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This one is not ad riveting as the others, but it is a decent story. The village is being terrorized by a stalker and then the s Christmas fair, which seems to have the hackles of the local merchants up, is filled with controversy and odd happenings aw well as a suicide and possible murder so the ladies are quite busy and everything is off kilter. A good time is not had by all!

Finding it an interesting read with a few rough patches and bits that don’t make too much sense to me but it might be too long between when I started the book and picked it up again. Should have reread the first two chapters to get settled again.

Since it was so long since I started this book I began again. It’s a very peculiar story of an oddly aware baby named Harry who looks like an owl and is visited by three owls who are like guardian educators. He is precocious in some ways an down right bizarrely delusional in others. He yells peculiar words like “brassiere”. Hmm… I’m ambivalent about this book but also fascinated.

These are stories I have already read, but just renumbered and name changed. I thought it was a new book in the series so started it, but realized I’d already read it so ended up disappointed. It’s a really good series but I wanted a story new to me.

EVERYONE writes book blurbs now compares their mysteries to the Thursday Murder Club. Didn’t know that it was the first book of the genre ever written. Hmmmm.
To be fair they’re quite wonderful but come on folks. Let’s be a bit original.

This is just one of the previous books re titled and reissued. They have done that with all four books. WTAH?! Reissued for an American audience or an English one? I’m so confused. It’s something I’ve already ready read. .

Fiona is investigating the death of a “wild swimmer” or a year round or cold water swimmer.
While doing it she discovers a new community, but most of all something that keeps her encroaching depression at bay. Killing two birds with one stone here. Lovely idea. Wonderful so far.

Suddenly it was no longer available on Audible and I still had a 1.5-2.5 hours to go. But I was invested! They should give us readers who are more than half way through the book a grandfather clause to finish it.

Love the writing style and the humour. Truly wonderful.

Bachelard discusses nests and shells as part of the poetics of space and how it has affects the human mind on its sense of house, home, safety and myth.
While challenging to digest it is an interesting exercise into how we view space and places of habitation.

I like these stories. I hate starting with the second book as the back story adds so much to a story but I did.
Also reading the ebook I find the typography for Joyce too small and not good text. It is unnecessary to use such a difficult to read text. They could have stuck with the same text and lost nothing in showing a different voice.

It’s kind of dense writing at times with words like phenomenology and oneiric etc. so I found reading it aloud with either a French or English accent helps me absorbs the words and ideas. ADHD sucks but I’ve taught myself some tricks to help me get past some of my obstacles.
Interesting ideas about what space and architecture means to man how he compares it to nest and other structures.

Like with The Retired Assassin’s series, I started on the second book. It makes for some inconsistent reading to start on a second book before reading the first. I don’t recommend doing it that way at all. But still good story.

Wonderful book now that I have read the first in the series. I started this one first but it just wasn’t tracking. Now that the first one has been read the second is making so much more sense and much much better.

It’s a fascinating book but it’s definitely not quick easy reading. Lots to look up and the fact that you can select a word or phrase and tap on it to get the whole of the internet to tell you more about it is one of the things I love about ebooks. I can look up artists and plants and works of art and odd words or foreign ones with no real work. So much knowledge I’d love to have had in college.

This is the second book. Don’t know how I got started with it but now I have to put it down to read the first so the backstory makes sense.

Something is strange about the village they’re visiting and their WI. Some of them seem to have counter parts, but who lack warmth and empathy. And where is Gilbert?! He’s made a LOT of trouble for everyone!

Gilbert is MIA and the dragon hunting “journalists” are all over. It’s chaos. The WI is trying to help but communication is at an all time low. Yikes!!

It’s slow reading with lots of words like ontology and phenomenology etc and a few I have to keep looking up again and again.
I admit to be a bit daft but sometimes writers get too in love with ologies and isms and basically muddle the point they’re making.

I love Agatha Raisin. She is successful and strong but also a bit vulnerable. She’s a bit brusque but has still managed to find herself a good group of people in her life. The greatest pleasure of Agatha is that she’s flawed but still appealing as she grows as a person and deals with life’s slings and arrows.

It is a good reminder to get with it and not just let life pass us by. Imperfect, but some good advice.

I like these stories. They’re sweet and the characters are good.

Togo’s writing is a bit like Twain and Pinkwater’s mixed together. It’s weird and regional and I have enjoyed the two other books of his I have read.

The publisher Peter Weed of Condon & Weed gave me a bunch of his books when I was a little kid. I started with the Blue Moose in the 1970s and I have now read almost everything he has written. His writing is like eating dessert for me. Huge fan and I will finish this one this year.

I have reread parts of this a few times but then lose my place. It’s also on my “will finish in 2026!!!” List.

Written by a friend and I am truly enjoying it and will finish in 2026. It’s interesting how we can procrastinate even on reading things we enjoy and like.

I may have to reread this one since I have moved twice since I last read it. I’d bow my head in shame but I shall read and finish it this year.

This is going to be one of the many books on my “currently reading “ that I am going to finish this year. Come hell or high water I am gonna get that darn list down to no more than 10 books.