@julesG on Litsy

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Second book in the series

Dr Greta Helsing is in Paris for a medical conference and gets to see far more of Paris' underground world than she intended to.
Includes cute monsters.

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

ShyBookOwl I keep trying and failing to get into book 1 but it seems right up my alley! 2d

TheSpineView Well done! 1d

julesG @ShyBookOwl have you tried the audiobook? Maybe it works better this way. 1d

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ShyBookOwl @julesG I haven't, but I did put a libby hold on it so hopefully I'll get it soon 🤞🏽🤞🏽 thx for the tip 1d

BookmarkTavern @ShyBookOwl Absolutely seconding the recommendation for the audiobooks! They‘re amazing! 1d

julesG @ShyBookOwl 🤞🏻🤞🏻 20h

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Strange Practice | Vivian Shaw

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Urban Fantasy set in London with vampires, ghouls, witches,..., and Dr Van Helsing. What's not to like?

Already have the next one in the pipeline.

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView There is something about books with vampires! ❤️🧛‍♂️ 2d

BookmarkTavern Woo! 💖 1d

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The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD

1) Yes, I'd say there are a few.

2) first to come to mind is Harry Potter, but for obvious reasons I'm not tagging it. My second choice is tagged.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Good choice! Thanks for playing! 🤩📘 2d

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Strange Practice | Vivian Shaw

#audiobook #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Need to clean a few corners today 🙄😩

First book in the series.

TheSpineView Awesome! 🤩📖📚 3d

BookmarkTavern This is a fun series on audio! 😁 2d

julesG @BookmarkTavern I flew through the first and have the next queued up already. 2d

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BookmarkTavern I think two and the novella are my favorites of the whole series. 💖 2d

julesG @BookmarkTavern wait, there's a novella?? I missed it. 2d

BookmarkTavern It‘s delightful!

Bitter Waters

julesG @BookmarkTavern Thanks. It's #3.5 Means two new stories for me. 😁😁 2d

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Behind Frenemy Lines: The must-read workplace fake dating romance from Zen Cho | Zen Cho

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Today's books are Kiss the Villain (audiobook) and Behind Frenemy Lines (ARC).

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Alchemy and a Cup of Tea | Rebecca Thorne

The #ARC is waiting for me to get to it.

Also currently listening to Kiss the Villain, a dark M/M romance I only picked up because of one of the narrators.

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern I am so excited for the next Tomes and Tea book! Thanks for posting! 4d

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Statistics For Dummies | Deborah J. Rumsey

196/250 books read
Might be the first year that I don't manage to reach my reading goal for the whole year by the end of June. 😬🤐🤪
Well, I wanted to take it a bit slower. 😈

BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 yes you‘re definitely taking it slow! 5d

julesG @BarbaraBB 🤣🤣🤣 - by the way, I'll be in Amsterdam 20th-22nd June. I'll send you a message via WhatsApp. 5d

TheSpineView Wow! 🤯 5d

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LeeRHarry Moving at a glacial pace 😉 5d

julieclair Great month! 5d

julesG @LeeRHarry I was trying for the speed of continental drift, but I seem unable to go much slower. 5d

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The Listeners: A Novel | Maggie Stiefvater

so-so

Although I liked seeing this time period from a non-European perspective and in a non-EU setting, I never really got into the story. Maybe it was the slower pace, maybe it was the magical realism element that I wish had either been left out entirely, or had been more "fleshed out". Or maybe, having read Stiefvater's YA work, I had too high expectations.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

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Spotless | Camilla Monk

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

May has a few more days left... and I'm having a hard time to decide...

1) going with this series, because I flew threw it ignoring all other books

2) 🤔🤔🤔 I have no idea apart from the next #BDBBuddyRead and #OokBOokClub books

TheSpineView Some months it is so hard to decide a favorite. Thanks for playing 1w

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Butterfly in Amber | Camilla Monk

Didn't cry exactly, but teared up. A character who had redeemed themselves to the MC died and it was so unfair.

I don't cry that often, but when it happens it's because of something so stupid that I want to laugh at myself.

