Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
blurb
Susanita
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

If I ever finish Emma I‘ll read this #red book. #coverlove

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect ❤️ 5mo
Eggs Beautiful 📕🌹❤️ 5mo
36 likes2 comments
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

1. Yes
2. Done
3. Can't really remember, but I think Louise Penny surprised me. Also Karin Slaughter.

Tagging @TrishB @Andrew65

@ozma.of.oz #sundayfunday

Kappadeemom I love Karin Slaughter😍 2y
BookmarkTavern You‘re the second person to mention Slaughter! Thank you for posting! 💚 2y
Andrew65 thanks for the tag 😊 2y
39 likes3 comments
blurb
Andrea313
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

I guess my theme for this weekend is #GinAusten, and tonight specifically, I've lined up martinis and McDermid. Not a bad Saturday night, all in all! #BooksAndBooze #CurrentlyReading #PemberLittens

LeahBergen Yum! 🍸 4y
Amandajoy I‘m all in for #GinAusten! 4y
Andrea313 @Amandajoy It comes highly recommended from me! 🍸❤️ 4y
32 likes1 stack add3 comments
review
inthegreensandblues
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

Really enjoyed this modern version of Northanger Abbey. I thought the setting of the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh was a great update to stand in for Bath (and it happily reminded my of my own time spent in the city during festival season 🤩). The Thorpes were just as terrible and the two junior Tilneys as lovely as the originals.
#Pemberlittens

inthegreensandblues The one thing I didn't understand was the General's surprising reason for turning on Cat. Updating the form of his discrimination doesn't explain why was he so keen on setting her up with his son in the first place, if not for money? 🤔🤷 4y
44 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
sprainedbrain
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#PemberLittens! December has gotten away from me, but it‘s time to think about our January Northanger Abbey-related reading!

I plan to read from all of the above except the tagged McDermid book (I‘ve read it, was underwhelmed 😳). If interested in buddy reads, let me know!

I‘ll be listening to Nachtsturm Castle, and, for Audible members, check out the free superstar cast dramatization of NA.🥰

I‘m sure I‘ve missed some... what are YOU planning?

Charityann Oh, this looks fun! Northanger Abbey is my favorite Austen novel!!😄 4y
See All 28 Comments
sprainedbrain @Charityann you should join us! Have you read any of the adaptions/retellings? 4y
TheAromaofBooks It's weird, I've seen almost entirely “meh“ reviews both here & elsewhere for the Austen Project titles. 4y
melissajayne I‘m doing the Val McDermind book simply b/c I can‘t find anything else through my library at the moment. 4y
TheBookHippie Henry Tilney's Diary (A Jane Austen Heroes Novel) 4y
sprainedbrain @TheAromaofBooks it was such a great idea and such a disappointing result. 😬 4y
Deblovestoread Henry Tilney‘s Diary is on my list. The Audible version of NA is great. 4y
sprainedbrain @Kdgordon88 did you listen to the dramatized one with Emma Thompson et al? I‘m pretty excited about that awesome cast! 4y
Deblovestoread Yes, I listened to it early last year before #Pemberlittens was a thing. It was my first reading of the novel and loved it! 4y
OriginalCyn620 I don‘t have any of these but will see if I can locate any through my library or Libby! 4y
Bookwormjillk I might do the audible one. @TheAromaofBooks yes the Austen Project didn‘t work out too well 4y
IndoorDame I think I‘ll probably do the audible one. I don‘t see the others available at my library 4y
kspenmoll Audile or Shannon Winslow to check into. 4y
inthegreensandblues That dramatization is tempting! 4y
Crinoline_Laphroaig Audible Dramatization is wonderful. Tagged book was dreadful. I need to look at whats in my Kindle tbr. 4y
rockpools Jenni, please could I be untagged? I‘m just not keeping up, so I‘m going to stop pretending. It‘s such a fun challenge though - thanks for all the work you‘ve put in 😘 4y
jenniferw88 Weird, I ❤ the Val McDermid adaptation - but it may be partly due to it starting in Dorset (where I live) & I thought the reason for the General sending Cat home was a good modernisation. Mind you I like Val as a writer anyway! 4y
Andrea313 I'll be reading the Val McDermid, along with two YA adaptations. Might also throw in an Austen bio if I get ambitious! But we'll see where the month takes me! 4y
batsy Val McDermid's one might be the only one I do because I think I'll be able to access a copy and I've been curious about it :) 4y
Clare-Dragonfly Well, apparently neither of my libraries has ANY of these as an ebook—so I guess I‘ll be skipping the retelling portion! 4y
sprainedbrain @rockpools absolutely... done! 4y
DebinHawaii @jenniferw88 I liked it too. I thought it was fun but I did it as a chapter-by-chapter buddy read a couple years ago, so maybe it influenced me. (And I really liked Eligible from The Austen Project.)🤷🏻‍♀️ @sprainedbrain I just got Searching for Mr. Tilney & The Bride of Northanger Abbey for $2.99 each on Kindle & can read Nachtsturm Castle for free through Kindle Unlimited so I‘d be up for any of those.🤗 4y
janeycanuck None of these are at my library or on Scribd so I guess I‘ll see you in Feb! 4y
94 likes1 stack add28 comments
blurb
MicrobeMom
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Quiet morning with some tea and Jane. I did not remember how great this novel is! Also I love this little edition. It is perfect to bring anywhere. #pemberlittens #austen #lazysunday

