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Janus Stone
Janus Stone | Elly Griffiths
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It s been only a few months since archaeologist Ruth Galloway found herself entangled in a missing persons case, barely escaping with her life. But when construction workers demolishing a large old house in Norwich uncover the bones of a child beneath a doorway minus its skull Ruth is once again called upon to investigate. Is it a Roman-era ritual sacrifice, or is the killer closer at hand?Ruth and Detective Harry Nelson would like to find out and fast. When they realize the house was once a children s home, they track down the Catholic priest who served as its operator. Father Hennessey reports that two children did go missing from the home forty years before a boy and a girl. They were never found. When carbon dating proves that the child s bones predate the home and relate to a time when the house was privately owned, Ruth is drawn ever more deeply into the case. But as spring turns into summer it becomes clear that someone is trying very hard to put her off the trail by frightening her, and her unborn child, half to death."
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Monica5
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I listened to this 2nd book in the Ruth Galloway series. Ruth is a forensic archaeologist. She helped with a missing person case.and barely escaped with her life a few months ago. Now, she is called to a site in Norfolk when a child's skull is found she is called in again.

Griffiths kept me interested in the story throughout. She had good character development with Ruth.

#bookspinbingo #serieslove2023

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ImperfectCJ
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I'm enjoying this series even though it's feeling a little like Three Pines with the high per capita murder rate, and this installment is a little closer to a damsel-in-distress plot than I prefer. It's interesting how quickly the mystery part of the plot unfolds as compared with the relatively slow pace at which the interpersonal relationships develop. Is the "small world," running-into-people thing common on islands IRL or just in fiction?

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ImperfectCJ
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I had to look up "baseball boots." I am quite familiar with Chuck Taylor high-tops, but I have never heard them referred to as "baseball boots." I've always thought of them as basketball shoes (that aren't really great for sportsing at all but are mostly just cool looking).

RaeLovesToRead Ohhhh 11mo
RaeLovesToRead That's what "high tops" are! 11mo
currentlyreadinginCO Interesting! 11mo
TrishB In my teens we always said baseball boots. Kids in U.K. just generally say my converse. Never heard them say high tops. 11mo
ImperfectCJ @TrishB We said "cons" or "chucks" or "all-stars" and would say high tops or low tops to differentiate between the styles (I no longer have the black high-top chucks I had in college, but I do have a pair of red low-tops I wear on occasion. They're way more uncomfortable than they were when I was 20). 11mo
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Shemac77
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It‘s taking me awhile to get used to audio books. This was good but not as good as reading.

Suet624 I often feel the same way. 11mo
Shemac77 I‘m trying. I only listen to books I already have read and don‘t require a lot of focus. @Suet624 11mo
Hooked_on_books Beautiful photo! 11mo
Suet624 @Shemac77 The books that I connect with the most on audio are non-fiction. I space out when I'm listening to fiction and they just don't impact me in the same way as print copies. 11mo
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Shemac77
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TheSpineView
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#ManicMonday #LetterJ @CBee

📘 The Janus Stone
🖊 JK Rowling
🎬 Jumanji
🎤 Joan Jett
🎶 Juke Box Hero

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TheSpineView
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#AlphabetGame #LetterJ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is a difficult letter. I only had three books on my "Read" shelf at GoodReads. Of those, my favorite is The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths.

Lynnsoprano Such a good book ! 2y
TheSpineView @Lynnsoprano 👍❤️📘 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
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andrew61
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#BookMoods #secondinaseries
I've recently booked our summer holiday with a few days in Suffolk then Norfolk so plan to take my 8th in the series of forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway as the books are set in that unique landscape. This was bk 2.

Cathythoughts Sounds great 💫 2y
andrew61 @Cathythoughts hopefully will get plenty of good book photos 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚👍🏻 2y
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Magpiegem
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21/22 I looked forward to the second installment in the Dr Ruth Galloway serious. But I must admit this one missed the mark for me. So many very tenuous links, less character development then the first book and a story that overall was not very exciting. I wasn‘t dying to find out what was going to happen, which to my mind is what a murder mystery should do. Also not a great job on accents by the audio narrator which didn‘t help. 2.5⭐️

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JoyBlue
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Lucy_Anywhere
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Mehso-so

I didn‘t enjoy this one as much as the first. The mystery of the skeleton under the doorway was intriguing but the whole story kept getting overshadowed by the constant soapy angst between the main characters. Also, Ruth‘s senseless decisions kept annoying me and the constant references to her weight made me uncomfortable. A so-so read.

