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Day 1 of #JoyousJanuary Readathon and Queen Daisy is on board with reading in bed all morning.

Georgie is 34th in line to the throne and is broke. She also happens to stumble upon a body in her bathtub. Plus, the Queen wishes her to “spy” on a certain Mrs. Simpson…1930s England, with an ingenious sleuth and a touch of romance. Overall, I liked this fast read. There were parts that seemed to be a tad overdone or repetitive, but I was engaged enough to wish to see what Georgie would do next. Her mom is a hoot! #192025 #2007

I love Rhys Bowen! This is the first in a new series for me. This features Lady Georgiana-34th? in line for the English throne, and nearly destitute. A fun, light and enjoyable book. Fabulously read by Katherine Kellgren! While the actual “mystery” was a bit underwhelming for me, I loved Georgie, her friends and family. Will definitely add the next one to my stack!
1st book finished in the #AwesomeAugust Readathon
@Andrew65

This book, the first in the Royal Spyness series, introduces Georgie, a great-grandchild of Victoria who is just high enough up in the royal hierarchy for the Queen to inconvenience her from time to time but not high enough up to, you know, have money to live on. This book has Scotland and a dashing Irishman and an unappealing Romanian prince and a Wallis Simpson appearance. It also made me laugh out loud at least twice. Highly recommended.

How refreshing! Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen. The first in the Series. This one I actually planned on starting this year. It was delightfully funny and the narrator was superb. Georgie is 24th, 34th in line for the throne and her brother cut her allowance so she had to find a way to fend for herself. Such a clever girl. There was a murder! So exciting! I love Rhys Bowen! #100YEARS100BOOKS #BookSpinBingo #12 #SERIES2021 #WinterRespite

Here are my possibilities for #LMPBC Round 10 Group S - cozy mysteries: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen, Murder Past Due by Miranda James, Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon, The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell. Let me know what you think.

The person who wrote this critique was completely wrong. I enjoyed this mystery. I found the bumbling Georgie and her family and friends very appealing. I think I've just added another series to my ridiculously long TBR list.

Well somebody didn't enjoy this book. It seems to be one I'd like, so I'm ignoring the comment and starting it this afternoon.

Such a fun mystery and Historical fiction. I will be reading more of the series.

(Thanks for the tag @Cinfhen 😊😊) My aunt gave me this a few years ago and now it‘s one of my all time favorite series!
1. Not super unusual but I use to travel all over southwestern and central Iowa going to farmer‘s markets and craft shows to help sell jams/jellies/fruit butters my family made.
2. New pajamas and clean bedsheets!

A fun cozy mystery and the first in this series. It‘s London in 1934, and Georgie is a minor royal cousin (34th in line to the throne) whose penniless family has kicked her out of their castle in Scotland to go fend for herself. She goes to parties, contemplates getting a job, and solves a murder. A charming introduction to these characters and I plan to keep reading the series.

I‘m almost done with my reread of the Phryne Fisher series via audiobook, so I decided to start another cozy series. I love the Her Royal Spyness series and am all caught up, so it seemed like a good time for a reread. Book 1 is so funny and listening to it on audiobook was a great experience. I got very little done yesterday and just had to finish it. The narrator is great. I would highly recommend this series! 5⭐️

#Audiobook

2020 #39

I really enjoyed this mystery, the first in the series, and I look forward to reading the next book! Thanks for recommending this @Lunaglassart!

Loving the start to this series! Starting book two right away #11of2020 🎧

Oh my gosh @tdrosebud I am so sorry I forgot to post this yesterday! Thank you so much for the lovely #FallAtHogwartsSwap Box! I absolutely love everything in here. I‘m especially excited about the chocolate wand because a friend gave me one last year and it was delicious. Also the pins are going to look SO CUTE on my student government (advisor) sweater. The books are great too! Thank you so much and so sorry that I‘m terrible at Elfster.