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Caroline2 Hmmm 🤔 it‘s been a long time since a book made me cry… I‘ll have to scroll back through my goodreads books and have a look…! 2w

Caroline2 I had to go all the way back to June last year…. I remember welling up reading The Heart Principle by Helen Hoag 2w

bookishbitch The House of Frank by Kay Synclaire. 2w

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julesG @Caroline2 Same for me, I'd have to go back quite a while. 2w

julesG @bookishbitch it's on my TBR. 2w

BookmarkTavern That does sound unfair! Thank you for sharing! 2w

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Night Watch | Terence David John Pratchett

Honouring the People's Revolution on the #Discworld, I stole the image from Discworld.com's IG. 🦧

#OokBOokClub #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse

julesG @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @GingerAntics @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @Liatrek @khooliha @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Jennifer3 @Fortifiedbybooks @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean 2w

TheSpineView 👍🤩 2w

TrishB I mean it‘s glorious to Liverpool fans 😉 2w

julesG @TrishB 😂 - my local club lost the German cup finals yesterday, but it must have been an amazing evening in Berlin, got lots of pics from friends 2w

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Untitled | Untitled

You've got to applaud the Scandinavians for their ingenious ideas. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

kspenmoll ❤️😊 2w

Bookwormjillk 😂 2w

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2w

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squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 2w

bookishbitch 😂😂😂 2w

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 2w

Tamra 😂 2w

MemoirsForMe Love this! 🤣 2w

CarolynM Love it 🤣 2w

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Untitled | Untitled

https://www.404media.co/authors-are-accidentally-leaving-ai-prompts-in-their-nov...

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

squirrelbrain ☹️😲🤦‍♀️ 2w

Bookwomble 😮‍💨 2w

kspenmoll 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️ 2w

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Kitta 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w

TheBookgeekFrau 🙄 2w

Tamra Ugh 2w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I hate how AI is being pushed so much. The leaders at my job really want everyone to use Copilot to help with their everyday tasks, but i really don‘t know what to do with it 🤷‍♀️ 2w

Roary47 They want us to use AI for lesson planning and lessons. Kids use it on answers. My partner at another school and many other teachers are going back to paper tests because of this. 😓 2w

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The Book of Joy | Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu

Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) a pair of wristwarmers is off to Paris

2) Spotless series

3) put together a small non-Lego set of potted succulents

4) haircut

5) cats lounging on my unmade bed, best excuse not having to make it 😉

Bookwormjillk That's always my excuse too. Can't wake up the babies! 2w

Leftcoastzen 😻😻👏 that is a beautiful shade of green on the warmers ! 2w

TheSpineView YW! 💙🐈 2w

dabbe 💙💚💙 2w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2w

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Spotless | Camilla Monk

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Spent the past days flying through this series.

If you like action, banter, chemistry, lots of pop culture references, LOL quotes from mostly imaginary romance books,... read this series.

Btw, I bought the first book in 2016. I might have continued to ignore it had I not been on a "purge the Kindle crack" spree. Glad I read it. My 'coffee table' (an ottoman) is not glad, there are spit-take tea stains on it now. ??‍♀️ (it's washable)

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julesG It's five books in total. 2w

julesG #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView 2w

TheSpineView Sounds fun. Great job!🤩📖📚 2w

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sarahbarnes Great review 😆 2w

monalyisha Sounds like exactly what I need! I bought it. 😉 Up next (after I finish Of Time & Turtles). Thank you! 2w

julesG @sarahbarnes thanks 2w

julesG @monalyisha that sounds interesting too. 2w

CoffeeK8 Oh this is a fun series! 2w

CarolynM Love the sound of this. I might try the first one🙂 2w

Andrew65 Love getting through series. Well done 🎉🎉🎉 1w

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Manic Pixie Dream Earl | Jenny Holiday

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Another September. Another Earls' Trip. This time the three gentlemen are off to visit Brighton for a fortnight of being together, talking, sightseeing, maybe some sea bathing. Like the last Earls' Trip, things do not go completely according to plan, when Effie meets his pen pal Miss Juliana Evans.

