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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. About 600. I‘ve been going through the ones I‘ve read and offering them to family & friends. The ones not claimed go to LFLs, shelters, etc. #Roll100 ( @PuddleJumper ) & #ReadOrDonate ( @julieclair ) have helped me condense my collection.

2. Tagged.

Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView 🤓

I finished the tagged book this morning between feeding the cat who woke me at 5:45 and leaving for exercise class. It‘s a little OTT but fun, and I think we‘ll have a good discussion at book club.

I‘d planned to return it to the library on the way home BUT I managed to spill water on the crotch of my pants and was too embarrassed to get out of my car.

That was my day in a nutshell 🤣🤣

#mentalhealthmonday

#coffeeandabook

Amanda Flower is a prolific writer! I lost count of how many series she‘s had going. Last night she won the Agatha Award for historical mystery, so this morning at breakfast I started reading this, which is a book club selection for May. I also need to read the Kate Quinn book I started, but I got sucked into this one instead! #hyggehourreadathon

Just absolute catnip! I was utterly charmed by this vintage historical romance. You've got to go in knowing it is old school, but it's such a fun ride! English bride wed to a Scottish laird, every requisite culture clash is there but our heroine is just so tenacious she charms everyone she meets, including the reader.

#WeeklyFavorites

The community, the family, the stories. I love it all.

My plans for the day? I‘m going to Malice Domestic! Just the dinner this year because I missed the deadline, but I‘m still looking forward to it. The tagged author will be there, and my book club is reading this for May.

Before I go it‘s errands and independent bookstore day. #chatterday

This was such a sweet read — quick and simple, but enjoyable and emotional. Logan and Addie make a great couple, filling in each other‘s needs neatly and with fantastic chemistry. I don‘t love the third act break up, so it lost points there, but at least there was a solid reason for it and didn‘t feel forced or needless. Also, the spice was excellent.

Janet is misunderstood, dismissed, and made to feel “other” by her family, peers, and teachers in her girls‘ school in Scotland. She wanders her family‘s dark, crumbling, rambling castle. Janet feels deeply, especially affected by animal suffering, and feels at peace in nature. She grates on the nerves of those around her with her ‘know it all‘ ways. It‘s an atmospheric read with excellent writing and striking imagery. Short but feels long. ⬇️

When the story mentions a song you have never heard and you have to listen to it while reading…