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The Secret of Red Gate Farm #6 | Carolyn Keene

#LittenDetectives : we‘re two weeks away from our next #NancyDrewBR discussion!

Questions will be posted on the 15th!

In the meantime, @lauraisntwilder shared info on a video game based on last month‘s book on Shadow Ranch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/572740/Nancy_Drew_The_Secret_of_Shadow_Ranch/

rubyslippersreads, DebinHawaii, DGRachel, BarkingMadRead, Jennifer3, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, PurpleyPumpkin, MariaW, CogsOfEncouragement, catiewithac, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, mrp27, Deblovestoread, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, StayCurious, bookandbedandtea, Laughterhp, Bren912, kwmg40, jlhammar, CSeydel, Ruthiella, inthegreensandblues, dabbe, Enchanted_Bibliophile, Allylu, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Roary47, Pageturner1, KristiAhlers, peanutnine, PageShifter, AmandaBlaze, julieclair

lauraisntwilder I'm excited for this one! It's the only one I remember reading as a kid. 😊 2w

Librarybelle @lauraisntwilder 😁❤️❤️ 2w

Ruthiella Ready! 👍 2w

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Librarybelle Yay, @Ruthiella ! 2w

DebinHawaii I‘ve got to go grab my library hold this week. Can‘t wait! 🤗 2w

Librarybelle Hooray, @DebinHawaii ! 2w

BarkingMadRead Woohoo!! I‘m ready!! 2w

Librarybelle Awesome, @BarkingMadRead ! 2w

bookandbedandtea Yay! 2w

DGRachel I don‘t think my library hold is going to be available on time (I‘m #3 and check outs are for 21 days), but I‘ll check on it again next week and buy the ebook if need be. 2w

Roary47 That game looks fun! I‘m ready to read another fun mystery. I hope it‘s located somewhere I can claim another #ReadtheUSA 2w

dabbe @DGRachel I'm in your exact same boat! 🤩 2w

Librarybelle I hope it‘s a good one, @bookandbedandtea @Roary47 ! 2w

Librarybelle Hope you‘re able to get it from the library @DGRachel @dabbe ! 2w

Bookwormjillk @Roary47 ha! I was thinking the same thing! 2w

Read4life I picked up my copy from the library Thursday so I‘m ready to go. 2w

PurpleyPumpkin Just waiting for my library hold. Fingers crossed that it comes in soon!🤞🏽 2w

Librarybelle Hooray, @Read4life ! 2w

Librarybelle Hopefully it comes in soon, @PurpleyPumpkin ! 2w

CogsOfEncouragement My local library branch doesn‘t have this one, just put in my request for one of the copies in the system. Looking forward to another BR! 2w

Librarybelle @CogsOfEncouragement Hope you get it soon! 2w

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TheAromaofBooks

The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel | Laura Dave

so-so

I ended up feeling pretty ambivalent towards my pick for this month's #ReadorDonate challenge. There are a lot of positive reviews for this one, but I found the pacing to be slow and never particularly warmed towards the characters. I never felt a sense of urgency, or like time was running out or that something bad was going to happen. Just... oh, your husband isn't who you thought he was. I guess we should find who he really was. Oh. Awkward. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) The End. I personally didn't care for the sad ending, either, even though it technically worked.

So far, this challenge for me has been read AND donate, but that's working, too 😂

@julieclair

#ReadtheUSA - Texas
#BookSpinBingo 3w

julieclair I have been wishy washy about whether to read this one. This review has helped me decide. Not reading it, lol. Happy donating! 3w

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair - It gets a lot of positive reviews on GR, but it just didn't work for me. Although I may just be in a mood, because I'm noticing a lot of “soft picks“ and “so-so“ reads on my page this month 😂 3w

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julieclair I think I might be in the same mood, lol! 3w

SpellboundReader @TheAromaofBooks - Are you doing the #ReadTheUSA as an ongoing challenge or a yearly challenge? I'm curious as I just added a similar post, initially using a different tag. I've been working on my USA challenge for years. Wishing you the best of luck with yours. 🤗 📚 2w

SpellboundReader @TheAromaofBooks - I think I answered my own question, as I just found the original post by @aperfectmjk from January. Sometimes there are so many different tags on Litsy that it's hard to keep track. 😃😬 2w

TheAromaofBooks @BeeCurious - I do it every year just because it's a fun and easy thing to track, but wasn't aware of their being an “official“ challenge this time around haha You're right, there are so many different tags and craziness going on around here that it can be hard to keep track!! 2w

SpellboundReader @TheAromaofBooks Thanks so much for answering and have fun with the challenge. I'll pay more attention to the books you list for the #ReadtheUSA tag. 🙂
Here's the link to the post by @aperfectmjk , just in case anyone else is interested for the remainder 2024 or 2025. https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2688730
One never can plan too early for reading challenges here. 👍 (edited) 2w

SpellboundReader @DebLovestoRead - I thought you might be interested in this post and challenge, if you didn't already see it. 2w

Deblovestoread @BeeCurious Thanks for the tag! 💜🌸💜 2w

TheAromaofBooks @BeeCurious - Thank you for the link!! 2w

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TheAromaofBooks

Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century | James Patterson, Brian Sitts

pick

A soft pick for the first #BakerStreetIrregulars buddy read. I liked the concept and the characters, but the pacing was all over the place. This definitely had “first book in a series“ vibes (hopefully it is!!), with a lot of character introductions. So many different mysteries meant that some things felt glossed over in the end. However, all in all a fun read, and I would definitely pick up a sequel.