Effie and Juliana have had a longstanding epistolary relationship. They both have feelings for each other. Yet, a happy ending for them doesn't ⬇️

julesG seem to be possible, there seem to be too many insurmountable obstacles; starting with Effie's gender and not ending with an age gap.

It takes the protagonists some time to work out how a happily ever after might work. This process feels natural; they don't rush, they weigh the options, they seek the help of friends and family, they listen to their instincts.
⬇️ 2w

julesG I like the slower pace of the novel and the friendship between Simon, Effie and Archie, which turned into a found family which supports its members. Since the earls have already planned next year's Earls' Trip, I am looking forward to reading about how nerdy Simon is going to woo the woman of his dreams. 2w

julesG #NetGalley #ARC #MountARC 2w

peanutnine Looking forward to this one! Effie was my favorite from book one 2w

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No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding: A Novel | Catherine Mack

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A wedding on an island, with a storm rolling in and some tension between the guests and people in the wedding party; what could possibly go wrong? Eleanor, the writer of detective fiction, starts investigating.

Fourth wall breaks, an unreliable narrator, and quirky secondary characters make this a page turner. I cannot wait to see what will happen to Eleanor next, she's going on a retreat with some other crime writers next.

#NetGalley

julesG 2nd book in the Vacation Mysteries series #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView 3w

TheSpineView Fantastic! ❤️📖📚 3w

Andrew65 Excellent, think I need to catch up on my review books. 1w

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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies: A Novel | Catherine Mack

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Reminded me of "Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone" - unreliable narrator and fourth wall breaks.

The mystery was not only who is killing and why, but also who is the intended victim.

First book in the Vacation Mysteries series.

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Well done! 🤩📖📚 3w

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 1w

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Human Remains: The gripping new thriller from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye | Jo Callaghan

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Third instalment of the series.

The main plot mystery is nothing surprising. The old case subplot though, makes you wonder whether Kat's career is based on lies.

The ending had a twist I had anticipated, but within that twist were surprising twists. (This will make sense once you've read it.)

It was equally interesting and unnerving to see how Lock evolved. What's next? A body for Lock?

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 3w

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 Not a series I know. 3w

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The Smoke Hunter | Jacquelyn Benson

#BookMail

Smoke Hunter is the novel that Benson turned into The Raiders of the Arcana series. I'm nosy and want to know what the story looked like.

BookmarkTavern I‘ll have to check this out! I like the Raiders of Arcana books! 3w

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No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding: A Novel | Catherine Mack

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Off to a good start.

Pub Day was 13 May

Vacation Mysteries series book 2
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 I like her already! 3w

Mollyanna Sounds like fun. Stacked Book one of the series. 3w

julesG @Mollyanna book one is also very good. I should write a review 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3w

Andrew65 😂😂😂🤔😱 3w

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Serial Killer Games | Kate Posey

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Surprised, but in a good way.

Loved the humour, the serial killer vibes and discussions, the two social weirdos finding each other; the secondary characters were fleshed out, and there were a couple of twists I actually did not see coming.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Dunk It sounds pretty good. Is it more of serious tone or comedic? 3w

julesG @Dunk a bit of both - some tough backstory, a current serial killer, but also good banter 3w

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Sweetpea | C.J. Skuse

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) a few actually, CJ Skuse, Camilla Monk, Jordan L Hawk,...

2) thanks to @Oryx I'm currently making my way through this series

TheSpineView Thanks for playing 3w

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Human Remains: The gripping new thriller from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye | Jo Callaghan

#WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

Currently in Warwickshire.

Third book in the Kat and Lock series starts off with the titular Human Remains found on the muddy riverbank near a farm.

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

squirrelbrain Oooh a new one! 3w

julesG @squirrelbrain Yes, was published in April. 3w

Andrew65 I‘ve been a bit north of you today in Northumberland in Belsay by LJ Ross. 3w

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All Systems Red | Martha Wells

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

Murderbot is not a mother, it doesn't have a gender or sex related part, but it's more of a mother than a lot of mothers I've read about lately.