Fun, easy read. Not sure what I think of the heroine‘s love interest at this point, but we‘ll see.

So-so. Stuffed full of snark and character details, and the heroine was written as having a brain, if a bit naive. But I was ambivalent on both the hero and the mystery, and I think I'm gonna need to tap out of reading the cozy genre for a while.

I would have enjoyed this more if there were zero romantic elements and it was just Georgie forming her own independence in the 1930s setting.

HA THERE IT IS.

Oh, honey. Your spy career is not off to an auspicious start.

This fantasy royal bloodline has sent me down a rabbit hole of researching Victoria's issue. It's been 30 min since I last came up for air, and now I passionately need in-depth biographies on The Princess Louise and the dukedom of Argyll.

#pricedrop If memory serves, this is the book that satirized the mating call of the upper-class British male as extending an invitation for a bit of the old rumpy-pumpy.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to read this.

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I want #cozymystery recommendations. I'm new to the genre but I want the best of the best.
Rhys Bowen, Joanne Fluke, and Kate Carlisle Fixer-Upper series have been great. And I adore Agatha Christie.
I didn't like Lilian Jackson Braun "The Cat Who" or Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile series. Couldn't get into Rita Mae Brown. (Shocker, I know, given that my Litsy name and my interests, but I'm thinking I don't like cozy mysteries about cats.)

I‘m looking forward to starting this today. I like clever mysteries with a bit of fun tossed in for good measure.

This book was a fun cozy mystery. Set in the 1930s, Georgie is 34th in line for the crown. She has a relationship and spy‘s for Her Royal Highness. A dead body turns up in Georgie‘s house and she has to figure out why. What‘s obvious to the reader, isn‘t always obvious to Georgie, so that‘s a little annoying.

#ReadHarder - Cozy Mystery
#ReadingUSA2019 - Author has a residence in AZ

Currently 19/50 states for #ReadingUSA2019 only 4 for April.

1. Too many! Tagged, Bellman & Black, No Exit & The Swan Book
2. The Feather Thief - I haven‘t been listening to Audio very often
3. The Widows of Malabar Hill - Already have it from the library

#weekendreads

Apparently this goober thinks the table is his new bed. He usually sits on my lap, but he jumped right up to the table! 🤦‍♀️ We clearly shouldn‘t have let him on the table while giving him a haircut last week.

Anyway, trying to soak up some sun by working outside. And I obviously had to bring my books outside with me. Trying to get rid of that winter paleness!

#dogsoflitsy

This was heaps of fun. A mystery in the vein of Flavia de Luce or Amelia Peabody. It‘s London in the inter-war years and Georgie (or rather her ladyship Georgiana) might be 34th in line to the throne but she is also flat broke - and dogged by troubles, including a dead body in her bathtub. A deliciously light, tongue in cheek, cosy, with plenty of tea and cakes. 😍

Is there anything better after a busy day full of people-ing than a book and bed? We did customer interviews all day and I am exhausted - I thought about finding a yoga class or taking a walk or hitting the hotel hot tub and then decided right here is where it is at. 📚 🛏 This book is great so far!!

After reading the Christmas book in the series in December, I thought I'd give it a go from the beginning. I'm not big into cozies but these are well-written and there's something charming about their corniness. I imagine I'll sprinkle them in my reading when I need something breezy and undemanding. (The one where Georgie finds a dead Frenchman in her tub...)

Finished this while lounging water park side at Great Wolf Lodge! Nothing better than reading a fabulous book at an inside water park while it snows and blows outside! I absolutely adored this book! Georgie was a delight and found all the other characters fun as well. Darcy especially! The mystery aspect kept me guessing until the end and I found the story to be well paced. I can‘t wait to get my hands on the second one!!

I really longed for some great cozies and fast-paced thrillers for my end of the year reading... Luckily my library came through and got me several books by Rhys Bowen. Not too excited about this series though. Love the other two! The car was nearly hit by a big moose today. 2 metres probably saved our lives! Sometimes life is a thriller...

