot of damage. Now I wonder if her appearance was only in the book to set the scene for a Six book. They might be working together, or Six might study with her. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG saving Thaniel and getting rid of Kuroda I‘d say which lead to preventing the war? I mean he could‘ve stopped him earlier but maybe the war would have taken place somehow else then🤔 I‘m very ready for a book with Six! But it will take years again🙈🙈 I was also positively surprised with Grace! 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no But without it taking ages, the electricity experiments wouldn't have taken place. And Mori was hoping for the electron microscope. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG true🤔 well. Love can drive you to do crazy things😅😅 4y
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@ju.ca.no and @DuckOfDoom
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Have reached chapter 26.

See comments. 😁

julesG Ch 25: Thaniel thinks other people make friends easily, but he seems to get on well with a lot of people at the legation, except Vaulker. The description about the cement block and chisels was great. Also, I love T's interaction with Six and I'm hoping she'll get her own story. Laughed hard at the kitchen staff's ingenuity. 4y
julesG Takiko's story threw me a bit. First I thought she worked at the prison as a child. Anyway, I was astonished how vehemently Mori insisted on her doing him the favour, whatever it'll turn out to be. Does he know/suspect she's working for Koruda, to bring about both their downfalls? 4y
julesG Hope Mori doesn't die. All his "forgetting" seems to point that way, but I'm still hoping there's a future for Thaniel and him. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG I actually think that he would foresee them working together! And I also hope that Mori and Thaniel will both live and have a future together! 4y
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@ju.ca.no and @DuckOfDoom
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I've read chapter 22 today.

Very interesting, would love to already be further ahead.

Keeping spoilers to the comments.

julesG Had to laugh very hard about Mori's dislike of tattoos. "... only teenagers and people who lived with their mothers wanted that [tattoos]." 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG haha yes me too😂 I‘m also finished with the chapters and ready for more! 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom are we ready to read the next five chapters? Or shall we wait until after the weekend? 4y
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julesG @ju.ca.no I'm somewhere in chapter 24. My kids are keeping me from my books. The teenager has decided that he's living in Hotel Mama and the pre-teen doesn't want to do more than her brother does. So who gets up with the cats to take care of everything? I'm thinking of going on strike, but that would be like shooting myself in the foot. Long story short, I think I can make the end of 28 by Sunday. What about you, @DuckOfDoom? 4y
DuckOfDoom @julesG @ju.ca.no I think I can make it to the end ofchapter 28 by Sunday. Life is so turbulent right now, but I am currez staying with my parents for at least another day. I will have enough reading time, in fact, I have just reached chapter 24. Litsy has a weird way of sending me notifications, though. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG I‘m sorry that the chores are stuck with you😞 @DuckOfDoom end of 28 by sunday is fine by me as well! 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom Strange times right now. Let me know if I can help you anyway. Even if it's just a phone call. I would rather have coffee with Thaniel right now than having to remind my son that he has to try to flatten the curve of his assignments pile, since from Monday on more assignments will arrive. Chapter 28 by Sunday it is. 😊 @ju.ca.no 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no The teenager cooked today and cleaned the kitchen afterwards. 😲 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG coffee with thaniel also sounds much better than being stuck at work for another hour🙈 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no You can do this! Just one more hour. 💪 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG I‘m so much looking foward to the weekend🙏🏼🙏🏼 especially as the weather is so lovely. 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no I'm looking forward to spending some time reading outside. Social Distancing myself, of course. My balcony is looking better every day. And I'm hoping that my Greek neighbours from Hades aren't having BBQ festivities from about now on until midnight on Sunday, again. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG outside reading time sounds lovely! I also hope to get some of that.😍 oh god, your neighbours sound lovely 🤮 I have my finger‘s crossed that Corona will keep them from doing that!!! Luckily hardly anyone uses their balcony in our building so we don‘t have to deal with such things🙈 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no I fear the neighbours can't catch it. They seem to be invincible. Had different friends round every day last week. Probably all the Ouzo and garlic. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG or ignorance🙄 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom I‘m at the end of chapter 28 and the story is getting very agitating🙈 I‘m so curious about how the story will go on! 4y
DuckOfDoom @julesG @ju.ca.no I was so disappointed when I had to stop reading. I really want to know how it all comes together. We are above 50% now, so I think it will only get more suspenseful. How far do you want to read until next Sunday? 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom @ju.ca.no 35? 40? 4y
julesG I think we all want to know what will happen next. 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom yes, it‘s really hard to put the book down at this point! Maybe five chapters again? Shall we maybe try for a mid week check in on thursday? @julesG 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG 35/40 until sunday is both fine by me! @DuckOfDoom maybe until part 5 (p 387)? (edited) 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom Fine by me. That would make it the end of chapter 33 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no Crossed wires. Yes, let's finish part 4. Are you okay with this, @DuckOfDoom? 4y
DuckOfDoom To part 5 by Thursday? @ju.ca.no @julesG 4y
DuckOfDoom Ok 🦆 4y
DuckOfDoom @julesG @ju.ca.no I've reached part 5. I don't know if I can keep myself from finishing the book. The suspense is killing me. 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom I'm all for finishing. I'm at a similar point, a few pages from finishing part 4, the return to "Scheitelpunktberechnung" is keeping me from reading though. I hate homeschooling my recalcitrant teenager. 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom @julesG I have not yet had much time to read on but I will have plenty this weekend, so if you want to finish by sunday, I think I can manage :) 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no Let's try to finish. If anyone wants to talk about a certain chapter the others haven't read yet, we'll use ample warning and spoiler tags. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom I finally had time to read on and oh god I‘m glad we decided on finishing😱😱😱😱 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no No spoilers. I'm not finished yet. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG no worries, me neither😅 not even at part five yet but it‘s hard to put down! 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no Then I'm even ahead of you. But you won't get any spoilers out of me. 😉 4y
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Catching up on my #buddyread. Balcony, sunshine, tea, incense (wasps), and birdsong.

