**FELINE FICTION FIX** Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library #274 featuring **The Cat Who Moved a Mountain** by Lilian Jackson Braun **PLUS** Friendly Fill-Ins Blog Hop

Hello gorgeous library guests 

and 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ 

Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today!  

Jumping juniper berries I thought it was getting warmer, and then yesterday the cold and damp started to creep in, so I had to get myself right in front of the woodburner for maximum warms.

I don't know about mew, but I really tend to feel the cold more now I'm older. Even the P.A. noticed my paws felt cold the other day, so she held them until they warmed up, and then snuggled me in a fleece nest with my heat pad.

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. I refuse to spend more than ______________ for ____________.

2. I am not ashamed to admit __________________________.

3. I’ve been obsessed with _________ lately.

4. When someone tells me _________, I _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. I refuse to spend more than I have to for anything. And I'm not opposed to a bit of haggling on the price where applicable. For instance, our twenty-five-year-old ride-on mower at work decided to go to mower heaven when Cat Dad got it out of the garage on Monday. It just died right there with no chance of resuscitation, and so we were left with no choice but to purchase a new one, the price was £3,000.00, but after some nifty negotiations the final figure was £1,500.00 plus a free mower cover - so sometimes it pays to ask; can we have a discount?

2. I am not ashamed to admit I love crystals. Ever since a primary school trip in the 1970s to a place called The Treak Cliff Cavern, or Blue John Mine in the Peak District and my first chunk of crystal, I've adored twinkly stones! LOL

3. I’ve been obsessed with alternative healing lately. I'm obsessed with it normally, but at the moment I'm doing a deep dive as I'm trying to manage menopause symptoms naturally.

4. When someone tells me six cats is too many, I reply in true B Team and BBHQ spirit with, FLUFF OFF!

Let's see what I've got to show mew this time!

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

The Cat Who Moved a Mountain

by 

Lilian Jackson Braun 

Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:

After five years of legal formalities, Jim Qwilleran has officially inherited his freedom and a fortune, which leaves him with a serious dilemma. What should he do now? Seeking a place of peace and isolation to make up his mind, he heads to the Potato Mountains for the summer. But Qwill lands in the middle of controversy, not solitude. 

The mountains are a haven for the independent, roughneck descendants of Prohibition-era moon-shiners. The valley is home to developers eager to turn the pristine Potatoes into a giant tourist trap. To make matters more complicated, a Tater, as the mountain folk are called, has been convicted of the murder of millionaire developer J.J. Hawkinfield. Some people swear the wrong man was convicted, and Qwill is inclined to agree when he hears what transpired before the trial.

Today I thought I'd revisit (again) The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. I reviewed The Cat Who Could Read Backwards in 2016 and The Cat Who Wasn't There in 2018, so I figured we were well overdue for one of these fab books.

Koko and Yum Yum the Siamese take a trip to the mountains with Qwill and wouldn't mew know it, they get caught up in murder, mystery and mayhem.  

Mew know how much I love these books and often reread them, and this one is #13 in the series.

The author always managed to create such colourful characters and intriguing plotlines, and in this book, we get a new mountain setting where Qwill goes to ponder his future and finds himself amidst a crime that needs his investigative prowess to solve.

Lilian Jackson Braun in my purrsonal opinion was the originator of the Cozy Cat Mystery, she really was a fabulous writer, and what I really love about her books is that mew can finish them in a couple of days or so depending on what speed mew read and how many chapters mew like to read in one sitting.

Plus, there are 29 books in the entire series, and mew know how much I love a long series! MOL  If mew haven't read this one already, which I'm sure mew have, but if not, I can't recommend it enough. It's a really top-paw read and series.

Audio: 7 hours 7 mins 

Paperback: 320 pages

My Ratings Scale

Ratings of:

The Cat Who Moved a Mountain

Overall Enjoyment

Other Fun Blog Hops to Join in Today

          Brian's Home   Catblogosphere    Feline Friday   Nature Friday    Flashback Friday   Friendship Friday       

I'm off to read next week's books, as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time! 

Don't forget, if mew are looking for great books with cats, check out the Book Review page. Just click the link here or at the top of the page, as that's the place to visit to get your feline fiction fix. 

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

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Love To Read? Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library #195 featuring **The Cat Who Moved a Mountain** by Lilian Jackson Braun PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Hello gorgeous library guests 

and 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ 

Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today, jumping juniper berries it was cold on Sunday so I had to get myself right in front of the woodburner for maximum warms.

I don't know about mew, but I really tend to feel the cold more now I'm older.  Even the P.A. noticed my paws felt cold the other day, so she held them until they warmed up, and then snuggled me in a fleece nest with my heat pad.

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. I rarely _________________, I _________________ instead.

2. My spring to do list includes ______________and ________________.

3. If I were invisible for a day, I would _________.

4. When I was young, I _________ because ________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. I rarely go shopping now, I tend to order everything online instead.

2. My spring to-do list includes painting the time-travelling telephone box and vintage wine pump in a lovely new shade of red, plus the back door, library door, workshop door and another garage door on the drive.

3. If I were invisible for a day, I would - you know there are so many scenarios of what you could do, most of which would probably be highly illegal, or is that just my writers mind?  So I think I'd sooner have the ability to be able to teleport anywhere for 24 hours, just imagine how many places you could visit.

4. When I was young, I read a lot because I loved books.

Let's see what I've got to show mew this time!

This week's top book pick is...

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

The Cat Who Moved a Mountain

by

Lilian Jackson Braun 

       Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:      

After five years of legal formalities, Jim Qwilleran has officially inherited his freedom and a fortune, which leaves him with a serious dilemma. What should he do now? Seeking a place of peace and isolation to make up his mind, he heads to the Potato Mountains for the summer. But Qwill lands in the middle of controversy, not solitude.