Moonprismpower What a wonderful morning 🙂 4y
47 likes1 comment
blurb
Moonprismpower
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

I‘m reading the Jane Austen box set. It‘s softcover. The text size is good. Anyone else? What is your favorite edition?
@Cuilin @batsy #pemberlittens

Amazon Link below:

Jane Austen Boxed Set (Word Cloud Classics) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645170004/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_thqUFbTCNC9HZ

Scochrane26 That set is really pretty. I have Austen on kindle, but I have bought a couple of hardback ones. 4y
Cuilin Those are pretty @Moonprismpower, like @batsy I have some Chiltern editions for eye candy. I usually read a cheaper edition. Penguin classics are nice and the print is readable. 4y
Moonprismpower @Cuilin @batsy @Scochrane26 I‘ve never heard of the Chiltern editions. I do like the Penguins classic hardcover editions also. I tend to enjoy cracking spines so I usually read the copy I have. I like worn books. Yay or nay on worn books and cracked spines? 😂 4y
See All 9 Comments
batsy That set is gorgeous. Like @Cuilin I have a bunch of affordable paperbacks, mostly Penguin and Vintage, and the print is readable and I've had them for years so have grown very fond of them, like old friends :) 4y
Moonprismpower @batsy @Scochrane26 @Cuilin I‘m very lucky since occasionally we get really pretty editions donated to my library books sale. I scoop them@up and pay the steep price of $1 !!! Where do you guys find most of your books? Also I‘ve looked up Chiltern editions. Very nice. 4y
Cuilin @Moonprismpower yes I like some books to be pristine for display then others are more like text books with cracked spines, underlines and notes. 4y
Moonprismpower @Cuilin do you have a bookstagram? I‘d follow you to see your pics. 4y
Cuilin @Moonprismpower I only book post on Litsy and Goodreads. I‘ve no Instagram at all. 4y
Deblovestoread I have and am reading the same set for #PemberLittens. I have my eye on The Folio Society editions for gifts but my family doesn‘t understand my desire for more than one copy of a book. 4y
39 likes1 stack add9 comments
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Thanks for the tag @rockpools

@suvata #sweetnovember

Northanger Abbey
(The) Oxford Murders
Vathek
Emma
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(A) Burnable Book
Earth and High Heaven
(The) Romance of the Forest

rockpools Nice! Have you read The Burnable Book? Sounds fascinating- but I‘m not too sure if it‘d be my ‘thing‘. 4y
jenniferw88 @rockpools no, still on the tbr! 😂 4y
79 likes2 comments
blurb
Scochrane26
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

1. Yes, especially Pride and Prejudice variations.
2. Maybe The Picture ofDorian Gray
3. I‘ve had the tagged on my tbr for a long time, & I own it.
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Dorian Gray would be so fascinating! Thanks for sharing! 4y
28 likes1 comment
review
Chrissyreadit
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Mehso-so

Just finished - but it took awhile. I did not like this retelling. But I‘m sure there are people who might. I found it annoying. Like the author tried to hard to keep the story and did not really understand the characters in the time she chose. I loved this round of #lmpbc overall!