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emmaturi
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This is a reread, it has been years since I read the beginning of this series and I felt like remembering how the relationship between Ruth and Nelson develops. I will see how many I reread as will be depending on my library for these early books!

Cathythoughts A reread , must be a good series ! I must look up the first one & have a go 👍🏻 3y
emmaturi Yes, I love the series! Crime series with archeology. Definitely recommend! @Cathythoughts 3y
Crazeedi Great series! 3y
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Suelizbeth
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Once again, archeology figures prominently in this surprisingly scary mystery. Who is after Dr. Ruth Galloway this time? Someone seems to be trying to scare her to death, and DCI Nelson is working to solve the mystery and keep her safe. Roman Gods, missing children, a house with too many lives, dementia(?), human sacrifices, it‘s all here. A great series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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inthegreensandblues
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🌕 I missed it 🙁
🎶Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away🎶

Will finish the tagged book this evening; and will get my Pride and Prejudice chapter in. Enjoying both!

Thanks for the tag @MoonWitch94 ! #thoughtfulthursday

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🌠🍂 4y
Sace One of my favorite songs! 4y
inthegreensandblues @Sace it is so good! 4y
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andrew61
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I forgot how much i enjoyed the first ruth Galloway (2 yrs ago) when i read this book yesterday and couldn't put it down. I love the combination of ancient history, folk legend with police procedural and ruth is a great character. Here a child's skeleton is found as an old children's home is being demolished for flats whilst a roman site is also being excavated. Ruth meanwhile faces turmoil personally and tension with DI Nelson rises.

Andrew65 Love this series. 4y
andrew61 @Andrew65 yes definitely need to read bk 3 soon. 4y
Andrew65 I think they get better and better too. One of my favourites is when they take in Blackpool. 4y
batsy I really liked the first and have been meaning to continue on for the longest time 🙈 4y
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Bibliogeekery
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Even though this book felt like it followed a very similar formula to the first one I thoroughly enjoyed it. There's nothing like the palate cleansing goodness of a cosy mystery on vacation!

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Bibliogeekery
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So beautiful here! Enjoying the scenery and reading = heaven 😍📚

WanderingBookaneer I‘m waiting for The Woman in Blue from the library. 5y
WanderingBookaneer I‘m waiting for The Woman in Blue from the library. 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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Next up! I'm immersing myself in Ruth Galloway on my vacation. 🔍

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ChasingOm
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#BFCr3 Week One Update (w/ bonus pic of Moonshine!)

Yoga Every Day ✔️
Sometimes it was just one pose, but it was every day!

6,500 Steps / Day ✖️
I‘ve gotten them the past two days though!

Two Home Cooked Meals / Week ✔️✔️
Salmon Cakes & Breakfast for Dinner

Freedom from Soda (Positive Spin on “No Soda) ✔️
Today was the hardest day, but I made it.

3/10 Books Read, including the tagged book. ✔️
Other two tagged in the comments.

#TeamFitLit

Ericalambbrown Go you! 💪🏻 5y
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MatchlessMarie Doing good!! 👟👟👟 5y
AsYouWish Great job!!! 5y
Balibee146 Woo hoo 👏👏👏 5y
Megabooks Great job!! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
alisiakae That‘s a lot of goals, and you did a great job! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 5y
cariashley Great job and adorable cat 😻 5y
Jerdencon Nice job!! 5y
jmtrivera NICE! 5y
kspenmoll Great week! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
kspenmoll Cutie cat!!!😂 also, love the series you are reading! 5y
Meaw_catlady Awww so beautiful!! 🖤 great week! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 5y
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Crazeedi
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Book 2 of the Ruth Galloway series. Great story. Includes Roman gods and goddesses, buried bodies and interesting relationships
4.5 ⭐

charl08 Great series. 5y
Lynnsoprano My favorite series! 5y
Crazeedi @Lynnsoprano is it really! I just borrowed book 3 and 4 to read!!!❤😊 5y
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Lynnsoprano @Crazeedi I finished book 9 recently. My dear friend in England introduced me to the series when we visited them almost 2 years ago. I‘ve been trying to space the books out, rather than binge read, although I could very easily. 5y
Crazeedi @Lynnsoprano I know I have a couple series I've caught up and I'm depressed I dont have more. That's why its so great to find a good new series to get into! 5y
kspenmoll I have finished the series so far & so hope more will be written! Agree with @Lynnsoprano , sad to finish. (edited) 5y
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ClairesReads
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This is a great series. Easy to read, but compelling crime novels, Griffiths‘ novels are enough of a deviation from popular tropes that they are interesting, but recognisable. Great summer reading.

