#MayStats #sundaybuddyread #nunlit #goldenagecrimeclub #janeandtheexcellentreadalong #ruthgalloway#TheBurren #KarenPirie #MaisieDobbs #HiddenNorfolk #KierandLevettMysteties #DCIRyanMysteries #PDJames #LouisePenny #geneologistmysteries
Heavy on mysteries this month:
13 mysteries: modern, historical, golden age, rereads
2 historical fiction

#serieslove2023 #kierandlevettmystery #1 #kindleunlimited
Set during the grand opening of England‘s 1851 Great Exhibition, Kara Levett, daughter of a wealthy Baron & Niall Keir, Scottish blacksmith & artist, meet. Her ingenious automations & clocks draw crowds, as does his nearby exhibit.When a murder is committed, Kara is high on the suspect list. Niall joins her in finding the true killer. A stalker& international espionage add excitement.

#serieslove2023
So bittersweet- this is the final novel in the fabulous Ruth Galloway series A woman‘s bones are unearthed enclosed in a wall.Her bones turn out to that of a woman missing since 2002. An archaeology Professor & Cathbad,Ruth‘s dear friend & godfather to her daughter are suspects.Cathbad, who suffers from Long Covid,goes missing. Ruth & Nelson join forces to find him.Claustrophobic,dark,riveting scenes make for a tense read.🔽

Karen Pirie Book #4 #serieslove2023
A car crash victim is linked to a cold case that Karen is pursuing. Another case,out of Karen‘s purview,intrigues her whose roots are in a 20 yr old terrorist bombing. So she pursues that case as well. She is a complex character.Along with these cases to contend with, Karen is grieving the violent death of her partner& love.she tries to assuage her grief with late night city walks.Highly recommend this series.

1933. A time of political uncertainty. Maisie investigates the murder of Eddie Pettit, renowned for his magical, “horse whisper” effects on horses. She encounters London costermongers(fruit & veg sellers), a powerless W.Churchill, a greedy press baron, - suddenly Eddie‘s murder is part of a pattern of subterfuge on a national scale.How does Eddie‘s death impact this?
Maisie is also struggling with her grief over Maurice‘s death, & the fear🔽

Digging into this today. #bookmail #bookmailisthebestmail

#20in4 #readathon
Read 281 pgs of Jane, to finish the novel ✔️
Finished listening to The Last Remains, I6 ch.✔️
Started Cragside 25%read #kindle

Author Stephanie Barron writes with well researched details of Victorian life- I just had to looked up bathing machines- i just could picture them! This is what I discovered:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing_machine

#weeklyforecast
-Continue listening to The Last Remains
-Finish Jane by the 30th
-start #sundaybuddyread Last Night at the Telegraph Club
- read a few chapters of Cragside #kindle

Sunday morning coffee. So peaceful, with birds singing. #coffeeandbooks #porchlife #birdsong #janeandtheexcellentreadalong

So happy- started dressing up our porch. Enjoying some peaceful reading before we set off for today‘s soccer game. #janeandtheexcellentreadalong
A hummingbird just flew by the porch railing!

#bookreport #May21toMay27
The first row are buddy reads which we read throughout the month. #goldenagecrimeclub #sundaybuddyread #nunlit
Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron I just started #janeandtheexcellentreadalong
The Last Remains on ch.7 #audiobook

Join this readathon sponsored by @Andrew65 .This gives me a chance to reflect on & plan my reading. It‘s fun to check in with all the other Littens who join in & see what they are reading. All are welcome! #20in4 #readathon
My plans:
Finish the Anchoress ✔️
Start Death from the Druids Cove & Jane and the Madness of lord Byron
Continue listening to The Last Remains
#nunlit #janeandtheexcellentreadalong #audio

