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A low Pick. It's enjoyable and can be read without knowing the first book in the series. But for me it was lacking on atmosphere and chemistry between the characters. Even though they were written quite well, I never felt close enough to really care about them or their case.

(And yes, I need to finish my reviews before 2025!)

This was a different type of mystery, with elements that confused me (though I‘ve been reading this for a few months with breaks, so I may have forgotten why certain things happen). Truelove reminds me of Amelia Peabody, though I like Peabody a bit more. The ghost of Queen Victoria speaking to Truelove was odd. So-so book for me.

And with a birdhouse on the cover of A Restless Truth, that's September! I've now completed half of this year's cards. #ISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

I didn‘t think I could love a book more than I did the first two, but it happened! Marske makes excellent use of a trope I usually hate - enemies to lovers - and continues to build on already vivid character and world dynamics. She‘s also a master at spicy scenes if those are your jam, constantly one-upping her prior scenes somehow. Given how much I love this series, I was delighted to see a glimmer of more on the horizon. #lgbtqia #magic

I love when past me sends present me gifts! I totally forgot I preordered this until it showed up at my door!

5⭐️

This is an extraordinary novel that depicts the entangled lives of the Wellwood, Fluud, and Cain families at the end of the 19th and into the 20th century. Byatt is remarkable in her descriptions of the Kentish countryside during the halcyon days of childhood.
I was reading this for the WWI prompt for #BookedinTime I'm not sure it counts as the war only appears in the last few chapters. However, by giving us such a detailed, prolonged

Cont

Sunday came around fast!
Are you planning on joining our Sunday #HyggeHour readathon? What will you be reading/doing?

We have the Euro finals tonight, so I'll probably be moving my #Hyggehour to an earlier time. Come on, England ⚽️

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I‘m going on a cruise next month, so if there‘s a book that gets more than one post that I haven‘t read, I will buy it to read on the ship!

This book was blurbed to me as Knives Out with lesbians on a boat. Which definitely worked, but also short changed this a little bit.

It‘s also got magic and ghosts and jewel thieves! And a plan to save the magicians of Britain!

#SundayFunday Have a great day everyone and don‘t forget to tag me!

One of my favorite uses for hammocks! The birds are very active today as well, providing an amazing soundtrack to this relaxing afternoon ❤️ #Hammock #ReadOutside

June Fiction #ReadingBracket2024
It's really hard to choose between an intricate fantasy and a beautiful romance but alas these are the choices we're forced to make. A Power Unbound taking the title for the first half of the year 🏆