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Linky Wednesday - the one where the books are all short

 I stuck to last week's plan, and then read two extra books, the excellent The Marriage Box and a NetGalley review copy of It Happened in Clissold Park, by Hugh Todd, which is a series of interconnected short stories set in the eponymous park.

It's very cute, but short -  I started it this morning and I've nearly finished. I think next I'll read a straight-out romance novella that's been hanging around on my Kindle for a while An Irish Rockstar for Christmas, because we are having a horrible cold snap, and I could do with a book to warm me up! I've also been making progress, one story at a time, on the short stories of New Adventures in Space Opera. It does feel like I've been reading a lot of short books, novellas and short stories, so I might look for a longer book as my next read after that.

In knitting, I've nearly finished the sleeves of the Pressed Flowers Cardigan:

Then it's just the buttonbands. I have some concerns about the fit, but I'll reserve judgement until it is done. Even after knitting the hat and the cardigan, I'm looking forward to knitting more of this pattern in the matching shawl. 

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk. 

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next.

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  1. Emily20 June, 2024

    Short stories are either a hit or miss for me. Sometimes they are too short to really get much across and other times they are really good and end up finishing well!

    Enjoy your next read! Your cardigan is looking good 😊

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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  2. Mark Baker24 June, 2024

    Sometimes, short books are great. I really feel like I've accomplished something because of the short book.

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  3. shelleyrae @ book'd out24 June, 2024

    Reading summer romances in the midst of winter always cheers me up :)

    Wishing you a wonderful reading week

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  4. Kathy Martin24 June, 2024

    Your cardigan is looking good. I have a hard time with anthologies and short stories in general. They usually end up sitting on TBR mountain forever. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  5. Marg26 June, 2024

    It definitely as been a bit cold recently!!

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