Traci1 That's disappointing. The cover is so pretty. I'd probably have picked this one up just because of that. 4y
82 likes1 comment
blurb
Chrissyreadit
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

@mabell the large tree is a Cigar tree and I‘ve been told the largest in our county. The smaller one under it and to the right is a crepe Myrtle. The tiny one to the left is a redbud.

Suet624 Beautiful 4y
truthinfiction I love this post. Such a beautiful picture and lovely book. 4y
See All 6 Comments
mabell How cool! I was familiar with the tree itself, but had never heard the name - cigar tree. The crepe myrtle has the most beautiful trunks and bark! Redbuds are always so pretty. Thanks for sharing!! 4y
Crazeedi Gorgeous!! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Crazeedi thank you! 4y
88 likes6 comments
blurb
Chrissyreadit
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Taking a few minutes to enjoy my lavender and echinacea framing my statue. My husband bought it for me when my kids were babies because of the child reading. In the right corner is the beginning of a patch of thyme. I plant it everywhere so I can tell myself I always have enough “thyme”.

mabell That looks so peaceful! Was is the tree behind the statue? 4y
Reggie Lol, love this post! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Reggie thanks!!! 4y
Crazeedi So beautiful! Love how you've planted and love the statue too 4y
83 likes5 comments
blurb
Chrissyreadit
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

@sprainedbrain I came outside to clear my head from a 9 hour work day and it‘s gotten too dark to read- but I will try hard to finish the book and mail it by this weekend. (I‘m struggling with it holding my interest- the characters kind of annoy me).

sprainedbrain No rush! I had the same struggle... 4y
94 likes1 stack add1 comment
review
tdrosebud
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Mehso-so

This is basically the original story written in modern times and geared towards a younger audience. While I have read the original, I didn't really remember it. While reading, I started to remember the original, so it did that really well. However, the slang bothered me (maybe that means I'm old now?) and I found myself rolling my eyes often. I didn't love nor hate it. #lmpbc

blurb
Chrissyreadit
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

@tdrosebud it arrived! And I love celestial seasonings! It was a favorite place to visit when I lived in Denver. @sprainedbrain I mailed yours Monday with two day delivery, but it says on tracking by tonight at 8pm. Fingers crossed. @SamHeartCoffee your #cbbc package says arriving today too.

Beatlefan129 The mint room is the best part of the tour, I love that place ❤️☕️ 4y
Ruthiella Tea and books! An excellent combo! 😀 4y
sprainedbrain It arrived today! What a fantastic idea! I can‘t wait to dive in to this book so that I can open your gifts!❤️ 4y
Chrissyreadit @sprainedbrain yay!!! I can‘t wait to see what you think! 4y
SamHeartCoffee Yep arrived safe and sound! Yay!!! 😍😘😍 Will post soon! (edited) 4y
86 likes1 stack add5 comments
review
sprainedbrain
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Mehso-so

I can imagine that it‘s hard to transport the plot of one of Austen‘s fantastic novels to modern times... but surely it could be done better than this? A few tweaks here and there and removals of some ridiculous plot lines, and this might not have taken me nearly 2 weeks to read.

