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Mrs_B

Joined December 2019

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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Mehso-so

Couldn‘t find this in the Litsy database (it‘s book 3 in the trilogy), so tagging under book 2.
I skimmed through quite a bit of this, it seemed quite predictable. It was okay, but I wouldn‘t rush to recommend it to anyone. It seemed to be more about the spice than the world or character building.

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Mehso-so

Book two in the series. Storyline is quite predictable. It‘s genuinely about 50% smut. 😂
I‘m still going to read the next.

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Landlines | Raynor Winn
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This is definitely my favourite of the three books. I think Raynor Winn has really honed her writing, balancing wildlife musings with humour and drama. I want to get my walking boots on and get out into the wild.

Cuilin Fabulous. It‘s on my TBR. 4w
bnp Love this cover. 4w
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I have a bottle of chilled prosecco. An entire new season of Bridgerton(ish). AND THREE DAYS OFF.
I am giddy with excitement. This is the dream.

Mrs_B Update: I have half a bottle of warmer Prosecco. I have most of a series of Bridgerton(ish). And I still have THREE MORE DAYS OFF. 😂 1mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Mrs_B I was going to wait until this weekend but watched 3 episodes last night! 🤣 1mo
Mrs_B @ChaoticMissAdventures I‘m impressed you stopped at 3!!! 1mo
Karons1 🤣🤣hope you enjoyed it 🥰 4w
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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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As someone who is generally opposed to books being made into TV/Movies this TV show is absolutely excellent. The soundtrack is amazing and “let me down easy” is such an earworm!!! Highly recommend if you‘ve not seen it yet.

UwannaPublishme Totally agree! 🙌🏻 I am loving this adaptation and all the music. 1mo
TheLudicReader I also loved this adaptation. 1mo
marleed I loved it too! I really hope the songs get some Grammy nominations! 1mo
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DivineDiana I was pleasantly surprised! 1mo
Mrs_B @UwannaPublishme it‘s my go to album to listen to at the minute! 1mo
Mrs_B @marleed yes! They deserve some recognition!!! 1mo
Mrs_B @DivineDiana agreed!!! 1mo
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Mehso-so

It‘s pretty spicy! But that comes at the expense of the world building. I found the characters quite contrary, however I did more or less devour the book.
It‘s the first in a trilogy and does have a cliffhanger ending so onto the next I go…

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I went to the theatre last night to see the stage production of this book. Oh my goodness it was amazing. The acting was brilliant, the interpretation was incredible. The set and costume design were so creative. It was fantastic. Highly recommend if it comes near you!

BarbaraBB I can‘t imagine this being turned into a play! I‘d love to see it! 1mo
IuliaC Wow! I'd love to this it! 1mo
Mrs_B @BarbaraBB @IuliaC it was very good! The lead actress was fantastic. 1mo
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squirrelbrain Sounds wonderful! We were just talking about this yesterday, weren‘t we? @Oryx 1mo
Oryx @squirrelbrain oh yes! I'm going to see it on Thursday. 1mo
Mrs_B @Oryx I hope you enjoy it! 1mo
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Ariadne | Jennifer Saint
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Saint does an excellent job of bringing this Greek myth to life. It‘s not a particularly happy tale, but told in a very engaging way.

LoverOfLearning This has been on my tbr too long! 1mo
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Now that‘s my kind of reading desk. #readinggoals

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Aren‘t they awesome! I saw one before and thought, why didn‘t the university library have those when I was trying to juggle multiple books to write papers. 2mo
Mrs_B @Riveted_Reader_Melissa yes! Totally agree. 2mo
RayHallucinogen How do they call it? 2mo
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LeahBergen So cool! 2mo
Mrs_B @RayHallucinogen I think it was just described as a reading desk. 2mo
Mrs_B @LeahBergen the original kindle? 2mo
LeahBergen 😆😆 2mo
Kristy_K 😂 2mo
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I just saw Richard Coles. Which is obviously unusual, but made even more so by the fact we are up a Volcano. In Italy! I didn‘t want to disturb his vacation so didn‘t stop him.

LeeRHarry I follow him on Twitter and knew he was in Italy - how funny! 😊 2mo
squirrelbrain How bizarre! 🤪 2mo
Mrs_B @LeeRHarry Well I can confirm! 2mo
CarolynM Well spotted😆 2mo
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A Night Like This | Julia Quinn
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This was April‘s 99p Julia Quinn deal and it did not disappoint! A gorgeous tale and one I much enjoyed reading.

