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Mollyanna

Joined July 2017

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IQ | Joe Ide
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I picked this up based on an audiobook narrator recommendation, and am I glad I did! IQ is a “detective” for those that are overlooked and underserved. Usually his payment is in kind, baked goods or services or something… But once in a while he needs a paying customer, so he takes on the case of a local rapper who someone is trying to kill.

This is more than a mystery, it is about living one‘s best life in difficult circumstances. ⬇️

Mollyanna It is about overcoming past mistakes, and it is about grief. IQ is a great character and a modern take on the Sherlock Holmes archetype character. I look forward to spending more time with him in future books. 2w
Mollyanna #SeriesLove2023 - Book 1 in a new series 2w
TheSpineView Excellent! 2w
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The Murder at the Vicarage | Agatha Christie
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The first Miss Marple book (although GR has it listed as book 2). I wouldn‘t call Miss Marple the main character of this book, but she does solve the mystery. Not much more to say that hasn‘t already been said about the book…

I love Miss Marple! She‘s eccentric, she‘s observant, she‘s just wonderful. I look forward to reading more Miss Marple books.

#SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Well done! 2w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2w
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1. Apple picking, caramel apple eating, sitting by the fire pit with a hot toddy or hot apple cider and reading an ebook, soup making… everything fall
2. Calmer
3. The tagged and IQ by Joe Ide

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Sounds fun! 🔥 📚 🍁 2w
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I am waaay behind on my #StarWarsBuddyRead but am making progress. I listened to this on audio and loved it. The interplay between Luke and Lando was comforting, and seeing a more vulnerable side of Lando was revelatory.

The audio production was fantastic with a great narrator, music and sound effects that enhanced the experience rather than detracting from it.

BookwormAHN I've been really impressed with these audiobooks as well 😺 4w
Mollyanna @BookwormAHN I put a hold on a couple more after I finished this one. Looking forward to the listens. 4w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspin and #doublespin for September

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 4w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My September #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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Thanks for the #WondrousWednesday tag @Eggs

1. I prefer to watch movies at home, where I can take breaks for my poor weak bladder when necessary 😜
2. I learned cross stitch when I was about 7 or 8 and still continue today. Also, I still do jigsaw puzzles (which will always remind me of my grandmother)
3. A combination of both to be honest.

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳 1mo
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Another great entry in this series #SeriesLove2023

In this one George us accused of murder and Ellie is limited in her sleuthing due to being eight months pregnant.

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩 1mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you! 1mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 1mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspin for August

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Enjoy!! 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here is my list for August‘s #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Wooho!!! 2mo
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Wednesday's Child | Amanda Hewett
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1. Heaven Preserve Us by Cricket McCrae
2. It too me over 2 years to read Les Miserables
3. Helping my mom move closer to me, so we can spend more time together as she ages. We spent several decades 100s of miles apart and now she‘s about 15 minutes away.

#WondrousWednesday

Amiable I hear you on “Les Mis“! If I hadn't been determined to plow through it to finish my Chunkster Challenge that year, I would have abandoned that book. 😣 2mo
Eggs #3 How Wonderful for both of you🥰 2mo
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Saga Volume 9 | Brian K Vaughan
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This my third finish for #JubilantJuly and another #SeriesLove2023

There isn‘t much more to say than has already been said, but those last pages were gut wrenching. I want to pan this because of them, but I won‘t.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo
Andrew65 Excellent progress 👏👏👏 2mo
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The final book in the Dido Kent series (#SeriesLove2023) and my second finish for #JubilantJuly. My first finish for #14Books14Weeks2023

Dido is sent to be a companion to her wealthy aunt who is staying at a country estate. There are strange whisperings going on among the other guests, and Dido eventually learns of the mystery at the house, a young woman has gone missing, allegedly off to Gretna Green, but her bridegroom remains in town.