I can‘t pan it, as it was fun to compare to the original and it has Henry Tilney in it. 😍😂

⭐️⭐️1/2

It pains me to say this about a book I‘m sending on for #LMPBC.😬

balletbookworm I read this in galley form before it came out bc I was so excited to see Val McDermid - who is KNOWN for writing incredibly gritty police procedurals - update this novel and it‘s just a bland rewrite with no stakes or teeth. I was so disappointed 5y
Chrissyreadit Oh well. It is a retelling. ❤️ 5y
96 likes1 stack add2 comments
review
Crinoline_Laphroaig
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Panpan

🤦‍♀️Modernizations are hard to do. This one has few good points but for the most part it's codswallop. Litsy doesn't give me enough space to list the reasons. If you want to read whole review go to my Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/22237394-annie
#austeninaugust2019

blurb
Bookwormjillk
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#BRCr2 week 2 check in!

✅met my 8k step goal 6 out of 7 days
✅added extra veggies to my lunch every day
✅took a long long walk at the zoo today
✅finished my 4th audiobook (goal is 6)

Goals for this week are to recommit to vitamins and healthy sleeping habits. Also after I finish my 5th audiobook I want to move on to a chunkster for my 6th.

I‘m excited because I think I‘ll be okay to walk all day in NYC on Friday!

BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 5y
Crazeedi Fantastic job this week!!🎉👏👏 5y
wanderinglynn Fantastic week! 🙌🏻 Way to go! And I hope you have a blast in NYC! 5y
39 likes4 comments
review
Bookwormjillk
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

Not a great story on its own, but really fun to compare to the original.

blurb
Bookwormjillk
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

A new week, a new audiobook for #BFCr2. I took two short walks today and enjoyed looking at flowers and chipmunks.

I started this book a few years ago, but it was lost on me as I hadn‘t read the original yet.

TheSpineView Love chipmunks! 5y
28 likes1 comment
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

@Cinfhen When there's a question about your home county on #thechase and your favourite Chaser reveals she has a cousin who lives in Tolpuddle (in the same county), which is near the river Piddle (or Puddle) and features in tagged book!

MallenNC I watched that show on my last trip to the UK. I also got weirdly obsessed with Tipping Point, which happened to be on whenever we we taking a break. 6y
Cinfhen It‘s ALL about ANNE!!!!! 6y
kezzlou85 I saw that and when the question came up I thought of you. Wondering how near it was to you. 6y
See All 7 Comments
jenniferw88 @kezzlou85 🙂 Tolpuddle is 13 miles, Puddletown is 16 miles! 6y
kezzlou85 @jenniferw88 oh cool. Its always fun when you recognise a place. Paul said the other day a family member of his worked at the N and N in Norwich which is near me. 6y
jenniferw88 @kezzlou85 I must admit when the q came up, I expected the answers to be ruder & for Bradley to lose it: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11058774.21-of-the-funniest-place-names-i... 6y
kezzlou85 @jenniferw88 so did I. It's always funny when he loses it. Oh wow some fun names there. Here it's more names that are spelt nothing like how they're pronounced. 6y
69 likes1 stack add7 comments
blurb
Tashreads
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Book 2 of 5 lowest rated on goodreads tbr, and coincidentally (?😬) another one from The Austen Project. Here we go..,

Freespirit I love your succulents! 6y
Tashreads @Freespirit gotta love a good succulent. Even for me, it‘s difficult to kill them 😂😂😂🤞 6y
80 likes2 comments
blurb
Sarah83
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

I believe writing a #retelling is much difficulter than writing one's own book. Which elements of the classic novel should be left out, which ones should stick in?

And everytime the idea, "what will the reader think about my adaption?" #litsyclassics @Bambolina_81

BiblioLitten Pretty cover💖💞 7y
Leniverse What book is the Sittenfeld a retelling of? Vermahlung, doesn't that mean "grinding"? 7y
Sarah83 @Leniverse it's this one. 7y
See All 11 Comments
Leniverse Ah! And... does the German title make sense? 7y
Sarah83 @Leniverse I haven't read it. So I don't know already. 😉😍 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 7y
Q84 I love the covers! Gorgeous 7y
Gissy So pretty covers! 😍👌🏼 7y
charl08 Wow. Very pink. 7y
Sarah83 @charl08 Definitely 😉 7y
kspenmoll Love the cover! 7y
75 likes11 comments
blurb
drbethandherkindle
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Back at it for #24in48 with a book I am willing to photograph. Now I have to go clean the crumbs off my kindle before starting the timer 😂

