Resident of Aotearoa New Zealand, and a lover of cats, theatre, and history. Chronically fatigued and trying to rebuild my reading habits so I can inhale massive tomes on the regular again. They/them.
Also @jojoinabox on mastodon.nz, BlueSky, and The StoryGraph.
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92% complete! Jojo has read 37 of 40 books.
London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997, which charts the history …
It's been a tiring week and I have not much to do today. Methinks it is time for a TOME!
It's been a tiring week and I have not much to do today. Methinks it is time for a TOME!
The conclusion of the trilogy leaned more heavily into philosophy than I'd anticipated, but still kept up a breathless "but now what's going to happen" sort of tension. Fantastic series overall!
The conclusion of the trilogy leaned more heavily into philosophy than I'd anticipated, but still kept up a breathless "but now what's going to happen" sort of tension. Fantastic series overall!
Can't stop won't stop...
Can't stop won't stop...
Things are getting even more intense and the relationships more complicated. I can't stop myself; I'm starting the next book immediately!
Things are getting even more intense and the relationships more complicated. I can't stop myself; I'm starting the next book immediately!
Loved the first book so much I had to get the other two out of the library as soon as I could! Do you reckon I can get them both done by the end of the weekend? I think I might...
It’s opening night at the theatre and Addison Harper has front-row seats with Sergeant Jake Murphy. This might just be …
It’s opening night at the theatre and Addison Harper has front-row seats with Sergeant Jake …
As with all the Milverton Mysteries, this book is just so freaking cute! Lovely bit of sweet for the weekend. Also, feeling highly represented by the supporting cast, which includes both a Jojo and a Jordan (they/them)!
It’s opening night at the theatre and Addison Harper has front-row seats with Sergeant Jake …
The library finally got hold of the new Milverton book for me, and I'm very excited to get into it! What will Addison stumble into next?
The library finally got hold of the new Milverton book for me, and I'm very excited to get into it! What will Addison stumble into next?
Just as excellent as I expected! The story is full of layers of complexity that I find intensely entrancing. The ways that the characters affect each other and, more importantly, change the ways they affect each other, create an uncertain landscape that kept me guessing and rethinking the direction of plot the whole way through. I definitely need to get hold of the rest of the series!
Another one from the library haul! I couldn't put down the last Olivie Blake I read, so I'm feeling good about this one. Time to settle into my armchair and fuzzy blanket while it thunders away outside.
Another one from the library haul! I couldn't put down the last Olivie Blake I read, so I'm feeling good about this one. Time to settle into my armchair and fuzzy blanket while it thunders away outside.
"The year is 1924. The cobblestoned streets of St. James ring with jazz as Britain races forward into an age …
"The year is 1924. The cobblestoned streets of St. James ring with jazz as Britain …
This was a really interesting mystery, blending the setting of classic Golden Age murder mysteries with a more serious take on the social context regarding post-war recovery and racial othering. It's given me plenty to consider in my own work, which is set in the same period.
This was a really interesting mystery, blending the setting of classic Golden Age murder mysteries with a more serious take on the social context regarding post-war recovery and racial othering. It's given me plenty to consider in my own work, which is set in the same period.
