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bthegood
The Hand on the Wall | Maureen Johnson
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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 🌷

ShananigansReads Thanks for joining me! 1d
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bthegood
The Vanishing Stair | Maureen Johnson
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Pickpick

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? ⬇️

bthegood Another student is found dead (present day) - by the end the kidnapping and one murder solved from the 1930s, but cliffhanger for everything else (and more deaths). Another solid read, good writing, story past and present is engaging. Will continue reading to see how it all ends.
#SeriesLove 2/5
#MarvellousMarch 2/2 (new goals are to just keep reading)
Make a great day everyone 🙂
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bthegood
The Vanishing Stair | Maureen Johnson
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My goal for #MarvellousMarch is to finish these two books and start on the next Aunt Dimity - thanks for hosting @Andrew65 -

Make a great day everyone 🙂

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bthegood
Truly Devious: A Mystery | Maureen Johnson
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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. ⬇️

bthegood Then, in real time, Stevie‘s class mate Hayes dies while working on a school project. The story goes from past to present and back again. Overall, an engaging story, well written and ends on a cliffhanger – definitely reading the next book in this series.
1/5 #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Make a great day everyone 😊
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TheSpineView Great job! Hate those cliff hangers! 2w
bthegood @TheSpineView thx and I know! I've already started book 2😊 2w
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Super_Jane
S.T.A.G.S | M.A. Bennett
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3.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 #mystery #thriller #cult

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batsy
The Broken Girls | Simone St James
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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!

lazydaizee Sounds like my sort of book, I will have to look out for it. 2w
KathyWheeler This is my favorite St. James book. 2w
batsy @lazydaizee Please do! And I hope you enjoy it. 2w
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batsy @KathyWheeler It's good! I'm keen to read a couple of others. Have you read her latest one, Murder Road? 2w
KathyWheeler @batsy I‘m reading it now. So far it‘s good. 2w
batsy @KathyWheeler That's good to hear 👍🏾 2w
Cathythoughts Great review. I thought this might be a series, but seems like stand a lone ?! Stacked 👍🏻❤️ 2w
batsy @Cathythoughts Thank you! 😘 Yes, it's a standalone which is great. I'm so bad at keeping up with a series 😆 2w
RohitSawant I‘d stacked this one a while back. Definitely moving this up my TBR after your review! 6d
batsy @RohitSawant It's a good one, and one I think you'll like! 6d
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bthegood
Truly Devious: A Mystery | Maureen Johnson
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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.

Make a great day everyone 📚

TheSpineView Glad to have you. I loved the Maas series! 3w
kwmg40 The Inspector Gamache series is one of my favourites! 3w
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kellyannprz
Again Again | E. Lockhart
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Rainy days + reading✨

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Decalino
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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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

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🌞 3w
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mrp27
The Hand on the Wall | Maureen Johnson
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Mehso-so

#serieslove2024

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.

TheSpineView Fantastic!📖📚 4w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 3w
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