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Phryne becomes Fern,
infiltrates the circus to
solve a murder. 5⭐️

One of my faves!

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Phryne Fisher never disappoints, I liked that this one gives room to her shortcomings and weaknesses as well as her trademark skills.

Most of the plot is set in a travelling circus, so there was little on Australian culture, for the next adventure she's back in Melbourne. The two mysteries are my picks for #foodandlit

(The best part being, that they were already on my shelf ;)

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So I fished this one out for #foodandlit Australia and this little treasure fell out of the book🤩

A decent addition to the Phryne Fisher series.

This was my #doublebookspin for November

Phyrne joins a travelling circus as a trick horse rider to figure out why the circus is experiencing a series of misfortunes, including a murder, that threaten to put it out of business.

Fun as ever, and I do like that this one takes Phryne away from her comforts and thrusts her into a whole new world. Mind you, I was kinda craving some of her delicious clothes and beautiful food (honestly, the way it's described, the adjectives go that way round) -- so I shall simply have to reread the next book immediately as well.

This one will be a good one to pick up and read in little bits while at work, since it'll be my... second? third? reread. I was feeling like reading about a character like Phryne... so heck, why not Phryne herself?

I discovered this fabulous series last year.

#AnimalOnCover #MagicalMay @Eggs

📚Blood & Circuses by Kerry Greenwood, with an honorable mention going to Beautiful Disaster ❤️
✒️Rhys Bowen
🎞The Birds
📺Boardwalk Empire
🎤Boyz II Men
🎼Bohemian Rhapsody

#ManicMonday
#LetterB

I love Phryne Fisher. I love books about the circus and all things circus related. Yet somehow I didn't love this book. I still enjoyed it, but it felt a bit busy. There was too much going on I think. To me the chapters from the mobsters perspective was really unnecessary and the book would have been much better without them. Oh well, they can't all be winners!

#7days7covers #covercrush #day6 I could pick any of these editions of the Phryne Fisher books for this challenge. Every one of them is gorgeous, though I think this one is the best, closely followed by Dead Mans Chest & Murder & Mendelssohn.

If you haven‘t already been tagged, consider yourself invited to join in!

Another couple of Phyrne mysteries read this week. She‘s my current guilty pleasure!

#AugustABC #Day7 #GorgeousGirl Could only manage a few chapters of my book, heads still a bit sensitive, so I‘m gonna try & catch up on some challenges instead. Miss Phryne definitely fits the prompt for the 7th, she‘s ballsy, she‘s brave, she‘s elegant & she‘s most certainly gorgeous. If you haven‘t acquainted yourself with book Phryne yet, I highly recommend you do so. She‘s fabulous & fantastic. #phryneappreciationclub

#BookMail Pt2 This is one of my favourite Phryne covers, the combo of Phryne, the horse & the tent in such vivid colors just works so well. Plus I‘m a sucker for circuses! In this novel, Phryne goes undercover at a circus as a trick rider after the death of one of the performers. Even though her extended family rarely makes an appearance, there‘s a lot of new characters to meet, some appear again in later books. #phryneappreciationclub

Continuing the Phryne saga! This one was not my fave though. The circus/carnival folks were a little too stereotype-y for my tastes and Phyrne‘s obvious class privilege didn‘t come off so well. But on the other hand, clown sex?

Book 6 in my reread-through of the Phryne Fisher series via audiobook is one of my favorites! This is my 3rd time reading this particular book and I never get tired of it. Phryne sheds her cushy lifestyle to join the circus in disguise, to help solve the murder of Mr. Christopher/Christine. I highly recommend this series and especially the audiobooks. 5⭐️

#PhryneFisher
#audiobook
#mystery

#Circus #AugustIsATrip
Phryne can & will do just about anything

Phryne is out of her element in this book, but it was an interesting change of pace. I liked this and now wonder how long it will be before my hold for #7 come in!

A darker Phryne Fisher story. But I'm pretty sure this one I'll remember as 'Clown Sex' Phryne. 🤡

Phryne joins the circus to help her friends discover who has been sabotaging it. For some reason this one didn't grab my interest as much as her previous books. I can't explain explain exactly what was different with this one. I usually like them. Maybe I've just read them too close together. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterB @BookishMarginalia

#24in48 Hour 12 Reading Challenge: A road trip to 3 bookish locations
1. Travel with a circus like in "The Night Circus" or "Blood and Circuses" which I just finished.
2. To see the Navajo Nation depicted in Tony and Anne Hillerman's stories.
3. To visit some small town that you find in so many cozy mysteries.

Almost done with this one, but the ending will have to wait til the morning. I'm falling asleep. #24in48

Here I go - my first readathon. It's stormy here tonight - perfect for reading. #24in48

Wow, that was much darker than the previous books. Also, this one split the action between Phryne and other characters, which I didn't like as much. More Phryne, please! Still a good book, though. #phryneforever

My #mostbadassheroine and #artdeco happen to be the same book. #phrynefisher forever! 😍😍. #riotgrams #feistyfeb @RealLifeReading

I was excited to receive a copy of my favorite Phryne Fisher book on NetGalley. 🤓📚🤓 This tells the story of Phryne going to work at the circus in disguise, to solve the murder of a fellow circus performer named Mr. Christopher/Christine. Phryne sheds all of the luxuries she is used to and comes to appreciate how blessed she is. I love this series and highly recommend it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #PhryneFisher #NetGalley #favorite

One of the least cosy of the series, really. Still enjoy it -- especially Jack telling his subordinate to respect Mr Christopher.

Day 26: my favorite #sleuth is Phryne Fisher, hands down. I love the entire series, Blood and Circuses is my favorite. ❤️ The show is also amazing. Love her! #octphotochallenge

Finished Bk3 of this Phryne Fisher anthology, I really need to buy the rest of this series they're so good. Very funny, very stylish and very very Australian. Phryne goes undercover in a circus as a stunt horse rider after one of the performers is murdered. In between bedding a clown, making friends with a bear & riding a horse standing up, she finds some very bad men and saves the circus.

#booksandmidnightsnacks makes a great trio of ChamomileHoney&Vanilla tea, Blood & Circuses -the last book in this anthology & GreenTea&WhiteChocPretzels, CafeGrande, BelgianChoc, PeanutButterSweetCream&ChocPretzels & MurrayRiverSaltedCaramel&ChocCoatedHazelnuts ice cream. Bon Appetit!