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Today‘s Prompt: CHOSE WITHOUT A BLURB

She is an auto-read/auto-buy for me.

Would I recommend it?
Absolutely. This series keeps getting stronger, and A Fashionably French Murder might be my favorite so far. A charming, stylish cozy that pairs couture with crime in the best way possible.

Best review I read of this book was from Goodreads, by Ashley kemp: “Relatively wealthy young man meets poor people and says holy shit.”

Starting a long-awaited reread of the first book @WanderingBookaneer and I read together. 💜💜💜

Perfect #NewYearsEve 🤓🫶🏼

My goal for nonfiction is at least one per month. I got stuck behind Oscars Wars which I started in August and I‘m still working on.#Nonfiction2025

In April, I read this delightful little book about Mrs 'Arris and her trip to Paris. Highly recommended for those days when it seems like everyone sucks and you just want to restore your faith in humanity.

#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

Soft pick - I enjoyed this book set in Paris during the late 1800's about two sisters finding their way after their fathers death. It was a good look into the time period and what young girls had to do to survive but also how certain choices could impact their lives. I did find I wanted to put the book down at times in the beginning but I'm glad I finished. The way the author intertwined the story with some boy criminals at the time was well done.

A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway (pub. 1964) [RE-READ]
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Premise: The famed writer looks back on his time as a struggling writer in Paris in the 1920s

Review: There are few times and places as iconic Paris in the 1920s. In this memoir we have personal reflections on that epoch and its most important figures by one of its biggest and brightest names. For that alone it warrants a full five-stars, even if it‘s a bit unfocused at times.

This is a WWII historical fiction novel that imagines the life of a female jewel thief who is descended from Robin Hood. She and her mother steal to support the French resistance and other worthy causes, but only from people who they deem deserve it. It is told in 2 timelines and as with any WWII story there are deaths, horrific people and family upheaval. While the coincidences pushed credibility a tad, it was still a very entertaining read. 4/5

This gorgeous novel follows the passengers and crew of a fateful train ride to Paris, one that will end in disaster and a famous nineteenth-centruy photograph. I love how the story jumps from one passenger or crew member to another, some based on real people known to have been on the train, others invented wholecloth. Brilliant and propulsive..