“A smart, gripping debut mystery set in the shadowy halls of Oxford and the Clarendon English Dictionary.
This one‘s got:
✅ Academic vibes
✅ Twisty, slow-burn mystery
✅ Secret societies & family secrets
✅ A big dose of word-nerd goodness”
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Most of my recent manual labour involves cleaning up my parents‘ horrifically messy basement. (It‘s already so much neater, yet a casual observer might think I‘d done nothing.) Today I dug out Jacob, their turtle. He used to have his own bedroom (ie, he lived on the bed in their spare room), which led many, many people to think I had a brother named Jacob.
I also listened to all of another enjoyable Japanese mystery from the 1980s. #audiocleaning
pickJust finished this. Loved it. I'll read her other Sherlock Holmes novels, of which there are at least two more.
#litsylove #mysteries #SherlockHolmes
Here‘s to the start of a holiday weekend!
Dress progress and my #littenkitten Willow trying to eat the stitch markers!
#litsycrafters #crochet #catsoflitsy # @Catsandbooks
so-soNot my favourite Marie Benedict. There were some liberties that were a little too far for my taste. I also had a hard time following the story sometimes, I don‘t know if I was distracted or what but I won‘t remember this for long.
#audiopuzzling
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1) #Bookhaul includes the new Murdle book. #Addicted 💀
2) Ankhway mushroom gummies 😀
3) International 🐈 day. Ronnie, our thief of seats.
4) Celebrating Mischief and Mayhem turning 16. ❤️🌏❤️
5) Girls' day out. ❤️🌏❤️
pickOk, I confess I bought this because I sometimes watch 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 🫣 It was a pretty slow to start, and the whole thing was a bit contrived, but I enjoyed the word games, the etymologies and the insiders look at the work of lexicographers as well as the Oxford setting. A fun read.
so-soThis novella prequel to #AGoodGirlsGuideToMurder is certainly a fast read! Connor‘s birthday dinner has a 1920s murder mystery theme (which made me nostalgic for my own 16th birthday party which was the same idea!) & as the clues emerge, Pip is certain she has it all solved! It‘s just a game that shows the motivation for Pip‘s capstone subject. Honestly, had I paid $1.99 for this on kindle, I wouldn‘t have been disappointed but $7.99 was too much!
