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Unravelled and What are You Reading - the Romance Edition

This week I am both listening to, and reading romance. Unusual for me to have the same genre in both formats, but it's happening this way. They are very different books. 

I am listening to the first Bridgerton book - The Duke and I. It was the free Audible book this month. I had started the TV show, and was kind of liking it, but very confused. I originally thought they had cast Black people as white people, but then it turned into some weird made up history where regency England has a Black queen, and kung-fu fighting ladies. Anyway, I rarely watch TV by myself, so it took me 6 weeks to get through the first 3 episodes. I'm enjoying the book, it's a normal Regency Romance, without bonus race and gender issues. 


 I'm reading Second First Impressions, by Sally Thorne. It's a NetGalley review book, and it's lovely. Sweet and silly and just nice. After my miss with The Midnight Library (see review here) I wanted something straightforward. Funnily, this shares the same message of "it's all about friends and what you make of things", but it's not trying to save anyone's life, just entertain me for a couple of hours, which it is doing very well.

I'm knitting my 14th Baby Surprise Jacket! I'm 8 long rows and an i-Cord cast off from being done. I'll do a full post about the yarn and why it's ended up so big once it is finished.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and, for the first time in a long time, Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What are you reading.  

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  1. Jane25 March, 2021

    That is a lot of BSJ's. It is a fun pattern to knit though and a good one for odds and ends of yarn.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit25 March, 2021

      Yes, and I've been knitting them for a decade. I kind of made it sound like they were all in the last little while.

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  2. Kathryn T29 March, 2021

    I loved all the Bridgerton books, some years ago now. I enjoyed the TV series as well. Just went with all the differences and loved all the costumes etc.

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  3. Laurel-Rain Snow30 March, 2021

    I think I need to read the Bridgerton books. Thanks for sharing, and enjoy your week.

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  4. Penelope @ The Reading Devil30 March, 2021

    I actually just picked up my first audiobook! I'm excited to give it a try! I hope you like Bridgerton book - I haven't read the series yet but am excited to get started! Have a great reading week!

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  5. Kathy Martin30 March, 2021

    I've just reread the Bridgerton series and enjoyed it immensely. I haven't seen the televised version but was wondering how it got so multi-cultural when the books were not. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  6. shelleyrae @ book'd out30 March, 2021

    I’m looking forward to reading Second First Impressions.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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