#nunlit An extraordinary book,unlike anything I have ever read. Sarah, a teen watched her beloved sister die in childbirth. In her grief,she dedicates her life to Christ, & becomes an Anchoress, living enclosed in a dark,damp stone & wood cell, never to see the light of day. Her story is narrated through her inner life of thoughts & prayer.Only her confessor, female caretakers & village women can speak with her via a small back curtained window.🔽

After my allergist appointment, I stopped in at Barnes & Noble & treated myself with 2 books & a snack. Beautiful day, in 60‘s with a gentle breeze. #contentment #coffeeandbooks

Dichotomy between heart & head, compassion & a rigid adherence to rules as exemplified in this exchange.Fr Peter the older priest is trying to give counsel to Fr. Ranault, the younger priest who now is the Anchoress‘ confessor & window to the outside world.
Just some thoughts. #nunlit

This is probably old news to many but as I was catching up on insta,I read the above post from Amanda Gorman.Pen America is suing a FL district:
https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-files-lawsuit-against-florida-school-d....

#reread
I had forgotten how cerebral poet & Scotland Yard‘s finest,Adam Dalgleish,approaches his murder investigations.Initially the pace of the book is slow, with more thought and talk than action.
A brilliant but despicable forensic scientist is murdered in his own lab.There are almost too many possible murderers to count,so Dalgleish has to sift through them one at a time.The climax,and the “whodunit”it took me left me totally astonished!

Just finished Act 3 today; on to Act 4 tomorrow. Using this with my co-taught class so we can expose them to the real language but provide a “modern” version. Even that is challenging with its vocabulary, etc. They are enjoying it though. It‘s a pilot for freshman- we have always read Romeo & Juliet. #12schooldaystillexams #17daystillgraduation #teachersoflitsy

Sunday before dinner cocktail. Campari & seltzer w a twist of lime accompanied by Swiss cheese & crackers.#porchlife #goldenagecrimeclub

#weeklyforecast
Plan to finish the Moon & the Anchoress
Continue with Out of Bounds
Begin the other two if possible. I have high hopes!

#bookreport. #May14toMay20
Finished my reread of PD James.
The remainder I am at various stages of reading.

Another engaging,convoluted mystery for Mara,Brehon (investigating judge)to solve,but this one hits close to her heart. An assassination attempt is made on a cousin who was mistaken for King Turlough, ruler of the stony Burren.Their wedding is postponed until the murder is solved & the King is safe.The stage is set with wild winds & a blizzard conditions,an arrogant cold hearted Abbott, & Mara‘s past colliding with the present for quite a read!

I feel so blessed every time I visit my local library. This stack is a combination of holds & other books. 👏🏻😁📚

#weeklyforecast #May14toMay20
#adiobook #coldcaseunit #policeprocederal #reread #PDJames #adamdagleish #sundaybuddyread #nunlit

#magnificentmay #readathon #May6toMay14
Started & completed The American Ground, Angel of Death, & Elegy for Eddie. #audiobook #MaiseDobbs #HiddenNorfolkMysteries
The bottom 3 I have read selected sections.

At B&N today I was told that my teacher card was now defunct - instead I can use their new discount card for free one year. ( usually 40$; Did not pay anything for teacher membership). Apparently it‘s 10% off everything & a free tote. So I treated myself to a few books.📚📚👜

Saturday morning reading. #nunlit #cafeaulait

#bookreport
Continuing with the top two books #sundaybuddyread #nunlit
Continuing to listen to Out of Bounds; Finished Angel of Death last night.

The Brutal Telling:
Storyteller
Fear
Totem.
Wood carvings
Woo
Charlotte.
The Hermit
Cabin of treasures.
Truth or lies.
Olivia lies,greed = his downfall.
“I‘m afraid of not recognizing Paradise.“– Clara.

