Perfect way to start the month - goal is to finish the three books I've started during the #SpringBreakReadathon - thanks for hosting @ShananigansReads -
Make a great day everyone 🌷
Perfect way to start the month - goal is to finish the three books I've started during the #SpringBreakReadathon - thanks for hosting @ShananigansReads -
Make a great day everyone 🌷
In the second book to the series Stevie is still trying to solve the 1930s kidnapping/murders at Ellingham Academy. Her friends are more involved this time (Janelle, Nate and Vi, and Larry - the security officer) - David (her complicated in a teenage way maybe boyfriend) has gone off the rails, but has a plan? ⬇️
My goal for #MarvellousMarch is to finish these two books and start on the next Aunt Dimity - thanks for hosting @Andrew65 -
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Stevie is excited to be attending Ellingham. She is a true crime enthusiast and wants to solve the mystery of 3 disappearances at the school in the 1930s. The founders wife and daughter were kidnapped, and never seen again, even after Ellingham paid the ransom. At the same time, a student Dottie, went missing. ⬇️
One of the better books I've read in this genre; a mix of supernatural & crime that's written with skill, with a strong plot that builds up convincingly and doesn't rely on any type of ridiculous big reveal or twist. I thought the tension & mystery were really well done, the horror believable. The dual timelines intersected well & powered the narrative forward. Plus it's well-written with interesting characters. Want to read more by St. James!
Added two new series to my reading list - I enjoy getting to know the characters and setting on the level a series allows. Glad to have found a few good ones right now. Series are like several seasons of a good tv show.
Some stand- alones have done this for me ( usually Stephen Kings books) Stand-alones are like a good movie.
#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65 thanks for hosting.
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1. I think Arthur Less (from Less and Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer) would be a great roommate--he goes off on long trips and comes back with entertaining stories. Plus we could practice German together. 🙂
2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
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Thanks to hygge hour last night I was able to finish the last book in the Truly Devious trilogy. As a whole I did enjoy the series. Great mysterious murder plot but it really could have all been done in one book and in the end the big reveal felt anticlimactic. The tagged book just dragged as I waited and waited for Stevie to divulge who the killer was. Glad to have this series finally completed.