Pamwurtzler 😂 7y
Mdargusch I just finished this today and loved it! 7y
51 likes2 comments
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
review
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

⚀ Tagged book
⚁ Anna Karenina, Queen's Play
⚂ Buffet and some friends round
⚃ Happy New Year @Booksandtulips

#auldlangsyne @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

82 likes1 comment
review
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

#ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread #DecDays #ItsChristmasDay I haven't read as much as I was planning on Christmas Day-I napped, watched movies & have been chatting with family & friends, but I did manage to finish my final two chapters in this book. I enjoyed the modernization of the classic & overall it was cleverly done. Eligible is still my favorite of the 4 Austen Project books but this one comes in second & I am glad I finally got it read.📚👍

DebinHawaii Mahalo to @jenniferw88 and @Annl for hosting the #ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread --it pushed me to get this one off my #TBR stack! 📚❤️ 7y
Cinfhen ❤️sounds like a wonderful day 7y
125 likes4 stack adds3 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Festively matching my lunch and my book to the season. 🎅🏼🎄👍Grabbed a slice of spinach-tomato-garlic pizza & a SBUX Strawberry-Green Tea Infusion (no water or sweetener) on the way home from an appointment & a library stop. Six chapters to go for the #valsnorthangerabbey #buddyread Can you tell I'm warmer today? Sunny & breezy & currently about 75 degrees F. I'll still probably change into sweats & socks --just without the blanket. 😆

Annl I finished the book last night. That pizza looks so good. We are having pizza tonight also. 7y
DebinHawaii @Annl I should finish it up tonight I think. Yay for pizza--it's hitting the spot. They sell by the 2-slice so I get to enjoy the other one later. 🍕😋Enjoy your dinner! 7y
105 likes2 stack adds2 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#valsnorthangerabbey #buddyread I FINALLY caught up to where I should be this week. I would read this week's chapters 26-30 tonight as I am enjoying the story, but I am afraid I am about to fall asleep. 😴 🐱Max says that he was happy to learn that Cat's family has cats at their vicarage in Chapter 20, but he wanted to know more. He says he still strongly feels that this book doesn't have enough real cats in it.😻🐱🐱🐱#catsoflitsy 😼❤️

tpixie Max is such a good reading buddy !! 7y
AmyG Every book should have cats in it, right Max? 7y
115 likes2 comments
review
Pamwurtzler
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

Finished this last night! #buddyread #ValsNorthangerAbbey

review
BookwormAHN
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

Okay, I finished my #buddyread early. No spoilers but I couldn't put the book down for the last seventy pages or so. 💙💙💙
#valsnorthangerabbey @jenniferw88 @Annl

Heideschrampf Whaaaaaat? Nice. Putting it on the list! 7y
Cathythoughts Oh I think I want to read this one ✨ 7y
Annl I was just thinking, I do not know if I put it down so close to the end. 7y
jenniferw88 @Annl @Heideschrampf lol! Read ahead if you want - it's bound to be busy over the next two weeks! Have been without a phone for the last few days so am catching up on Litsy! 7y
Annl I finished the book last night. 7y
79 likes3 stack adds5 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#DecDays #Candles I haven't come across any candles in this modern adaptation of Northanger Abbey-but Jane Austen's version certainly had them & here are some in the holiday lighting on my coffee table. I'm trying to catch up on some of my buddy reads like #valsnorthangerabbey but I keep falling asleep. It's me not the books.😴Today & tonight have been very windy with powerful gusts & I keep thinking I'll lose power & candles will come in handy.😆