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ClairesReads
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New year, new read

Redwritinghood Happy New Year! 🥳🥳 5y
ClairesReads @Redwritinghood to you too Jerrie 5y
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rwmg
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Interresting archaeological detail and another mystery ending in an exciting chase

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Maybe Max is a food freak who is going to take her to one of those experimental places that offer sausage-flavoured ice cream or deep-fried hedgehog. Well, if anyone gives her deep-fried hedgehog, she will be sick all over them and serve them right.

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Did he really just want a cosy chat about decapitated bodies or did he, just possibly, want to talk to her again?

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Peggyherself
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Another good book in this series. Very interesting murder mystery with a solid plot. Really enjoying the developing relationship between Ruth and Detective Nelson!

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LiteraryinLawrence
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A thumbs up for the second book in the Ruth Galloway series. My only question is whether the plots are going to all feel this similar. It works for one or two books, but it will start getting old (to me) if book 3 uses the same devices. But all in all, a smart and not gory mystery/thriller that I read in one day!

Bookquilter I‘ve read them all so far ... I would spread them out ... but I keep coming back for the characters not just the mystery 6y
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LiteraryinLawrence
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After a quick business trip yesterday and today, I am back at home and settled in with a book! So far I‘m enjoying the second installment in the Ruth Galloway series, though I keep nodding off, but it‘s not the book‘s fault.

I came across this in my library book. A previous reader has added missing punctuation in pen. I‘m curious if you guys have ever done that. I definitely notice typos, but if it‘s not my book I do not write in it, as a rule.

tournevis My father does. In every book he owns, and even in books he does not own, even if his "corrections" are sometimes incorrect. It's rude. 6y
Kaye Nope I don‘t write in books. I won‘t buy a used book that has writing in it or underlining. It‘s too distracting. 6y
KatieCarpenter One copy of a book I recently bought had a bunch of underlining and writing. I‘m not a fan of that at all, but I was still able to love the book! (edited) 6y
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Emilymdxn I can get on board with underlining or highlighting - in my college library it was very normal to underline lightly in pencil nd then erase it when you finish the essay and I highlight books if they‘re my property. I don‘t write in them tho - not cause I think it‘s hugely morally wrong but if I have a complex thought about a book I‘ll write it in a notebook and if I have a simple thought I won‘t write it down 🤷‍♀️ 6y
minkyb I would never mark a library book in any way. My own books are another story. 6y
tonyahoswalt Oh, when I still worked with the public in my library system, we had a patron who corrected spelling, grammar, and other errors in every book she checked out. One of my coworkers started keeping the books back because it was all throughout the books, and they eventually charged her for a box of books and asked her to stop. 6y
Mem_ugh At the previous Library I worked at we had a patron who would mark all the books she read by a certain author so that she wouldn‘t reread something. We had to ask her to stop several times. We also had someone who went through a couple of books and marked out all the curse words with black sharpie. 6y
LazyDays @Mem_ugh That's. Adorable. 💗 6y
LazyDays I only mark in other people's books☺ Like in book club's or buddy reads I don't mark mine or anyone's who does t want it 6y
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Tamra
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This is the perfect series for audio multi-tasking. 👍🏾 But, it‘s going to get quite silly if Nelson keeps coming to Ruth‘s rescue in every book. 😆

bookwrm526 That trope gets a little less annoying in the other books, but there are other things that take its place. I still love them 6y
Tamra @bookwrm526 good to know! It takes great skill to develop peculiarities of characters without it getting old. Perhaps with the Louise Penny series there are enough characters that the oddities of each aren‘t so concentrated to get annoying. But I will continue on - there are several aspects that are engaging. 6y
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Brinx
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I‘m getting into the series…time to order the next one!

