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JenlovesJT47
Death of a Valentine | M. C. Beaton
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Book 25 in the Hamish Macbeth series is a good one. Hamish almost gets faux baby trapped at the altar. His love life is a mess as always. The murders in this book were particularly gruesome. Love this series. 4⭐️

#audiobook
#HamishMacbeth
#MCBeaton
#cozymysteries

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
The Hunting Party | Lucy Foley
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Mehso-so

2½✨

The atmosphere of this book was done exceptionally well, you could feel the cold, remote emptyness. But I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would.
It started off very slow, and the dynamica of this supposed friend group just felt wrong.
The characters are mostly horrible people; I actually felt like killing some of them just to not have to listen to their POV anymore.
And in the end I felt cheated by the unreliable narrators.

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CarolynM
Mrs. Tim Carries on | D. E. Stevenson
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When Mrs Tim first appeared she was a military wife in peacetime, but now war has broken out & Tim is already in France while other old friends get ready for active service. In spite of the changed circumstances regimental politics continues & Hester‘s good nature and diplomacy are called on more than ever. Nearly as delightful as the first instalment. I don‘t know why it‘s taken me so long to get around to reading this one.

Ruthiella I know I need to read these books. They sound delightful! 1d
LeahBergen I‘ve read the first three but still need to read the fourth. Thanks for the reminder! 😆 21h
CarolynM @Ruthiella Yes, you do. They are lovely! 8h
CarolynM @LeahBergen I hope I won't take as long to get around to the next one as I did this. Hester is such good company. 8h
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bibliothecarivs
Shetland | James R. Nicolson
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Recent acquisitions:

📖 Shetland (Islands) by James R. Nicolson
📖 American Trinity and Other Stories from the Mormon Corridor by David G. Pace (signed by the author)

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rwmg
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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In 1843 John Ferguson travels to a remote island N of Shetland to evict Ivar, the only inhabitant for the last 20 yrs, so that the island can be turned over to sheep. The 2 men have no language in common and John's notes & docs in Norn are destroyed in an accident soon after his arrival.

Fascinating exploration of how the relationship develops through illness and language learning. The ending was unexpected and I want to know what happened next.

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Texreader
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I need to post more snapshots of food, here painted by Adriaen Coorte in 1697 since I‘m reading the tagged book for #Netherlands #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Is that asparagus? 2d
Texreader @Catsandbooks Yes. I forgot to say that!! 😁 2d
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Rissreadswithcats
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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Stunning! This is a little book but it had a big impact on me. So atmospheric, I wish I could spend time reading on this island.
Aghh Mary, you are definitely a keeper! The ending was perfect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I‘m so glad this was my first read for 2025.
Thanks for the gift @LeeRHarry 🤍🩵💙🩶
#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader Letter C

Texreader Excellent! Great start to the year! 2d
LeeRHarry You‘re very welcome! 😊 2d
Cathythoughts Brilliant book ❤️ 2d
CarolynM The #CampLitsy24 discussions of this one were really interesting. I recommend having a look at them if you‘re in the mood to keep thinking about the book🙂 (edited) 2d
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mcctrish
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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I finished my lego and I finished my audio book. I loved this retelling or reimagining of The Scarlet Letter especially on audio

wanderinglynn Yay for Legos! 🙌🏻 3d
mcctrish @wanderinglynn what to build next ? 2d
Hooked_on_books Nice, that looks great! I did the wreath and had it up for Christmas. It‘s pretty. 2d
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AnnCrystal Excellent 👌 👏🤩👍💝. 2d
wanderinglynn I just got the Forest Animals: Red Fox 3-in-1 creator set. 🦊 2d
mcctrish @Hooked_on_books I did the wreath too and I‘ve had it hanging up in my dining room. I‘m taking Christmas down today and I‘m sad to put them both away 2d
mcctrish @wanderinglynn oh fun, post pictures as you build 2d
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