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My name on it ✔
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Tear it open with glee ✔

An early birthday present!!! 🎁

Thank you so much, @AmyG !!! And, after opening the card, I saw instructions not to open the card until December 7th 😂

I have NOT read this book and I am a Downton fan!

Yippee 🥳

Historical novels are one of my fav genres so this book was right up my alley. The story revolves around two families, their various intrigues, and the things that unite them. As I got deeper into the book, I had a harder time putting it down. I needed to find out what was going to happen! And I wasn‘t disappointed. 5/5⭐️

My thanks to @Librarybelle for providing the motivation I needed to finally read this book!

#LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

Discussion time for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead !

Questions are posted as spoilers…check out my profile or search for #LiteraryCrew .

Any thoughts to share?

Reading while making canapés for tonight‘s Halloween party since I organized the world‘s easiest costume. Can you guess what I am?

Slow start but I ended up loving this one! Same type of intrigue as Downton, just slightly different. A bit predictable but thouroughly enjoyable. #literarycrew

This picture is in no way related but I‘m not moving lol.

Check in post for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead . Any thoughts, impressions to share so far?

Discussion on Sunday!

Check in time for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead ! Any thoughts or impressions to share so far?

This will be my second time reading this one - I plan to start later on this week. If I recall correctly from my first time, it took me awhile to get into the story, maybe because I kept thinking of Downton Abbey, though this is definitely not that!

#literarycrew #buddyread
Set in London, this early 19th century historical novel is a captivating saga from the creator of Downtown Abbey. Detailed costuming,period manners,social morals & values of the aristocracy and the sneered at nouveau riche, contrast with the lives of the downstairs staff.Long buried secrets, intrigue,spying,complicated relationships and intricate characters, create a world that once submerged in,lingers hauntingly.

This month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead takes us to 19th century England. I‘ll post periodic check in posts, and a final discussion on the 31st.

If you wish to join us this month, please comment below!

#literarycrew
Starting this tonight.

#Two4Tuesday

1) Not this year but I look forward to all the posts 🎃
2) Tagged and all the others from my #BookspinBingo list

Sorry I am so late. Tagging anyone else who is ending their day.

For next month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead , we will be reading Julian Fellowes‘ Belgravia…perfect for those who are eagerly anticipating the next Downton Abbey movie (like me!).

Because of the book‘s layout, there is not a suggested reading timeline for October, but I will post periodic check in posts. All are welcome to join; comment below if you would like tagged! Tagging those who have already expressed interest.

Watching the TV show based off of this book!

4⭐️ I really quite enjoyed the book, even though I hadn‘t expected to. Sure the ending was a little predictable but it was still a fun read. This was my #bookspin book for October #2020 #historicalfiction #bookreview #bookstagram #fiction #belgravia

I finished this a few weeks ago, but didn‘t post about it. This was a lovely - and lively! - period story with a very satisfying story arc. I do love a happy ending. Same absorbing storytelling that kept me hooked on Downton Abbey. If you‘re watching the Belgravia series on Epix, it is very true to the book, and equally lovely. I was sorry to get to the end of this book. It reminded me of Jane Austen, whose stories I also love.

Forgot to post this last night, but I had an extremely relaxing #bookandbath accompanied by my favorite hard seltzer (the flavor is spruce cherry grapefruit).

3.2/5
This book was an average read for me. I liked the 19th century royal setting. I struggled reading the first half of the book but the story picked up some pace in the second half.
Does anyone else feel that you have to get to the end of the book once you've picked it up or is it just me??

#7days7covers #covercrush -day 6 post a favourite cover each day for 7 days and tag someone new each time. Are you interested in playing @PickwickPlockPlock ?

(Going to the Downton Abbey movie this afternoon! 🏰 🎥 )

I stumbled upon this audiobook when looking for something available to check out. Since I typically like the work of Julian Fellowes, I gave it a go. It was an exceptionally entertaining romp. Juliet Stevenson is an extraordinarily talented voice actor and makes this story sparkle. (Her interpretation of Middlemarch is also fantastic!)

If you tend to like Austen/Forster/Eliot/Gaskell sort of stories, maybe check this one out.

Let's hope it's better than the book as the book was a bit hard to follow and not much happened.

I picked this up because of the author. I've known of Julian Fellowes since his time acting on Monarch of the Glen, a Scottish series that's a favorite of mine. He's also the man behind Gosford Park and Downton Abbey. So when I heard that Belgravia will be made into a series it made sense to read the book first. Set during the Napoleonic wars, this is a "novel of manners" where love, family honor, and inheritance are questioned and clarified.

Fellowes definitely knows how to write an upstairs/downstairs soap opera. Though I think his screen writing skills are higher than his novel writing ones. Good book, but not great. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I found it hard to get into and a slow read. The story jumped around too much with too many characters involved.

Anyone else missing Downton Abbey? I‘m spending the evening in Victorian England. Chicken noodle soup, half price Frappuccino and a good book - 😀🐉

Such a great read!! Definitely recommend to anyone who loves ‘Downton Abbey‘ 👸🏼🤴🏻👑

Hubs watches football uninterrupted, I read my book uninterrupted, Sunday‘s are THE BEST!!

Starting my next read on this lovely fall feeling evening 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂 From the author of ‘Downtown Abbey‘? Insta-buy!!

1. The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert.
2. Belgravia because it's Julian Fellowes, so I already know it will work! He has actually said he wants to make it into a 4 part series, but nothing confirmed yet. 🤞
3. Nicole
4. I wish that I could sing beautifully!

#sundaysurvey
@alisonrose

Anthony Trollope meets Downton Abbey!

I was totally sucked in to this world of petticoats and secrets. Unlike Downton, I didn‘t have to stop at just one episode at a time. I binged this hard core! Fellowes may not have the humor of Trollope, but no one can weave together upstairs vs. downstairs and old money vs. new money like he can. Excellent!

#bookreview #historicalfiction

4🌟 This book is the Victorian equivalent of the tv show Dynasty. Juicy and scandalous. While it does lack the depth and emotion of Downton, it is a fun read for DA fans. Thank you @Vbrrgirl for the loan!

It‘s a rainy, lazy Sunday, so if you need me, I will be in Belgravia. #imissdownton

Starting Belgravia tonight with a side of 🥃. Thanks @Vbrrgirl for the loan!

When your husband tells you if you hurry home, we can go to Barnes and noble for a date! #booksareourlovelanguage

Book club book for April! So stinking excited to read this one! #bookclub #covertocover

As a huge Downtown Abbey fan I could not wait to get my hands on Julian Fellowes latest book Belgravia and it is brilliant set in the 1800s it is full of rich and captivating characters I cannot put it down as I turn each each page I become more entrapped in their world. If you loved Downtown Abbey this is a must read.

Despite knowing I have two book discussions this week, it didn‘t really sink in until just a few moments ago that I should probably start reading the books for said book discussions.

Up first - this gem for my historical fiction discussion. And, showing off my lovely bookmark from @BarbaraTheBibliophage !

There's a lot of #blue on my TBR shelf right now! #readingresolutions @Jess7

And my commute has been classed up a bit from the Jackie Collins read along to a story that I‘m so excited to hear. Loved Downton - hoping to fill that void!

#readingresolutions #coverlover

I recently borrowed this book from my mom solely based on this gorgeous cover. Unfortunately the camera doesn't do it justice.