Moving onto book 3 in the Tales of Turnham Malpas Series, a lot goes on for such a small village 🤣 #SeriesReads2023 @TheSpineView

#20in4 #JumpStart2023 @clwojick @LizPixie @EadieB @Tove_Reads

I love the Puzzle Series by laurence O‘Bryan but it doesn‘t seem that well known. #NationalPuzzleDay #JanuaryJazz

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/o/laurence-obryan/

Moving straight on to book 5 in the Captain Daniel Rawson Series, and the last book that has been written in the series. Will be sorry to have to say goodbye to Captain Daniel Rawson. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#20in4 #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Another very good book in this series centred around the events of the War of the Spanish Succession as seen through the eyes of Captain Daniel Rawson. A great character and a pacy read. A period of history and a war I knew nothing about and through research on the internet have found out a lot more about it. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#20in4 #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Day 2 of #20in4 Readathon. No books finished but close to the end of Under Siege. Altogether 366 pages read in 5 hrs 51 mins, leaving me just off track to meet my goals.

Read 777/ 1600 Pages
Finished 2/5 Books
Read 12hrs 24 mins / 25 hours
Written 0/3 #NetGalley Reviews

Moved onto my next audiobook, with book 10 in the Jack Daniels Series. Luther Kite is back 😬😱😫 Run for your life! #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#20in4 #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Day 1 of the #20on4 Readathon, 2 books finished and 411 pages read.

411 / 1600 pages read

2/5 Books Finished

0/3 #NetGalley reviews written

6 hrs 33 mins / 25 hours Read

Finished book 9 in the Jack Daniels Series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Jack no longer works for Chicago Police, and is bringing up her toddler daughter but is going through a life crisis. That is until a drug Lord she helped to bring down many years before escapes from jail and is bringing an army down on her. Enjoyable but not as good as others in the series.

30th book #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

This book is in my physical library but have not got to it yet. In the book Nicole‘s 1990 New Year‘s Resolutions were to :

1 Start keeping a journal;

2. Lose half a stone;

3. Kiss Julian Symonds

I wasn‘t aware when I picked up the book but Amy Silver is the pseudonym for Rachel Hawkins! (The Girl on the Train)

#NewYearResolution #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Making progress in this historical fiction series by reading book 4 in the series, which covers the siege of Lille during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1708. I look forward to reading more about the adventures of Captain Daniel Rawson. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#20in4 #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

I couldn‘t sleep last night so finished off my first book for #20in4
Another sadness as this almost takes me to the end of the series and this one was published posthumously following Camilleri‘s death. Usual great Fayre from this author, always great to spend time with Montalbano and his zany crew. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView Only one book to go in the series now.

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

This is the last book solely written by M C Beaton in the Hamish MacBeth Series. Another very good read, but tinged with sadness for me. As always the murder is almost incidental to what is happening in Hamish‘s life. In this one Blair loses the plot and puts them all at risk. Changes are ahead in Hamish‘s life. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @Lizpixie

Sounds like my kind of breakfast 😂 #NationalChocolateCakeDay

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysALoverOfBooks

Starting off #20in4 by reading one of the last books Andrea Camilleri wrote in the Montalbano series before he died. This is book 27 in the series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

This is my stack for the #20in4 Readathon over the next 4 days. I would like to finish 5 books over the 4 days, 2 audiobooks (Rum Runner and The Cook of the Halcyon) and at least 3 of the other physical books. A mixture of historical fiction, crime fiction and a village saga.

Goals

Read for 25 hours

Read 5 Books

Read 1600 Pages

Write 3 #NetGalley Reviews

Moving onto book 33 in the Hamish MacBeth series. Needing to do this one as an audiobook as have not been able to get hold of a copy of the book, but the library had this as an audiobook. Sadly the last one written totally by M C Beaton before she died. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Another really good book in this historical fiction series. I enjoy this series but it is not a series for the high brow historical fiction fan. These are fast paced reads within the historical context with a hero who can do little wrong, although he almost did in this one. Possibly a bit romanticised for the GB side of things and downplay the French. Also loves to rescue a damsel in distress. These are more of a romp style. But loving them.

