pickI have a much better appreciation of this book than I did when I had first read it a long time ago. I love how Anne has matured and evolved over the series but still retains much of what made so many people love her from the original Green Gables book.
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread @BarbaraJean
#52bookclub25 (character with red hair)
#gottacatchemall (Dhelmise: set on an island) @PuddleJumper
pickThere was a lot about this novel that I enjoyed: the diverse collection of characters, the pokes at conventional ideas about women's work, and even the unusual combination of first and third-person narratives.
#ToB25
#52bookclub25 (breaks the fourth wall)
#gottacatchemall (Drampa: protective character) @PuddleJumper
pickIt was so delightful to read the entire juvenilia canon by Austen! One can easily tell how she builds her craft, from silly stories to more well-structured story lines. My favorite was her take on British history, as told through her bias slant of the monarchs. Not exactly accurate, but it was incredibly fun to read!
She also #BreaksTheFourthWall a couple of times in her writings, so I could check that prompt off for #52BookClub25 !
Read a lot of great books in January and got good head starts on my challenges!
14 Books
4,757 Pages
Top Reads
Caste
Needy Little Things
Heavy is the Head
Challenges
#52bookclub25 : 9
#bookchain2025: 3
#litsyAtoZ: 8
Countries: 6 (2 New)
Mount TBR: 14
#januaryreads
January wrap up.
I re-read a few books. The Murderbot Diaries are my commute companion and I'm still not fed up with them. Alexis Hall is another comfort read.
47 read (incl 5 re-reads, 7 ARCs, 2 #AuldLangSpine, 20 #52bookclub25)
2 DNF'd
#52Bookclub25
January Update on the 52 book club challenge.
https://www.the52book.club/2025-reading-challenge/
I'm going outside the box for one of my reading challenge prompts this year. I'm working through a book of logic puzzles. I'm still reading, but I'm also checking for comprehension. I couldn't bring myself to write in the book in case I pass it along when I'm done, so I'm using one of my MANY little notebooks to good use. Who's doing something similar?
Which tag is everyone using? 😁
#52books #52bookclub #the52bookclub #the52bookclub2025
pickI think this was the best in the series yet—aspects of Agatha Christie-esque mysteries are thrown into this one. Eve, Roarke, and thousands in the audience witness a murder on stage. But, it‘s not as clear cut as it seems. Eve also continues to battle her last, and elements of the investigation do not help. I love to see the characters developing! #InDeathLongReadalong
#LitsyAToZ #LetterW #52BookClub25 #FinalSentenceIsLessThan6WordsLong
pickA good historical fiction novel that showcases the glamor of Hollywood and film along the French Riviera at the Grand Hotel, set against the backdrop of the start of WWII. There‘s romance and a thriller-esque thread woven into the storytelling. The list of who‘s who in Hollywood in 1939 is staggering, and the MC Annabel (who knows photography) mingles with them all (hence my choice for #BBRC #Adult #Paparazzi ).
Great #SundayBuddyRead choice!
