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dabbe
The Red-Headed League | Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
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Librarybelle It‘s very rare that I figure out the solution to the mystery by the end, so I cannot speak to that. Benjamin Stevenson brings up similar rules with his Ernest Cunningham “Everyone Is A…” set of books. I personally am drawn to characters with flaws, so that plays a part in my liking the mystery. The story flow plays a huge role for me too…is it thrilling, does it unfold plausibly??? 2w
Read4life #2 will always get a ✅ when Sherlock is on the case. 🤓 2w
5feet.of.fury To the 5th point I think there are so many small details admitted that the real trick is figuring out which one is important. Holmes will just be saying as many things as possible 😂 like the tattoo with the pink scales being particularly Chinese, oh plus that Chinese coin right there 2w
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IndoorDame 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣&6️⃣✅ I‘m also bad at solving the crimes myself so 4️⃣&5️⃣are murkier for me… there weren‘t really multiple suspects, and the bank manager seemed to come out of nowhere, but I was getting to the idea that it was a ruse to get him out of the shop, so I expect someone good at solving mysteries ahead of the story would have enough clues to figure out most of this one? 2w
BeeCurious The Red Headed League gets a C grade for #4 & #5 especially concerning who the prime suspects are. Holmes has past knowledge of people/places that the reader isn't aware of and he doesn't really reveal that information until the end. For #2 & #3 the story passes the test with flying colors. Well, for #1 maybe the crime is more significant to Jabez Wilson than anyone else. Holmes finds it amusing and Watson initially seems perplexed. 2w
dabbe @Librarybelle Same here; I rarely solve it. To be truthful, I really don't want to. I want to be stunned until the brilliant unfolding at the end. I think quite a few detective novels leave out some stuff because we all want the thrill of the solution at the end. 2w
dabbe @Read4life Without a doubt! 🤩 2w
dabbe @5feet.of.fury It is challenging to sift through what's important and what isn't. That's the fun of it, too, right? 🤩 2w
dabbe @IndoorDame It is amazing when you reread the story to see that the clues are there (like looking at Clay's knees), but you just don't pick up on it the first time around. Even when they looked at the street behind Wilson's shop and when Holmes mentioned a BANK, I didn't get it the first time around. 😂 2w
dabbe @BeeCurious For #1, if you mean the crime of Wilson losing his cozy job, totally agree. The bank heist, though, I believe was definitely a worthy crime worth our time. Totally agree on #s 4 and 5. So, Holmes has been “bested“ by Clay before (so have the police), but we're privy to none of the specifics. That makes me also wonder why Watson doesn't include that info? 2w
BeeCurious @dabbe Yes, I meant the initial mystery of Wilson losing his sweet paying gig. 🙂
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Without the investigation by Holmes, I doubt if Wilson would have pieced together the bank heist tie-in, even after it occurred. Well, maybe if someone discovered the tunnel.
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Aimeesue @dabbe There‘s a whole list of cases that Watson didn‘t write about which are mentioned in the books or short stories. Watson explains at some point e point that this is because Sherlock didn‘t solve the case, or people involved wanted it kept private, or SECRET GOVERNMENT BUSINESS (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), and so on. The brief references are tantalizing. http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/untlist.htm (edited) 2w
dabbe @BeeCurious 💯 agree! 🤩 2w
dabbe @Aimeesue Thanks for the link! They're so good they even sound better than the stories he did put down on paper! 🤩 2w
kelli7990 I think it succeeded. 2w
dabbe @kelli7990 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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Lizwarnerpdx
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Book #4 in the series. So much happens in this book! Some mysteries, big ones, are solved. New mysteries are discovered that need to be solved. I‘ve already got the next book on hold!

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AudiobookingWithLeah
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspinbingo board for February results. I filled in all but 5 (#15,17,22,14&7) spots this month...so not too bad. 2 DNFs for the month, which was both #4 & #5 plus my bookspin #13.

#bookspin = completed
#doublespin = completed

5 BINGOs total!!!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!!! 2w
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Creme_de_la_them
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Book #4 of 2024: “Black Lives in Alaska” by Ian C. Hartman and David Reamer

I had never considered that the whaling industry and Alaska in general were (relatively) safe havens for people escaping slavery. Thousands of enslaved people found freedom from slave hunters in Russia-occupied land or on the ocean.

An interesting book, worth reading if you‘re a history buff!

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vonnie862
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My first Stacey Lee book and it won't be my last. It has been a while since I've enjoyed a YA book. It was light and cute. I really liked the whole idea of aromateurs and that feelings have certain scents.

