Greetings Humans! It’s Friday afternoon and time to grab the books. My Mommy hardly read anything over the past two weeks, so I am so glad to have her home this afternoon and just do a bit of reading.
My Mommy had Book Club two weeks ago and normally by now, she would have been finished with at least 3 of her picks. But alas, life has not been kind to our reading life and we are now only on our second book for the month. Dreadful, I know. Luckily it’s a fun one and really good. Best part of all, it’s the first in a series. Yea!
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
A female cop with her first big case
A brutal murder
Welcome to…
The Thursday Murder Club
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it’s too late?
Book Beginnings
For our first stop today, we will pay a visit to Gilion over at Rose City Reader to share our Book Beginnings. Every Friday you can link up and share the first sentence of your current read (or the one you plan to devour over the weekend), as well as your initial thoughts and impressions. Hashtags are the one thing I do know on social media, so simply #bookbeginnings so we can find each other.
The Friday 56
Next we will pay a visit to Freda over at Freda’s voice who hosts the Friday 56. Don’t show up empty handed though!
- Grab a book (Yes, any book. But it might get you to your other Friday activities a bit quicker if you just grab the book you are currently reading)
- Turn to page 56 or 56% on your e-reader
- Find a sentence or two (your other Friday activities might determine this)
- Post it!
- Remember to post your link on Freda’s Voice and to visit the other guys in the linky.
- And last but not least, don’t forget to list the title of the book and the author as well.
I do hope that my Mommy is also going to be such a fun old lady one day.
Friday Face-Off
We love Friday Face Off and my Mommy so enjoys searching for lovely covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme choose a book (this doesn’t have to be a book that you’ve read), compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite.
Have you read Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo? My Mommy loved it. I was a bit scared of some of the ghosts, but the story was brilliant. Can’t wait for the rest of the series. Not that much of a variety in covers though. Our favorite one is the Polish Edition:
It almost gives the vibe of an emblem and that works very well with the Yale background. But that’s just our opinion. Which one do you like the most?
I haven't read Ninth House, but I seem to remember there being a trend for snakes on the front of books when it came out. I would have chosen the Polish edition too.
What is Golden Girls? Why haven't I seen it? It looks like something I'd like to watch!
~ Lex (lexlingua.co)
Hi Lex!! Good grief no! You MUST know The Golden Girls! Late 80's, early 90's sitcom. It is the most fun series ever! Google it!
I’m really looking forward to reading The Thursday Murder Club,I don’t think I’ve read a bad review yet.
Hi Heather! It really was a good read. Think you will enjoy it a lot!
I haven't read Leigh Bardugo (yet) but I want to ! The only solution : never sleep anymore, just read during the nights and become a working zombie by day ! No, bad idea, cats wouldn't love me any more :/ The Richard Osman novel is so tempting me too…
Hi there IzaBzh! I think you will enjoy Leigh Bardugo a lot. It really is a great escape to read her books. Good grief no, I'm over 40 and there is no way that I can teach without my sleep. I do tend to read late at night when it's holidays or long weekends!
Woohoo! Not only did we choose the same book to feature for Friday Face-off, we also chose the same favorite cover! Glad that Lynn pointed you my way, and that you left a comment so I could find you. Love the blog!
Hi there! Whoo hoo!! That's what I love most about the Blogosphere. Everyone is willing to help everyone out and spread the love… LOL!!!
So glad you stopped by and for the lovely compliment. You are welcome to stop by anytime.
I have heard of the Thursday Murder Club before but haven't read any reviews. I hope you like it. My quotes from The Radium Girls
Hi there Anne! It was a really good read and I will try to get a review up somewhere this week.
I'm looking forward to your review of the Thursday Murder Club as it sounds really fun.
Hi there Helen! I'm finished with The Thursday Murder Club and it was a great read!
Honestly, I'm not sure what to make of that 56. SMH. Happy weekend!
The dynamics between the residents are very funny and they almost speak their own language. Good, fun read.
This sounds like such a fun read. Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Hi Ashley! It was a fun, but always enduring read and the mystery surrounding it was very good.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
The Thursday Murder Club is on my wishlist. It looks like a book I'd really like. I hope you enjoy your reading and the weekend!
Hi Yvonne! Yes!! You will love it!!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Nice choice! The Thursday Murder Club is quite good.
And, by the way, the city described in my Friday 56 excerpt is not New York.
Hi Catherine! It was really good. Enjoyed reading it.
Oops, sorry. My miss interpretation.
I think I would enjoy The Thursday Murder Club. It sounds like my kind of mystery. And those excerpts have a hint of humor in them–which makes me want to read the book even more.
I haven't read Ninth House, but perhaps someday!
I hope you have a great weekend! Thank you for sharing.
The Thursday Murder Club was a good read yes. Very well rounded and satisfying read.
Ninth House is in a completely different league, but it's brilliant and I also hope you will get to it someday.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Oh yes – I hope that you manage to get some reading time soon. But I'm very intrigued by the Richard Osman book – my sister has a copy of it and I'm waiting for her to finish with it! As for the Friday Face-off – it's the German cover that catches my eye – that lovely electric blue snake is very effective slithering amongst the title and author fonts:)). Take care and put your feet up if you can.
Hi there Sarah! I'm sure you will enjoy The Thursday Murder Club a lot, it was a great read.
The German cover was definitely a second in line for me, also liked that electric blue.
I love those snippets, and I have been eyeing this book. I LOVE stories set in retirement villages. Could it be my own age issues? LOL.
Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.
Hi there Laurel-Rain! LOL!! Might be because of your current lodgings and age. But it is a great read and I hope you will get to it soon.
I love your FFO book – The Bibliosanctum also used that book and you both chose the same cover – which is also my favourite.
Lynn 😀
Hi there Lynn! Glad you approved! I will hop over to The Bibliosanctum and congratulate her on her marvelous choice.
Oooh, my library has a copy of this, and I keep staring at it while I'm at work, thinking I should go ahead and check it out already. xD I really like the writing style in the opening, and ha, love the idea of Elizabeth being Blanche! I can see it. Happy reading!
Here's my Friday post.
Hi Sammie! It is quite the enjoyable read, go and check it out.
I hope you get some reading time soon! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Colletta
Thanks for returning the favour, Violetta!