What a wonderful #staycation box, @kspenmoll ! I adore it all. It‘s lovely that you included Gifts from the Sea, which I did not own, and the medieval mystics is exactly what I was looking for. A very fun #staycationintime awaits.
pickA very good entry in this series. Brett, an American specialist in ancient ceramics, is beaten by two men to dissuade from discussing her discovery of fakes with a museum director. From there a tale of the underground world of art dealing and antiques unravels. I always appreciate the ambiguity of justice in this series and the way it explores corruption.
pickBrunetti is involved with murder and violence, while Venice goes through its Acqua Alta season. My appreciation for this series is growing - Leon‘s writing style can be flippant and satirical but also measured and very precise. Brunetti continues to work through “justice,” which does not always mean legal actions. #19822022 #1996
pickI so enjoy this series. In addition to the mystery, every book so far has taken on an important topic. This one is centered around art theft and the market for stolen art. The mystery was a little easier to solve this time, but how it was going to resolve stayed at issue until the end. The title refers to the high water that floods Venice; I thought a rainy day picture might be in order.
I decided to read a couple books from this series back to back, something I never do. And for the first time, I‘m participating in #24B4Monday #readathon. Usually my weekends are too busy to get much reading done, but things have changed 😊 My goal is to finish this, but even if I don‘t, or don‘t come close in time, it‘s fun to be able to get involved.
1. Donna Leon‘s Commissario Brunetti is set in Venice, Italy 🇮🇹
2. BLAZING HOT 🥵
3. Going to “The Way We Were” on a date in High School—movie=good; date=ugh, so boring! 😑
4. Only pets, and at the moment only one cat 🐱- but he thinks he‘s a dog 🐶
5. @erinreads , wanna‘ play? 🏷
Straddling the line between wanting to be a minimalist but also being a bookworm who loves old “friends” is hard. Today I faced up to the fact that I‘ll probably never reread all my Donna Leons again though, even though I adore Commissario Guido Brunetti. I kept the first 4, just in case I ever do reread, and then got rid of all these pocketbooks + the 8 hardbacks I owned. Sniffle. 📚💜
pickHad a Christmas feeling today and started decorating! Did manage to finish the book, so good!!!
pickThe water rises in Venice as winter rains pound the city, and Guido Brunetti pounds the pavement to solve a case of art theft turned deadly. This classic Donna Leon mystery makes perfect reading during rainstorms here in our City by the Bay.
Acqua Alta | 
