So so so many shared favorites here! Love Dear Mrs Bird and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I also love the Lady Hardcastle mystery series and highly recommend them on audio. The narrator is fantastic! I’ve read so many good books this month so far. Mostly middle grade and my standouts are Some Writer!, Regsrding the Fountain, and A Kind of Paradise.
So glad you're enjoying Laurie Lee! That's the edition (from the library) that I read too and it is so lovely. You'll love the sequel, too. I agree that The Other Bennet Sister is a bit too long, but it does pick up towards the last third of the book. Will be interested to hear your thoughts on it. I _have_ to get to The Heir of Redclyffe--maybe April?
Sooo happy to see someone else read the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret book! I really enjoy all of that so much.. I don't know why either. I know I wouldn't be able to survive that family or the fish bowl they have to live in. I'm listening to King Charles III book now by Christopher Andersen. It's a pretty good listen. Thank you for your videos!
Dear Mrs. Bird sounds wonderful. ♥️ Love hearing your thoughts on everything, Miriam, as always! I’m totally using the audio to finish up Cider with Rosie. Thanks for that heads up! 😮♥️ A Kind of Spark going on my list!
Hey Amy, if you ever read Dear Mrs. Bird let us know on your channel. I'd love to read it along with others! She made it sound like a great buddy read!
Oh noooo re: Bleak House. I know even many Dickens lovers think he can be too verbose. I've not read enough of him to form an opinion yet but i did love the 1/4 of Bleak House i did read. Yay Charlotte Mary Younge!!!!🎉🎉 So glad you loved Dear Mrs Byrd!❤ can't wait to get your final thoughts on The Other Bennett Sister. I usually don't like retellings (I'd rather reread the OG) or "what ifs" like that book but i enjoyed March so much that i see if the book is really well done, they can be good to read.
OH NO!! I just got my copy of A Lady's Guide and assumed it would be a favorite... I will have to see (sigh- I don't like enemies to lovers when they're unkind). I added The Warm Hands of Ghosts to my TBR previously, but will probably remove it. I like Arden's writing, but some content is not my favorite. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I listen to all the vloggers on content. I'm still growing as a Christian, so I don't even want to delve into something that raises my discernment alarms.
I was a part of an online book club for Bleak House. Buddy reading is the best way to work through books like these. I then watched the movie which was so good.
Oh no! I want to read the Lady's Guide book but now I don't know. I did just read a middle grade book that seemed to have some steam punk elements and I didn't hate it, so I might still like it. It's been so long since I read Bleak House, I don't remember my specific feelings on it. I think I really liked it but it did take me forever to read. And I remember enjoying the adaptation as well. I had so much fun reading Dear Mrs Bird with you! Such a great book! I'll read the second one eventually but I think a lot of people felt like you did about it. I bought the Amari book a while back for my son, thinking he would like it but he's tried a couple times and couldn't get into it. Meanwhile he's read the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series multiple times. I really want to read The Other Bennett Sister. I thought I had read it but turns out it was a different book (but also about Mary).
And I'm trying to fit in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for this month. I have never read this one, and I have no idea about the plot. I'm glad it was a fav. :)
I heard Tammy from the Protagonists Pub say the same thing about A Lady's Guide. Bummer, since the premise sounded intriguing but I don't think I'd like that character either
The Other Bennet Sister is awesome. Seriously was totally impressed, although at first, I thought there was too much of P&P plotline. I changed my opinion on that. Yonge is a great author. Haven't read her in like 30 years! Definitely need the Laurie Lee book! EEEP! I prefer Dickens as adaptations. You will enjoy the most recent one I think if you want a better experience with Bleak House. Love Dear Mrs. Bird! I'm nervous about the second. Someone said the third is good, so... maybe a sloggy middle series book for #2? I love how flawed Emmy is but how well meaning she is, too. Eeep! I have a Kind of Spark. I didn't plan to pick it up we just kind of liked the synopsis so we bought it but then I kid of ignored it. So... eeep! Roger Ackroyd is brilliant, isn't it? So much fun!
I need to do better at DNFs with books. I just feel so guilty that I don't finish it!! But I really need to stop the one I am reading now because it is making me want to not read all together and I didn't read much last week. I read A Kind of Spark last March and loved it too. Have you ever read a good historical fiction about the witch trials by any chance? I have to read Dr. Mrs. Bird. I need to find someone to buddy read that with me.
I used to feel very guilty too! I sometimes still do but I really really just want to read what I enjoy. I don't care if it's a big classic that everyone loves (e.g. I DNF'd The Count of Monte Cristo among other iconic books). I'm not reading to earn any sort of degree, I'm reading to experience what I want to experience from literature, so if that means I DNF what I'm not enjoying I will DNF! It feels so freeing too.