You may tell me I'm wrong. 😉

Ruthiella Definitely agree. Murderbot cares for and protects their humans! 4w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have read the series, and agree…and sadly some of that is our socialization about what mothers do, should do, and fathers should not. But although Murderbot is genderless, I often find myself thinking of her as a her. And in my brain applying female pronouns. Which is not really a good thing, it does not want that label, they like themselves the way they are….my imposing a mental “she” is probably a factor that I need to work on. And ⤵️ 4w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ how sad is it really, when you think about it, that caring for other humans well-being is considered a feminine trait, and female traits are considered less than in our society. 😬. Ok, now I have depressed myself. Sorry for the ramble. 4w

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ImperfectCJ Nurturing is (or should be) genderless. And I agree...Murderbot is one heck of a nurturer. I love being a mother and celebrating motherhood, but I wonder what things would be like if we had a day to celebrate nurturing regardless of gender? 4w

ImperfectCJ @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I find myself thinking of Murderbot as "she", too. I've talked with my elder (nonbinary, adult) kid about this, and we hypothesized that maybe it depends on which aspects of Murderbot a reader relates to, and that perhaps the genderlessness of Murderbot makes it so the reader attributes their own gender to Murderbot. I think it's something to be curious about rather than feel bad about. 4w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ Thank you. I appreciate that. I do not have a non-binary adult to discuss these thoughts with….and have found myself wondering when I mentally gender a non-gendered fictional character if there is not a parallel between forcing my mental categories on someone fictional and forcing real live humans into a binary pattern they did not ask for either. Basically if I can not make that mental leap with a fictional character in a ⤵️ 4w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ Completely different world… it makes me worry a little about myself. And I am a the English speaking person that points out to people that “they” has been a singular pronoun forever when you do not know a specific gender. 4w

Kitta I agree Murderbot has some mother-like characteristics! I can hold the duality of being a mother and being genderless together in my mind somehow. I don‘t really think of Murderbot as anything but an it? Maybe slightly male or masculine based on its presentation of itself? Interesting you both use female pronouns sometimes for it, that had never occurred to me! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ 4w

BookmarkTavern I can see that! The exasperation and fondness as Murderbot has to take care of its humans! Thanks for posting! 4w

julesG @Ruthiella @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ @Kitta @BookmarkTavern - oh wow, didn't expect such interesting responses. As a speaker of German my mind often goes to the masculine pronoun when talking about Murderbot. The German word for "robot" is masculine, and that -sadly- also translates into English. I try to catch it, but it sometimes slips out. My children love to make fun of me for saying "he", but they know I know. 4w

julesG Also, yes, it's sad that we associate nurturing mainly with the feminine. This needs to change, but it's a battle that won't change in my lifetime. 4w

BookmarkTavern I never even considered how translations into languages with gendered nouns would shape someone‘s perception. That is so interesting! 4w

julesG @BookmarkTavern I haven't read Murderbot in German. My son did and assures me the German "es" is used - gender neutral singular pronoun, like "it". But that darn word "Roboter" (robot) is masculine and keeps scrambling my brain. 3w

BookmarkTavern I‘m going to have to hunt down a French translation and make my dad read it! 😂😂 3w

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Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science | Erika Engelhaupt

#BookMail

Eventually got this. It's been on my list for ages.

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Dead Head | C. J. Skuse

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What a ride!!

Rhiannon is trying to be a better person, but it's hard. And life keeps throwing lemons at her.

The book ends with a cliffhanger and it's the beginning of the pandemic. That means book 4 is going to show her being stuck in lockdown and I don't think this will be good for her.

@Oryx - thanks for introducing me to Rhiannon

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩 4w

Andrew65 Sounds excellent. Well done 🎉🎉🎉 4w

Oryx Hurrah! I'm going to start the next one next weekend. I'm so glad you're enjoying them as much as I am. 4w

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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping: A Cosy, Heartfelt Witchy Romance from the Author of the Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna

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Pub Day: 17th July 2025

It's been some time since I read a book that pulled me into the story so much that I forgot I was reading about fictional characters. Yes, sure, it's unlikely I'll meet a speaking fox in my life and there might not be real magic out there, but all the characters felt very real. Believable backstories, believable problems and struggles.

