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#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65 Day 6

My favorite book in June was The Wall of Winnipeg and Me (tagged) by Mariana Zapata.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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#Pemberlittens It's time for #JaneAdjacent discussion! @julieclair @SarahBookInterrupted @willaful @mctrish @LitsyEvents
@Julsmarshall @DebinHawaii
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@SarahBookInterrupted @JenlovesJT47
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1️⃣ Reread. I first read several years ago and have often revisited. When choosing books, I knew was perfect for December. Short stories are wonderful during the busy holiday season. Plus there's something for everyone. ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 2️⃣ Continuations and Filling in the Gaps. I don't like when Jane's original stories are tampered with. I prefer the Regency Period but make it different. I feel like Modern Day Retellings are the hardest, especially Pride and Prejudice. A woman isn't going to starve in the hedgerows these days because they didn't get married.

3️⃣ Anne de Bourgh is definitely plotting and or waiting for when she inherits Rosings Park to go absolutely wild. ⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ Mistletoe Mismanagement by Elizabeth Adams. I love seeing Elizabeth and Darcy happy together at Pemberley.

5️⃣ I have 3. Inspiration for book:
"I went up to the Great House between three and four, and dawdled away an hour very comfortably.” Jane wrote in a letter to her sister Cassandra.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig “No, dear, they are coming with us to Rosings. I need all these books if we are to spend a fortnight there,” Elizabeth replied. - By A Lady by Lona Manning

“Really? You can march against Napoleon, but you cannot find a way to talk to a lady in your cousin‘s home? I fear for England!” Mistletoe Mismanagement by Elizabeth Adams

6️⃣ Lady Catherine. At least could escape and walk the gardens of Rosing.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣. I love that these stories edited by
have proceeds benefiting Chawton Great House. The former home of Jane Austen's brother Edward and is now the Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing. Just a short walk from Chawton Cottage a place Jane often visited.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig And that's a wrap on 2024! Join me in January for #JaneAustenThenAndNow Book Club celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen's Birth when we read Sensibility and Sensibility. I'll be back later with more details.

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Eggs Love this❤️ 12m
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Jari-chan
A Restless Truth | Freya Marske
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A low Pick. It's enjoyable and can be read without knowing the first book in the series. But for me it was lacking on atmosphere and chemistry between the characters. Even though they were written quite well, I never felt close enough to really care about them or their case.

(And yes, I need to finish my reviews before 2025!)

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Christmas Joy: A Novel | Nancy Naigle
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Still wrapping up a few Christmasy reads for #WinterGames and #ReadOuttheOld This month I've focused on books that I already owned and have checked off 15 books (some of which included multiple shorter stories), almost all of which are now in the donate box, meaning I have room for that many more Christmas books for next year!! 😂

This one was a soft pick. It's classic workaholic city girl has to go home and get caught up in small town ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) Christmas shenanigans, and of course small town love interest. Joy kind of got on my nerves a lot, she was just SO abrasive and rude about accepting help, but overall a perfectly fine little read.

#WinterGames #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#WinterCosy #GottaCatchEmAllWinterEdition - Hot @PuddleJumper (cleared the board!!)
#SugarRush @Bookwormjillk
#20in4 @Andrew65
#ReadOuttheOld #ISpyBingo #BookSpinBingo
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Bookwormjillk 👏 👏 👏 8m
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The Burnout: A Novel | Sophie Kinsella
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It has to be said, Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite authors of all time when I need a palate Sophie writes characters that you instantly bond with and form a genuine affection for, which is truly a gift to be able to do in every book she writes. I loved the concept of people struggling with burnout going to their favourite childhood happy places to seek solace- a delightful read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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This is an absolute treat. It‘s the 3rd Christmas in a row that I‘m reading this and it‘s not even very Christmasy.

Inspired by the Cinderella story, I just love the humor in this one. It‘s not laugh out loud fun, but more the tone it‘s written in. This is written by Julia Quinn‘s sister, but if you read anything by Quinn you know what I mean.

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JUNE CHOICE
#12Booksof2024
I really enjoyed this book and now just need to watch the film.

Andrew65 A good choice. 4h
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PaperbackPirate
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Catching up on reviews!
This was a fun Xmastime PG-13 romance story. The main character owns a used bookstore in London but heads to her hometown for a week to stay in a castle for a friend‘s wedding. Romance blossoms in the castle garden with the head gardener!
Just what I hoped it would be for this type of book at this time of year!
Read if you like interracial couples, upper class/lower class battles, or plants.
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#HolidayBookDragons

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Reckless | Lauren Roberts
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I need the third book now. I need to know how the series ends and yet I‘m praying it ends with the two people I want to see together finally happily together.

This is such an amazing addition to the series and keeps you guessing. We finally get a tiny bit of “action” although I‘m hoping for way more in the next book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️