I finished “The Girl In The Gatehouse” by Julie Klassen on March 1st. I gave it 4.5 stars. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to any Jane Austen fan. I am currently reading “Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs” by Senator Josh Hawley and am enjoying it. I am also reading “Fire By Night” by Lynn Austin. This book will probably end up with a 3 star rating. The writing itself is good and the biblical worldview content is good, but the two main lady characters both lie to get what they want in this book. They face the consequences but I don’t feel any sympathy for them. All I want to say is, “Duh” to these characters. I have started “Into The Whirlwind” by Elizabeth Camden and am still getting into the book. I am only at chapter 3.
Glad to hear you loved Dear Mrs Bird! Such a favorite for me.
Oh, yay! You loved A Kind of Spark!! It's a book I would put in everybody's hands, if I could. 💗🦈
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A kind of spark 🙌🏼😭❤️
1:21 Oop..IF IT FALL IT FALL 💯 Yeah Steampunk books are definitely a interesting troupe.
I'll have to read Mrs Bird this year! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Murder of Roger Ackroyd took me out 🤣🤣 didn't see that ending
I must read the Lady Hardcastle mysteries!❤❤❤I own several on my kindle!
Dear Mrs. Bird sounds great! Must read
A Kind of Spark💙💙💙💙So good.
Murder of Rodger Ackroyd…THE BEST AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOK for sure! I’m so glad you loved it. 🔥🔥
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So so so many shared favorites here! Love Dear Mrs Bird and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I also love the Lady Hardcastle mystery series and highly recommend them on audio. The narrator is fantastic!
I’ve read so many good books this month so far. Mostly middle grade and my standouts are Some Writer!, Regsrding the Fountain, and A Kind of Paradise.
So glad you're enjoying Laurie Lee! That's the edition (from the library) that I read too and it is so lovely. You'll love the sequel, too. I agree that The Other Bennet Sister is a bit too long, but it does pick up towards the last third of the book. Will be interested to hear your thoughts on it. I _have_ to get to The Heir of Redclyffe--maybe April?
The Other Bennet sister did really pick up in the last 1/4! Really enjoyed it! I’m really enjoying the Heir of Redclyffe!
The Other Bennet Sister❤❤❤Yeah it was a bit long for me too!
I've had Cider with Rosie on my tbr for awhile, but that illustrated edition really increases the draw!
It was a great read! With the exception of the second last chapter that had me feeling quite uncomfortable…
@@miriamelizabethreads In the words of the immortal Scooby Doo, "Rut roh!" 😂
@@ThisLittleLightLife 😂
Sooo happy to see someone else read the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret book! I really enjoy all of that so much.. I don't know why either. I know I wouldn't be able to survive that family or the fish bowl they have to live in. I'm listening to King Charles III book now by Christopher Andersen. It's a pretty good listen. Thank you for your videos!
I wouldn’t be able to survive in such a family either! I’ll have to look into the King Charles one thanks!
3:18 Yeah Amari I’ve heard about it but I don’t think it would work from me either.
Dear Mrs. Bird sounds wonderful. ♥️ Love hearing your thoughts on everything, Miriam, as always! I’m totally using the audio to finish up Cider with Rosie. Thanks for that heads up! 😮♥️ A Kind of Spark going on my list!
Hey Amy, if you ever read Dear Mrs. Bird let us know on your channel. I'd love to read it along with others! She made it sound like a great buddy read!
I think you would really enjoy Dear Mrs. Bird!
Oh noooo re: Bleak House. I know even many Dickens lovers think he can be too verbose. I've not read enough of him to form an opinion yet but i did love the 1/4 of Bleak House i did read.
Yay Charlotte Mary Younge!!!!🎉🎉
So glad you loved Dear Mrs Byrd!❤ can't wait to get your final thoughts on The Other Bennett Sister. I usually don't like retellings (I'd rather reread the OG) or "what ifs" like that book but i enjoyed March so much that i see if the book is really well done, they can be good to read.
Whew! Yeah that teacher made me want to throw hands 😑😡
The fact that you are loving The Heir of Redclyffe 😍😭😍😭😍😭
Thank you so so much for introducing CMY!!!
OH NO!! I just got my copy of A Lady's Guide and assumed it would be a favorite... I will have to see (sigh- I don't like enemies to lovers when they're unkind). I added The Warm Hands of Ghosts to my TBR previously, but will probably remove it. I like Arden's writing, but some content is not my favorite. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I listen to all the vloggers on content. I'm still growing as a Christian, so I don't even want to delve into something that raises my discernment alarms.
