I decided that 2022 was going to be the year that I finally made it through Sharyn McCrumb's entire Ballad series. There are twelve novels plus a Christmas novella and I already have them all on my forever shelves, but somehow half have been unread ... and those that I have read are well-worthy of being reread.
This weekend I've read If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O. It introduces us to Hamelin, Tennessee, and the residents and many of the ballads so popular in Appalachia. There is a mystery or three involved, but my favorite part has always been getting to know the people and the area. I believe this is the third or fourth time I've read it since I fell for McCrumb's writing in the early 1990s.
I remembered fairly early on in my reread whodunit... but it was nice to rekindle my love of Joe LeDonne... and to remember just why Spencer Arrowood makes me a bit uneasy... and I'm already looking forward to April when I reread The Rosewood Casket and see one of my favorite ancestors on the pages.
If you want to share whatever has kept you up past your bedtime because you just needed one more chapter ... or the entire book ... please comment! My TBR pile is already toppling, but I can always add more.
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