Mollyanna A great end to the series. Dean left somethings open for the reader to ponder, but I didn‘t feel like the series was unfinished. 2mo
TheSpineView I like it when a series wraps up nicely. Great job!📖📘📚 2mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you. Me too! It was a satisfying ending, but allowed the reader to imagine what the future might hold for several characters. 2mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏Looks a good series. 2mo
Mollyanna @andrew65 Thank you. It was. A short series, only 4 books. 2mo
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Happy Litsyversary! | Special Events
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It has been 6 wonderful years finding books and finding a great community of book lovers! 🥰

Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 2mo
TheSpineView Happy Litsyversary!🥳🥳🥳 2mo
Mollyanna @Librarybelle and @TheSpineView Thank you! 😊 2mo
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julesG Happy Litsyversary! 2mo
Mollyanna @julesG Thank you! ☺️ 2mo
Enchanted_Bibliophile Happy Litsyversary 🎉🥳🎈📚 2mo
Reggie Happy Litsyversary!!! 2mo
Mollyanna Thank you @Reggie 😊 2mo
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Miss Benson's Beetle | Rachel Joyce
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Thank you for the tag @Eggs #WondrousWednesday

1. Tagged
2. It is a story of female friendship and discovering one‘s own self worth. It is about holding others up and not tearing them down. It is just a wonderful tale.
3. I love stories set in a place I‘ve never been. I don‘t get to travel much anymore, so it‘s a way for me to travel.

Eggs Sounds wonderful 🤗 2mo
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My first finish for #JubilantJuly (it helps when you only have 20 pages left 🤣) and another #SeriesLove2023 finish (prequel to the series).

I enjoyed this more than The Mysterious Benedict Society. It was fun learning about Nicholas‘s background.

TheSpineView Awesome!📖📚💙 2mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 and @TheSpineView Thank you 😊 2mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I‘m in for #JubilantJuly hosted by @Andrew65

My goals are:
🔹 Read 700 pages
🔹 Finish 2-3 books
🔹 Read for 20 minutes each day

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 3mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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I‘m excited to read both of these… for #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 3mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My July #bookspin list

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Nocturne for a Widow | Amanda Dewees
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This is the first book in the Sybil Ingram series (#SeriesLove2023). The plot was a bit convoluted and the characters weren‘t truly fleshed out, but this is the first book. I thought the author did a decent job with setting the mood and the place. I‘ll try the next one in the series.

TheSpineView Hopefully the next will be better. 3mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView I hope so. 😉 3mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 Hope the series improves. 3mo
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Book 2 in the High Society Lady Detective Series (#SeriesLove2023) and my second finish for #JoysofJune

This is a fun cozy series. Olive is off to Blackburn Hall to try and find a missing author. A mystery ensues and Olive and her Watson, Jasper work to solve the mystery of two deaths. Were they connected or just a coincidence? Olive is tenacious and quite determined to get her man.

The narrator, Elizabeth Klerk, does a wonderful job.

TheSpineView Excellent! 3mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Looks a fun series. 3mo
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Book 2 in the Max Tudor series (#SeriesLove2023) and my first finish for #JoysofJune

Max, the local vicar and former MI5 agent, agrees to assist Inspector Cotton at Chedrow Castle, where Lord Footrustle has been found murdered and his sister found dead of a heart attack.

These are slow burn, methodical mysteries. They take a slower pace, but I enjoy the inside look at the characters. One almost feels like they are snooping sometimes.

TheSpineView Awesome! 3mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thanks 😊 3mo
Andrew65 Well done. Sounds good 👏👏👏 3mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I am in for #JoysofJune hosted by @Andrew65

My goals are:

🔹 Read 500 pages
🔹 Finish 2 books
🔹 Start one of my #14Books14Weeks2023 selections

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, best of luck 😁 4mo
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This is a first in a series and it shows. Some of the actions of the main characters were questionable to say the least, but overall I enjoyed it. I will read the second book to see if there is some character development.

#SeriesLove2023 #diversecozy

TheSpineView Well done!📚📚📚 4mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you 😊 4mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspin list for June

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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I was finally able to put my #14Books14Weeks2023 list together. Hoping to get through all of these!

janeycanuck The Thursday Murder Club is on my stack, too. I‘m excited to finally get it it! 4mo
Mollyanna @janeycanuck Me too! It has been sitting on my bedside table for over a year. 4mo
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The first in the Merry Ghost Inn Series (#SeriesLove2023) and my first finish for #MagnificentMay

Melanie and her grandmother, Lizza are renovating a old home to create a B&B when they find a body behind a secret door in the wall. This was a decent beginning to this cozy mystery series.

