paranoidangel | What I am reading Wednesday

What I Just Finished Reading
First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton, Second Form at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton, Third Year at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton. I watched the first series of this in 2020 and then forgot it existed until I came across a trailer for series 5. I'm now halfway through series 4 and discovered at Christmas that my parents have got our old children's books out of the loft and they're on the bookshelves in my sister's old room. I couldn't remember anything about these books and was curious about what they changed for the TV series. And then I really enjoyed re-reading them.

The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland. I saw another book by the author recced, but the library had this one, so I borrowed this one. I mostly enjoyed it - it was about four women who were friends in high school. They were going to do great things, but then they realise at their 25th reunion that their lives are crap. So they set about improving them. Which was fine, but they either had pots of money or had a source of pots of money, which just made it all a bit too easy for me.

The Body in the Blitz by Robin Stevens. I struggled a bit with this one. The main characters are 10 and 11 and I can't stand one of them. And it's set during the war, which isn't a favourite time period of mine.

What I'm Currently Reading
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths. I am enjoying this, but it's got some weird stuff going on with Aboriginal beliefs and the setting makes Norfolk sound... well, exactly like I think it's like (I've never been there). But it has interested me enough to reserve the first of the series at the library (they literally don't have a single one of my books on ebook). And I can see elements of Spooks' Ruth and Harry in Ruth and Nelson.

What I'm Reading Next
Saving Missy by Beth Morrey. I went looking for some bargains on Kobo, liked the sound of this one and then found the library also had it on ebook, with no waiting list. I'm hoping it will be a nice palate cleanser after the dreariness of Norfolk.

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