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I enjoyed this but definitely not as much as the others in the Wayfarers series. It was much more like reading 5 separate short stories one chapter at a time than one whole book. It does raise interesting philosophical points, and I will be thinking about some of it for a while.

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Probably my least favourite of these three short stories, which is disappointing as it‘s the one I was looking forward to the most. Maybe that‘s why, my expectations were too high! It was still good fun, and a very cute romance. I do enjoy hazelwood‘s style of writing.

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Stuck with You | Ali Hazelwood
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I love the description of these short stories as “STEMinist”, Hazelwood somehow addresses issues women experience in STEM careers whilst wrapping it up in a cute romance story.

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I always try and read books which my students say are their favourites, and this one was mentioned recently.
It‘s a fun take on the good/evil fairytale storyline, and I can understand why it‘s well liked.
For me though I found it a bit predictable, I listened to most of it on 2x speed.

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Under One Roof | Ali Hazelwood
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A very cute short story from Ali Hazelwood, she‘s excellent at writing strong likeable and funny female lead characters. Loved it!

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Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
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I picked up this lovely edition of P&P a couple of months ago and have really enjoyed a re-read. I‘d forgotten how essential Lady Catherine is to the final chapters!

I was also gifted a lovely bookmark which was made to commemorate the Queens Platinum Jubilee.

CrowCAH I own a copy of the 1904 version too! It‘s beautiful 😍 2mo
Mrs_B @CrowCAH I have to admit to having to wear my reading glasses though, that text is tiny! But there is something very satisfying about reading the novel from a much older book, and I love how it just falls open to the pages. 2mo
Yuki_Onna Love the bookmark even more than the beautiful book edition! 🤩 2mo
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Couldn‘t resist this month‘s 99p on kindle Quinn.
An absorbing romance, Grace is just lovely. The dowager sounds awful. 😂

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This definitely lives up to all the hype. A feminist novel through and through. It is witty, honest and thought provoking. An excellent debut novel, I‘m already looking forward to seeing what Garmus will do next.

Cupcake12 I had for this Christmas. I still haven‘t read it, maybe I should move it up the TBR pile. X 2mo
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Just Like Heaven | Julia Quinn
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This is a 99p deal on kindle this month so couldn‘t resist. I absorbed it and read it in two days. Should I have stopped reading and gone to bed earlier? Definitely. Did I stay up so I could read more? Of course. 😂

SheReadsAndWrites I devoured all her books a few years back. Just plowed through each series. They're so good. ? And yes, lots of late nights full of "just one more chapter..." ? 3mo
Mrs_B @SheReadsAndWrites I‘m glad it‘s not just me! 3mo
SheReadsAndWrites Nope. I'm happy for her too with the Bridgerton TV series being so successful. I met her a few years ago at a writers conference and she is super nice and I love her writing. I remember chuckling a lot at the Smythe-Smith books - all the horrible musical events...😂 3mo
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Floored | Karla Sorensen
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I enjoyed the previous one so much, that I read the next in the series straight away (thank you kindle unlimited). It was another fun steamy escapism romance.

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Faked | Karla Sorensen
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My idea of a super fun, steamy escapism romance. And on kindle unlimited too!
A quick read, but enjoyed it.

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Although I enjoyed this, and it seems as though Bennett is really finding her stride with this series, I do think that I found this a lot less believable than the other two. I know they‘re fiction, but part of the charm was how realistic they felt, and this one just seemed a bit too out there. That said, it‘s clear that she has done her homework and knows so much about the queen‘s life and habits.

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Chain of Thorns | Cassandra Clare
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A satisfying end to this fun trilogy. I‘ve loved stepping back into the world of shadowhunters and escaping from the world for a while.

ShelleyBooksie This cover is so gorgeous it stops me in my tracks every time I see it 3mo
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CAFE BUDAPEST | Peter Curtis
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Had to do the New York Cafe for our last day in Budapest. I think there‘s an interesting Literary history here but we‘re just here to be tourists and take lots of selfies. 😂

Chrissyreadit Wow! Was it as tasty as it is lovely? 3mo
RaeLovesToRead Oh my goodness, wow! 😍😍😍 3mo
Mrs_B @Chrissyreadit nope. But it is gorgeous. 😂 3mo
Mrs_B Thank you for the reminder @IuliaC (edited) 3mo
Cupcake12 Fab photo x 3mo
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Today I am reading in Budapest, this city is amazing. (And the book is very enjoyable so far!)