TheSpineView Sounds good! Great job 5mo
Andrew65 This is a fun little series. Well done 👏👏👏 5mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you! 5mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 I enjoyed the first one and am looking forward to seeing the characters develop. 5mo
Andrew65 @Mollyanna I just finished the rest of the series earlier this year. 5mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I am in for #MagnificentMay hosted by @Andrew65

My goals are:
🔹 Read 500 pages
🔹 Finish 2 books
🔹 Update 3 reading challenges

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My May books…

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 5mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspin list for May

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
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Saga Vol. 8 | Brian K. Vaughan
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My final finish for #deweyapril and third finish for #20in4. Also a finish for #serieslove2023 (Book 8 of the Saga series).

Andrew65 Fantastic 👏👏👏 5mo
TheSpineView Well done 5mo
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Miss Benson's Beetle | Rachel Joyce
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What a wonderful book! Margery Benson has lived a hum-drum life since her father‘s death. But one crazy day, Margery decides to go hunt for the Golden Beetle of New Caledonia that her father told about. Thus it begins…

This is a story of life, of death, of discovery of oneself and discovering the importance of friendship. It is about a journey, physically, spiritually and mentally. It is about being okay with you, and it has stolen my heart.

Mollyanna This is my second finish for #deweyapril and #20in4 5mo
xicanti I stuck my copy of this in a Little Free Library earlier today! I enjoyed it a lot and I hope whoever takes it will, too. 5mo
Mollyanna @xicanti I‘m sure they will! It‘s a great book to share. 5mo
Andrew65 Must get to this. Well done 👏👏👏 5mo
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My first finish for #deweyapril and #20in4. Also a finish for #serieslove2023 (Book 3 of the Dido Kent Series)

Dido is asked by the mistress of Madderstone Abbey to look into the death of her governess, after her bones were found in a pond being drained. The governess disappeared 15 years before…

Dido is her usual intrepid self and goes about trying to determine what happened. A nice addition to the series.

TheSpineView Well done! 5mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you! ☺️ 5mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 Looks interesting. 5mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Settling in for #deweyapril and #20in4

Here‘s my TBR (some are audios…, I always get the print version to keep track).

Happy reading all!

robinb Haven't heard of the Malliet series. I need to check it out. :) 5mo
Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 I look forward to hearing what you think of 5mo
Mollyanna @robinb This is book two of the series. They are slow burns, and very well written. Great sense of place in them. 5mo
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Mollyanna @Andrew65 Thanks! I‘m enjoying it so far…. Hoping to finish it today. 5mo
Andrew65 @Mollyanna I do enjoy her books but not read this one. 5mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 This is my first from the author. I will definitely be reading more. 5mo
robinb @Mollyanna 👍👍👍 5mo
Andrew65 @Mollyanna Cannot recommend this one highly enough. 5mo
Andrew65 And it‘s follow up book. 5mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 adding both to my TBR! Can‘t wait to get to them. 5mo
Andrew65 @Mollyanna Books that stay in the memory. 5mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I am in for #20in4 hosted by @Andrew65

As it has worked for me the past two months, I‘m sticking with reading 20 chapters!

Happy Reading!

Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 5mo
Mollyanna @andrew65 Thank you! 😊 5mo
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This was so much fun! If you are a fan of The Princess Bride thus is a definite read. It was great to hear the stories from the set and beyond.

First finish (and probably only finish) for #AwesomeApril

vonnie862 Tha audiobook is so much fun! 5mo
Mollyanna @vonnie862 It was so much fun! You could hear the joy in all the actor‘s voices. 5mo
Andrew65 Excellent. Well done 👏👏👏 5mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 Thank you 😊 5mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Here are my goals for #AwesomeApril

🔹 Read 525 pages
🔹 Finish 1-2 books
🔹 Spend 20 min each with reading challenges (reading or updating)

keys_on_fire Good luck with your goals!! 6mo
Mollyanna @keys_on_fire Thank you! 😊 6mo
Andrew65 Best of luck, hope you enjoy your reading. 6mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 Thanks ☺️ 6mo
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NYPD Red 6 (Hardcover Library Edition) | James Patterson, Marshall Karp
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Another quick read in the NYPD Red series (Book 6, #SeriesLove2023). It was an decent book, but my biggest gripe is they changed narrators on the audiobook 😡. It kept throwing me off the tale. Still a pick and hopefully it won‘t be so distracting in the next book.

TheSpineView Fantastic!📖📘📚 6mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thanks 😊 6mo
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Book 5 in the Home Repair is Homicide Series (#SeriesLove2023). This time the husband of a domestic abuse victim is found chopped up in his butcher shop, and his wife is covered in blood. But there are more nefarious actions going on in this small Maine town. Although a cozy mystery series, these books hit on some serious topics.