I feel like I‘m so late opening this up, but I didn‘t have time before work this morning. Thank you SO MUCH @Suzze - everything is amazing! I haven‘t read any of these authors and I love that you have met and love them all. I can‘t wait to dive in! The mug is ADORABLE! ❤️❤️ And I have never heard of snickerdoodle cocoa, it sounds amazing! You got my pb love and the bookmark and magnet are also fabulous! 😻 #FFFS #FallingForFallSwap

Forgot a book to bring for the dentist! Then I remembered I had this month‘s book club book on Libby!

Salvation!

I did a thing:
I created my own back to school themed reading challenge

📚Tagged! Can‘t wait to read the new one!
🙍🏼‍♀️Elin Hilderbrand-perfect for summer
📺 Hogan‘s Heroes - I‘m SO old!
🍔 Hamburgers
#manicmonday

A week or so ago I was eavesdropping on a Facebook conversation between @BethFishReads and another book blogger when this series was recommended as an excellent #audiobook experience. So far, so good

#amlistening

1. I try not to feel guilty ever but I do love The Country Club Murders by Julie Mulhern or the Her Royal Spyness series (tagged)
2. You‘ve Got Mail or The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
3. Potato chips & sour cream dip. Don‘t leave me alone with these!
4. @Karkar @SilversReviews tell us your guilty secrets!
#tuesdaytidbits
Thanks for the tag @JenlovesJT47 !!

I‘m late to the party but it‘s a good one nonetheless ❣️Thanks Audible for those damned tempting and awesome first of series sales.

This was a quick fun read 😻😻

I picked this up as a lighter read while I make my way through The Passage and The Radium Girls which are heavy, dark reads. The premise was difficult for me to buy as Georgina, 34th in line to the throne of England takes up a job as a maid airing out houses for wealthy clients as she is in need of an income. The first half plodded along, but the second half picked up the pace which I appreciated. Not sure if I‘ll pick up any more in the series.

😭😭😭 I had read great things but this book just didn‘t work for me. Good editing but the story itself dragged. I was thrown by some of the language (odd contractions in sentences about the inappropriateness of using “weekend” etc) & the constant money carry on grated, almost as if the author was taking too much glee in a poor aristocrat. Grandad was the best character by far but most of the others were dense, oblique or irritating. Not a fan 😭

More #TFoB fun!! Attended a panel with the awesome Rhys Bowen and Stephanie Barron that was so fun! #tfob2018

I‘m of two minds about this book. For me, it‘s really the last quarter of the book that keeps it from being a so-so, and there was a point, about halfway through, where I almost bailed. Georgie is a great character, but some of the situations were so nonsensical and unrealistic that I was ready to quit. It wasn‘t until it became clear that it was her life in danger that my interest ratcheted up.

Starting this, which will count for #MountTBRchallenge. I have no idea how long this has been on my Kindle😊

Thank you so much for such a fun #feedareader package @JenlovesJT47 ! I can't wait to use my pretty Valentine kitchen tools! I seriously needed a new spatula, and I love the one you sent! ❤️🌺The lip gloss is great, and my husband said heck yeah on the recipes! 😂 They all sound delicious! I have a feeling the Roasted Garlic Chicken and Crusty Parmesan Bread will be on the menu this week... Thank you! ❤️

A good 3 stars. Classic historical mystery set up in the 1930s London. The set up is classic and a bit transparent, I knew who did it half way through but Georgie is worth the read, she is an interesting character that has room to grow. The secondary female characters are a bit problematic in the way they are set up as adversary due to their gender even Belinda, who is the best friend, who is set up in a way that bothered me.

Tonight's plan include a hot bath, reading in bed while listening to hockey (Dallas in Chicago) probably will fall asleep listening. It's beeb a long, cold week.