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#WeeklyUpdate

Finished my #BookSpin , #ThematicCozies , #FictionalTraveler , #ReadOrDonate & #NoPlaceLikeHolmes books.

Cuilin, dabbe, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looking great!! 1h

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dabbe

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Hello, Sherlockians~
Just a reminder that the discussion for the 2nd half of THE VALLEY OF FEAR will be NEXT Saturday due to the long weekend. That gives us all more time to finish, too! Have a fabulous and relaxing weekend.

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

kelli7990 Yay! I‘m glad we have more time. I haven‘t started reading the story yet. 2d

Librarybelle I‘m interested to see how this story ends! 2d

dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! I'm glad, too! 😅 2d

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dabbe @Librarybelle Same. I read it years ago but had forgotten basically everything! 😂 2d

eeclayton I got mixed up and finished it last week, expecting the discussion to take place last weekend 😂
Looking forward to everyone's thoughts. 8h

dabbe @eeclayton You're ahead of most of us! I look forward to discussing this one, too. 🤩 now

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Read4life

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#WeeklyForecast

If I actually read as planned, I‘ll finish a book from my #readyourebooks list, my library hold, my #ThematicCozies (also my #DoubleSpin) & my #ReadOrDonate books. Plus stay up to date with buddy reads for #NoPlaceLikeHolmes , #LittensLoveRomance & #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Cuilin, TheBookHippie, StayCurious, CBee, dabbe, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheBookHippie ♥️ 5d

TheAromaofBooks Looking great!!! 5d

dabbe You go, girl! 🤩🙌🏻🤩 5d

julieclair Looks like a great week of reading! 4d

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kelli7990

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - Unabridged - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the Return of Sherlock Ho | Arthur Conan Doyle

I finally read Part 1 of this week‘s short story. I didn‘t realize that it was already time to start on it. I enjoyed the first part of this story but it took me longer to get through it because there were 7 chapters to listen to and they‘re not short chapters either. I think the chapters are about 20 or 30 minutes long. I started this first part yesterday and only had the last chapter to listen to today. Now, I‘m caught up.

#noplacelikeholmes

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dabbe

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#bookspin25 #bookspin2025 @TheAromaOfBooks
#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#ChristiesCapers @Librarybelle

C'mon, February! 🩶🩷🩶

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w

Librarybelle Nice! 2w

Cuilin Cool 👍 2w

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Suet624 I like this graphic a lot. 2w

dabbe @Cuilin @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle 🤩😂🤗 2w

dabbe @Suet624 TY! I used it last year and really like it. 🩶🩷🩶 2w

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AnneCecilie

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

#WeeklyForecast

I‘ll continue with my yearlong reads on the right

Continue The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid. It‘s also time to pick up Revelation again #ShardlakeBR

Continue listening to the tagged book

I think I‘ll DNF my current read and start on Headshot #tob25

And then I hope I have time for something else towards the end of the week

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Daisey

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January 2025 #BookSpinBingo
Cold, snowy weather gave me lots of reading time! I completed several MG books for the Truman preliminary list as well as several other books. I think my favorite was our #LitsyBookClub pick The Book of Doors. I‘ve also continued our long #NoPlaceLikeHolmes read and started a couple new long reads for this year. I‘m thoroughly enjoying A Tree a Day for #NaturaLitsy.

#ReadingStats #MonthlyStats #DaiseysReadingSummary

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Cuilin

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @dabbe @Cuilin

@CogsOfEncouragement @catlass007 @CrystalE02 @curiouserandcurioser @Larkken @BeeCurious @Blackink_WhitePaper @Sace @Daisey @RayHallucinogen @Born.A.Reader @Chrissyreadit @Fr3NcHtOaSt @AnishaInkspill

Cuilin @pageshifter @AnneCecilie @indoordame @librarybelle @theAromaOfBooks @Aimeesue @kelli7990 @5feet.of.fury @Read4Life @AnnR @mom2bugnbee @pageturner1 @eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm @aroyse @dabbe @cuilin @mollyanna @Tineke @Larkken @StayCurious @kimrenee @alldebooks 2w

Librarybelle I hope we learn more about the tattoo and its meaning and perhaps the connection to Moriarty! I suspected the priest hole was important when Holmes brought up “old house secrets” to the inspector. I was right! 😂 2w