I want to visit Batty Hole Inn and hug all of them.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

BookmarkTavern I‘m so looking forward to this one! 1mo

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Men at Arms (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #MenAtArms AND #TheatreOfCruelty (in Blink of the Screen) next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on June 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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Guards! Guards! (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #GuardsGuards!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

Happy reading!

TheSpineView I'll be ready...seeing that I mixed up months. 🤦‍♀️🙄 1mo

julesG @TheSpineView at first I thought you were just starting early. Ah, well, you're prepared. Like me and BDB. 1mo

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BookmarkTavern LOLOL I WAS a month off! 😂😂😂 Welp, I‘m all ready for next month I guess. 1mo

julesG @BookmarkTavern you and @TheSpineView 😁 you could get a head start on the short story for next month. 😉 1mo

BookmarkTavern 🫡🫡 1mo

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Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook | Terry Pratchett

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

TheSpineView On my TBR list for May. Looking forward to this one. 1mo

julesG @TheSpineView 😂😂 you got the April and May books mixed up? 1mo

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TheSpineView @julesG Sure did. 🙄😜 1mo

willaful @TheSpineView happens to me all the time. 1mo

TheSpineView @willaful 😋 1mo

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Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook | Terry Pratchett

This post contains spoilers

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #MrsBradshawsHandbook feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG Guess I'm the only one who read this? I listened to the audiobook which had some fun effects, like public announcements sounded like you're actually at the train station. Other than that it was mainly commentary on different places and people on Discworld. 1mo

kwmg40 None of the libraries I have access to had a copy and I wasn‘t sure this companion book was worth purchasing, so I‘m skipping it for now. Hope to get to it eventually if I can get hold of a copy. 1mo

julesG @kwmg40 You didn't miss much. Honestly. Mrs Bradshaw travels the Disc by train and writes her travel log. I didn't have the impression it added a lot to my knowledge of Discworld 1mo

kwmg40 Thanks. Good to know this one can be skipped without missing any really important Discworld info. I‘ve moved on to our next book, Guards, Guards, and enjoying the reread even more than my first read of it. 1mo

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American in London | Louise Bay

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) both? Neither? I often listen to audiobooks when I do "fun" stuff around the house or run errands, I'm mostly standing. But I get to sit down sometimes. And lie in bed when reading in bed.

2) ARC, 3 chapters in I'm slightly annoyed by the "coincidences" that will certainly lead to what's going to be the embarrassment-meet-cute any paragraph now. ?

TheSpineView That book already sounds interesting. Love when something funny happens to bring people together. Thanks for playing 1mo

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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping: A Cosy, Heartfelt Witchy Romance from the Author of the Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

🎧 Random Acts of Crazy

🎧 In Bloom

📘A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (ARC)

Oryx Yes, more Rhiannon 1mo

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Statistics For Dummies | Deborah J. Rumsey

April wrap up

34 books - including 11 ARCs off #MountARC 🎉

willaful I'm just now finishing Swept Away, a last minute April book. :-) (edited) 1mo

zezeki Well done!! 👏🏼👏🏼 1mo

Kristy_K Awesome!! A few of these are on my tbr. 1mo

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Gissy Amazing 📚 🤩🎉👏👏👏 1mo

kspenmoll Fantastic! 🎉🎉 1mo

TheSpineView Fabulous! Wahoo! You go girl!! 🍾🎉🍾 1mo

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Sweetpea | C.J. Skuse

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) roughly 800 books, I guess. My kids probably have about 600 books together. 🫣🫣

2) phew, difficult to choose. Quite a few good books.