I love the Payne and Jones books by Chris Kuzneski. Great storylines involving the historical dimension, great characters and plotting with humour throughout between Payne and Jones. The #Secret Crown is book 6 in the series.

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Friday sees the start of the January #20in4 Readathon. All welcome to join.

The aim is across the 4 days to aim to read either for 20 hours or to read 20 chapters. Alternatively you can set your own targets for the Readathon. A very informal and relaxed Readathon where we all just aim to end the month on a reading high.

To join just post your targets and/or the books you are hoping to read from over the 4 days.

I enjoyed book 2 so much that I have moved straight onto book 3 in this enjoyable series set during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early part of the 18th Century. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick@LizPixie

I‘m enjoying these books set in the War of the Spanish Succession set in the early part of the 18th Century. Plenty of action in this one, a battle, a spying mission, an escape from the Bastille and across France, and the maltreatment of a novice soldier that led to a surprise ending to the Battle 😱😢 Captain Rawson is a great character. #SeriesLoves2023 @TheSpineView

26th book finished for #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

HMS #Surprise, the third book in the excellent Aubrey/Maturin Series by Patrick O‘Brian, and a picture of HMS Surprise docked at the Maritime Museum in San Diego.

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

1. Not a great fan of Winter, hate cold and snow. But enough of Mr Grumpy Pants. Favourite thing of Winter the sound of silence and the view after snow has fallen, and tucking up in the warm to read.

2. The tagged book, a great story set in the highlands of Scotland.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Time for some historical fiction, with the next book in the Captain Rawson Series #SeriesLove2023 This covers the European war of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th Century. Captain Rawson was introduced in the last book and is a great character, both spy and soldier. @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Another excellent book in the Hamish MacBeth series, book no 32, these are always fun and enjoyable reads. Interesting developments in this book after the murders are solved. Should be good to see where this is taken next. Unfortunately the next one will be the last book in the series written by M C Beaton before her death. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Book 25 for #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Kindness is the ultimate compliment we can show anyone, a kind act or kind word can lift someone‘s mood and leave them feeling special. Who are you going to show the gift of kindness today? #ComplimentDay

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Final figures for my #JoyousJanuary Readathon.

✅10/10 Books Finished - 7 pages away from finishing 11 books (The Godmothers)

3500 / 3600 Pages Read

✅ 9/7 #SeriesLove2023 books finished @TheSpineView

Missed my pages count by 100 pages but still happy with an average of 388.9 pages per day. Surprised at one point that I even got that close.

Thanks everyone who played along, I hope you all had great fun and see you on Saturday 4th Feb. 😍🥳

#BacklistReadathon may be over but I‘m continuing with the Jack Daniels Series by J A Konrath, with book 9 in the series. Three books were finished during the Readathon and look forward to the next one. Thanks for hosting @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView #JumpStart2023 @LizPixie

Making progress on the Hamish MacBeth Series, which I am now on book 32, and only 2 more written by M C Beaton before she died. Will be interested to read on to the two books written by R W Green in the series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

📖 Not many X books but loved the tagged book, a fictionalised version of Malcolm X‘s early life which his daughter was involved in writing.
✍️Diana Xarissa who writes cozies set on the Isle of Man with books starting with each letter of the alphabet.
🎥 The X Files : The Film
📺 Could choose X-Files again but going with Xena : Warrior Princess
🎤 Can only think if the Group XTC
🎶 Xanadu : Olivia Newton John RIP https://youtu.be/dKSB2O2Shts

But for the #SundayBuddyRead I would never have picked up this book, but so glad I did as this was an excellent read. I especially enjoyed the section covering the Second World War Years. Would really have liked to know what happened following the end of the main story and the death of the Godmothers. Thanks @TheBookHippie for your work on the read and for choosing the book. Recommended.

