Weekly Reads and Wrap-Up || Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Books Mentioned:
● Dinner with Edward - Isabel Vincent
● Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild - Herman Parish
● The Yearling - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
● The Jasmine Moon Murder - Laura Childs
● Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
● The Icicle Heart - Jessica Steele
● In the Moment In the Forest - D.M. Green
● The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, A New Friend - Poppy Green
● The Country Diary of an Edwardian
Lady - Edith Holden
● Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams - Susan Branch

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[estherjane-me]

Tammy, congratulations on a lot of bingos on the first card and a great start for the second😊. In 2004 my library started a book club. I joined. The librarian picked the first book as we needed something to talk about the first meeting. Then again because we were just starting out she brought a list of possibilities we could see if you wanted to read and discuss. Well, they all decided we needed a classic. The picked Anna Karenina😮. I had never heard of it! So I was excited to try something new and got the book and one weekend I sat down to read it and looked at the page of characters. I thought WHOA, I need pen and paper. But alas I got to chapter 2 and dnf’d it🥴. I was devastated as book clubs were knew to me and already I hated, yes hated the second book of the club. But I decided to go to book club anyhow to see what I was missing. Got there and 2 others didn’t read it either. The ones that did talked 1 1/2 hours about it! On the way home I was thinking I still had no idea what it was about😮. I thought I was in the wrong one for me. But then the next book was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and after that it was okay. So went you show the book I completely understood why you didn’t read it and how you felt because it was a buddy read. It happens. But yes I want to read things I like😊❤

[cajunpeachreads]

Yay at the bingos! 🎉A good start on this month's too. I'm so glad you are doing Mel's Around the World readathon too!
I love the Tea Shop series - Drayton is one of my favorite side characters and I like Tidwell - he makes me smile. Have you read her Scrapbooking series? I like it too. I didn't care for Cackleberry either.

[Annnbob]

Your Dad is going to be starting The Yearling soon. It's such a good book! Have fun with your new bingo board!! Looks like a fun one!!

[kellireadsalot]

Oh wow, the Edwardian lady one sounds so neat!

[catreadsbooks]

The Tea Shop series has been on my radar. I've heard so many good things about that series. I read one book this past week Boundaries by Henry Cloud (non-fiction). It taught me a lot about myself and people in my life which is why I love non-fiction so much. I'm back to my cozies this week. Have a great week! 📚

[insearchofwonder]

Aww so sad about Anna Karenina! But you did get some good reading in and five bingos. 👍

[Soniawithani]

I have wanted the Edwardian lady for a long time ;) I would love to see your drawings.

[dianebreyfogle]

I appreciate your heads-up about a language issue in the Dinner with Edward book. I haven't read a book with an f-bomb in it that I haven't felt it unnecessary. I've read over 20 books by Alexander McCall Smith and have never encountered one, and his writing is fabulous. I enjoyed this video!

[lizziefayelovesbooks]

I love your Bingo game! But I don't ever plan to read the Yearling. I've visited the author's home and am willing to read other books by her. But several years ago I tried to watch the newer movie and I got so mad at the mother's character, that I dnf'd the movie. 😅 I know I'm being irrational and stubborn. 😂
Anyway, I'm excited to read some Susan Branch books this year. Mitzi sent me Fairy Tale Girl for my birthday.
Happy Reading!

[StormReads]

Wow, and I thought Mysteries of Paris had a lot of Characters! I would probably have to read that using SparkNotes or something. 😃

[TheNovelHoneyShelf-Essie]

I have the Yearling planned for 2025. Nice to hear your thoughts! I will probably cry too.

[kellireadsalot]

I’ve never read The Yearling. I will have to read it one of these days.

[readsandeats]

You did well to get all those Bingos last month.
You have made a great start to your 2025 reading. I also DFNed Anna K, just couldn't get into it.
Love the look of the nature book you are reading every day.

[nadineaugustyn]

"The Jasmine Moon Murder" is my January read for that series. I'm trying to read one a month to get caught up. I will continue to repeat: What is this "I can read out-of-order" nonsense?

[dagmoon]

✯¸.•´*¨`*•✿❤In the Moment In the Forest❤✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯

[dagmoon]

That list of names! Three I'm out.

[dagmoon]

THE YEARLING!!! One of my favorite books ever. 🥲🥲🥲 I now want to read it again (would be my 3rd read.) i remember when you first talked about it being on your TBR and how excited I was for the experience you would have.