Liking this Good Friday so far.

@ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom

ju.ca.no Looks lovely😍 enjoy! 4y
Lesanne Does incense really work for wasps? I have a slight phobia that keeps me from sitting outside for very long! 4y
julesG @Lesanne Not sure it does on a permanent basis, but I was having breakfast and two wasps showed up, lit the incense sticks and haven't seen a wasp since then. Maybe it works psychosomaticly? 4y
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Lesanne @julesG It‘s worth a shot!! 😃 4y
AlaMich I will have to try the incense trick. We always get wasps on our patio and I am a bit afraid of them. 🐝 4y
BiblioLitten Perfect! 💕 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom have you finished the next five chapters? What did you think of them? 4y
DuckOfDoom @ju.ca.no I am on schedule! I really want to know what's going to happen. It seems like so many pieces have been set in place by Mori 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom totally!! And I really hope Thaniel will be alright🙈 and I‘m so curious what favour Mori will ask of Pepperharrow! 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom Finished, looking forward to the next chapters. So many things set in motion. I think Pepper will either have to kill someone (Thaniel, Mori, Kuroda?) or take care of Six (and Thaniel) after Mori's gone. Kuroda is an arse. And I'm still waiting for Grace. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom if you are right Julia, I hope for Kuroda😅 taking care of Six would also makes sense, but I‘m not sure if that would have been important enough for such a huge favour he said he will ask of her🤔 we‘ll see! How are we continuing? 5 chapters again? Until when? 4y
kspenmoll Looks so relaxing!!! 4y
julesG @ju.ca.no Think 5 is good. We could talk again on Wednesday, just in case we all manage to fly through these 5 chapters by then. It was really hard to put down the book on Friday. 4y
julesG @kspenmoll Thanks, it was. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG sounds good! Let‘s check in on wednesday then! We‘re just one chapter away from part three, I‘m so curious🙈🙈 I really enjoy the book even though I was afraid that my expectations were too high, but by now I‘m far away from being disappointed😁 4y
Centique OMG I loved the Watchmaker of Filigree Street and didn‘t realise the sequel had been published!! I‘m so excited! Have you read The Bedlam Stacks? I enjoyed that too but it wasn‘t quite as clever I thought. 4y
julesG @Centique Yes, I read the Bedlam Stacks too. Read it before Watchmaker. You're right, not as good as Watchmaker, but still very enjoyable. 4y
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I had some catching up to do for my #buddyread with @ju.ca.no & @julesG
I did it!! I finally found some rest this evening.
There is much going on in this book. I really want to know more about the ghosts. What are your thoughts?