Mrs_B Also if anyone has any recommendations for things I should do I whilst here then let me know! 4mo
JenReadsAlot I really enjoyed that city but it was almost 20 years ago now so don't remember a ton! Enjoy! 4mo
IuliaC New York Cafe comes to my mind :) Enjoy your visit! 4mo
Libby1 @Mrs_B - go to Memento Park! It‘s a bit outside of the city but you can reach it by bus. After the fall of Communism the government moved all the Soviet era statues to one place. It‘s the oddest time capsule. 4mo
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Heartstopper | Alice Oseman
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I was curious to try this with all the hype surrounding it.
It‘s confirmed that graphic novels aren‘t really my thing, but I understand why people love it!

ShelleyBooksie I love the characters and their storyline 4mo
Cupcake12 I preferred the tv series on Netflix first then found the graphic novel more enjoyable x 4mo
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Chain of Iron | Cassandra Clare
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And now I have to wait until the 20th March for my hold to come in at the library for the final book! Arghhhh
I adore the cameos from Magnus Bane, and how much Matthew loves Magnus Bane!
I am very curious as to how Clare is going to tie up all the loose ends. 🤞🤞🤞

Bookworm54 I really need to catch up on the shadow Hunter books. I just picked up my copy of the new one this week! 4mo
Mrs_B @Bookworm54 happy reading! I‘m not jealous at all… 4mo
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Chain of Gold | Cassandra Clare
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I refused to start this trilogy until I knew the last one was nearly out!
I actually picked up a gorgeous hardback version of this book at a charity shop for Q9.
I always love a shadowhunters story, it‘s a comfort read for me. Cordelia and Lucie are just fabulous.

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Mehso-so

Thank you #permberlittens for the read-a-long. It was a clever idea, but I found the overall pace very slow. An intriguing ending that I think was the right one, some of the choices made by the characters did have me sighing in frustration.

Also, I keep comparing Rachel to Irene from The Invisible Library series. Unfavourably.

Mrs_B Thank you @StayCurious for your excellent hosting! 4mo
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Silver Moon | Jen L. Grey
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A satisfying end to the trilogy, but with plenty left unresolved for further books. A good paranormal romance trilogy with a few steamy scenes!

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Rising Darkness | Jen L. Grey
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The second in the trilogy. Continuing the story of Dove, Griffin and Killian. We start to get some more answers but new questions arise. I‘m straight onto part 3!

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Broken Mate | Jen L. Grey
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Exciting paranormal romance about wolf shifters and fated mates. The first in a trilogy. Good fun and easy to get sucked into the drama.

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Always Mine | Laura Pavlov
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Made it to 30% before bailing. Just too much unnecessary swearing, and I‘m not a particular fan of the author‘s style of writing.

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Love on the Brain | Ali Hazelwood
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I read this in less than 24 hours. Definitely one to read if you enjoyed “The Love Hypothesis”. Adored it, such a cute and happy love story!

mom2bugnbee I've read all of hers and this is my favorite! 5mo
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This is quite slow and quite confusing until you get into the rhythm of what is actually going on! It‘s an inventive twist on the classic murder mystery.

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Much better than book 2, the new character problem I was whinging about settled down for the last 3/4 of the book. Satisfied by the ending, and felt that most things came together. Although there are certainly many loose ends still to be tidied, it‘s enough. And

Chrissyreadit Happy Litsyversary 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉 5mo
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This was my view while reading today… on MIAMI SOUTH BEACH!!!

BarbaraBB Wow!! 5mo
Cupcake12 Beautiful! 😍 5mo
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Shadow of Night: A Novel | Deborah Harkness
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This is long and complicated. There are hundreds of characters, many of whom are very briefly in the story. So much of the travel seems unnecessary. There wasn‘t enough about the magic and way too much about the politics of the time. It just didn‘t work for me. Will I still read the final one? Yes. Will I ever re-read this? No.