Great as an audiobook.

TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 6mo
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Saga Vol. 7 | Brian K. Vaughan
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It‘s Saga, so what can I say…. This poor family. Will they ever find peace and stability?!?

Final finish for #20in4 and another #SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Great job! 6mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thanks 😊 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent. A series I want to get to. 👏👏👏 6mo
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The second book in the Three Pines series. CC de Poitiers has purchased the old Hadley house, and is a thoroughly unlikable individual. Gamache is called in to determine who killed CC.

I love how Penny describes things, from the snow to the cold to a singing voice, her writing is mesmerizing. It was nice to visit with the inhabitants of Three Pines again.

My third finish for #20in4 and another #SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
Andrew65 An excellent series. Well done 👏👏👏 6mo
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It took over two years, but I finally finished. Boy do I have lots of thoughts…. I both loved and detested this novel/history lesson/philosophy book. This was my #chunksterchallenge for 2021.

In the end, I am going with a low pick, but there were times that it was a so-so.

Also, my second finish for #20in4

Andrew65 That‘s some achievement. Well done 👏👏👏🎉 6mo
Mollyanna @andrew65 Thank you. I may have sat there stunned for a bit when I turned the final page 😊 6mo
Andrew65 @Mollyanna 🤣🤣🤣 6mo
Amiable YAY! FANTASTIC!! I'm so proud of you! That is the ultimate commitment to taking down a chunkster! (And I'm with you -- I did not love this book. But I'm glad that I finished it. 😬) 6mo
Mollyanna @Amiable Thank you! 😄. I can‘t believe I finally finished it… there were definitely times that I considered throwing it across the room. I am glad I finished it though. 6mo
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Visions in Death | J. D. Robb
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Book 19 in the In Death series (#SeriesLove2023 and one of my series to focus on) finds Eve looking for a murderer that takes his victims‘ eyes. As usual, it was fast paced and well plotted. I liked the evolution of Eve and Peabody‘s relationship in this one.

First finish for #20in4

Susan Ericksen‘s narration was spot on as always.

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I‘m in for the #20in4 readathon hosted by @Andrew65

Since it worked so well last month, my goal again will be 20 chapters, and I hope to finish at least one book (maybe two).

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 6mo
Mollyanna @Andrew65 Thank you Andrew! 6mo
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One False Note | Gordon Korman
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Read this back in February and forgot to post. Book 2 of the 39 Clues series (#SeriesLove2023). This time we travel to Austria and Italy. I love the au pair, Nellie. She is great comic relief.

TheSpineView Awesome!💙📖📘 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 6mo
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This is book 5 in the Literary Pub Series (#SeriesLove2023). This time someone from Grayson‘s past shows up dead and Sadie must figure out who killed her to clear Grayson‘s name. I enjoyed the mystery and finding out more of Grayson‘s past. Of course every time I read this series, I wish that there was an Inkwell Pub near me.

Kshakal Same!! I love this series! 6mo
Mollyanna @Kshakal It‘s a lot of fun. I love all their different festivals too. 6mo
TheSpineView Great progress!🤩 6mo
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you! 6mo
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Another fun romp with the folks from St. Mary‘s! This time we travel to Whitechapel, look for Do-Dos and visit the court of Mary, Queen of Scotland. As usual there is drama, intrigue, tension and comedy.

My third and final finish for #MarvellousMarch

#SeriesLoves2023, St. Mary‘s Chronicles, Book 2 (one of my focus series!!!)

TheSpineView Great job 7mo
Andrew65 Brilliant, well done 👏👏👏 7mo
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The Sword Thief | Peter Lerangis
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A quick MG novel. Amy and Dan continue their adventures in Japan and Korea.

Second finish for #marvellousmarch

#SeriesLove2023 - 39 clues series, book 3

TheSpineView Great job! 7mo
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Still Lives | Maria Hummel
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A low pick for me. There were times where times where the flow of the story seemed disrupted by flashbacks or internal monologues, yet sometimes those same moments worked.

The narrator, Tavia Gilbert, was excellent.

First finish for #marvellousmarch

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I am in for #marvellousmarch hosted by @Andrew65

Work has been extremely busy lately, so I‘m keeping my goals low:

🔹 read 400 pages
🔹 finish 1 book
🔹 work on updating 2 challenges

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, best of luck 😍 7mo
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