The mountains are a haven for the independent, roughneck descendants of Prohibition-era moon-shiners. The valley is home to developers eager to turn the pristine Potatoes into a giant tourist trap. To make matters more complicated, a Tater, as the mountain folk are called, has been convicted of the murder of millionaire developer J.J. Hawkinfield. Some people swear the wrong man was convicted, and Qwill is inclined to agree when he hears what transpired before the trial.

Today I thought I'd revisit The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. I reviewed The Cat Who Could Read Backwards in 2016, and The Cat Who Wasn't There in 2018, so I figured we were well overdue for one of these fab books.

Koko and Yum Yum the Siamese take a trip to the mountains with Qwill and wouldn't mew know it, they get caught up in murder, mystery and mayhem.  

Mew know how much I love these books and often reread them, and this one is #13 in the series.

The author always managed to create such colourful characters and intriguing plotlines, and in this book, we get a new mountain setting where Qwill goes to ponder his future and finds himself amidst a crime that needs his investigative prowess to solve.

Lilian Jackson Braun in my purrsonal opinion was the originator of the cozy cat mystery, she really was a fabulous writer, and what I really love about her books is that mew can finish them in a couple of days or so depending on what speed mew read and how many chapters mew like to read in one sitting. 

Plus there are 29 books in the entire series, and mew know how much I love a long series! MOL  If mew haven't read this one already, I can't recommend it enough, it's a really top paw read.

Audio: 7 hours 7 mins

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Headline

My Ratings Scale

Ratings of:

The Cat Who Moved a Mountain

Overall Enjoyment

Other Fun Blog Hops to Join in Today

         Catblogosphere        Feline Friday        Nature Friday        Flashback Friday     Friendship Friday       

I really hope mew enjoy the book as much as I did if mew decide to read it.

It's time for me to say BFN or bye-for-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just for mew, and don't forget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

Follow me at angry_amber_badtemperedkitty

& @BionicBasil® on Instacat

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Wordy on Wednesday with Biblio-Kitty Amber #67 featuring The Cat Who Wasn't There and The Winner of Smoochie's Birthday Pawty Give-Away

Welcome To

With me, Amber ~ The Self-Appointed Biblio-Kitty

Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

How are all my beautiful furriends today?  Are mew having a fabulous week?  Mine has been lovely as the weather finally pushed the mercury offur the 20C mark, actually on Monday we got up to 26C with a light breeze and it was delightful.

Mew may have heard that I don't like going outside much, this is a completely untrue accusation made by my fursibs, I love the great outdoors...

And I just happened to be outside in time fur this...

Sampling the furst catmint and catnip crop! MOL

And let me tell mew it was pawesome, and who knew our plants would recover so well aftur the Heathen Kittens from next door nearly cleaned us out a couple of weeks ago, it just goes to show mew that a bit of warmth, gentle watering and some TLC wurks wunders.

Now I think mew've waited long enough, so let's do the draw fur Smoochie's Birthday Pawty Give-Away!

Here are all the fab entries:

And the WINNER is:


[turn the volume on if mew can]

STOP!!!

 DON'T SCROLL ANY FURTHER UNTIL MEW'VE WATCHED THE VIDEO! MOL

THE SWISS CATS!!

WOO HOO many congratulations guys, purrlease email us your snail mail address at your earliest convenience:

deardrbasil @ gmail . com

and we'll get your epically epic goodie bag to mew in a jiffy!

Don't wurry if mew missed out this time, it's Basil's Birthday on 1st of June, he's 16 this time and then it's Fudge's birthday on 21st of June, so there's still more give-aways to come offur the summer, with Parsley on 31st August and Pandora 18th September followed by yours truly on October 24th, so that's 5 more chances mew have in the next few months to get your paws on one of our epically epic goodie bags!

But now aftur all that excitement I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing

THE CAT WHO WASN'T THERE

Bk 14  The Cat Who... Mystery Series

by

Lillian Jackson Braun

Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:

Persuaded by his beloved companion to join her in a group tour of Scotland, Jim Qwilleran expects to revel in his Scottish heritage while keeping Polly Duncan safe from the Pickax Prowler. Instead, his trip is cut short when a thief swipes a suitcase, the bus driver disappears, and a fellow tourist is found dead - all in the same day.

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Mew may, or may not remember that way back in August 2016 I reviewed the furry furst Cat Who... novel, and I thought it was high-time I shared another.

I think Lillian Jackson Braun was the forerunner of the kitty cozy mystery vibe as her furst novel was published in 1966, and thus far I don't think I've read any cozy cat mysteries published earlier than that, though I may be wrong MOL.

So anyhoo what did I think to #14 in this series?  Well it's offur 10 years since I furst read the entire series back to back and occasionally I'll pull a random one off the shelf to add a bit of variety to my reading repertoire, and I must say I enjoyed today's book as much as I did the furst time I read it.

Even though there's no tech or cell-phones, computers or the like, and reading that the characters have to find a pay phone or borrow a telephone makes me smile; ah the good old days before life became a frenetic, million-miles-an-hour stress vibe with all this tech that was supposed to make life easier. 

So to read a story set before all those tech-devices came into play is so refreshing and fur the older purrsons among us, quite nostalgic as life was so much simpler waaaaaay back then.  

Would I recommend this book and the entire series?  Yes I would furry much so, I think Lillian Jackson Braun wrote a timeless series, that can be enjoyed offur and offur again; she was a true pioneer of the cozy cat mystery vibe.

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Audio version:  7 hours 18 mins

Softcover: 292 pages 

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

THE CAT WHO WASN'T THERE

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and don't furget that I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew.

Happy reading or listening

Bestest biblio purrs and kitty kisses

Amber xox

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