Let's Buddy Read the 1st English Detective Novel: The Moonstone - 1st Stop Pt 1 | May 24

Whether you've already read to our 1st stop in Chapter 10 or plan to read-along with me today, I hope you'll join our Buddy Read with a twist as we take a week to read & spoil this classic mystery that was suggested by Nik Patel for our May Start & Stop Buddy Read. Since we're reading a classic this time, I've also done a bit of research on Wilkie Collins and the Victorians to give us a bit of context for our mystery.

During our 1st Stop I'll be reading to page 83, commenting as I go, then we'll have a little chat afterwards discussing all that's happened up until that point, speculating together about what's to come. (Our 1st Stop is technically at 17%, but considering the length of this video, I decided to break it down into 2 parts. Be sure to watch the Part 2 of this video before proceeding to our next magical paragraph!)

Special thanks to @nikpatel9613 for submitting our winning book: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

If you'd like to track our buddy reads for 2024, I've created a challenge on Storygraph: 2024 Start & Stop Buddy Reads. You can either search the Reading Challenges tab or friend me & browse through the list of challenges that I've made to join.

How It All Began & Previous Buddy Reads:    • Start & Stop Buddy Reads  

TBR Games
Just Spin It Playlist:    • Just Spin It - TBR Game  
The Sims TBR Game Playlist:    • The Sims TBR Game  
1 of 3 TBR Game:    • 1 of 3 TBR Game  
Bingo Maze:    • 3 Phase Bingo Maze - Mini Readathon Game  

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Chapters
0:00 A Classic Mystery
0:45 Beware Spoilers!
1:21 Barnes & Noble Extras
2:14 So Many Editions
3:02 Comments
3:27 On the Right Page?
3:55 Read Along With Me
4:15 Wilkie Collins
9:35 Last Chance
10:27 Preface
14:43 Prologue
25:23 Chapter 1
27:55 Chapter 2
31:30 Chapter 3
35:24 Chapter 4
37:49 Chapter 5
44:38 To Be Continued...

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