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AnneCecilie
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A combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast

I finished The Italian #ItalianBuddyRead and the tagged book #NewYearWhoDis

I read Yoko One and Bellman & Black

I‘m currently reading Anne of Windy Willows a chapter a dayish #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

Tomorrow I‘ll start buddy reading both The Ickabog #Ickabogalong and Mansfield Park #PemberLittens a chapter a day

I also want to get to A Secret History #BookSpin for January and The Group #GalsAndPals

Cinfhen Nice!! Lots of group reads ❤️ 3y
Linsy Love it! I‘m starting in to Mansfield Park again too. Love buddy reads! 3y
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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens

I just realized what this illustration of Splatty has been reminding me of—one of my all-time favorite John Candy SCTV bits, Dr. Tongue‘s Evil 3D House of Pancakes 😂😂😂

https://youtu.be/1R3G_beQccA

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DebinHawaii
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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Finito! What a book! So many thrills, chills & twists & who would have thought that nuns are really the mob?! Once you are in, just try getting out! We all need a loyal guy like Paulo in our lives-even if you can‘t shut him up, he‘s fun at parties. Ellena was a badass, just like her nun mom & I did get a grudging respect for Prison Vivaldi—although strength under threat of torture is not quite the same as under torture. Where was the torture?!⬇️

DebinHawaii If brought to modern days, Radcliffe would be penning soaps or scripted reality shows. She was ahead of her time! A big MAHALO! to our #ItalianBuddyRead host @jenniferw88 for all of your insights & knowledge! Money well spent!🎓👍I wouldn‘t have pushed myself to finish it without the support of the group& now I‘m inspired to finally finish The Mysteries of Udolpho on Serial Reader!😱Thanks to all who stopped by to read my meme summaries too!😉🤪 (edited) 3y
jenniferw88 😊 I'm glad that you liked it & it's inspired you to finish Mysteries! 3y
eeclayton I loved your memes and haikus, Deb, thanks for the laughs! 😁 3y
Deblovestoread Your posts really helped get through the book! Thanks! 3y
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DebinHawaii
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#PemberLittens #ItalianBuddyRead

Our final Chapter! What a whirlwind! My review is coming tonight but let‘s end with some dancing & happy haiku!
Chap 34/Vol 3, Chap 13:

Now our Dear Couple
Call Vivaldi‘s Villa “home”🕍
Finally happy!💕

Fete and Jubilee!🎉
Paulo, master of revels🕺🏻
Ready to party!🥳

Watch his strange capers🕺🏻
Truly he‘s Lord of the Dance!
Frisking it away...🎩

Gesticulating,🕺🏻
“O! giorno felice O!”
Oh! Happy Day All! 🥰

Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌 3y
Palimpsest 😁 3y
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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens

And for @DebinHawaii , here‘s our old pal Splatty 😂

Lcsmcat Your edition has great illustrations ! 3y
KVanRead @Lcsmcat Thanks, I‘m really glad I snagged it! 3y
DebinHawaii Splatty! 🤗 Looks like he is up to his poisoning tricks. Bad Splatty! 🤣🤣🤣 3y
DebinHawaii But yes, I agree with @Lcsmcat these illustrations are amazing! 3y
KVanRead @DebinHawaii Haha! This is actually from the part where he‘s holding Ellena prisoner and he brings her some food and she freaks out at how ugly his face is. 😱🤪 3y
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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens

The bad ass Abbess of San Stefano

eeclayton Wow. She's terrifying! 3y
KVanRead @eeclayton Right?! I would not want to go toe to toe with her!😂 3y
DebinHawaii Definitely Nun Mafia material! 😉🤣 3y
batsy @DebinHawaii Oh yes 😂 3y
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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens

The Marchesa in her closet with Schedoni.

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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens

Now to swamp your feeds with some of my favorite wood engraving illustrations...

Here we have Ellena with her lute.

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KVanRead
The Italian | Ann Radcliffe
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#ItalianBuddyRead #Pemberlittens
In a month where my reading mojo has been MIA, this buddy read has been a lifesaver. I loved the chilling gothic vibes, the high drama, the soap operatics, the arch villains and villainesses, the sweeping natural vistas, and the hint of subversive political tension underlying it all. Great thanks to @jenniferw88 for hosting and sharing her scholarship and shout out @DebinHawaii for making me 😂 every day.

rubyslippersreads Great photo with the little brass hand. 😊 3y
LeahBergen The appearance of the little brass hand! 😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
KVanRead @rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen A #litsymademedoit purchase (thx Leah) I wholeheartedly do not regret!☺️ 3y
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ValerieAndBooks These are great illustrations 😍 ! 3y
rubyslippersreads @KVanRead I blame @LeahBergen for the #littlebrasshand I bought too. 😄 3y
Moray_Reads Love the woodcuts. So atmospheric 3y
KVanRead @ValerieAndBooks @Moray_Reads aren‘t they cool? Just the right vibe for this book. 3y
DebinHawaii Back at you friend!!! 🤗 3y
batsy Really nice photo, edition, and review 😍 3y
KVanRead @DebinHawaii 🥰🥰🥰 3y
KVanRead @batsy thank you!😘 3y
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AnneCecilie
The Italian | Ann Ward Radcliffe
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What a ride. This book has it all: star-crossed lovers, the nun mafia, the evil mother, the evil monk and loyal servants. There was several of the twists I didn‘t see coming

I can definitely see how Catherine Morland could be influenced after reading some of Radcliffe‘s novel

Thank you for organizing this buddy read @jenniferw88

Thank you for your chapter summaries @DebinHawaii They has me laughing and/ or smiling everyday

#ItalianBuddyRead

AnneCecilie This was also my #DoubleSpin for January @TheAromaofBooks 3y
KVanRead Nun mafia 😂❤️😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
DebinHawaii Aww... thanks for always stopping by & laughing with me! 🤗 3y
batsy Great review! Will never forget the nun mafia 😂 3y
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