TheSpineView I was afraid to do an actual count.🤪 Thanks for playing 1mo

julesG @TheSpineView I guesstimated. How many books on a shelf x the amount of shelves. Then rounded up; some shelves are not only double stacked but have some books crammed on top too. 🫣🫣 1mo

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The Beast of Littleton Woods | T. E. Kinsey

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#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

I was lucky to get an #audiobook ARC for the 12th Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Pub Day 6th May.

Do I read the books for the cosy mystery? No. I'm here for all the characters and the banter, especially between Maid Florence Armstrong and Lady Hardcastle. I was absolutely not disappointed. Loved every minute of the story and the audiobook!

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
Late entry for #EasterCrime @Leniverse

DGRachel I‘ll have to check these out. I love banter. 🤣🤣 1mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo

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The Scorpion and the Night Blossom | Am�lie Wen Zhao

so-so

Chinese folk tales inspired NA fantasy romance (?) - or older YA romantasy (?) with a pinch of 🌶️

An okay read. A bit too much telling for me. Also, very predictable.

On the plus side, bought and read within 30 hours. I'm proud of myself. 😉 Especially, since it was one of my daughter's picks. 😁

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

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The Convenience Store by the Sea: The quirky, charming Japanese sensation with over half a million copies sold worldwide | Sonoko Machida

Yesterday's spring/Easter break excursion #BookHaul. Somehow only one of the books is really for me (not the tagged one). I have to share the other five with the teenager.

#RaisingReaders

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Good Girl, Bad Blood | Holly Jackson

#BookMail for the teenager

Got her the first book of the special editions for her birthday and now she has the whole trilogy.

#RaisingReaders

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Got to have a matching set! 1mo

julesG @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Right? I knew Littens would understand my motive. 😂 1mo

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Sweetpea | C.J. Skuse

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@Oryx has found a gem! I now have to get the next book in the series because this ends with a cliffhanger. 😬

Truly enjoyed being in the head of this psychopath and need to know what is going to happen next.

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Leniverse Thanks for the warning. I hate cliffhangers, especially when I don't expect them. 1mo

BarbaraBB Stacked! 1mo

Oryx Yes!! Right?? It's so fun. I am also enjoying the second one, and 3 and 4 are on their way. So happy you also enjoyed them! 1mo

jenniferw88 Sweetpea is one of my nicknames 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

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Shopping for a Billionaire | Julia Kent

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) at the moment, yes - paid for online shopping for the kids and they paid me back in cash. I normally only have about €20 in cash with me, for emergencies. I just don't get out that much. 😉

2) kind of - he comes from money, she doesn't. Influences both, but he's very down to earth and she's embarrassed by her parents' antics.

TheSpineView That book sounds interesting. Stacked ❤️📚 1mo

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The Raven Scholar: the masterfully woven and breathtaking epic adult fantasy of cutthroat competition and imperial deceit | Antonia Hodgson

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Low pick.

First book in trilogy that suffers from Middle-Book-Syndrome. Could have been shorter (#audiobook was 24+ hours, I listened mainly at 2.0x); could have less POV (bit confusing and I'm saying that although the narrator did a good job); could read less YA - it's NOT YA, but the dialogue often reads like YA. Why a prologue plus some chapters from the POV of a character that doesn't play an active role in the rest of the book?

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julesG Liked the writing style, but again, it could have worked with less detailed backstory/history/descriptions. Villainous villains, court intrigue, some snide remarks about politics that is absolutely fitting for the current time. Bit of a romance subplot. TW: mildly gory details 2mo

julesG #EasterCrime @Leniverse 2mo

julesG #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView 2mo

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 😊📖📚 2mo

Leniverse Thanks for joining me in Easter Crime! You're halfway to being an honorary Norwegian now. 😁 1mo

julesG @Leniverse 😁😁😁 I should do one of those genetic tests. I might be a quarter Norwegian or Swedish. 1mo

Leniverse Well. Let's hope it's Norwegian then 😂 1mo

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The Gentleman and His Vowsmith | Rebecca Ide

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Liked the locked-room mystery, the gothic atmosphere and the MM romance.

