pickI needed something lighter to alternate with Baldwin‘s Go Tell it on the Mountain and A Separate Peace by John Knowles—and this fit the bill. A lighthearted, delightful dessert of a book… I might have to treat myself to Volume 2 tonight as a unicorn chaser after finishing A Separate Peace.
My five-star reads in June were rereads, so I picked one of my four-star reads instead. The competition was definitely the Solo Leveling manhwa, but... a good mystery series deserves a spotlight. I really liked the setting, and ended up surprisingly keen on the main character, who seems at the start like he'd be stuffy.
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pickLike so many others, I‘m continuing to enjoy this series. Where volume 3 was plot driven, this one was more focused on advancing character development. There is plot, but not a single cohesive narrative as in the previous book. I like that variety—it keeps the series interesting.
my #serieslove2026 goals - I already own part or all of each
…some are carrying over from 2025 (I have made good headway with Throne of Glass thanks to #LittensLoveSJM)
I‘m on Mercy Thompson book 5/14 and have been eating those up.
Rivers of London I own half of but haven‘t started.
Kay Scarpetta I only read 1 book from this year, and I‘m reading 1 now (#21) I own the next 3 and then I‘ll decide if it‘s worth continuing
pick20-24 Dec 25 (audiobook)
Well, really volumes 7 and 8.
I must say I was disappointed. I had it in my head that volume 8 was the final book in the series and would therefore bring some kind of resolution. Not so happy to have to wait for volume 9 (and probably listen to the others all over again as I will have forgotten what happened). I wonder how many there will be.
Is anyone else hoping to see Emma become a duchess? Or am I just too mercenary?
pick18-20 Dec 25 (audiobook)
Continued this delightful series. Not sure why there is no entry for volume 7 but as I previously said they all blended into one really so doing separate reviews seems pointless, and a little impossible a week or so after finishing.
I ♥️ my family! Mom and husband gave me all nonfiction books, which I love!!
pickAn excellent re-read. Forgot how absolutely jam-packed the first book in this series is. I think it's that only book series where I would recommend the audiobook over the physical and insist on 1x playback because Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is THAT GOOD of a narrator/performer. The jazzy chapter intros don't hurt either. Might take a bit with the library hold list, but I think I'm set to reread the whole series at this point. 1/?
pick(Sleepy cat on lap review 2)
Dougal Douglas may be the devil, although realizing so won't help you any. He comes to Peckham and wreaks suburban corporate havoc. Breakdowns, failed marriages, violence. All in a day's work.
Spark has a lovely humor on the wry side, if not Rye. I think of it as a Spark-yness. This 1960 novel has extra-heavy wry humor. Is it too much? Probably not for Spark lovers.
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