Summary
The first novel that Joy Ellis wrote that was never published ... until now!
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Sophie Rundle
Narrator
5.29.2024
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.
When I Think Of Carole … I immediately think of Duncan’s grandmother in Once And Future.
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
5.24.2024
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