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LauraBrook
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The one good thing about me screwing up my own schedule (wrote this mornings appointment in pen like a dope and she rescheduled weeks ago. I never corrected my planner!) is that I got a few chapters of this great book read. And since I‘ve hardly touched a page on over a week, I‘m really happy.
And now I‘m off to pick up a consolation sandwich for lunch, will finish mentally kicking myself for this mistake) and enjoy the day!

tomes4gnomes I‘m only two books into this series but I‘m really enjoying it so far ❤️ 6y
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MicheleinPhilly
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Monday morning mental prep.

eanderson Oooo! Looks like a great way to mental prep. 🤗 Enjoy! Happy Monday! 6y
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Laughterhp
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The 2nd book in this series was just as great as the first! I was at the edge of my seat towards the end and just couldn‘t put it down! I had to find out what happened!! The next book I immediately put on my TBR list. I‘m glad there are a lot more books to read in this series.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

MamaGina I binged this series after I discovered it ... So Good!!!🤓 7y
Laughterhp @MamaGina Good to know it‘s not just me! 😁 7y
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Laughterhp
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What do you do when you work from home and you lose power? Move over to the couch with your tea and read! 📚☕️

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Lynnsoprano
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Well, I got hooked on this series pretty quickly! Finished the first two books in less than a week and started the third this morning. Dr. Ruth Galloway is a unique character. Her feelings about her pregnancy add an interesting dimension to the investigation of a young girl's death in this book. I enjoyed the first book quite a bit, but I think this one is even better.

MinDea Those covers are so pretty and uniform. What is the series about? 7y
Lynnsoprano @MinDea The heroine is a forensic archeologist who specializes in old bones. She gets involved in police cases where bones are found. 7y
Ms.Story My favourite series!!! I read the entire series last winter 😍 7y
eanderson Love this series! 7y
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KaatjeH
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Just finished this one. It's the second book in this series and I liked this one better than the first one.
Somehow this book made me like the characters better than the first☺️

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KaatjeH
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Our little man is watching Teletubbies, so I should be able to read a bit before dinner 😊
#currentlyreading

emmaturi love this series! 7y
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Meg11726
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Weekends always end better when it's spent at the camp... with turkey dinner. Love this place. So cozy.

eanderson Love the Ruth Galloway series! 7y
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Meg11726
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A stormy, rainy day and night. Laying in bed tonight catching up on some reading, listening to the rain fall and the wind howl... and yes that's a baby toy. It holds my scent to keep the little one calm... she will be here in a few days. Cannot believe I'm at the end of my pregnancy. So tonight, I'm relaxing, because we all know those days are numbered. But it will be so worth it. Thanks to @Shemac77 for the loan of books!

Suet624 💕💕💕💕 7y
Bookbeez I spent the week before my daughter was born just reading. It was great. Good luck! 7y
Shemac77 Anything for you love!!! 7y
TrishB Good luck 💝 7y
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GinEyre22
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Catching up on #backtoreading : Day 2, Follow the clue
What my Nana is currently reading

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kezzlou85
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I'm enjoying this series very much. The local locations are of course an added bonus for me. The storyline was good and intriguing. I like DR Ruth Galloway. She's very similar to Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reich's though she interacts with people better. I'm curious to see how the series develops now she's about to be a mum. Now to find the next book.

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eanderson
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Definitely will not hit 24 hrs but I'm still plugging away! Book 2 finished! Solid book! Great following after the Crossing Places. I love Ruth Galloway and the things she says. 😀 #24in48 #readathon

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eanderson
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I haven't been able to read as much as I was hoping to during the day today, but now I have a sleeping puggy and I'm ready to settle in for several hours for #24in48 #readathon so far I'm also really enjoying the second book in the Ruth Galloway series! She's awesome!

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eanderson
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1. Northeastern Indiana (Fort Wayne)
2. This is my second!!! :)
3. Litsy!!! 👏👍
4. Hopefully finishing the Janus Stone and continuing with the Ruth Galloway series!
5. I'm a Personal Trainer, a runner, and a Pug mom!
6. Here on Litsy @eanderson

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eanderson
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Read a little late last night and up early reading already! #24in48 🤓 Good morning, everyone! #readathon

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eanderson
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I'm not sure how much I will get through, of course I had to add The Hobbit since I will be doing my #lotrchapteraday this weekend. I also have a short story or two on my kindle I hope to read for #24in48 #readathon

Bluebird The Ruth Galloway series is a great choice for the readathon! I've enjoyed all these books. Hope you do too! 7y
eanderson @Bluebird I am really liking the series so far! :) 7y
Bluebird Yay! 7y
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moonmagicbabe
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Really enjoy a quick and fun mystery 🕵🏽‍♀️