The magic system could have benefited from more explanation.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Pub Day in UK is 24th April

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Sweetpea | C.J. Skuse

I blame @Oryx 😉

#EasterCrime @Leniverse

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 👍📖📚 2mo

BarbaraBB I‘ve been tempted to, thanks to @Oryx. Is it good? 2mo

Oryx I've ordered the second one. Interested to see you like it too. 2mo

julesG @BarbaraBB @Oryx I'm not too far in, the first-born wanted to watch "Reacher" with me, but so far I like it. 2mo

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The Wee Free Men | Terry Pratchett

Quoting the article: "Transworld and Puffin have signed deals for three graphic-novel adaptations of Terry Pratchett‘s Discworld series, marking the start of the "Discworld Graphic Novel Universe".

Puffin acquired world rights to The Wee Free Men, to be adapted by Pratchett‘s daughter Rhianna Pratchett, with an illustrator still to be announced."

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #OokBOokClub

julesG "Transworld acquired world rights to Thief of Time, with artwork by prize-winning illustrator Rachael Stott, and Monstrous Regiment, whose artist is still to be revealed, from Jon Wood at RCW, on behalf of the Terry Pratchett Estate. These acquisitions will form the first graphic novels in the "Discworld Graphic Novel Universe"." 2mo

julesG "Thief of Time will be published on 2nd April 2026, with Monstrous Regiment following in the Autumn and The Wee Free Men publishing in Spring 2027, with further titles to be announced."

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julesG https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/terry-pratchetts-discworld-to-be-launched-a... 2mo

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Soubhiville I bet those will be fun! 2mo

BookmarkTavern Oooohhhhh! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 2mo

GingerAntics Ooooooh! 🧡🧡🧡 2mo

Soubhiville @Eyelit maybe this is your gateway to connect with Pratchett! 2mo

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Moonflower Murders | Anthony Horowitz

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Twisted murder mystery with a book within a book.

It felt a bit long winded at times, probably because I had found out who the killer was very early on. Still enjoyed how Horowitz put it all together.

#EasterCrime @Leniverse

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Sounds interesting. 👍📖📘 2mo

Leniverse Binged the 6 episode TV series over two evenings. 👍 1mo

julesG @Leniverse I wish I could watch it. I'll check the library for DVDs 1mo

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The Gentleman and His Vowsmith | Rebecca Ide

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) I usually do my tax return in early May.

2) romanti-mysterious 😜

TheSpineView I normally do an extension every year. So I get the May. Thanks for playing! 2mo

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Moonflower Murders | Anthony Horowitz

#EasterCrime @Leniverse

From #MountTBR

#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

CrowCAH I‘ve watched the PBS show from this series; they‘re good! 2mo

julesG @CrowCAH I didn't know there was a show. Need to find it. 2mo

Leniverse Nice! We watched the Magpie Murders last year. Might go for this one this Easter! 2mo

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo

Crazeedi I've read his other books, I think i have this on my shelf 2mo

CarolynM I‘ve just started watching Magpie Murders - it‘s really good. 2mo

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Untitled | Untitled

Books in a series not being the same size, although issued by the same publisher - and I'm not talking about international paperbacks vs regular paperback. Happened to me with hardback editions too. 😐

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Oh yeah! I have a couple series like this. And one where they never printed a paperback, so I have the whole series in paperback except for the last book! 😅 Thanks for answering! 2mo

Bookwomble Yes! This drives me insane! WHY DO THEY DO IT!? 😱🤬😅 2mo

wanderinglynn Yes! So annoying! 2mo

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julesG @BookmarkTavern ugh! So annoying. We have some series that started in hardback and then by the third book the books were published in paperback only. 😬 2mo

Leftcoastzen So irritating! Some people want to keep the set , so bad when it doesn‘t look like a set ! 2mo

TheKidUpstairs Yes! Or when they totally overhaul the cover design partway through a series. 2mo

BookLove4Ever The constant stream of special editions. It‘s mostly just a cash grab. The republished black ACOTAR books come to mind. And I say this as someone who likes to collect certain books. I can‘t buy them all! 😂 2mo

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