You may still enjoy the story! I just couldn't get on board with the two characters...
Hi! Where did you find the audio of Elizabeth and Margaret? I am obsessed with all things English particularly the royal family.
I listened to it on the Hoopla app through my library 😊
I was a part of an online book club for Bleak House. Buddy reading is the best way to work through books like these.
I then watched the movie which was so good.
Agreed!
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD👏👏👏👏👏👏
A Lady's Guide didn't work for me either.
Oh no! I want to read the Lady's Guide book but now I don't know. I did just read a middle grade book that seemed to have some steam punk elements and I didn't hate it, so I might still like it. It's been so long since I read Bleak House, I don't remember my specific feelings on it. I think I really liked it but it did take me forever to read. And I remember enjoying the adaptation as well. I had so much fun reading Dear Mrs Bird with you! Such a great book! I'll read the second one eventually but I think a lot of people felt like you did about it. I bought the Amari book a while back for my son, thinking he would like it but he's tried a couple times and couldn't get into it. Meanwhile he's read the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series multiple times. I really want to read The Other Bennett Sister. I thought I had read it but turns out it was a different book (but also about Mary).
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And I'm trying to fit in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for this month. I have never read this one, and I have no idea about the plot. I'm glad it was a fav. :)
I hope you love it!!
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I heard Tammy from the Protagonists Pub say the same thing about A Lady's Guide. Bummer, since the premise sounded intriguing but I don't think I'd like that character either
The Other Bennet Sister is awesome. Seriously was totally impressed, although at first, I thought there was too much of P&P plotline. I changed my opinion on that.
Yonge is a great author. Haven't read her in like 30 years!
Definitely need the Laurie Lee book! EEEP!
I prefer Dickens as adaptations. You will enjoy the most recent one I think if you want a better experience with Bleak House.
Love Dear Mrs. Bird! I'm nervous about the second. Someone said the third is good, so... maybe a sloggy middle series book for #2? I love how flawed Emmy is but how well meaning she is, too.
Eeep! I have a Kind of Spark. I didn't plan to pick it up we just kind of liked the synopsis so we bought it but then I kid of ignored it. So... eeep!
Roger Ackroyd is brilliant, isn't it? So much fun!
Yes yes and yes to everything you said! 😁😁😁
In the Market for Murder Yass!! 🔥
I recently finished it and had such a good time!
I’ve got to finish David Copperfield sometime. I might enjoy Dickens more if he hadn’t been paid by the word. 😂
I feel the same about Dickens! I love Christmas Carol, but I don't think I've loved any others of his I've tried.
He wasn't... that's a myth. But yes he was verbose.
See Tristan and the Classics Debunking 10 myths
I need to do better at DNFs with books. I just feel so guilty that I don't finish it!! But I really need to stop the one I am reading now because it is making me want to not read all together and I didn't read much last week. I read A Kind of Spark last March and loved it too. Have you ever read a good historical fiction about the witch trials by any chance? I have to read Dr. Mrs. Bird. I need to find someone to buddy read that with me.
I used to feel very guilty too! I sometimes still do but I really really just want to read what I enjoy. I don't care if it's a big classic that everyone loves (e.g. I DNF'd The Count of Monte Cristo among other iconic books). I'm not reading to earn any sort of degree, I'm reading to experience what I want to experience from literature, so if that means I DNF what I'm not enjoying I will DNF! It feels so freeing too.
Uh oh, Lady's Guide! Stacy, Tammy, now you, not enamored. Bodes poorly but I'll probably give it a shot just in case I'm an outlier. 🤷♀
You might enjoy it!!
I finished “The Girl In The Gatehouse” by Julie Klassen on March 1st. I gave it 4.5 stars. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to any Jane Austen fan. I am currently reading “Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs” by Senator Josh Hawley and am enjoying it. I am also reading “Fire By Night” by Lynn Austin. This book will probably end up with a 3 star rating. The writing itself is good and the biblical worldview content is good, but the two main lady characters both lie to get what they want in this book. They face the consequences but I don’t feel any sympathy for them. All I want to say is, “Duh” to these characters. I have started “Into The Whirlwind” by Elizabeth Camden and am still getting into the book. I am only at chapter 3.
I started listening to Bleak House last year but gave up. It was taking so long, and I just lost interest.
It could be half the length and still be too long in my opinion... oh Dickens...
Bleak House sounds kind of miserable.
Parts of it were definitely quite miserable 😅