June: The Growing Summer (Year of Streatfeild)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2026 "reading string"~ The reading string for the year of Noel Streatfeild continues in June with The Growing Summer, and I am going to put it right here that this is the best Streatfeild story I have read to date. Or, at any rate, the one I…

May: Aunt Clara (Year with Streatfeild)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2026 "reading string"~ I didn't have a physical copy of Aunt Clara, I read it on my e-reader. Hence the graphic in the picture. I skipped a month, I know! I will soon circle back to my April choice for my "Year with Streatfeild," which was Theater…

March: The Painted Garden (Year with Streatfeild)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2026 "reading string"~ I started The Painted Garden by Noel Streatfeild early in the month last month, stalled out on reading it around the middle of the month, picked it back up and became re-engaged in the story and finished it. While I know that this was…

February: Ballet Shoes (Year with Streatfeild)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2026 "reading string"~ Doesn't that pretty pink cover feel perfect for February? I finally read the iconic Ballet Shoes. It felt very momentous, as this is the title I have heard talked about over and over, but knew practically nothing about. Something that I didn't expect when…

January: Skating Shoes (Year with Streatfeild)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2026 "reading string"~ Could there be anything more appropriate for January than reading about ice skating? When I was putting together my list of Noel Streatfield books for the year, I considered starting with Ballet Shoes, since it seemed to me the most iconic. Having never read…

Year With Streatfeild: Announcing my 2026 “Read through the Year”

If you have been here for some time, you know that I like to have a "reading string" where I read several books by the same author throughout the year and spend time with that author's writings. In the past I have spent time with Jane Austen (2023), Maud Hart Lovelace (2024), and Georgette Heyer…

Year with Georgette Wrap Up

As I am still working to catch up on blog posts, I thought I'd do a quick wrap up of last year's "reading string" with Georgette Heyer's mysteries that I read in 2025. I know by now we've moved well into 2026, but I didn't want to leave this particular project unfinished! (If you would…

December: A Christmas Party — aka Envious Casca (Year with Georgette)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2025 "read through the year"~ Well, Christmas has come and gone, and here, finally, are my thoughts on the last Heyer mystery I read for the year. December's book was A Christmas Party, which is its American title, but the original title is Envious Casca and it…

November: Detection Unlimited (Year with Georgette)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2025 "read through the year"~ Mea culpa that this is SO much later than I intended it to be. Goodness, life took over like a steamroller towards the end of my year and I simply had to choose where to put my energy and sadly the blog…

October: Duplicate Death (Year With Georgette)

~Here is the introductory blog post for my 2025 "read through the year"~ Georgette Heyer has redeemed herself from Penhallow! (If you missed my opinion on that, refer back to my last post where I reviewed the last mystery I read by her.) October's title, as I read through the year with Georgette Heyer's mystery…