Christine

Christine’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1018)
currently-reading‎ (2)
read‎ (1184)
did-not-finish‎ (1)
review-2026‎ (0)
kindle‎ (558)
library-loan‎ (465)
jaff‎ (371)
reading-challenge-2025‎ (368)
purchased-kindle‎ (289)

rc-2023‎ (221)
ku‎ (200)
purchased-hard-copy‎ (199)
mary-cf‎ (142)
reading-challenge-2026‎ (135)
reread‎ (133)
reading-challenge-2024‎ (113)
crime-20th-century‎ (111)
disappointing‎ (93)
christmas‎ (90)

crime-21st-century‎ (61)
mary-bennet‎ (60)
borrow-box‎ (56)
foreign-fiction‎ (54)
christmas-2025‎ (52)
dnf‎ (43)
crimetime‎ (34)
possible-tbr-2026‎ (25)
jaff-not-pp‎ (21)
regency-romance‎ (18)

galloway-challenge‎ (17)
regency-soldiers‎ (16)
challenge-jaff‎ (14)
bad-cf‎ (8)
blcc-sub‎ (5)
models‎ (4)
audio-book‎ (3)
classics‎ (3)
animal-abuse‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Christine is Currently Reading

Christine is currently reading

Bluff

by Francine Toon

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 04, 2026 03:58PM

Christine is currently reading

A Bookish Clue (The Chiltern Hills Mysteries #3)

by Anthea Fraser (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 04, 2026 02:07AM

“Instead of agonising over what you should do, think about putting effort into whatever you're doing. It's more important to try your best in whatever you do, no matter how small it may seem. All your effort will add up to something.”
― Hwang Bo-reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

58 likes

“when she was a seven-year-old she had declared rain to be the best weather because it was reading weather.”
― Peter Swanson, A Talent for Murder

6 likes

“change is the great blessing of mortals. Creatures of the Otherworld are always bound by something—moonlight, iron, running water. But the only thing that can act on humans is time. We are not lovely and static. We are ever-changing, vast as seasons. We are meant to change.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

2 likes

“When we feel like crying, we should let it all out. Forcing them back only makes the wounds heal slower.”
― Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

15 likes

“Write honestly. Write with effort. With honesty, and sincerity. Then whatever comes out of it will be properly written.”
― Hwang Bo-reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

9 likes

More of Christine’s quotes…

recent posts
Christine’s Groups

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26993 members — last activity 16 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. The ...more

Jane Austen July 2025 — 1556 members — last activity May 20, 2026 05:26PM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six ...more

Persuasion Readalong (July 2022) — 10 members — last activity Aug 09, 2022 11:54AM
This group is no longer accepting members, as the readalong has ended. Thank you to everyone who participated in the discussion. Celebrating Jane Au ...more

Persephone Books — 1438 members — last activity Jun 05, 2026 12:02PM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2022 — 176 members — last activity Jan 15, 2023 09:40PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more

More of Christine’s groups…