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xicanti
Scaramouche | Rafael Sabatini
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Read some more of SCARAMOUCHE with Wesley nearby. It‘s currently my secondary book, but I think it‘ll graduate to primary when I‘ve got a little gap. It‘s fun so far. I do wish my free copy had an interesting cover, though.

Ruthiella Now I have Bohemian Rhapsody in head “Scaramouche. Scaramouche, will you do the fandango…”🎼🎶🎵 (edited) 5mo
xicanti @Ruthiella this is my life right now. 5mo
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shanaqui
The Mark of Zorro | Johnston McCulley
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I've been using Serial Reader to read some classics, and decided to take a step away from the classic crime I've been reading and read something else... and picked more or less at random. 😅 I think I remember trying to read my mum's copy as a kid, but it didn't stick then. It's quite fun, though it's really terribly obvious who Zorro is...

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Bookfan1414
"The Mark of Zorro": Screenplay | Johnston McCulley, Bess Meredith, John Taintor Foote, Garrett Fort, Rouben Mamoulian
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I enjoyed the ever loving crap out of this audiobook. 10/10⭐️✨🌟

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Bookfan1414
"The Mark of Zorro": Screenplay | Johnston McCulley, Bess Meredith, John Taintor Foote, Garrett Fort, Rouben Mamoulian
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This book is hysterical. I can‘t even. I love it.

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humouress
Blood Spirits | Sherwood Smith
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I‘m a sucker for Ruritanian romance; throw in some fantasy and I‘m there. This is the sequel to ‘Coronets & Steel‘ literally a modern day Ruritanian romance with fantasy elements; it follows on the Christmas after the events in the first book. Although (halfway through) there‘s not much romance, the love of Kim‘s life being otherwise engaged (pun intended). Still fun

humouress For an inland, mountainous region they do seem to eat a lot of fish. 9mo
humouress Well, it‘s not ‘Rupert of Hentzau‘ (thankfully) though it does have its moments. Wow! - did not see that ending coming. I found it a bit confusing in odd places (probably reading too fast so I could find out what happens next); I recommend reading it soon after the first so you can keep track of the family tree (it‘s been nearly a year & 2 months for me).

4.5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ✨
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humouress 📖
“The young teen I'd trust, Theresa? And the older teen, what's her name, Tania? Yeah. She's an odd duck - someone told me she used to sit on the roof ridgepole and talk to imaginary friends when she was a kid. Played with cats and rats. Actually, I kinda like the sound of that! Anyway, she's gotten locked into the *Salfmatta* sorority, so you can bet she'd keep her lip zipped.“

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humouress ⬇ 📖
*Salfmatta* sorority - the *Salfmattas* were the ones who were kind of like healers and kind of like mages, near as I could tell. My grandmother's old governess, Tante Mina, was one. I'd stayed with her after I escaped from Tony, and she'd clued me in about the Blessing, among other things.
“I'd also trust the married sister,“ Nat went on.
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SayersLover
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Found this one a little heavy going especially in the middle. It was also hard for me to appreciate/relate to the main character. Thank goodness the pace picked up near the last third. I will probably read the next book in the series when it comes out.

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wordslinger42
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After enjoying a good chunk of Sense and Sensibility, I‘m diving into this fantasy novel I checked out from the library recently! Has anyone read this one?

RaeLovesToRead I loved this one! 11mo
wordslinger42 @RaeLovesToRead I‘m really enjoying it so far! 11mo
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julesG
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Another book I have to thank/blame @RaeLovesToRead for introducing me to.
Rae, you mentioned it one evening over mead and bramble whisky. You mentioned another book, but that one I can't remember. We were talking about heist books similar to Locke Lamora.

Found the #audiobook and have just picked up this #audioknitting project out of my UFO basket. It'll either be leg warmers or socks when done. #LitsyCrafters

TheBookHippie I like the colors. 13mo
quietlycuriouskate Ooh, your yarn thingummy: what sort of size can it hold? I'm looking to put something like this on my Christmas list 🙂. (I mostly use 100g balls of DK weight.) 13mo
AnnCrystal 🤩👍💝. 13mo
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julesG @quietlycuriouskate That would definitely fit. The base is 12cm wide and the "thorn" is 18cm high. I've managed to get a 1500m 4-ply yarn cake onto it which might have had 20cm in diametre. 13mo
julesG @quietlycuriouskate also, no idea what the thingummy is called. Literal translation from German would be "yarn unwinder" but it sounds weird 13mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
RaeLovesToRead THANK! The word is thank! 😘 13mo
julesG @RaeLovesToRead 😘😘 13mo
kspenmoll Your yarn is beautiful! 13mo
GingerAntics I seriously love that yarn! I feel like that would be me if I were yarn. 13mo
bookishbitch Beautiful knitting! 13mo
quietlycuriouskate Thank you: I've found one on Amazon. 🙂 13mo
julesG @quietlycuriouskate 🎉 hope you like it. 13mo
Suet624 Beautiful!! 13mo
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RaeLovesToRead
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Rae meets James Logan.

See previous post. I love love LOVED The Silverblood Promise. If you liked The Lies of Locke Lamora, give this one a go!

He's also a Midsomer Murders fan so I have decided we are friends now.

DogMomIrene I loved Lies. Stacking this one! 13mo
Gissy 😍👌❤️ 13mo
RaeLovesToRead @DogMomIrene It's really fun! 13mo
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RaeLovesToRead
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I loved this action-packed, fantasy murder mystery. It was full of heart, brilliant fun, & I enjoyed every minute of it.

The whole story gives off Locke Lamora vibes. There's smart-mouthed skulduggery, shimmering towers, opulence and grandeur against streetwise determination.

The story does unfold in a linear way that cements it more as a fantasy adventure rather than a mystery novel, but the plot is fast paced and a lot happens along the way.

camscampbell I have this on my physical TBR shelf. Sounds good. 1y
RaeLovesToRead @camscampbell I'm catching up with Discord reads!! 😅 I love hybrid genre mysteries. Got Voyage of the Damned and Tainted Cup to read too! 1y
Branwen Oooooh this sounds really good! 💕 1y
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