TheAromaofBooks #ReadtheUSA - New Jersey
#WickedWords - Criminal @AsYouWish
#GottaCatchEmAll - Thief Character @PuddleJumper
#BookSpinBingo
@CatLass007 @StayCurious 1mo

dabbe I'm halfway through and agree with you 💯! 1mo

BookishMadHatter This is the first Patterson book that's interested me in forever. The concept is making me curious 1mo

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julieclair

Murder in the Paperback Parlor | Ellery Adams

pick

I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery! Thanks to @Read4life and @DebinHawaii for making me aware of it. Book 2 in a series. I haven‘t read Book 1, and that didn‘t matter. Set in a book-themed Manor hotel, which is hosting a Valentines week conference featuring Romance authors. Very fun, and the mystery kept me guessing.
#SeasonalCozies #ISpyBingo #Pantone2024 #SeriesLove2024 #ReadTheUSA (Virginia)

Clwojick, Andrew65, BarbaraBB, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks, aperfectmjk

TheSpineView Awesome! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo

DebinHawaii Glad you enjoyed it! I liked this one much more than the first & will go one to the next soon! 2mo

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julieclair @DebinHawaii I think I‘m not going to bother with the first book, since you and @Read4life both gave it lukewarm reviews. I‘m just going to go on to Book 3, at some point. 2mo

Read4life Like @DebinHawaii said, this one was much better than the first. I‘m glad you enjoyed it. I will also read book 3 at some point. I agree with skipping book 1. 2mo

julieclair @Read4life 👍😉 2mo

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 2mo

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Roary47

Transcendent Kingdom | Yaa Gyasi

so-so

I read this for #FoodandLit January pick for Ghana 🇬🇭 I also used this for #ReadtheUSA Alabama. This story is about a daughter who is working on a neuroscience project with mice. Through the course of the story she loses people that are close to her. This is the fuel and inspiration she has to finish her studies on these mice. It is a very emotional story with a lot of downs. However, I really enjoyed the approach on some difficult topics.

Texreader, Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks ❤️🇬🇭 2mo

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TheAromaofBooks

The Geography of You and Me | Jennifer E. Smith

so-so

I kept waiting for something to happen, but nothing did.

#ReadtheUSA - New York
#ISpyBingo - City Skyline
#BookSpinBingo

Clare-Dragonfly 😂 3mo

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TheAromaofBooks

Double Take (Lake City Heroes Book #1) | Lynette Eason

pick

18 months ago, Lainie killed her ex-boyfriend in self-defense, when he showed up in her home and attempted to murder her. But now, she's seeing him again, and he seems determined to have his revenge. Is it really him? If not, who else would be stalking her? Throw in a bit of romance from her best friend's brother, now a good-looking cop, and you have a pretty standard Eason thriller. This one was a bit of a soft pick because the motivations ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) of the bad guy seemed a little odd to me, and any time you have a “he wants you dead!“ but then he bypasses multiple opportunities to make her dead... it mildly annoys me lol But I did really like the characters, and I always appreciate that Eason works Christianity into her stories in a way that feels natural. I'm sure I'll pick up the next book in this new series.

#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#100YearsofBooks
#BookSpinBingo 3mo

TheAromaofBooks #192025 (2024) @Librarybelle
#ReadtheUSA - North Carolina
#ISpyBingo (Fog, Pine Tree) @Clwojick
#FourFoursin24 - Gurney Journey @lauredhel
#JoyousJanuary - Book 6/6 @Andrew65 3mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo

Librarybelle All of those prompts!! 3mo

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TheAromaofBooks

Magic Bites: A Special Edition of the First Kate Daniels Novel | Ilona Andrews

pick

Soft pick. This series has been on my radar for a while, and I finally got around to reading the first book. I really like the characters and the world-building was unique. However, it was a bit more gruesome than I generally prefer. Despite that, I see myself picking up book 2 to see where these characters go next - but I'll probably #borrownotbuy

#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#100YearsofBooks
#ReadtheUSA - Georgia

TheAromaofBooks #ISpyBingo (Weapon, Brown Eyes, Animal) @Clwojick
#FourFoursin24 - Meaty Treaty @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - First in a Series (Rookidee) @PuddleJumper
#JoyousJanuary - 4/6 books @Andrew65
#BookSpinBingo 3mo

Lauredhel Congrats on the challenge progress! 3mo

LiseWorks Oh this is such a good series. The grosseness is nothing to me, and boy I do enjoy a good sword fight. 3mo

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ravenlee I love this series so much! I will say it gets better around book three, when the story arc changes from episodic to continuing. But it‘s pretty gruesome throughout. 3mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo

5feet.of.fury I agree with @ravenlee the series is one of my faves, the first book is clunky but it get better as it goes. It has gross & gruesome moments here and there. 3mo

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