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Murder in the Winter Woods: A Totally Unputdownable and Completely Gripping Cozy English Murder Mystery | Katie Gayle

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During the height of Christmas season in the quaint village of Berrywick,amateur sleuth,Julia Bird discerns that what first appeared to be two accidents are actually murders.One man is a surly ladies man, & generally disliked. In contrast, the other man, a local beekeeper, was generous & kind,loved by all. Are these two murders linked? If so, how? #JuliaBirdMysteties #8 #ChristmasCrimeChallenge #prompt6 #snowflake #setduringwinter

RuthieLovesBooks, Ruthiella

Ruthiella Sounds intriguing! 🎅🏻💀🎄🔪 1w

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kspenmoll

Murder in the Winter Woods: A Totally Unputdownable and Completely Gripping Cozy English Murder Mystery | Katie Gayle

I am so enjoying Julie Bird, the amateur sleuth in this cozy. Series #8 #ChristmasCrimeChallenge #prompt6 #setduringwinterinsnow

Ruthiella, RaeLovesToRead

Ruthiella Wonderful! Is this a new author to you? 🎄🔪🎅🏻💀 3w

kspenmoll @Ruthiella Yes she is new. Now I want to go back & read the other books in this series. 3w

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peaKnit

Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy

Looking forward to some January reading inspired by @Yenya1954 - as my match for #AuldLangSpine!
#thank you @monalyisha for the legwork pairing us!

Chelsea.Poole Loved #8&13 3w

peaKnit @Chelsea.Poole thank you! I look forward to picking a few. 3w

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monalyisha

Pew | Catherine Lacey

My fabulous #AuldLangSpine list from @Billypar — submitted mostly without comment for the time being. Obviously, I love it! I‘ve read a few…but many weren‘t even on my radar (which is exactly how I like it). I‘ll post about my pretty little plans sometime soon.

Thanks, Vinny! I‘m looking forward to January! 🖤

Chelsea.Poole Great list! #8 rearranged my thoughts one to ponder over for sure! 3w

Billypar I just finished adding your selections to a new ALSpine Libby shelf - excited to get started! I hope you enjoy what you pick up. I loved your All Fours review, btw. I think I was reading that novel like a romantic comedy/drama via the Twilight Zone, so I went with a lot of the ridiculousness, but there is no excusing the line you quoted, which I somehow did not remember 😅 3w

Billypar Yeah, it did that to mine too @Chelsea.Poole ! 3w

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monalyisha @Billypar I love the comparison to the Twilight Zone. I'm trying to imagine what (truly small) changes could be made to turn it into an episode. I think, despite the lack of consummation, it would have to end with her hotel room becoming a TRUE nest. Like, there'd be a bloody egg sitting like a jewel atop her goddamn pink coverlet. (edited) 3w

Billypar @monalyisha Yes! That is too perfect (and she did love talking about that coverlet, right?). I think in this version, Rod Serling walks out, and he's got the line about the future reaching back in time to cup your balls 🫠 3w

monalyisha @Billypar I cackled. 😂 3w

TheBookHippie Number two is one of my all time favorite books. 3w

vivastory I have many of these on my TBR, but the, 3 I read are fantastic::5, 10, 17...& I'm nearly done with 11 which is also excellent 3w

monalyisha @vivastory 5 (Pew, tagged) might be the title I'm looking forward to the most. 11 (Mrs. Dalloway) is one that I've read...but I'm actually considering a reread! It's been a good 15+ years, I recently scored a beautiful used copy at a local shop, and I still think of that first line (about buying the flowers herself) often. Miley Cyrus' single might've had a lot to do with that in the past couple of years, tbh. 😅 But it was true before then, too! 3w

monalyisha @Billypar Apparently, you & I were the exact right people to be having that Twilight Zone discussion. When I tried to recreate it for my friends at our book club meeting tonight, they all just stared at me blankly. 🫥 Insert meme of Homer disappearing into the shrubbery here. 2w

Billypar @monalyisha Oh no! Sorry to lead you astray, lol. I've used the Twilight Zone comparison for books that literally remind me of the show or have a weird twist. This is more of a spiritual link maybe, at least without your egg-laying climax 😄 2w

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kspenmoll

An Enemy in the Village | Martin Walker

Today‘s read. #ChristmasCrimeChallenge #freechoice #8

Ruthiella, RaeLovesToRead

Ruthiella Nice! 🎄🔪🎅🏻💀 This is a series with which I am unfamiliar. 4w

kspenmoll @Ruthiella It‘s a wonderful series- characters grow eover time, politics, policing, french foods & wine- this book has climate change in the background- its effects on vineyards, farming, rivers, land- 4w

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Gissy

Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese

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April 2025 Book #3
This one has mixed reviews but it works for me. I haven‘t read The scarlet letter but now I‘m intrigued. I liked the story and the writing style. 4⭐️Beautiful cover😍
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#BookSpinBingo #8 subscription book @TheAromaOfBooks
#UltimateReadingChalkenge2025 #30 Inspired in another book @faranae
#GoodReads#aroundtheyear #ATY prompt #43 title less than 10 letters
#LiteraryCrew (January) @librarybelle

Gissy #ISpyBingo author 3 names @TheAromaOfBooks 1mo

DieAReader ♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

AmyG Worked for me, too. I really enjoyed it. 1mo

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Librarybelle Yay!! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

KT1432 I‘ve been meaning to read my copy for a while now! 1mo

Gissy @KT1432 I enjoyed it and I read it in conjunction with the audiobook. The narrator‘s voice is so pleasant. I always enjoy my audiobooks with her as a narrator. But, this book has mixed reviews, you like it or you don‘t. I don‘t see many comments in the middle side ☺️ 1mo

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Gissy

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

so-so

March 2025 Book #8 last book read in March
I know this book was well accepted and won The Booker Price 2024 but I liked it not loved it. It didn‘t work for me. But I have to say that I like the writing style, it was the story that I didn‘t like much. Maybe my perspective about the relationship between these two women is different. I don‘t know but I saw a toxic dysfunctional relationship very manipulative and convenient. ⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) It didn‘t happen much in the story, it was slow and even boring for me. But I‘m a minority here. 3⭐️Maybe my expectations were so high based on reviews. 🤷🏽‍♀️But I bought the uk edition, so pretty. What I am going to do with it? No decision made yet😂
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#UktimateReadingChallenge #28 cover divided in sections @fanae
#Women‘sPriceForFiction
#BookSpinBingo #19 (wanted to read it) @TheAromaOfBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳 1mo

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DarkMina

From Blood and Ash (Blood And Ash, #1) | Jennifer L. Armentrout

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#8 of 2025. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Littlewolf1

Hot Button Issue: A Roller Derby Witches Romance | Catrina Bell

bailed

DNF… Nope, I could not do it. It might be a great book but it was making me cringe and I just couldn‘t go any further. #8 on my #Roll100 for October.

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper It's off your shelves! 2mo

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willaful

Mooncakes | Suzanne Walker

Runaway werewolf Tam flees to their childhood friend Nova, seeking help with a dangerous destiny. As Nova and her witchy family work to save Tam, their friendship blossoms into love. A sweet, magical YA graphic novel, that's mainly plot focused but also includes themes of disability (Nova is hard-of-hearing) and queer identity.

#CastTheDie #8
#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam
#Chocolatiers #OneSnackToRuleThemAll
#Witchathon
#SPNBookBingo2025 - Lore

OutsmartYourShelf, Bookwormjillk, PuddleJumper

Bookwormjillk 🍫🍫🍫 3mo

OutsmartYourShelf Woohoo! 👏 3mo

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