julesG 👏👏 Not so sure about the ghosts, but I want to know about Mori's past, if Thaniel is doomed, and what role Grace is playing. She'll hopefully come up soon and not at the end of the book. 4y
julesG To the end of chapter 20 until Friday? @ju.ca.no 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG I‘m very curious about how the story will go on! I think Grace will appear soon and Mori might disappear soon🤔 I really enjoy the book so far, it‘s a very easy, engaging and quick read😊 chapter 20 until friday sounds good to me! 4y
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DuckOfDoom @julesG @ju.ca.no Chapter 20 sound great! I have almost forgotten Grace, and now I dread what happens when she appears again. I wonder if Six will play a bigger role in this story 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom yes I actually hope she will! Six is a really interesting character I think :) 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom Six seems like an afterthought at the moment. Maybe she'll get her own book next? 4y
DuckOfDoom @julesG @ju.ca.no I would love a whole book about her. She is such a lovely character. 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom yees😍 maybe for the next book😁 4y
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There's something I need to say: "Actually..." ????

Done with chapter 15. I love Thaniel's humour. I'm sorry for him, too.

#PepperharrowBuddyRead
@DuckOfDoom @ju.ca.no

ju.ca.no I feel the same way! 4y
DuckOfDoom Still at chapter 11, concentration has been super hard the last days. To much is happening in my life right now. 4y
julesG @DuckOfDoom Sorry to hear this. Give me a call should you want to talk. 4y
ju.ca.no @DuckOfDoom oh no😕 no worries about the book - we can wait, take your time!😘 4y
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Marie Kondo been round?

#PepperharrowBuddyRead

@DuckOfDoom @ju.ca.no

GingerAntics 😂🤣😂 4y
ju.ca.no Haha true😂😂😂 4y
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ju.ca.no 🥰 4y
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Again I am just amazed at how good her writing is. I hardly ever see Japan and Japanese depicted accurately in books, and it is very apparent that she has lived there and researched stuff thoroughly. I'm in love with the both the main plotline and ongoing love story that was so sweet and slow in the first book. The actual mystery plotline was very intriguing to follow and I will again recommend this to everyone who liked the first one.

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Five chapters in on my current buddyread with @julesG and @DuckOfDoom - what do you think of the book so far? How much are we going to read the next week? Five chapters again?

It didn‘t take me long to be back in the Filigree Universe. Of course 5 chapters is not very far in but so far I enjoy being back with Thaniel, Mori and Six (also Katsu🥰) and am looking foward to the upcoming travel to Japan!

julesG It's great to be back in Filigree Street. I ran through those 5 chapters. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG me too! 😍 4y
DuckOfDoom I needed some time to remember who everyone was, but I really enjoy it so far. I had some trouble with the ending of the first one, but I have an open mind for this book 4y
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julesG @DuckOfDoom and Julia, what about 5 chapters again and maybe a short chat on Wednesday whether we should up the tempo? 4y
julesG Also, I had to check the Watchmaker's ending, because I had forgotten about the wedding and the child. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG sounds good to me🤗 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom how are you coming along with the book? And what do you think of it so far?🤗 4y
DuckOfDoom I've already read the next five chapters. The book flows really good, I want to read more 4y
julesG It's easy to read. Like @DuckOfDoom, I've reached the end of chapter 10 already. I quite like it. I like this look into Mori's past. Still wondering when Grace will appear again and ruin everything. 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG @DuckOfDoom I feel the same way and am also at the end of chapter ten! How are we moving on? Five chapters again? Or more? I‘m also enjoying the look into the past but am afraid that moving back to the present will ruin that as you said @julesG 4y
julesG To the end of 15 by Saturday/Sunday? 4y
ju.ca.no @julesG works well for me :) 4y
DuckOfDoom @julesG great idea! 4y
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Made Russian style cheese cake with cherries. A friend's recipe. Good, but not as good as my NY cheese cake. ?

Managed two chapters of the tagged #buddyread, @DuckOfDoom and @ju.ca.no .

Also managed some chapters in "The City in the Middle of the Night" - Pepperharrow goes more smoothly; just saying. @DuckOfDoom

#audiobaking happened to a few episodes of the DODO serialised sequels on the Bound App.

DuckOfDoom Yummy 4y
ju.ca.no Looks yummy😍 4y
SamAnne Looks delicious!! 4y
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Meaw_catlady Looks yummy!!! 4y
youneverarrived Mmmm looks delicious 😋 4y
AlaMich I do love cherries! 😋 4y
Oryx Yum 4y
wanderinglynn 😋 looks delicious! 4y
Cathythoughts Looks delicious 👍🏻 4y
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