Cinfhen Love this photo ❤️stay safe....hope the winds quiet down 7y
ju.ca.no Pretty cover😊 7y
Jess_Read_This That cover is gorgeous! ❤️📚❤️ 7y
jenniferw88 Max 😸 will like a line in chapter 20! 😂❤️ 7y
81 likes4 comments
quote
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Annl Great photo! On a side note, I mailed your Christmas package last week! 7y
jenniferw88 @Annl 😀 yours was sent on 2nd December - it should arrive soon! ❤️ 7y
81 likes1 stack add3 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Day 9 #SeasonsReadings2017 #BookChristmasTree I love looking at others' book Christmas trees & regular Christmas trees but I'm far too lazy to create my own. I attribute it to working retail many moons ago at a department store & being forced to manage the Christmas department-including decorating ALL the display trees. I have never recovered...🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄😱😜So I give you a current book with my Christmas tree socks. #valsnorthangerabbey #buddyread

tpixie Lol. You've decorated for a lifetime!! (edited) 7y
Annl My tree is somewhat decorated, in other words "what will the cats leave alone!" 7y
TheSketchyReader I think you met the challenge and the Christmas socks look cozy!!! 7y
102 likes3 stack adds3 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

I'm doing a pretty bad job of catching up on my 'The Children of Hurin' chapters for #LOTRchapteraday but at least I caught up for #ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread & finished chapters 11-15 this weekend & this morning. On to 16-20 this week. 🐱Max says that he mostly slept through these chapters-except when the River Piddle was mentioned. He thinks that's funny.😹Most of the time Max has the sense of humor of a ten-year-old boy. 🤣#catsoflitsy😽❤️

Laura317 🤣😂🤣That Max! 7y
TNbookworm Oh Max that is too funny😂😂😂 7y
Bookish.Heart Silly Max 😝😻 7y
See All 9 Comments
Bookzombie 😂😂 7y
Annl Max is very handsome. 7y
JenReadsAlot This post made me giggle 😂 7y
Lmstraubie Thanks for the laugh Max 😹 7y
Ms_T Max! 😻😂😻😂 7y
TricksyTails 😹😹😹 7y
92 likes9 comments
quote
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

I can vouch for this! It's not just the beaches, towns get busy too - it's a nightmare for shopping! #ValsNorthangerAbbey @Annl

blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

Caught up on this week's reading (Chaps 6-10) for #ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread this afternoon. Well, some of us read, others (🐱) chose to snooze in the sunshine under the skylight when it finally made an appearance between the clouds & rain showers. Good reading weather.📚 🐱Max says that it might be good reading weather but it's purrrfect napping weather. 🐱💤He is definitely an expert at napping, so I can't argue with him.😆 #catsoflitsy😽❤️

Mimi28 Max is sun bathing 😻😻So cute!! 7y
107 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

About to catch up with #ValsNorthangerAbbey but thought I would share my #bookmark with you! @Annl it was the obvious choice for the #buddyread! ☺️😉🤣

DrJAdMerricksson Oh, how pretty! 7y
DebinHawaii Very pretty! ❤️ 7y
Annl I am glad you liked it. I love making gifts for people. Your nails look lovely. 7y
120 likes1 stack add3 comments
review
aa_guer2021
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Pickpick

A modern reimagining of a classic story. A young girl with a heart full of romance and a desire for intrigue gets an opportunity to leave her humble home and attend a festival in a big city. She meets a dashing young man, and new friends. Gets invited to their family estate. Where she sees monsters in every dark corner. The lesson is that there are monsters closer to home. Well written and engaging. A little predictable. But enjoyable, overall.

blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread Taking an afternoon tea break for a quick dip into Chapter 6. My regular grocery store cashier insisted I try these Fudge-Covered Ritz Crackers saying they're a perfect combination of sweet, salty & buttery. I wouldn't say perfect-I could use more salt, but they are pretty darn good.😋 🐱Max says that his mom's idea of good snacks & good books is questionable-everyone knows ahi is the best snack!😽🐟#catsoflitsy😽❤️

