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How timely! #AuthorAMonth

@AlwaysbeenALoverofBooks #LitsyLove #Sharreadathon

In honor of @Sharread I am planning to finish those books I have started and then tackle the few I need to read for January's challenges and book clubs.
Reading:
Lover Avenged #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub
The Ex Talk #LittensLoveRomance
A Tree A Day #Naturalitsy
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers #ClassicsChallenge
TBR:
Dorothy Sayer Book #AuthorAMonth
Red Shirts #LitsySciFiBC
The Martian Chronicles

DL Sayers was the leader of the clever advertising campaign for Colman‘s Mustard!
Secret Sign of the Mustard Club: place the mustard pot 6 inches from your neighbor‘s plate 💛🧡💛
#AuthorAMonth

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I had not heard of this 111 page book Roxane Gay coauthored last year, but it just showed up in my kindle deal email for 2.99. If you don‘t have a plan yet for #AuthorAMonth in February maybe this is what you‘ve been waiting for?

The link Amazon gave me is too long for a Litsy post, but if you search the book from your account or kindle store you should find it. Enjoy!

(I will add that Hunger is my favorite book by Gay)

Amateur detective Wimsey‘s brother the Duke has been arrested for the murder of their sister‘s fiancée. The duke, the sister, the fiancée, some couples, the hired help are all at a hunting lodge when a gunshot is heard in the middle of the night. It turns out all the suspicious parties, including the deceased, have very big secrets. An excellent detailed investigation but I wasn‘t too pleased with the resolution. It felt contrived so the ⬇️

Thank you so much, @Soubhiville ! I‘ve been out of town and so finally had time to check my mailbox and was so happy to see your generous gift from the #AAM 2024. I‘m thrilled to receive both books and I love the bookmark and stickers. I love participating in the #authoramonth challenge and winning a prize just made it all the sweeter. Thanks again!

This started out moderately promising, but by the end I couldn‘t wait just to be done already. Parker is okay, but Wimsey is kind of a jerk. The story is rambling and a little cringey. #authoramonth

That ending!! 😂😵‍💫🛀

No spoilers but it was giving Scooby Doo, to me. 🤣 Yes, I did it & here‘s how & I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren‘t for you meddling Lord Peter & Co!

I hovered between So-So & Pan. I think this was a product of its time and Sayers probably needed to cook a bit more to fully get in the swing. I wouldn‘t be opposed to revisiting another installment at some point. #AuthorAMonth

TW: heavy anti-semitism

Thank you @Soubhiville for this amazing 2024 #AuthorAMonth prize box!

Looking forward to another year of discovering new authors and revisiting favorites in 2025.

Here‘s an add for the book at the end.
Yay! I‘m finally done with this book. I didn‘t realize I was so close to the end, the notes in the back of the book start at about the 50% mark! I‘m glad I read it & sad I didn‘t enjoy it, since the author is a famous female author. The historical notes at the end of the book an interesting, so I‘m reading them. #AuthorAMonth