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shanaqui
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This was... okay? I was definitely curious about the mystery, but not so totally absorbed that I couldn't have lived without finding the answer. Still, I felt really meh today and this kept me interested enough to read about half of it in one go, so I think I'm just generally muted in affect today and I probably liked it.

Either way, that was my #DoubleSpin.

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shanaqui
Cat and Mouse: A Novel | Christianna Brand
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Yeah... I should've DNFed that, that was dire. Brand's usually not *awful*, but this was all her most melodramatic tendencies, a stupid romance that doesn't work, and a whole bunch of incoherence. Maybe it was meant to be a parody but that doesn't make it bearable.

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shanaqui
Cat and Mouse: A Novel | Christianna Brand

I can't tell if this is just *bad* or if I'm not in the mood, but wow I am not getting on with it. I'm not a huge fan of Christianna Brand, but normally I like her work better than this.

(And possibly it's meant to be parody but even that doesn't quite feel like it lands!)

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shanaqui
Cat and Mouse: A Novel | Christianna Brand

I'm a bit stalled on this one. It did nicely evoke the Welsh weather, but I'm kinda meh about how... gothic it is? I think I see what's happening already, and the melodrama (and the main character getting humiliated) just isn't my jam. Brand isn't my favourite classic crime writer in any case, I've just never quite clicked with her stuff.

(I'm sorry about all the posts today! 😬 It's really catchup for most of the week, I suppose.)

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kwmg40
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Pickpick

This Golden Age crime novel from 1923 is a weak pick. The plot is not terribly plausible and there is a lot of melodrama but I still enjoyed the story.

#gottacatchemall (Luvdisc: happily ever after) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🩷🩷 5mo
LeahBergen Just like her other one that I read! 😆 5mo
kwmg40 @LeahBergen Yes, there was a lot of melodrama in that one too! Despite the eye-rolling moments, I'm willing to read more Annie Haynes. Her novels are definitely entertaining. 5mo
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Blueroseis
Murder Underground | Mavis Doriel Hay
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Preferring crime novels with some excitement and a reasonable amount of action, both of these attributes were missing from this story. However it was a book I chose to read simply because it was historical fiction in the literal sense having been written 91 years ago.It could be classed as a cosy mystery but without the present day embience and warmth that you come to expect. While it was a good read I do like a more modern style of writing.

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ReadingWithAnOtaku
The Silk Stocking Murders | Anthony Berkeley
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Pickpick

I love reading these classic crime stories and this was a solid one. I listed to the audiobook and it was a well do “who done it“

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BarbaraJean
Knock, Murderer, Knock! | Harriet Rutland
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Pickpick

I thoroughly enjoyed this Golden Age murder mystery. The characters are almost all over-the-top cariacatures, and as such, were hilarious. Gossip and judgment turns to murder and there‘s suspicion all around—and there‘s no shortage of witty dialogue and clever characterization along the way. This was my December #BookSpin (yes, another belated review!).

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
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mabell
The Wintringham Mystery | Anthony Berkeley
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Pickpick

Unique premise - gentleman to footman to house guest to detective. I enjoyed the lighthearted banter, but for some reason this book just didn‘t fully click with me. Still recommended. 😊

Thank you for giving it to me @Gissy !

Librarybelle I have this on my to read list! 8mo
Gissy Adding this one then to my wish list😃👌❤️ 8mo
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CarolynM Definitely unique! Sounds good 🙂 8mo
mabell @Librarybelle I put it on my list from Littens‘ suggestions 😄 8mo
mabell @Gissy I love the cover! 😍 8mo
mabell @CarolynM I can‘t really put my finger on it, but it wasn‘t 100% my thing. But overall I enjoyed it 😊 8mo
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Jen2
The Wintringham Mystery: Cicely Disappears | Anthony Berkeley, A. Monmouth Platts
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Pretty good.

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