A World of Curiosities | 
pickThis is a pick because once you get hooked into the characters and setting of the series, well, you‘ll forgive a lot. 😉 The plots seem to get more & more implausible, but are still entertaining.
I want more Ruth! 🦆
1. I don‘t think I‘ll finish anything else this month, so I‘m calling it at the tagged book.
2. Reading: More countries for #ReadingTheAmericas
Life: One last outing with my friend before she moves across the country
#two4tuesday
Oh my, this Three Pines installment has a very dark element. Perhaps the darkest yet? 😱😳😧 Made my gut sink when I heard it. (Just started it yesterday, I‘m not too far in, but far enough!)
Entertaining is not my strong suit and because I‘m lazy today I‘m choosing a comfort food potluck with all of my favorite Three Pines characters from the tagged series. I can look forward to lively and weird conversation with a few f*cks thrown in from Ruth‘s duck. That and a glass of wine would make a perfect evening.
@RaeLovesToRead #ihavequestions
I caved! Despite the pile of books on my plate right now (sorry for the mixed metaphor), I grabbed this yesterday as soon as it came out of hold status. I‘m about halfway through it, and I‘m anxious to find out what happens!
Nice way to start a #readathon
pick#OUABC 2023 Challenge: Prompt: 7. A Book borrowed from the library
Five years ago I read the first book in the Detective Gamache series. At the time, I really didn‘t enjoy it. So, I never read anymore from the series. I picked up this one (No. 18) because the cover intrigued me. Guess what? I really am a Louise Penny fan. Never abandon a book or a series completely. Maybe, just maybe, if you go back later, you‘ll find out you really do like it.
pickYes. I know the plot strains credibility and you really need to suspend disbelief. A LOT of disbelief. But every time I open a new Louise Penny novel I just fall headlong into the pages and I can‘t look up until it‘s over. There‘s something so familiar and comforting about these characters and this village. Even when there‘s a serial killer on the loose. 🤷🏻♀️
Finally caught up with Louise Penny‘s Inspector Gamache series. This book is, I think, her best one yet. “What do you do when the one thing you fear most invades the one place that brings you happiness, peace, and joy?”
#mysteries #louisepenny #threepines #inspectorgamache
pickI feel like each book is better than the last (mostly) with Louise Penny. Although the actual storyline was somewhat farfetched, I was totally engrossed. I thoroughly enjoy my yearly visit with the characters of Three Pines.
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With the exception of A World of Curiosities, all are buddy reads with specific chapters each week. #lousePenny #literarycrew #Pemberlittens #goldenagecrimeclub #adventuresinphilosophy #deadphilosopherssociety #RebeccaGoldstein #bookclub
#bookreport
Finished:
The Godmothers- I just could not put it down! #sundaybuddyread
Shot of Murder - A so-so for me #serieslove2023
Still reading:
Middlemarch #chapteraday #Pemberlittens
The Murder at the Vicarage - Enjoying Miss Marple as she annoys everone #goldenagecrimeclub
Plate at the Googleplex - Prologue poses fascinating questions #platoatthegoogleplex #deadphilosopherssociety #adventuesinphilosophy
A World of Curiosities #audio
pickThe plot seemed far-fetched, but in the end, that didn't matter. I found myself totally immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading. This was an excellent installment in the Inspector Gamache series, with a mix of new characters and familiar Three Pines friends.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
pickDay 12: #12BooksOf2022
One of the best Armand Gamache yet! I would love to reread all of them but this time in order
@Andrew65
#12booksof2023
This is my favorite series so no surprise this was my favorite book of December.
Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting this fun trip down memory lane!
#WinterReadathonDailyChallenge
My Christmas/winter favorite was The Christmas Shoes, while the non seasonal was the latest Armand Gamache mystery.
@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
pickCould not narrow it down as I read around 185 with over 100 4 ⭐ and 5 ⭐ reads...
pickHaving read every single Armand Gamache novel, I can say unequivocally that is the best one yet. Three Pines features centrally in this latest terrifying installment. All of our favorite characters are front and center. This book calls into play the very first interaction between Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Not saying any more. If you haven‘t read this series, start now (reading in order for full effect). You won‘t regret it. 5⭐️
pickThis was a dark and twisty one! Great to be back in Three Pines, though there‘s always something going on.
I LOVE a good mystery series especially during a slump. Being with familiar characters in familiar settings with a little murder is comforting. These are 4 of the series I would like to get caught up on. I will read the tagged book after giving it my dad for Christmas and the new Winspear out in March. And I look forward to all the recs that this will bring.
Shout out to bookseriesinorder.com for providing all the lists!
Been Christmas shopping all morning. My lunch time reward 😁
Only a couple more shops, then home!
Loving being back at Three Pines.
pickAn excellent instalment in the Gamache series. How was I to know when I started reading Penny would be featuring the Montreal Massacre, and I would be reading it on its anniversary and in tandem with me reading Because They Were Women”. This was an excellent mystery!
pickI always love revisiting Three Pines and this time it was a nail biter of a visit. I loved the layered pieces to this story and how each character played their roles to a tee. I can‘t wait to revisit again.
The new series on Amazon Prime is great too!!
pickInhaled this one today, on audio while working on Xmas presents. Brilliant, as always.
If there's any fictional place I'd want to live, it's Three Pines 🌲 🌲 🌲
pickI‘ve been reading this slowly trying to make the time to the next one as short as possible. I finally gave in and finished tonight though. What a ride. This installment was more dark and twisted than usual and I‘m here for it.
pickThanksgiving has become the season of “when does Gamache get here”! Finished the audiobook in a few days. Great story, great narrator, and the hometown we all wish we had. Btw, the new tv series is okay too. But just okay.
pickWhat a ride! A dark start that was hard to read, but led to one of the best mysteries yet. I couldn‘t put it down. A hidden room, a complicated painting, and a threat like Three Pines has never faced. All your favorite characters are there, but this one really focuses on Gamache and Beauvoir and gives more detail on their first case together. Truly one of the best of the series, but be aware of the dark material at the beginning.
#weeklyforecast
At various stages with each book:
Northern Light, my classroom read.
A World of Curiosities- #audible
The Twelve Clues of Christmas- p.29 #winterreadathon
Always in December- last section #sundaybuddyread #winterreadathon
Christmas in New England-#kindle #winterreadathon
Shadow and Light- week 2
pickI thought I was going to have to wait a long time for my turn to come up at the library, but I got lucky when placed my Libby hold right when the book was added. This was another great one if you like the Three Pines series. The crimes in this one are pretty dark — Louise Penny does not write cozy mysteries. This one was complicated but I felt like it all tied together in the end.
❄️ Cool, rainy days.
❄️ All I want for Christmas is a little bit of a certain age to get a new one. (Umm, okay, phone. Whatever you say.)
❄️ Tagged (not officially on my Christmas wish list, but I do wish for it).
@Eggs #WondrousWednesday
Home alone for a rare hour. Goodbye to-do list. Hello hot chocolate and a book.
pickThe tagged book was my favorite - probably a 4.5 and maybe a fave of the series.
Thrilled to be returning to Three Pines!
The last book was #releasedinaugust but we have to wait until November for the next one. #artfulaugust
