An Aura Of Mystery (Daily React)

Novel by Joy Ellis

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Sophie Rundle

Sophie Rundle

NARRATOR

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5.24.2024

This Is Amazing!

Chapter 1 thru ??

I fell asleep. I woke up. I restarted. I woke up in the middle of something. I restarted. I fell asleep again. Honestly, I think I remember up to chapter 4? I have no idea but it was REALLY REALLY different. I learned from the author’s note that this was her very first book and it was never published. You can absolutely see where she ended up from this book but I WISH she had kept kind of “other”-esque type concepts. She said blending crime with other genres wasn’t a thing back when she wrote this and that’s a shame because I love the mix of these concepts – think Harry Dresden.

I will be restarting from the beginning tonight because I was really enjoying it. I didn’t even get to the “police” part of anything yet.

I love the main character and her relationships with the 2 older women the best.

This book has my attention! I love Sophie Rundle’s voice so narration, of course, is absolutely epic.

Story this session: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars

5.28.2024

Picking Up Speed

Chapters 9 thru 16

I have been slowly working my way through this book and I’ve been exhausted and falling asleep quickly lately. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I take the time to go back and find what I remember and start there again. I really am enjoying this book so I wanna not miss anything.

I adore Ellie and Carole’s relationship so much. Carole reminds me of Judi Dench’s character, Eleanor Lavish, in Room With A View … I love how caring and nurturing she is but she also has this wild streak that makes her so lovable.

I am barely registering the actual plot right now. I just really love these characters.

Story this session: 4.4 out of 5.0 stars

5.29.2024

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Wow! The Best Chapters So Far!

Chapters 17-20

I woke up to pee at 4am and when I got back to bed I went back and restarted where I’d remembered falling asleep. It drifted off somewhere but when I roused back it was right at the beginning of two of these epic chapters. I was wide awake the entire time … slipping back into sleep after they were finished.

I said this the other day, but with even double passion now, I ADORE Carole. I would read an ENTIRE book just about her and her adventures.

I can honestly say that the plot/mystery/police procedural part doesn’t interest me at all and even though I know that Joy is known for police procedural crime books (I’ve read almost all of them), I actually wish she’d stuck with this series.

Story this session: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars

5.29.2024

Once And Future Panel


When I Think Of Carole …

I immediately think of Duncan’s grandmother in Once And Future.

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