#SundayBuddyRead #bookspinbingo #4

AmyG Her books only get better and better. 1mo
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kspenmoll
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#4 in this series seemed to place Nancy in more adventurous,even dangerous situations, which relied on her quick thinking & problem solving skills.What‘s not to like with a “haunted” inn,devious characters, river scuba diving, fires, & a Nancy look alike.Unlike the previous books in this series, #4 actually kept me on my toes as I read it straight through last night. #NancyDrewBR Sorry I read this too late to join in the discussion.

Librarybelle There were so many things happening in this one! 1mo
MariaW I joined the discussion of the last three novels last week because I couldn‘t make it earlier. You can always add your comment. 😊 1mo
Roary47 Oooo I like your pillow! I‘d like to get back into cross stitch. Is that what it is? 2w
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shawnmooney
Delivery | Margarita Garcia Robayo
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https://youtu.be/LqvuVTJALT8?si=dlSnXzq8o6BJegkn

Chat #1: with Marina from the UK

The Delivery by Margarita García Robayo
Megan McDowell (Translator)

Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
Charlotte Coombe, translator

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Chat #2: with Vinny from West Orange, NJ

A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast by Dorthe Nors
Caroline Waight, translator

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors
Misha Hoekstra (Translator)

Chat #3: with Sisilia from Singapore

Blood Dark by Louis Guilloux
Laura Marris (Translator)

Chat #4: with Aaron

Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink

The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading - Edmund White
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AudiobookingWithLeah
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4.75⭐JEA can write some compelling, outside-of-the-box cont. romance and I am here for it. This is book #3 in the Life Series…but it isn‘t necessary to read the first two books in the series because they are about a different unrelated couple. It will be necessary to read book #4, though, if you want to know how Colton and Josie‘s story ends because it ends in the middle of their story. In fact…things were just getting interesting when it ended.

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AkashaVampie
Untitled | Unknown
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Hello Littens. With me being a part of the lgbtqia2s+ community (Bi), I haven't read much from this genre. I would be grateful for any recs that u guys can give me. Let me know ur favorites and I will try to get them on to my #BookishMonopoly game.

Thanks in advance.
Love is Love.

KateReadsYA It's got a very minimal amount of romance, but it's such an amazing book. 1mo
jenniferw88 No specific books, but here are some authors: Sarah Waters (if you like historical fiction), Talia Hibbert (for romance, but not necessarily lgbtq) and Val McDermid (for crime). Val's adaptation of Austen has an lgbt twist which I didn't see coming! 1mo
AkashaVampie @KateReadsYA oh wow... i didnt realize that it was LBGT. That is a long book. That probably could work if I land on 500+ pages again. 1mo
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AkashaVampie @jenniferw88 thanks sweetie. I have only read Talia Hibbert. i will have to check the others out. 🤓 1mo
KateReadsYA @AkashaVampie yupp and it's so beautiful! People either love it or hate it. I've seen people say it's boring and it just goes to show how different we all are and how unique we view things. I personally was obsessed. 1mo
AkashaVampie @KateReadsYA i wonder which one i will be. I will have to have that one at the top of my list. 1mo
fredthemoose Not sure what genres you like, but one Last Stop (Casey McQuiston) Red, White & Royal Blue, Boyfriend Material, and The Charm Offensive are all LGBTQ romances. Biography of X has a bisexual protagonist discovering things about her iconoclastic late wife. Abby Wambach‘s memoir, Forward was good. For nonfiction I enjoyed Bad Gays and Secret City about gay Washington. 1mo
maich The second book is After Rain Fall 1mo
maich This one is also good 1mo
maich I also like this one 1mo
maich My favourite 1mo
maich About asexuality 1mo
maich Romantic thriller 1mo
peanutnine Seconding the recs for Casey McQuiston, Alexis Hall, & Alison Cochrun books. I also love the Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake, starting with 1mo
peanutnine And if you like romantasy check out 1mo
lil1inblue I highly recommend The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Just don't make my mistake and listen to the audiobook while driving. I had to pull over to listen to the ending because I was ugly crying.

For “lighter“ reading, I'd recommend books by TJ Klune or the Montague Siblings series by Mackenzi Lee.

I also second the recommendation by maich for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I really enjoyed that one.
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AnnCrystal I read Wolfcry (The Kiesha'ra, #4) by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes years ago. Yet you might not want to read a whole series to get to book number four. Been years, but I really liked that whole series.

I just read Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie. A Two-Spirited main character.
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papascott33
The Fury | Alex Michaelides
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#4 of 2024! #BOTM January 24
Started: 2/4/24
Finished: 2/12/24
9 Days

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