A Murder to Remember: A Partial Review

 I recently got an Audible original audiobook, A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly. It is a funny Cozy Romantic Mystery that I am finding delightful. Blurb below.

It was the perfect vacation fling. And then a body showed up.

Jane Austen fan Amelia Bennett sneaks away from a dull tour of an English country manor, only to run into a man more dashing than Mr. Darcy himself. About to lose his ancestral home to family debts, charming aristocrat Tom Calder invites his American guest to join him in drinking his way through the estate’s priceless wine collection. But when they wake in his bed the next morning, they’re convinced that in their drunken haze they witnessed a murder.

Problem is, the body has vanished and no one believes them—except the shadowy figures stalking them through the estate's empty halls and lonely woodlands. On the run for their lives, Amelia and Tom must piece together their shifting memories and a string of baffling clues to expose the crime—while navigating their morning-after awkwardness and the undeniable sparks between them. As their unexpected bond deepens, they begin to wonder if their own love story could be one for the ages—if they manage to survive at all.

I am 5-hours into this 10-hour adventure. I do admit this audio book is a change of pace for me. I have been sucked into the world of Chinese and Korean Web novels lately. It is a bit of a reset to listen to a book where English is definitely the first language. I am enjoying it.

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Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1!!!!!!!!!

 I would like to Netflix for breaking the season into two parts. I was able to get to sleep at a somewhat decent hour thanks to that. I liked that they kept familiar elements from the novel. 

My Mom and Dad were excited for this season as well. LB2 had already watched it before the three of us. My Mom watched this season before my Dad. She will probably watch it again with him. It still weird me out that he likes it.

Well, now we will wait for June. Can't wait to see what will happen next. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.

P.S. Congrats to Nemo for winning Eurovision 2024. I should have mentioned it in my last post but I was a bit preoccupied with my book recovery efforts. They are still ongoing, by the way.

When books get wet.......

 A few weeks ago, my mom and I were cleaning the basement and I discovered that some of my books that I had stored down there had gotten wet. How and why that happened I will spare you the details. Just know that they were wet and starting to mold.

I immediately went into recovery mode with LB2 as my assistant. We covered the damp books in baking side to draw out the moisture and we wiped the mold away with a paper towel soaked in warm water we put castile soap into. When the books covered in baking soda showed signs of drying some, we used an old toothbrush to brush off the damp excess soda before we used the blow dryer on them. 

We have gotten the majority all taken cared off. We intended to place the mostly dried books in the sun so it could finish them off. Sadly, our weather has been either rainy or cloudy. It'll get done eventually.

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Second lead syndrome

 I caught Second Lead Syndrome again. I watched A Shop for Killers last week and Lee Dong Wook's acting was just that good. I loved the character he played. It left me wanting more. So, I searched through his filmography and found a series that was close another to fix that little case of SLS (Not Sodium Lauryl Sulfate). 

I chose Bad and Crazy. I got three episodes left and by the time you all read this, I will have finished my series. I will not give you blurbs for this series as I just know I will end up giving spoilers.

I explained Second Lead/Second Male Lead Syndrome to my mom and LB2 a few days ago. They started laughing uncontrollably, saying that it sounded like a full fledged disease. I was not amused.

For those who don't know, Second Lead Syndrome is where the actor who played said role did such a wonderful job that you want to see them in a similar role again with more screen time. They brought their role to life. It is a testament to the skill of the actor. 

Second Male Lead Syndrome is where the writer made the second male lead so lovable and perfect, you start questioning the female leads eyesight. Like, why are you falling for this dude who is still hung up on his ex? There is a man right next to you who would give you the world if you asked! FL will choose the hard route and leave the second male lead alone in the world. Not all the time does the storyline look like this because there are many variations of this theme. Girl has two options.  She chose one we knew the story needed, while our hearts yearned for the other one. Anyway, end result is that the audience feels like taking the second male lead for themselves. Or finding another series that has him in it as Male Lead so we can feel satisfied with the outcome. 

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A baby blanket.......

 My dear Cousin E is expecting her second child soon. I am almost finished knitting her a baby blanket. It is my gift for the new little girl who will soon join our family.

The first picture is how the blanket looks. And the second is how much yarn I have left. I am using Bernat Baby Blanket yarn in the color Raspberry Kisses. It is so soft and plushy. I am actually concerned that Baby's mom, dad or older sib might use it more than her. Oh, well. As long as someone gets use of this blanket, I think I would be happy.

I used a loom to knit as I am challenged when it comes to knitting needles. I can cast on but that's it. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

I think I will be able to have it off the loom by the end of this week. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.