Owlizabeth I love fudge covered Ritz! I wish they were available year round. 7y
rubyslippersreads You're going to make me buy these, aren't you? 😹 7y
Leftcoastzen I have never seen those! Ahi is pretty good though. 7y
See All 20 Comments
Redwritinghood My mom used to make these at Christmas every year, only she would put mint in the chocolate and they tasted just like Thin Mint cookies. 7y
TricksyTails I've never seen fudge covered Ritz and I need them in my life!! Yum! 7y
TricksyTails @Redwritinghood Ohhhh those sound so good! Need to find a recipe. 😋 7y
Jaimelire Are those actually good? 7y
Lola I seriously buy at least 5 boxes at a time once these come out for the season. LOVE them!! 7y
AmyG I would eat the entire box in one sitting. ❤️ 7y
DebinHawaii @Owlizabeth I hadn't seen them before--which was probably a good thing! 😋😆 @rubyslippersreads Come, join me! (Cue evil cackle!)🙀 @Leftcoastzen I think there is room for both--just not at the same time! 😆👍 @Redwritinghood That sounds good! 👍😀 @TricksyTails I'm not sure I needed them in my life but they certainly make it better! 😆👍 @Jaimelire As I said in my post--I think they are pretty darn good & it seems like they have some Litsy fans👍 7y
DebinHawaii @Lola I think I should have bought more but probably better that I didn't! 😆👍 @AmyG It would be pretty easy to do! 😋🍪🍫 7y
erzascarletbookgasm 😋😋😋🍪 7y
Redwritinghood @TricksyTails I think she just melted some chocolate, added some mint extract and then dunked the crackers. I was a kid though and maybe didn‘t pay close attention. 7y
Pamwurtzler @DebinHawaii put peanut butter on them!! 7y
TricksyTails @Redwritinghood I'm totally trying it! Thank you! 😊 7y
TricksyTails @Pamwurtzler Great idea! Everything is better with peanut butter! 😋 7y
Redwritinghood @TricksyTails Let me know how it works out. 7y
TricksyTails @Redwritinghood I will! 😁👍 7y
DebinHawaii @erzascarletbookgasm So good! 🍫🍪❤️😋 7y
DebinHawaii @Pamwurtzler Now there is a brilliant idea! 😋👍 7y
102 likes20 comments
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#ValsNorthangerAbbey Discussion questions posted. @Annl

My answers: I have read the original, but about 5 years ago now. I really enjoyed it - it led to me doing my dissertation on Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novels!

DebinHawaii I read and reread Austen's NA years ago and enjoyed it although it's not my favorite of her books and it's one of my least read of her books. Since it had been a while, I'm currently rereading it on Serial Reader (at Chapter 16) & I'm listening to the audiobook to refresh myself as we read Val's version. I'm finding I'm enjoying it much more now. 📚💜 (edited) 7y
Pamwurtzler I just read Austen‘s NA a couple of weeks ago for the first time so I‘d have some idea what was going on in #valsnorthangerabbey. It was honestly not my favorite either. @DebinHawaii @Annl (edited) 7y
60 likes2 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#ValsNorthangerAbbey #BuddyRead Finished Chapters 1-5 for this week. Catherine "Cat" is just as silly in this era as she was in Jane's but it's light & entertaining unlike The Silmarillion.? ?Max says he thinks this book could be improved if it actually was a picture book with the story acted out by cats-but he says that actual cats are far less puerile than the characters in this book. (Max has been at the thesaurus again...)?#catsoflitsy ?❤️

rubyslippersreads Tell Max that Nicky and Sadie say cats make anything better. 😸 7y
GondorGirl If 'Northanger Abby' was done as a picture book featuring cats I would totally read it. 7y
Tanzy13 🐱 7y
See All 7 Comments
Annl I agree with you @DebinHawaii. Can't wait to start the next 5 chapters! 7y
Leftcoastzen Max looks very handsome in glasses! 7y
jenniferw88 @DebinHawaii @Annl I'm glad we're all enjoying it! 7y
DebinHawaii @rubyslippersreads Max agrees with Nicky & Sadie! 😽❤️❤️ @GondorGirl I think there are many classics that would benefit from cats! 😹😹😹 @Tanzy13 😻 @Leftcoastzen And so smart too! 😹👍 @Annl @jenniferw88 Yes! It's been fun & easy to keep up with! 👍👍 7y
98 likes1 stack add7 comments
quote
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image
Annl Good catch! 7y
104 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#valsnorthangerabbey #buddyread ?Max says, "That face you make when your mom is STILL trying to convince you this book she's making you read with her has a?in it & you know it's just a silly human named Cat."? Chap 3 out of the 5 we're reading this week. So far I'm liking how McDermid is updating the story.?Also-Max's views & opinions on the gullibility & intelligence of dogs are his own & do not necessarily reflect his mom's?#catsoflitsy?❤️

