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Linky Wednesday - things just finished, things just started

Yesterday I finished reading Victoria Goddard's Till Human Voices Wake Us. while I always love Victoria Goddard (her books are heartwarming and affirming) this one was a bit weird. It was one of her very early books. I enjoyed it, but not as much as her later stories.

I'm continuing the urban fantasy theme with Dancers in the Dark which is set in the Sookie Stackhouse universe. I read all the Sookie Stackhouse books a very long time ago, finishing them in 2014, but I don't think I read this one. I'm enjoying it.
Next up is A Ray of Sunshine  by Astrid Harewijn. Women's fiction, for a change of pace. 

In audio books I decided I needed a complete change, and am listening to the last Aaron Faulk mystery by Jane Harper Exiles.  It's been a while since I read a non-cosy mystery and I'm loving the growing air of menace.  
 
In crafting this week Shoni asked me to knit a pair of mittens for Lulu's birthday, so I did.

I've just for the thumb of the second mitten to go, so I'll have them finished by the end of my lunch break today.

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 on BlueSky as Sharondblk.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday, Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading and 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. Cheryl Malandrinos20 April, 2026

    You have been busy. Hope you get some great reading done.

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2026/04/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-mailbox_19.html

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  2. Kathy Martin21 April, 2026

    I have Dancers in the Dark as a yet unread Chirp Audiobook. I should put it on my stack to read soon. I also enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse books and the True Blood series. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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