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I think I agree with the sentiment I‘ve heard that Christie‘s espionage novels are generally her weaker books. The international/political intrigue here was both weak and too convoluted; never mind the problematic stereotypes. Between that and the English country house party dynamics, there was just a little too much going on for me. I did enjoy Superintendent Battle‘s investigative methods, as he worked quietly in the background, almost ⤵️

Fiona returns to live with her grandparents on the beloved Western Isles of her birth. When she visits her family‘s former home on the island of Ron Mor, she‘s sure she sees a glimpse of her baby brother, who disappeared when her family left the island four years before. Such a sweet, lovely story of family and return, with hints of myth and magic—enhanced by Fry‘s drawings throughout. So glad I picked this as my 1957 book for #192025.

Working on #192025 with my 1946 selection, Mr Adam. I'm not peeking at the bookspin list just yet, as I'll need to make some changes. It looks like my Hoopla options have shrunk, and some books I planned to read are no longer available. Watson is happy to take a post-walk nap before we go visit my family.

repost for @Soubhiville

Here we are on August 1st #AuthorAMonth readers! Let‘s pull out some books by Judy Blume. What are you planning to read?

Here is the link to the Google form:

https://forms.gle/r6EydHX3GmrfYenA8

All the rules and prize info are on the Google form.

As always, let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list. 🙂📚. Happy Reading!

July #BookSpinBingo—I got one bingo 🎉 but haven‘t finished my #BookSpin or #DoubleSpin yet. The irony is that if I‘d finished both spins, I‘d have two more bingos 😆

This was a great month, with a lot of five-star reads and a few books that wouldn‘t fit on my grid because I used up all the free spaces already!

Favorites for July:
🌳This Here Flesh
🦭Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry
🌳Heartwood
🐦‍⬛Silverborn
✍🏻Emily of New Moon (re-read)

I read this in school years ago and decided to re-read it for #192025

My son tells me this was the first book the Nazis banned and I can see why. This book showed what war was like very realistically. Heartbreaking.

I‘m back from NH and ready to settle in to my reading list for August. I‘m working on the #192025, #ReadingUSA, and #ReadingCanada. I cannot believe how fast this year is going. #BookspinBINGO titles tagged in the comments. @TheAromaofBooks

When DCI Jane Tennison transferred to the Metropolitan police, she expected to be at the helm of some of the bigger cases, instead she has been handed everything the other DCIs didn't want to do. When a sex worker is found murdered in a bedsit, DCI John Shefford is given the case, even though Tennison was on call that night.

Just as Tennison starts to think that perhaps she will never be given a fair chance, (continued)