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LitsyEvents
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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From @Crinoline_Laphroaig

My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent.
Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.
Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of thr month. Join in whenever you can.
#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested.
#12MonthsOfJane

Gissy 🤗📚❤️ 7mo
AllDebooks Please add me to the taglist x 6mo
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Crinoline_Laphroaig:

My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent. Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.

Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of the month. Join in whenever you can.

#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested. 📚

#12MonthsOfJane

Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you! 7mo
mcctrish I got seriously sidetracked from #12mobthsofjane @Crinoline_Laphroaig but I‘m in for the year 7mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent. Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.

Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of thr month. Join in whenever you can.

#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested. 📚

#12MonthsOfJane

Could you share @LitsyEvents ?

julieclair Oh yay! I‘m in for the year! Looking forward to this. Thanks so much. 😄 7mo
LitsyEvents Oh yay! I‘ll get a copy asap for May! I‘m
In.
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StayCurious
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Hello #Pemberlittens friends! I‘ve made the difficult decision to end our #JaneAdjacent buddy reads starting in May. Or at least to end my role in hosting them. I‘ve found recently that I‘ve overcommitted myself on Litsy and in real life and I need to step back. I‘ve so enjoyed our discussions and the books we‘ve chosen that have brought us back into Jane‘s world. If anyone is interested in taking up the mantle, you have my blessing!

mcctrish It‘s so easy to do. I‘m so sad but I‘m so happy I got to hang out with you for a brief while 7mo
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BarkingMadRead Awwwww that‘s a bummer, but I totally get it! If I wasn‘t already hosting a couple others I would take it over! 7mo
Sace While I was not part of the reading I totally understand the Litsy overwhelm! There are so many fabulous activities here and it‘s hard not to overdo. 7mo
Librarybelle Thank you for hosting this! I completely understand - I can barely keep up with all of the activities I‘m hosting and participating in. It‘s been a lot of fun. ❤️ 7mo
Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting! 7mo
peanutnine Totally understand! Thanks for hosting for so long, we read some great books as a group ☺️💕 7mo
Gissy So sad but understandable. I‘m always behind in my readings so I will spend these months to read all your recommendations😃Enjoy your reading time and enjoy🤗Thank you so much for hosting all these buddy reads 🥰♥️♥️♥️ 7mo
willaful It's been really fun! I hope you can find more balance in your life; it's so easy to take on too much here! 7mo
CatLass007 You do you. You have done an awesome job hosting this and so many other buddy reads. ❤️ 7mo
IndoorDame Thanks for taking this on for so long. You‘re awesome! I‘m glad you‘re looking out for yourself ❤️ 7mo
CogsOfEncouragement I have great appreciation for the fun way you host, as well as deep respect for this decision. 💟 7mo
rubyslippersreads I‘m sad it‘s ending, but happy that I‘ve learned of so many wonderful #janeadjacent books. Thanks for being such a great host. ❤️ 7mo
julieclair This has been a wonderful ride and I will miss it. But I totally get the overwhelm. I, too, suffer from what my husband calls “overcommitment syndrome “. 🙃 Thank you for the time, effort and heart you have put into hosting us. 😍🥰 (edited) 7mo
CrowCAH Thanks you so much for heading up the buddy reads! 😘 Totally understandable about commitment; lots of book clubs! Take it easy! 7mo
quietjenn Thanks for all you've done! Take care of yourself. 7mo
daena Thank you so much for all you‘ve done! 7mo
SarahBookInterrupted You did a great job so thank you for all the reads and congratulations on taking care of you! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks I definitely get it!! Thank you for all the work you've put in on this little group - we've had some great reads together!! 7mo
CatLass007 @BarkingMadRead Did you change your handle while I was on hiatus from Littens? Did you used to be @BarkingMadRuns? 7mo
BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 I used to be BarkingMadRun but I can‘t run anymore so i changed it 7mo
CatLass007 I get that. If running is something you enjoyed, then I‘m sorry you can‘t run anymore. But you must be pretty memorable since I was off Litsy for about three years. 7mo
Larkken Thank you for hosting as long as you did! I found some really fun books through this group - even if I also often overcommit to joining groups.🥰 I hope you find some breathing room! 7mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @StayCurious After I finished hosting last's years #JaneAndTheExcellentReadAlong both here and on Instagram, I hadn't planned on continuing. But my Instagram friend Claire asked me to host another. I didn't post about #12MonthsOfJane here because you were already hosting Jane Adjacent and that's what we are reading. But if you're good with it, I'll use the #JaneAdjacent tag and start sharing for any #PemberLittens who are interested. 7mo
StayCurious @Crinoline_Laphroaig absolutely! That‘s totally fine with me 💜 7mo
kspenmoll @Crinoline_Laphroaig I am interested in- i also follow you on instagram but do not check in regularly. 7mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll I saw your comment on Instagram. Will tag you. 7mo
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Scochrane26
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2nd book picked by librarian (book bundle). I had no idea there was a series starting in 1996 with Jane Austen as a detective (before I read any Austen). Written close to Austen‘s style, this 1st story involves Jane trying to prove her friend is innocent of murder after her husband dies while Jane is staying there. There‘s complications, interesting characters,& overall, a good mystery. 8 books in series. @StayCurious -you may be interested

