Plan to finish my current reads and then start the next two books I have from the library for the #AwesomeApril readathon - thanks @Andrew65 for hosting.

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One week left for this months #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks 😊

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Adding another #SeriesLove2024 to my list of series - will start the first one this week.

#blameitonlitsy

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Perfectly written and executed. A thriller which involves Bud, three sisters Dorothy, Ellen and Marion, their wealthy father (Leo Kingship) and Ellen's friend Gordon Gant. I have seen (and enjoyed) many of the movies based on Levin's books, but I have not read any of his books - so glad I started with this one!! Overall - a great read!

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1. Katherine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby
2. Meryl Streep - anything
3. Cate Blanchett - Mrs. America (mini series)

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

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Chief Inspector Gamache, Agents Beauvoir and LaCoste, Clara, Peter, Ruth, Myrna, Gabri, and Olivier - I feel attached to the characters and Three Pines. In this one CC dePoitiers is murdered, and no one seemed to like her. Gamache is also working on a side case - to solve the murder of a homeless woman named Elle. Overall, very good read. ⬇️
2/19 #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
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I thought the ending to the last one would motivate me to read this one - it did not. First book in series was great, second was low pick, and after sending my hold back twice on this one, I finally accepted it. Each time I go to read - it is meh - I'm just not excited to get back to it. #unpopularopinion but I am letting go of this series.

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1. My husband
2. Severus Snape

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#Two4Tuesday

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Ernest Cunningham is going to solve some mysteries during his family reunion. Creative murder mystery, a few twists and turns. I enjoyed the writer talking to the reader during the chapters and learning about each family member as Ernest solved the mysteries. My expectations may have been set too high. Overall a good read.

Thanks @ShananigansReads for hosting the #SpringBreakReadathon . I finished one book and am about 80% done with the tagged -

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Stevie is attempting to solve the 1936 kidnapping of Iris and Alice Ellingham (wife and daughter of Albert Ellingham, founder of Ellingham Academy,) and she is trying to solve the murders of Iris, Dolores, Hayes, Ellie and Dr. Fenton This book (3rd in series) wrapped up everything. It was a bit too long, felt like some was filler, but overall a good story and good ending.⬇️
3/5 #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
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April #BookSpinBingo
Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks -

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These are the two books I will focus on during the #SpringBreakReadathon .
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Lori is sent to Wyrdhurst Hall to examine the library - the owner of the house (Nicole) is experiencing some hauntings - Claire and Edward are the young couple that once graced the Hall - and Lori must help Claire solve a problem (from beyond) - a good read as part of the series.
6/24 #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

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Sometimes we just need to change our perspective.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Perfect way to start the month - goal is to finish the three books I've started during the #SpringBreakReadathon - thanks for hosting @ShananigansReads -

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I've included a lot of #SeriesLove2024 on my April #BookSpinBingo list since I am thoroughly enjoying these reads!

@TheAromaofBooks @TheSpineView @Andrew65 - thanks for hosting Bingo and Series challenge -

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#hailthebail has been very freeing this month - allowed me to read more than I bailed on and now I'm reading books I really enjoy!
This is where I am in #BookSpinBingo - not sure what else I'll finish this month with work and the holiday coming up - the current reads may end up on my April list 🙂

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In the second book to the series Stevie is still trying to solve the 1930s kidnapping/murders at Ellingham Academy. Her friends are more involved this time (Janelle, Nate and Vi, and Larry - the security officer) - David (her complicated in a teenage way maybe boyfriend) has gone off the rails, but has a plan? ⬇️

A perfect first book to a series. Chief Inspector Gamache and his team (Inspector Beauvoir and Agent Nichol and Agent Lacoste) are investigating the death of Jane Neal in Three Pines (Quebec). The cast of characters, setting, and mystery are well written. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Book 1/19 #SeriesLove2024
Book 1/2 for #MarvellousMarch goals.

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday
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1. A Christmas Carol (Dickens)
2. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Jackson)
3. Foster (Keegan)

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My goal for #MarvellousMarch is to finish these two books and start on the next Aunt Dimity - thanks for hosting @Andrew65 -

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I pulled this out the other day - watching the movie and this version is my favorite - love Judy Garland - will post for The Man That Got Away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyPMRo8ZUQ

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

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#hailthebail - read 4 and bailed on 4 this month. Bailed on good books - definitely a me not you moment. Almost embarrassed to bail on “good“ books - but I have to be honest - they just aren't cutting it for me right now.

Due to the bails I did complete my goals for the #BooksinBloom readathon 🤣

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Stevie is excited to be attending Ellingham. She is a true crime enthusiast and wants to solve the mystery of 3 disappearances at the school in the 1930s. The founders wife and daughter were kidnapped, and never seen again, even after Ellingham paid the ransom. At the same time, a student Dottie, went missing. ⬇️

My goal for #BooksinBloom readathon will be to finish my 3 current reads -
Thanks for hosting @Catsandbooks 🙂

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Added two new series to my reading list - I enjoy getting to know the characters and setting on the level a series allows. Glad to have found a few good ones right now. Series are like several seasons of a good tv show.

