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Last night I finished book 2 of Maisie Dobbs, Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Winspear. I was satisfied with it in the end, after all. Billy’s self-medicating drug use, and the war, and the Order of the White Feather, were all treated seriously and in ways that made me think. I enjoy Maisie more as she becomes a bit more complicated, and I’m especially excited about the idea of her forming some “real” relationships – with any number of different people, and not necessarily romantic. I like Dr. Dene, and I like Billy more and more every minute. I want to see lots of him in the future. Maisie is developing as a character and I appreciate it. I had a smidge of frustration yesterday but today is a new day. 🙂

And it’s time for a new Maisie book! Today I started Messenger of Truth. Hopefully I can blog about it before leaving for vacation this Friday (YAY!), and I’ll be late to the discussion with Book Club Girl, and will catch up when I get home. Hopefully book 4 will see me right on track though.

I like this book so far. I like that Billy is fully involved as Maisie’s assistant; he’s not peripheral at all in this one. (He wasn’t peripheral in Birds of a Feather, though he was more so in Maisie Dobbs.) Not to give anything away, but there are already (in 50 pages) several hints at events since the end of book 2 that we’ll be anxious to learn more about. It’s a good start! Looks like I’m going to enjoy two books in a row from the same author, which isn’t always the case. And I just couldn’t be more excited about how much reading I’ll get to do on vacation, OMG! 🙂

Have a lovely Tuesday and stay tuned!

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