TheBookHippie I read them all with the #Janeandtheexcellentreadalong with @Crinoline_Laphroaig last year into this year. It was amazing and so fun. (edited) 9mo
Ruthiella I also read about half of the series as part of #janeandtheexcellentreadalong and recommend the rest of them. Each subsequent book improves upon the previous one. 9mo
Scochrane26 @TheBookHippie @Ruthiella Thanks for the info. I was on the fence about continuing the series, but I think they‘d be good whenever I need a mystery. 9mo
TheBookHippie @Scochrane26 they definitely get better as you go along. 9mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig And you can check out the #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong posts as you read series. 9mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong was the Highlight of my 2023 reading. Loved revisiting the Series with #Pemberlittens and with my friends Claire & Susan on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1iFaIUAW5x/?igsh=NXFmZ3Nlb3U0YXh2

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Deblovestoread
Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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And that‘s a wrap on this series. Overall I enjoyed this series. I felt Barron did a great job in staying true to Austen‘s image and the other known persons in her life. I am grateful for the way she finished the last book not taking us all the way to the bitter end.

Thank you to @Crinoline_Laphroaig for the encouragement to read this series. #JaneAustenExcellentReadalong

#SeriesLove23 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

TheSpineView Great job!💙📖📚 12mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm so glad you enjoyed! I agree glad we didn't see the Bitter End. Thanks for joining in #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong! 12mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 12mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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#Pemberlittens this has always been read at your own pace. Feel free to pop back anytime and comment. There will be a discussion of the whole series posted November. #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Reveal of the by-blow. (What a great dated word.) I literally had to stop, talk to myself out loud, and mentally process the family dynamics.

2️⃣ Always dear Jane. But also Edward in this one. As a proud Auntie, loved their relationship.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣ "Good lord, I thought suddenly. Had I accepted him, should I have had ten children? —And shuddered at the thought."

"How many heroines had I thrown in the way of such men—the Willoughbys, the Wickhams, the William Elliots?"

"Who knows, after all, what the future may hold?"
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ I hate cold water. We had a swimming pool for years and I never got into it until as my husband said 'tempature was tepid bath water.' Mostly I like to look at water. I'll ride the current.

5️⃣ It never fails, whenever you're not looking you best, that's when you run into someone you haven't seen in years. I'm going to preserve the mystery, keep him guessing and stay above stairs. However, I will contrive a way to spy on him.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ "The Morning Gazette publishes an intriguing article on Sir Joseph Banks‘s eucalypt, a plant of which one has never heard; the following week one‘s niece announces she intends to plant a eucalypt at her father‘s Kentish estate, if only he may obtain a specimen from the Botanic Gardens at Kew."

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣ I really liked that it circled back to where we started with Jane And The Unpleasantness At Scargrave Manor. Also I'm glad the Final Mystery didn't include Jane's final moments.
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TheBookHippie Almost done- also crying 13mo
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