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Back on my daily commute - what else than cozy murder mystery? I enjoyed this one, especially Beryl‘s entrance into the story. And in contrast to the Agatha Christie murder mysteries I was able to catch some hints and guess the murderer correctly. 💪💪💪

In an effort to maintain her home post WWI,the proper English Edwina advertises for a roommate.As she endeavors to answer the ad,the boisterous American adventurous,Betyl Helliwell literally crashes her car at Edwina‘s doorstep.These two contrasting personalities were once school friends,so they slip into renewing their friendship is Almost immediately there is an attempt on Edwina‘s life,so the two investigate.Their queries lead them to a seek 🔽

Today‘s audio walk. I slept in so the temp was 85ish - I cut my usual route short because i was feeling the heat.
The river was still & peaceful today. #audiowalk #ABerylandEdwinaMystery

My week ahead:
~Read sections required for 3 books in first row. #sundaybuddyread #adventuresinphilosophy #asbyatt
~continue listening to Murder in an English Village #berylandedwinamystery #audible
~ Read what I can of the others-mood reading #readyourkindle #commissionaireguidobrunettimystery #bookspin #libraryfind

Cozy mystery + squished hot cross bun = breakfast. I‘ve had poor luck with cozy mysteries lately, but this one‘s got a punchy prose style, interesting characters, and internal logic that doesn‘t depend on everyone throwing common sense out the window. No needless repetition yet, either! I‘m optimistic.

Finding love by chance during war, not knowing who will come back from war or where life will take you. A lot of it is a love story, also a lot on different classes of people, and of course the Great War.

I was looking for another cozy mystery audiobook series and I‘m so glad I chose this one! Set in 1920 in the aftermath of WWI and the Spanish flu, there was surprisingly more humor than I was expecting. I love both Beryl & Edwina and they complement each other nicely and work well together. I love the setting. 5⭐️

#cozymystery
#historicalfiction
#audiobook

I started this today and I am feeling very meh about it. Possibly because of the state of the world right now, but the main character seems incredibly vapid and the overall tone of the book might be too flippant for me. It doesn't seem as lightheaded as her mystery books but also not as serious as the time period deserves? If you read it let me know what you thought!!

@thearomaofbooks #bookspinbingo

Ready for February! I cleaned off a good number of January books so am excited to tackle this which includes one of my two #chunkster reads for the year.