I loved everything about this post, being a bookworm since childhood myself! I am a diehard Agatha Raisin and MC Beaton fan. I think it's a natural progression from my childhood of being a diehard Nancy Drew fan, and also having to deal with small YA sections at the public library. After asking my Mom too many questions about the adult content that I had defaulted to reading, we used to make the rounds to different branches just so I could get new YA books. I'm currently on the library waitlist for the latest Hamish MacBeth (just published!), and quite excited about it. And if you haven't seen the Agatha Raisin series yet, they are fun and campy and you can watch them on Acorn TV.
Olivia, I learned about another favorite fictional character from you - Amelia Peabody! I actually only own an Kindle (which I do love) because I needed to track down some hard-to-find titles in that series, and it is one of my favorites of all time.
I've dipped my toes into this current fairy smut, and previously read the vampires when that was the trend. But at the end of the day I always prefer a bossy feminist solving mysteries.
Another whole essay about our Amelia… those books are so immersive and joyful I can’t even count them as guilty pleasure at all. “A bossy feminist solving mysteries” is exactly it- the best genre of all ❤️
Took my 7-year old out to breakfast over February break, we both brought our books to Cafe Madison and read while we waiting for the food. Amazing. A dream/hope/wish that I didn’t even know I had came true.
Also, you’re officially an influencer - just tried to request the audio of quiche of death, there’s a wait list 😂
I know of this MC Beaton because of Jocelin's goodreads. 😆 Added Quiche to my list.
While not exactly unglamorous, but let's say it'd be shameful if I still bothered with shame-- I will read any book the man I'm in love with (and still yet to be partnered with) mentions even casually. 👀 (Which has included a full biography of a resigned governor.)
I'm still reading too much non-fiction these days, but am here to say I cried through this essay! The Olivia that transcends all ages! The portal to infinite worlds that is a mom's love for the library! Yes I'm still crying <3
The reference to both Sally Lockhart AND your mom waiting patiently while we rode every ride at the great escape hit me right in the feels. I was thinking about her just the other day, looking at my own nine year old and hoping that in just a few short years I would have the honor of being the chaperone on a girls trip to an amusement park. Give your mom my long overdue thanks!!
I forgot what prompted my sally Lockhart memory specifically, but when I think of that book I picture you reading it feverishly at your desk -during what class at Livingston, I don’t know. It must have been you that introduced me to them!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I loved everything about this post, being a bookworm since childhood myself! I am a diehard Agatha Raisin and MC Beaton fan. I think it's a natural progression from my childhood of being a diehard Nancy Drew fan, and also having to deal with small YA sections at the public library. After asking my Mom too many questions about the adult content that I had defaulted to reading, we used to make the rounds to different branches just so I could get new YA books. I'm currently on the library waitlist for the latest Hamish MacBeth (just published!), and quite excited about it. And if you haven't seen the Agatha Raisin series yet, they are fun and campy and you can watch them on Acorn TV.
Olivia, I learned about another favorite fictional character from you - Amelia Peabody! I actually only own an Kindle (which I do love) because I needed to track down some hard-to-find titles in that series, and it is one of my favorites of all time.
I've dipped my toes into this current fairy smut, and previously read the vampires when that was the trend. But at the end of the day I always prefer a bossy feminist solving mysteries.
Another whole essay about our Amelia… those books are so immersive and joyful I can’t even count them as guilty pleasure at all. “A bossy feminist solving mysteries” is exactly it- the best genre of all ❤️
Took my 7-year old out to breakfast over February break, we both brought our books to Cafe Madison and read while we waiting for the food. Amazing. A dream/hope/wish that I didn’t even know I had came true.
Also, you’re officially an influencer - just tried to request the audio of quiche of death, there’s a wait list 😂
Books at cafe Madison 😍😍😍 thank you for planting that dream in my head! And lol… library influencer is the only kind I aspire to 📚
Ha, I have one of the available copies checked out! Listening to it for the third time. I’ll try to get though it quickly!
Lol, thank you!!
I know of this MC Beaton because of Jocelin's goodreads. 😆 Added Quiche to my list.
While not exactly unglamorous, but let's say it'd be shameful if I still bothered with shame-- I will read any book the man I'm in love with (and still yet to be partnered with) mentions even casually. 👀 (Which has included a full biography of a resigned governor.)
A recommendation changes the whole tone of the experience! An added intimacy ❤️
💯
I was recently interviewed for a project about my reading habits, and my Goodreads listings, and I feel like a celebrity now.
YOU ARE
I'm still reading too much non-fiction these days, but am here to say I cried through this essay! The Olivia that transcends all ages! The portal to infinite worlds that is a mom's love for the library! Yes I'm still crying <3
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
No fairy smut for me, but I scrubbed the shower grout this morning listening to regular smut and literally blushing alone in the bathroom.
Oh my god. Thank you for this.
“Ghost butler” made me laugh so hard that I choked!!!!!
The reference to both Sally Lockhart AND your mom waiting patiently while we rode every ride at the great escape hit me right in the feels. I was thinking about her just the other day, looking at my own nine year old and hoping that in just a few short years I would have the honor of being the chaperone on a girls trip to an amusement park. Give your mom my long overdue thanks!!
I forgot what prompted my sally Lockhart memory specifically, but when I think of that book I picture you reading it feverishly at your desk -during what class at Livingston, I don’t know. It must have been you that introduced me to them!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️