Cuilin @Librarybelle absolutely if you‘re going to mention a priest hole it better be used in the plot in someway. I also think we‘re going back in time. There are some unanswered questions. 2w

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CatLass007 I missed the mention of the priest hole, but wasn‘t surprised when it appeared. As much as I enjoy Stephen Fry‘s narration and background information, I think he did spoil the time of the second part. 2w

dabbe I had to read on because I really wanted to find out more about the relationship between Mrs. Douglas and Barker and what led to such a horrific murder. All I can say is, you'll see! 🤩 2w

Daisey I thought the whole setup and setting for this story was great. Rereads of these are strange in a way because I don‘t feel like I remember any details, but I also feel I make better predictions than a first read so I must be remembering a bit. 2w

AnneCecilie I hope we find out how Moriarty fits in and I‘m guessing we‘ll get the backstory 2w

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Cuilin

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @dabbe

@pageshifter @AnneCecilie @indoordame @librarybelle @theAromaOfBooks @Aimeesue @kelli7990 @5feet.of.fury @Read4Life @AnnR @mom2bugnbee @pageturner1 @eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm @aroyse @dabbe @cuilin @mollyanna @Tineke @Larkken @StayCurious @kimrenee @AllDebooks

Cuilin @CogsOfEncouragement @catlass007 @CrystalE02 @curiouserandcurioser @Larkken @BeeCurious @Blackink_WhitePaper @Sace @Daisey @RayHallucinogen @Born.A.Reader @Chrissyreadit @Fr3NcHtOaSt @Anishalnkspill 2w

Librarybelle It kind of reminded me of the very first story we read, with the next section alluding to a past circumstance (the convoluted long backstory from the first story we read popped into my mind. I section 2 is not like that). The reveal falls in line with other reveals. I think, overall, this story has more substance, as it is longer than a short story, which really helps bring out all of the details. 2w

Cuilin @Librarybelle yes! There‘s a great energy/excitement yet the pace is calm. My curiosity was maintained without anxiety. 2w

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dabbe @Librarybelle I wrote a similar thought re: similarities to A STUDY IN SCARLET, too! #greatminds 2w

dabbe Without giving away spoilers to Part 2 (which I've just finished): While most Sherlock Holmes stories focus primarily on the puzzle and its solution, THE VALLEY OF FEAR incorporates broader themes such as justice, revenge, and the impact of secret societies. The backstory provides a richer, more complex understanding of the characters' motivations and the societal issues at play during this time period. 2w

AnneCecilie It does remind me of several of the stories in that the solution comes before we know what happened. There‘s been several guilty people giving their statements to Holmes and explaining everything. 2w

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Cuilin

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @dabbe

I hadn‘t heard much about this mystery and feel it‘s somewhat underrated. I really enjoyed part I. What say you?

Librarybelle I liked this one too and have not heard much about it. I found I had to keep reading this section, I was that engrossed that I did not want to stop. 2w

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CatLass007 I loved the comments about fictional detectives and the way they solve their cases without letting the reader know how they know. I think that was in the first or second chapter. I suspected the identity of the killer. 2w

dabbe I read this aeons ago and forgot how intriguing Part 1 was! A cipher, a castle/mansion with a moat, a murder ... what's not to love? I have a feeling this one will be similar to A STUDY IN SCARLET in that Part 2 is going to take us to America and give us the whole backstory. 2w

Cuilin @CatLass007 A little inside humor as we know Sherlock mysteries are not fair play. 😊 2w

Cuilin @dabbe It had me a cipher, then a castle with a moat!! 🧑‍🍳 💋 2w

CogsOfEncouragement This was my first time reading it and I really enjoyed it. 2w

Daisey I really enjoyed Part 1, with the intriguing manor house and cipher and all. 2w

AnneCecilie I enjoyed part 1 and the mention of Moriarty had me intrigued, but as a modern reader it is a little strange that we know the murder by part 1 and there‘s still a part 2. I more used to the murder being revealed at the end. It does change the focus on what‘s important important in the story (edited) 2w

eeclayton I'm reading this for the first time and enjoying it a lot. I was a little confused for a bit because of the mention of Moriarty as to where on the timeline we were. 2w

Cuilin @eeclayton Yes it was surprising to see Moriarty mentioned. We are reading in the order it was published. Watson/Doyle did necessarily write in chronological order. 2w

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