DivineDiana Hundreds of characters! 😲 6mo
Mrs_B @DivineDiana yes. It‘s really odd. Some are in the story for about 3 chapters at most. Some even less. I suspect some at the beginning were being set up for the final book but it‘s still odd. And some were quite clearly just an “aside” but there were plenty others who you expected to become an integral part of the story and then you just never heard from again. So weird. 6mo
Mrs_B @DivineDiana the more I think about this the more it‘s annoying me. 😂 6mo
DivineDiana I get it! 🤣 6mo
Mrs_B @DivineDiana I have started the third one because I want to know what happens and after nearly 3 weeks of reading I feel I have to. But there are MORE RANDOM CHARACTERS. 6mo
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It‘s taken me quite a while to get through this as an audiobook, but it was fascinating. I actually found the appendices really interesting. I enjoyed learning some of the history of neuroplasticity and how it was almost shunned for so long. [warning there is a rather graphic chapter on sexual sadism, but done in a very scientific way]

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Loved reading this book, couldn‘t put it down.
We went to Oxford today and had to of course take in some of the sights where the book is set!
Top Left: The Radcliffe Camera
Top Right: The Bodleian Quad
Bottom Left: All Souls College

My husband and I have been terribly remiss about getting our alumni reading cards for the Bodleian, we need to do that so next time we can go and read in Duke Humfrey‘s!

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Love People Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works | Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus
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“… when people ask you how you‘re doing, you should always respond with “Great!” Because it makes your friends happy and your enemies angry.”
😂

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The Guncle | Steven Rowley
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I‘ve had my eye on this for a while and so couldn‘t resist when it was only 99p on kindle.
This is a sweet tale of grief and family, mixed with a good dose (doth according to Grant) of humour. Rowley creates unique characters that you can‘t help adoring.
It does gloss over some of the harder aspects of grief, but as a sweet story I liked it.

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Matrix | Lauren Groff
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I wasn‘t sure what I was expecting but this definitely wasn‘t it. I enjoyed the first half much more than the second, where things got a little odd. However, on the whole, a very engaging reimagining of Marie De France‘s life.

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A Closed and Common Orbit | Becky Chambers
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I have abandoned everything I was supposed to do today in order to finish this book. It was totally worth it.
Becky Chambers is fast becoming a must read author for me. I very much enjoyed this tale of purpose, belonging and family.

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Such a cute free “book exchange” I found today!
I‘m not sure you can get a more British picture. 😂

rockpools There‘s a LOT going on in that little corner! 8mo
squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
5feet.of.fury So cute! 8mo
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I absolutely loved this book and couldn‘t put it down. I have ordered the sequel and can‘t wait for it to arrive and get back into this universe. It‘s not quite conventional space faring sci-fi, with much less emphasis on the physics and a lot more about how different cultures develop and what happens when they try to live harmoniously together. Very very well written.

BennettBookworm This is super helpful bc I am only 100 pgs in and I think I‘m trying too hard to understand all the science? When really I should probably just take in the story/characters and accept that it‘s fiction 😂 6mo
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Matrix | Lauren Groff
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“Nest says she will pull on three, and Marie braces herself and closes her eyes and Nest says one, then on two there is a sharp pain, and Marie opens her eyes again to see Nest holding the string with a bloody black and white stump at the end of it. Marie says that she thinks thou shalt not lie is a commandment, not a suggestion.”

Readergrrl I so enjoyed this novel! 8mo
Mrs_B @Readergrrl it‘s not what I was expecting but I am enjoying it! 8mo
DimeryRene I love this cover! 8mo
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Worth waiting for. It was good fun to be back with the gang at Cooper‘s chase. I think Joyce is particularly on form in this one. Excellent mystery and it seems like we have a few new members of the gang!

I do wish I had re-read the second before reading this as there were a few references that I was a bit fuzzy remembering.

squirrelbrain Yes, I too thought we‘ve acquired some new friends for the next book! 8mo
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When you manage to get enough chores done early enough on a Sunday morning that you can justify chilling with matcha tea and this gorgeous book!

RaeLovesToRead Perfect! 😊 8mo
julesG Enjoy! 8mo
Cupcake12 It‘s on my TBR. Hope it‘s as good as the others. Enjoy x 8mo
Mrs_B @Cupcake12 it definitely is! 8mo
squirrelbrain Enjoy! (I just finished it…) 😁 8mo
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