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Here‘s my December #BookSpinBINGO shelf! My #bookspin pick is the year-long #NaturaLitsy pick: A Tree a Day. My #doublespin pick ended up being the same one I got in November: The Blank Wall. I‘m adding One Afternoon as well, hoping to sneak in two #PersephoneClub reads this month!

repost for @LeahBergen

It‘s now December (!) so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

rubyslippersreads‘ pick for us this month is One Afternoon by Siân James.

ALSO: Will you all chime in and let me know if you‘d like to be on this list? We are going to start voting on next year‘s picks very soon!

#BuddyRead

It‘s now December (!) so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@rubyslippersreads ‘ pick for us this month is One Afternoon by Siân James.

ALSO: Will you all chime in below ⬇️ and let me know if you‘d like to stay on this list? We are going to start voting on next year‘s picks very soon! ?

At some point this week - I'm not sure when exactly because time is an illusion that all blurs together - I finished the #persephoneclub book from October. Very behind, but I felt compelled since it was my pick and I did want to read it. I'd say I liked it but didn't love it. When the only character you really like is the would-be blackmailer and murderer ... 🤷‍♀️ Some interesting food for thought though.

Finally finished last month‘s #PersephoneClub read. I‘m not usually put off by a book being dated, but this time I found it really hard to let go of my modern mindset. Bee & David annoyed me, the crooks were unbelievable for a lot of reasons and Lucia‘s overwrought internal monologue made me unpleasantly anxious rather than thrilled. I‘m ruining this book‘s 100% pick record. Sorry 🫣

March 2025 Book #4
I really enjoyed this book about two families and the matriarchal way to raise their families. So different. During my reading I was mad with Mrs Willoughby and more in the side of Mrs. Fowler. But then you follow each family, their sons and daughters through their lives and you will understand each side of the story. This is really a story about family dynamics and each and changes in each generation. So well written and⬇️

The introduction highlights this book as inspiring many great noir writing + quotes chandler praising the author. I can see the comparison to highsmith + double indemnity, but somehow, the plot stretched my credulity. It was interesting to read as a lost classic, but I don't feel it dated well.
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This was a morally ambiguous (fun!) read because Lucia finds herself in a cascade of consequences flowing from a single act of deception. While she is motivated out of a sense of familial duty, her conscience gives both her & readers all kinds of grief. #PersephoneClub

Aside from the mystery, Holding offers readers plenty to think about re: women‘s roles and their fulfillment.

Reposting for @leahBergen
It‘s now October so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

It‘s now October so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!