Tears of the Giraffe | 
pickPrecious, against her better judgment, takes on a sad case from an American woman whose son went missing in #Botswana ten years ago. But she‘s an intuitive and intelligent private detective, and brave. Meanwhile her engagement to Mr JLB Matekoni brings many surprises!! The second in an entertaining series, I‘m anxious to read the next book! #foodandlit #halloweenatoz #letterT #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
I finished the tagged book while coloring this one
#falljamboree doodles #moon #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows #foodandlit #Botswana @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
Review to come
Catching up backwards!
#falljamboreedoodles #ghost #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows #foodandlit #Botswana @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
Audio coloring to the tagged book and because I can‘t doodle very well I‘m coloring for #falljamboreedoodles #leaves #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows #foodandlit #Botswana @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
My next book
#letterT #halloweenatoz #foodandlit #Botswana #serieslove
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper @TheSpineView
pickI love this 2nd book of the No. 2 Ladies Detective Agency even more than the first! I think I read the whole thing with a huge smile on my face. 😁
The last of my book haul today. I fell in love with this series when I read The No. 1 Ladies‘ Detective Agency for #ReadingAfrica2022. So I found books 2, 5, and 6. (BTW, who writes “5” on the cover when it‘s printed on the spine? Taking suggestions on how to remove permanent marker—otherwise it‘s in excellent condition.) It looks like I‘ll keep reading about #Botswana this year! 😁😁😁
pickI have heard of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, but didn't know anything about it. Until now. I have fallen for the main characters and the discussions they have on moral obligations to their clients and nation #Botswana I will definitely read more. #ReadingAfrica2022 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle #SeriesRead2022 @TheSpineView
pickI loved the first book in this series, but I remember struggling with this one 20 or so years ago and bailing. I picked it up on audio as my book for #botswana for #readingafrica2022. The narrator is brilliant and while I felt the story dragged in places, the narrator made the difference in this being a pick versus a DNF. I‘d recommend this for the narrator alone, but I do love the main characters, too.
pickOnce upon a time, I started this series and never kept up. So now my plan is to #audiolisten to it. Just finished the tagged and enjoyed it immensely. Listened to book 1 to refresh my memory first, then dove into book 2, and just starting number 3. Love the characters, the setting, the narrator, and find myself feeling a strong urge to drink more tea! 🍵
pickMany, many years ago I read the first book of this series and got volume two afterwards, just so it could sit on my ereader. Now that I finally got to read the second book, I first thought of dropping the whole thing.
But happily I kept on reading. After I got used to the way of storytelling, I started to like the characters and the story more and more. Learned a lot about Botswana and its traditions.
From an almost bail to a pick!
#monthlywrapup #santhiReads2020
May sees the end of novels from #ReadingMM 😔😔
5 #ebooks
Only #rereadingRamotswe20 was a paperback
Except for the NF, the rest are worthy of 5 🌟
pickThat figure in her accounts would be a very large one.
🥰❣️Indeed each title in #rereadingRamotswe20 swells my Happiness column 🥰💞
It was a slowly savoured journey with Precious, who remains happily engaged while gaining 2 children. Her fiancé is glad one of them understands happiness and feelings of engines. Meanwhile the Lady Detective solves cases & brings peace to her clients.
This is my April #BookSpin & 📖 3 for #NutsinMay (as planned)
#MagicalMay Animal on the cover
#NutsinMay - 70 plus pages to go in the tagged 📙
Though I may end up completing the Agatha Christie just before this 😄😄 #rereadingRamotswe20
You could give the children to Mma Ramotswe as a wedding present. Women love children. She will be very pleased. She'll be getting a husband and some children all on the same day! Any lady would love that, believe me.
🤣😅🤣
Mma Potokwani and her formidable powers of 'persuasion' (or manipulation 🤔😆)
Another 7 chapters, more than 70 pages before Precious learns of her new family! Oops 😁😁
#NutsinMay
April #BookSpin
#NutsinMay goal - complete these 3 books
I have several others in progress, that are too many to list with aims. So keeping it simple to focus better ;p
📖Tagged is my April #BookSpin
📖Began Jahren's #nonfiction earlier and her way with words keeps me riveted ;D
📖 Love Letter to the Planet is... Interesting in an unexpected way 😉
Let the Reading continue!
Pondering over Freud... 😂🤣LOLOL🤣😂
#rereadingRamotswe20
#KeepLitsyPositive
1) tagged, my #BookSpin for April plus the 3 #ebooks ⬆️
Let's see if I complete one by tomorrow, Monday (along with work to be cleared 🙄😑😏)
2) I avoid adding to TBR but there are always exceptions 😉😉
Hope Jahren's is on hold (I got to know about it yesterday ;))
3) My 2 faves for the month (haven't seem to read all that much though ;o)
#weekendReads
This diamond is going to be for me. It is nothing to to do with other people.
- Precious Ramotswe
🥰🥰
One of the million reasons why I adore her
😍😍 #rereadingRamotswe20
#Two4Tuesday
📚 Not necessarily though I did reread Vicious before Vengeful. It was absolute thrill (again)
📚 I am glad to return to various series, after a brief break of distraction the last couple of years.
Currently #rereadingRamotswe20 (tagged is 2nd book) to celebrate the 20th title in the series. Miss Marple books tho they're standalone novels
#heyCarrots tbc ;p these among other series
Only reading the first #BookSpin as I haven't kept up with last month's Doublespin.
back to the good company of Mma Ramotswe ...
It's been a long day in many ways... Hoping for a restful nite with proper sleep to get over today
pickYay! Finishing Tears of the Giraffe put me at the half way mark for my reading goal. 🤓📚 I'm really hoping I can keep up this pace for the rest of the year.
How are everyone else's goals going?
Wellp, Lucas and I have food poisoning, so a day in bed it is. 🤢😷 I had to cancel two of my classes today, and I feel utterly awful about it considering I only get 5 sessions with these kids.
Anyway, I'll probably get through this book today, and I'm thinking if starting Cujo next. It's super random, but it's been calling my name. 🤔
Starting my 50th book of the year! I'm super excited to read more about Precious and her adventures. 🤓
Today's my last day off, so I baked some cookies and am going to enjoy them with a cup of Pike Place orange spice tea. ☕🍪
pickThe story continues. New mysteries, new challenges and new philosophical dilemmas to be faced. Still the same enjoyable level of humor and unique style of writing, still the gorgeous setting, and with further character development. A gem of a series. #recentlyread #nospoilers #femaledetective #dilemma #beautifulsetting #seriesfiction
Halfway through this book, and I am trying to not read it because I don't want it to end :/
#augustofpages #booksthatmakemesmile #bookphotochallenge
I love the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series! Especially the audiobooks. The characters are endearing and the situations often absurd, and I always laugh a lot reading through each book. I highly recommend these for a lighthearted and usually uplifting good time!
It's gonna be good to start these only a few more to get