JenReadsAlot Too cute! 7y
Susanita That face! 7y
See All 12 Comments
readordierachel His expression 😂💙 7y
LeahBergen Is he sneezing ? 😂😂 (edited) 7y
Bookzombie So cute! 7y
DebinHawaii @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @JenReadsAlot @Susanita @ReadOrDieRachel @Bookzombie The sun made the lighting bad but I just couldn't resist that silly face! 😹❤️ @LeahBergen He was rubbing his face on the cover & then looked up with that face. He's just a dork! 🤣😽❤️ (edited) 7y
TricksyTails I fall in love with Max more and more each day! Look at that face! 😹😻 7y
TheBookStacker Omg that face! My heart is so full! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa It‘s just adorable, great photo catch, I bet that face didn‘t last too long. I love that he was loving the book up too. 7y
DebinHawaii @TricksyTails @TheBookStacker @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @IWriteInTheNight Thank you for all the Max🐱love! He sends it back to you! 😻😽❤️ 7y
95 likes1 stack add12 comments
blurb
JazzFeathers
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

This is my pile for tonight.
One chapter fron the Silmarillion for the #LotRChapterADay readalong. Finish chapter 2 of Northanger Abbey for the #ValsNorthangerAbbey #BuddyRead And if it's not too late in the night by the time l'm done, a few chapter of a Miss Fisher mystery.

Really, l've never done anything like this before joining Litsy 😆

blurb
JazzFeathers
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

It really didn't take me much to cave in and join the #ValsNorthangerAbbey #BuddyRead l've meant to read this book since it first arrived at the bookshop. It'd be a shame not to join.

And my dragons book has arrived 😍

blurb
DebinHawaii
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#ValsNorthangerAbbey #buddyread Kicked off this buddy read with the first 2 chapters-we're reading 5 chapters a week. This updated take is set in Edinburgh & Catherine Moreland is called 'Cat.' I'm curious to see how it plays out.🤔 🐱Max says that he has been betrayed!😾His mom told him that this book has a cat in it. She tricked him-it's not a cat-it's a silly human called 'Cat!'🙀If you can't trust your mom, who can you trust?! #catsoflitsy🐱❤️

LauraJ Poor Max. 7y
Bookzombie Max‘s mom is very creative. 😁 7y
jenniferw88 @DebinHawaii sorry Max! It's my fault your mom lied to you! 7y
DebinHawaii @LauraJ @Bookzombie I prefer to look at it as a sin of omission. I just didn't specify the type of 'cat!' 😆🙀😽 He got extra treats and all if forgiven. @jenniferw88 It's OK--he is honored that you welcomed him to read along! Hah! 😽❤️ 7y
SandyW Poor Max, it's tough coming to grip with the fact that you're not the center of the universe! 7y
100 likes2 stack adds5 comments
blurb
jenniferw88
Northanger Abbey | Val McDermid
post image

#ValsNorthangerAbbey I live in Dorset - there's no such place as Piddle Wallop, but we do have a River Piddle & place names associated with it!

If you want a laugh, take a look at this: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11058774.21_of_the_funniest_place_names_in...

Edit: Also, I thought it unrealistic that you could get from Dorset to Edinburgh in a day, but it will take 8hrs 10mins according to Google Maps!

@Annl

April2 My grandparents live in Dorset, in Swanage! I love it there! Never heard of this place before!x 7y
Dolly 😂 7y
CAnne 😆 7y
DebinHawaii Ahh, I wondered about the "Piddles"--it made me laugh as did this article! ??? 7y
jenniferw88 @DebinHawaii I'm glad it provided some laughs! 7y
101 likes5 comments