24th book for #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @TheBookHippie

As is often the case with setting up books of this kind, it took quite a while to introduce the characters and the world created, but the time put into that was very worthwhile. By the end of the book a great premise had been created to take forward in the rest of the trilogy. I look forward to getting to them. Excellent as an audiobook. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

23rd book finished for #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Loved this book and the group that was set up, to think what could be hidden by pies! #NationalPieDay

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

My #WeeklyForecast. Already started Hiding From The Light, the others will ll be new starts for me. Hoping to get a many of these started as possible. @Cinfhen

7/8 will be #SeriesReads2023 @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Hiding from The Light is my #BookSpin and #ChunksterRead2023 for January. @TheAromaOfBooks @EadieB @Tove_Reads

Love the Yan and Campbell Series by Peter May set in China where two cultures collide. Seems very appropriate for #ChineseNewYear and recommend this series. #JanuaryJazz

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

My third book finished for #BackListReadathon, think I will be more prepared for it next month. This finishes a story started in the previous book. Much longer than others in the series and I think this led to it losing some of the pace, and also lost a lot of its humour with the two authors. That said though it was still a very good read, but not 5 star like the last one. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView #JoyousJanuary @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

I didn‘t read the first book and I felt to some extent this therefore meant it took a long time to get on top of the characters and what was happening in the story. As a result I didn‘t really enjoy the first half that much but got into the story more in the second half where it was more enjoyable. Although having said that I can‘t say that I ever fell in love with the characters, or found myself strongly rooting for them.

You can‘t get much more #Freezing than Antarctica. Ice Station is the first book in the brilliant Scarecrow Series, and introduces a brilliant character in Shane Schofield. If you like high octane and fast action books I definitely recommend this series.

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverofBooks

Starting the first of the trilogies I am aiming to get to this year as part of #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView Doing this as an audiobook as I own the whole trilogy as audiobooks, also reading along with the library ebook.

#JoyousJanuary #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#HidingFromtheLight #BarbaraErskine

Finished my second book in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay Series. Another good book but still think I preferred and and felt more for the characters in Book 1. Jessica Redland does write good books and I look forward to continuing the series. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JoyousJanuary #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

Moving straight onto book 8 in the Jack Daniels Series, this time co-written by Konrath and Blake Crouch, bringing in a serial killer from one of Crouch‘s series. Interesting development! #SeriesLove2023 #BackListReadathon #JoyousJanuary #JumpStart2023

@TheSpineView @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @LizPixie

This would be the last book I read which took place in a #bookshop, even better some of it was also set in a tea room. A really enjoyable book which is an ideal read incorporating the Christmas theme.

#JanuaryJazz @Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Think this was my most enjoyable book in this series so far, keeping me awake to finish it until 3 am. This one takes place across Jack‘s career and jumps back and forwards as she tries to track down a ruthless serial killer. In the current time frame she is held captive by the serial killer and he intends to end her life in the worst way possible. Can Herb, Phin and Harry come to her rescue?

2nd book finished for #BackListReadathon

Starting my second book for #BacklistReadathon which I am basing on the Jack Daniels Series by J A Konrath. This is book 7 and I‘m really enjoying this series. Plenty of action, quite dark but also plenty of humour in the books.

#JoyousJanuary #JumpStart2023 #SeriesLove2023 @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks @LizPixie @TheSpineView

Moving swiftly onto book 2 of the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay Series. I‘ve really enjoyed the books by Jessica Redland. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

#JoyousJanuary #JumpStart2023 @Clwojick@Lizpixie

Wow! Where have the last 6 years gone. Thanks for posting this @HappyLitsyversary and thanks to all the wonderful Littens out there that make this such a special happy place. You know who you are, so many special friends I have had the pleasure of making over the last six years ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Also a big thank you to all those that take part in all the readathons and other challenges on Litsy. 🥳🍾🥂🎈👏🎊🙌🪅

This is one book by Alexander McCall Smith I wasn‘t aware of.
#NationalPopCornDay #JanuaryJazz

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Starting this ARC which I got from Net Galley as an audiobook. If you are on Net Galley and want to get hold of it, it is a Listen Now Book (at least in the U.K.).

#JoyousJanuary
#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @LizPixie

#MLKDay #JanuaryJazz

59 long years and we are still waiting for Martin‘s Dream to come to fruition. The seminal speech of the 21st Century, but it feels at the moment as if this dream is moving further away than ever with so many right winged governments around the world. We must fight on!

This is the link for the speech which I often watch. https://youtu.be/smEqnnklfYs

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks