So many bad decisions made by the Blue sisters, but this is ultimately a hopeful book about the power of sisterly bonds. I enjoyed and liked each sister individually. Beautiful day today; I could‘ve worn shorts. #audiowalk

I didn‘t walk today. Instead, we all spent our day watching Christmas movies, playing games, and reading. I did my annual read of A Christmas Carol, while my daughter read Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich. It was a relaxing day, and I found myself, as usual, particularly struck by Dickens‘ language. This time I was amazed by how completely he can describe someone with just a few words, allowing you to picture these people fully formed.

Finally got my Christmas tree up today! It was a beautiful day to walk, so I took a short walk and then spent the rest of the day relaxing with my husband and daughter. #audiowalk

My daughter wanted to deep clean the house, so she encouraged us to go the beach. We didn‘t need much convincing as it was a beautiful day. We didn‘t have a road trip book as we listened to Christmas music instead, but I continued with Blue Sisters on my #audiowalk. They all keep making such bad decisions, but I‘m pulling for them.

I had started this before but wasn‘t in the mood for it, now I am so it‘s my new #audiowalk book. So far, I‘m enjoying it. The weather was lovely, so my walks were long.

Well, that was one depressing and thought-provoking Christmas-adjacent book! I did like it though. It got a little repetitive and long-winded in some places; at a couple of places, I actually said out loud, “Will you just get to the point?!” Willis‘ take on pandemic behavior is absolutely right. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

I‘ve got about 3 hours left in this book, and I‘m holding out for a happyish ending. Probably not realistic, but I sure wouldn‘t mind one. It got up to 79° here today, so I was walking in shorts again. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

Well, something happened in this book that I wasn‘t expecting, but when I look back, it‘s not surprising. A friend and I went on a historic homes and churches tour, and it was such a beautiful day, I went for another walk when we were done. #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

It was such a beautiful day for walking today — sunny, not too hot, not too cold, and a nice breeze. #audiowalk

I‘m predicting that someone Kivrin meets in the past is not who we and Kivrin are lead to think he is. I‘m not that great with figuring things out, so we‘ll see if my prediction is right. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

I‘m glad this is the December book for #ClassicLSFBC because I‘m not sure I would‘ve picked it up again after multiple attempts to read it. I‘m about half way through and really like it. I got home before the rain started. It was 75° today; tomorrow, it‘s supposed to be in the 40s. #audiowalk

William Gadsden‘s mother would drive me up a wall! I wonder if she‘s more than just comic relief. I have a feeling she is, but we‘ll see. #audiowalk

The Doomsday Book was published in 1992, and, boy, did Willis get the American reaction to a pandemic spot on! I thought she had one scene that dragged on far too long, but now I know why that scene was so detailed. I had a couple of nice and cool walks today. #audiowalk

I‘ve tried to read this book multiple times and never got past the first chapter. I don‘t know why — it‘s totally in my wheelhouse. So I‘m listening to it for #ClassicLSFBC and as my new #audiowalk book. I‘ve already gotten past the first chapter. Yay!

This is a short, modern retelling of Macbeth from the point of view of Lady Macbeth or Gruoch. I loved Grouch‘s relationships with her women; they are her heart and strength as much as Macbeth. Queen Macbeth is the 5th in the Darkland Tales series in which various Scottish writers reimagine events from Scotland‘s past in new ways.

I enjoyed this second entry in the Seven Sisters series. There was a potential love interest that felt shoe-horned in and went nowhere, but it didn‘t have an impact on my enjoyment of the book. #audiowalk

I‘ve got about 4 hours left in this, so I need to pick a new #audiowalk book. I‘m not sure if it‘ll be the next in the series or something else. I like the way Riley weaves historical figures into these books. Nice walking weather today.

There‘s something about this part of the story where Anna moves to the big city from her home in the country that reminds me of Heidi. Beautiful day for walking today. #audiowalk

I usually do not have trouble with dual timelines, but with both Seven Sisters books, I have found myself annoyed when the timelines switch. I have no idea why because it‘s not clumsily done. Beautiful day walking; it was 41°F here, which, for us, is getting a tad chilly. I had to wear pants and a long-sleeved shirt. I don‘t know what I‘ll do when I have to wear a coat. ? #audiowalk

Not that far into this book yet, but I like Ally. She‘s stronger than she knows. It kept looking like it was going to rain out there, but it never did. #audiowalk

I finished Looking for Jane on my #audiowalk and then started The Storm Sister. I really liked the story told in LFJ, but, as the author says in an afterword, the book isn‘t just about abortion and an abortion network when the procedure was illegal in Canada. It‘s about how the lack of reproductive choice influences the rest of a woman‘s life.

I‘ve only got about 2 hours left in this book, so I should finish it soon. Usually I‘ve already picked my new #audiowalk book by this point, but I haven‘t really been drawn to anything yet. It warmed up a little outside. Yesterday I needed the long pants I had on; today I could have gone either way.

The tagged book is not the one I read; it‘s last year‘s Christmas book. This year‘s is Holiday Hideaway — it‘s a short story sold by itself. It‘s a cute little holiday romance, but it‘s short on a holiday atmosphere. The story could be set at any other time as well. I continued with Looking for Jane on my #audiowalk at the beach. The weather was perfect for our short trip.

I‘ve got 4 hours left in this book, and the lives of the three main women are beginning to meet. I thought this book would make me angry because of how much ground women have lost here in the US, but instead, it makes me sad. #audiowalk

Looking for Jane is my new #audiowalk book. So far, I like it. It was very windy outside; apparently, it was great for windsurfing. I saw multiple people in the bay.

So-so is the best I can do with this book; I really don‘t get the awards for it. The sexism is a major problem, some of the science seems wrong to me, the dialogue can be stilted, the plot is boring in parts, and the prose isn‘t that great. I‘m glad I read it because it‘s so influential, but I highly doubt I will read the other Ringworld books. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

I‘ve only got a couple of hours left to this book, and I can‘t say I‘m really drawn to it yet. And that‘s outside of the problems with the depiction of women. I can see great promise in the premise, but so far it‘s just okay to me. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

OMG! If I‘m old enough to be someone‘s lover, I‘m old enough to be spoken to in an adult manner instead of being condescended to as if I‘m a 3 year old! I may not be able to get past the misogyny in this book although I‘ve been able to do so before. The sun was out today! I haven‘t seen it since I‘ve been back home. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

Some things, besides sexism, bother me in this book. Wouldn‘t a society advanced enough to build a ring around their entire world have discovered radio waves? It started to rain when I got out of the car, but I pulled out my raincoat, so it stopped. 😄 #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

Today is the first time I‘ve gotten to walk in November! I‘m back home now and noticed that some parks have yet to take down their Halloween decorations. I‘m listening to Ringworld for #ClassicLSFBC and haven‘t yet made up my mind how I feel about it. It‘s got a similar problem to most of the classic SF that I‘ve read — a lack of imagination when it comes to women. #audiowalk

We are finally getting to Maia‘s story, and I‘m interested. I walked alone today, so I got to listen to my book. I‘ll miss the river walks when I go back home, but I‘ve got the bay there. #audiowalk

I haven‘t been listening to books while walking because my sister has been with me on my last few walks. Here‘s what I‘m reading tonight. I‘d tried to listen to it before, but it just didn‘t work for me. I think it‘s one of those books that is better read as either a print or ebook.

I didn‘t know there was a new Secret Book & Scone Society book. It‘s my new nighttime book. Folly Beach and the South Carolina aquarium on today‘s walks.

This is actually my nighttime book that I‘m listening to right now, but I didn‘t want to listen to anything on my walk around Charleston because I was with my sister.

This started out slow to me, but now I‘m getting into it. #audiowalk by the river.

This was perfectly okay, but not great. It didn‘t feel focused, and Flavia seemed to be so full of herself and sure of her superiority to others. I will probably give it one more chance. Since I finished this on my #audiowalk, I started The Seven Sisters.

The police are incredibly stupid here. Not that I have any clue who the murderer is, but Flavia just had to point out something pretty obvious. It was such a gorgeous day today! We went downtown to a weekend market that was going on at the same time as Pride Fest, so two for one! 😊 #audiowalk

So I‘m about half way through this. My problem with the series is how absolutely mean Flavia and her sisters are to each other — all the time. Otherwise, I‘m enjoying the books. SC had some bad flooding from Helene; one side of the river walk is completely closed. This side, however, is open, so I got a 3 mile walk in. #audiowalk

Flavia de Luce #2 is my new walking book. I‘m up in South Carolina right now, so I was walking along the river. #audiowalk

This is really toward the low end of the pick scale for me. It had some issues with pacing. I‘m glad I read it, though I doubt I‘ll read others in the series. I just didn‘t get the motivations for some of the characters actions. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

There‘s not been tons of action in this book, and suddenly there‘s now tons of action! I‘ve got a couple of hours left, so I should finish soon. Beautiful day for a walk with temps in the 70s. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

Got two walks in today so more listening to Sundiver. I‘ve been trading it on and off with Kris Kristofferson though, so I haven‘t gotten as far in as I might have otherwise. #audiowalk

This is mostly a fast listen for me except for that one part where a character went on too long about the history of a particular alien civilization. #audiowalk

Started Sundiver for #ClassicLSFBC and for my. Ew #audiowalk book. I think I‘m going to like it, but as with many older books, I‘m going to have to adapt to sexist attitudes. Of course an attractive female biologist is going to run around barely clothed all the time. 🙄 Alligators and turtles again.

I ended up liking this book, although I think if I were friends with someone like Rosie that she‘d make me tired. She‘s on all the time! No down time at all. Because this is a start to a new series, Osman spends a lot of time on setup, making the ending a bit rushed. I‘ll definitely read the next one. #audiowalk

The COVID and flu vaccines actually made me sick, so I haven‘t been able to walk for a few days. I finally was able to get out today, and it was so nice. I‘m liking this book better than I did when I first started it, but there are a couple of characters that just make me tired. #audiowalk

I switched Death in Le Jardin to my nighttime book and started this one as my #audiowalk book. I immediately got into The Thursday Murder Club books; this start to a new series, not so much. It‘s taken much longer to even straighten out who the characters are and their relationships with each other. Now that I‘ve solved that problem, I may like it better.

Ian Moore‘s mysteries set in France and featuring a cranky British B & B owner, Richard, and a former French Secret Service agent, Valerie, are always fun and a little ridiculous. So far, this is the case with this one too. #audiowalk

My only real issue with this book was that I wanted more Nightingale. Instead, the story finds Nightingale in New York and is told from the point of view of an old schoolmate — Augustus Berrycloth-Young. He‘s a fun character, and we get to view both Nightingale and 1920s Harlem through his eyes.

This is really the low end of the pick scale for me. I liked the setting and I like Perveen, but Massey seemed all over the place here, covering too many issues while ignoring the mysteries. The murder that finally happened wasn‘t that interesting, and I didn‘t understand the motive at all. #audiowalk