Bury Your Dead:
Samuel de Champlain
Champlain fanatic.
Dead in the basement of the L & H.
Separatists - the English vs. the French
Literary and Historical Society/Library
Quebec city
Distraction
Retreat
Healing
Recovery
Mentor
Friendship

Rereading.#Gamache #louisepenny #serieslove2023 #magnificentmay #readathon

#bookreport #April30toMay6
Finished A Brutal Telling #reread #Gamache
Outrun the Moon- read assigned section
Out of Bounds - listened to several chs.
Elegy for Eddie- started

#weeklyforecast #May7
Outrun the Moon -read assigned section
Out of Bounds - continue
Elegy for Eddie- finished 5/8
The Anchoress- continue reading

#nunlit #sundaybuddyread

Started this today. Only 68 pages in & I am totally absorbed- some tension while the Anchoress is settling into her walled world. #nunlit

Finishing up a mint julep for Derby Day on my porch with #sundaybuddyread book. #mintjulep #KentuckyDerby

#14books14weeks2023 #TBR
Joining in this challenge posted by @TheHeartlandBookFairy
Details:
1) Pull 14 books from your #TBR
2)post picture of your stack
3)read 14 books during 14 weeks from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
4)post a picture of each book when finished.
Tag @TheHeartlandBookFairy with each post

Starting our Cinco de Mayo celebration. I am sneaking some reading in before my husband & I prepare dinner: tacos of course!

#josephinetey #tbr
#coffeendbooks #bookbeau #bean

After reading The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey in April, I decide to pull this book featuring Josephine Tey as a sleuth. It is part of a series of her adventures. I have read 2 others over the years. #serieslove2023 #goldeagecrimeclub

#MayMontage #moneyrelated #finance
From my son‘s philosophy bookshelf

#MayMontage #PublishedInMay

Home from work for a mental health day. Rereading tagged book. #reread #Gamache #LouisePenny #ThreePines

Early morning coffee & a bit of reading before work. #coffeeandbooks #YA #sundaybuddyread

#maymontage #yellowcolor ##authorhas3names #louisamayalcott

This month I read a combination of buddy reads(4), rereads, historical fiction, mysteries, audiobooks. #AprilReads

Going to bed soon, so this is my #20in4 #readathon results.
~Read 50 pages of Adrienne Rich to finish the biography
~Started & finished Death of a Lady
~Finished the last few chs.of The Raven Song
~Finished listening to Hidden in Snow
~Started Out of Bounds last night.

i certainly read more than 20 hours this time around!

Nostalgia led me to reread both Inspectors Lynley & Gamache this month. Read them as each was published so I forgot enough to enjoy the process.

This is #11 out of 14 in this #hiddennorfolkthriller series. Set near the coastal waters of Norfolk, England,this book seemed dark & creepy. DI Tom Janssen & his team investigate a puzzling murder of a single mother whose disabled daughter has gone missing as well.Conflicting versions of just who this mother is& what kind of life she led only adds to the drama.The macabre & shocking end totally took me by surprise.#serieslove2023 #20in4 #teadathon

I have read &thoroughly enjoyed the author‘s previous series,the Sandham Island murders,set in the Stockholm archipelago.
This series is set in the snow filled Swedish mountains with 2 detectives,Hannah Ahlander & Daniel Lindskog.When Hannah‘s personal & professional life implodes,she retreats to her sister‘s home in the area.A frantic search for vanished teenager that becomes a macabre murder,opens up a job with the local police.#20in4 #readathon

#bookreport
~Finished up the last section of Adrienne Rich
~almost finished with Land of Spices
~Started & Finished Raven Song
~47% read of Death of a Lady with hopes to finish today
~Still listening to Hidden in Snow as i can

This biography of the genius poet Adrienne Rich has me revisiting writers & poets introduced to me ages ago,as well as having me meet & learn about new ones.There is almost too much to think about as I absorb this book & its detailed contents. The biography not only resonated with me, but will live with me for some time to come. My whole being immersed itself with every reading.#sundaybuddyread Discussion tomorrow!

#jewishheritage #communitybase #unquencedhope