Some stand- alones have done this for me ( usually Stephen Kings books) Stand-alones are like a good movie.

#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65 thanks for hosting.

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I enjoyed the Christie and Duncan novels - but this one......not so much. Moving on -

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Just started the tagged - so it can't count!

The third one is listed as nonfiction - it was a quick fun read for anyone who reads cozy mysteries that take place in a quaint English village.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView - took me a while to think about and review the books I've read in the past few years ( I don't read much non-fiction)

@dabbe #TLT #ThreeListThursday

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Beautiful story. Loved the way it unfolded - through the eyes of Esme, Iris, and Kitty. This will stay with me for a while. A perfectly written story.

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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Thanks for the tags @dabbe @Deblovestoread

1. Tagged book is English countryside
2. Hogwarts and Hogsmeade (I've been to Universal - it might be as close as I get 😉)

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#unpopularopinion
Love the idea - execution was not good for me. Hard to follow the world author was creating - could not visualize it.
On to another book -
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Lori is planning a perfect first Christmas for her family. A tramp, Kit, passes out outside of her house. He is taken to the hospital, in a coma. Lori and Father Julian are determined to find out who he is and how he is connected to Finch. This one was a bit darker than the others (the war memories). Overall, a nice “here is the meaning of Christmas“ cozy.
#SeriesLove2024 5/24 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

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Here is what I'm reading this week - spring break so I hope to enjoy a lot of reading time!

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Off to a good start #BookSpinBingo - thank you for hosting @TheAromaofBooks -

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Lila has killed her husband Aaron but the body is not where she left it. Ginny is the lead investigator into Aaron's disappearance. Some women have also gone missing in the area. So begins the twists and turns as the story unfolds. Only issue is that slowly the truth unfolds until the end, then it's a data dump - almost everything unanswered is neatly explained. Overall, a good thriller.
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1. Harry Potter series
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses (just finished 2nd book in series)
3. It - Stephen King's #LosersClub are hero's on a quest in my book!! (pun intended 😅)

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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Thanks for the tags @TheSpineView and @Enchanted_Bibliophile

1. Vanilla - reminds me of hugs and love
2. Summer morning in the Midwest - smells like the morning after a campout - reminds me of mornings at my parents cabin, spending time with family
3. Fall morning in the Midwest - I call it “going back to school“ smell - reminds me of walking to school with siblings and friends

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I just could not get into this story - it wasn't bad, interesting premise, writing was fine - it's me not you.
I did get a #BookSpinBingo and I did finish the two books I set out to finish for #20in4 and #FabulousFebruary (both with the help of a bail🤣)
@TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

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An archeological dig, a stolen pamphlet - the town of Finch is in an uproar! Lori is tasked with figuring out what is going on and with the help of her husband, Bill, good friends, Derek and Emma, and of course Aunt Dimity - she will. A fun, easy, cozy. I really enjoy this series.

4/24 - #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

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My March #BookSpinBingo - thank you for hosting @TheAromaofBooks -
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#20in4 #FabulousFebruary thanks for hosting @Andrew65

Will continue reading tagged and Aunt Dimity Digs In -

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#BookSpinBingo - this is where I am going into the last week of February🙂

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#unpopularopinion low pick
Love the story line, the world building, the quest, Feyre, Rhys, Cassian, Mor, Amren and Azriel. Did not need 2 ½ - 3 chapters of sexual activity that read as if a 15 year old boy who had never engaged in sexual activity wrote it. It was repetitive and, at times, cringe worthy. The ending was good enough to keep me motivated to read the next one.
#SeriesLove2024 2/5 @TheSpineView @Andrew
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1. Grease
2. The Producers
3. Sound of Music

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

A day late - tagging anyone who wants to join -

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Thanks for the tags @Deblovestoread ( #WondrousWednesday @Eggs) and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ( #ThinkPositiveBePositive )

1. Only to my grandchildren
2. No, but my husband is my best friend.
3. Spending the day with my family

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Work is interfering with my reading time this week!

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This series is the perfect cozy for me. It is a great escape from more serious reads!
Lori is back in England looking for her father in law (Willis Sr.) - who is searching for answers to a centuries old feud with his English relatives. Aunt Dimity is there to help everyone find what they need.

3/24(?) #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

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Izzy's friends start posting about their death fears (worst way to die), then they start to die based on their fear. Izzy intends to find the serial killer. A lot of twists and turns. Kept me guessing until the very end, which I loved! Izzy's character was self-proclaimed smart girl but not too smart in terms of her thought processes and actions, which got annoying. Overall, a so-so read, good enough to finish.

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