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This book seems nice, for now. I think we all go through this on some level. But as usual I am wondering whether to take the trouble to turn each page as time passes, because books about successful people who end up getting into the occult was never my cup of tea,

So I joined a group about Religion and Introversion for safe keeping, to start with. Any one have any light hearted reads, one can actually learn something from?

I love this series and am anxious to see what our characters have been up to since our last group discussion. Of course, I'm slightly behind but I should be able to start later tonight. I read it sometime during Covid but don't remember much of it now. Don't worry, if I do remember anything I won't leave any spoilers.

>3 Olivermagnus: One of my favourite series, too, Lynda. I’m pleased to see St Cyr and Hero making a go of things.

I read the first three books of the series in September. Jumping ahead for the group read. Ack, I’m breaking my pattern and ROO. Lol

>5 bluebird_: I do that all the time in spite of saying I won't this time:)

>5 bluebird_: I hope it hasn’t spoiled the series for you, bluebird. If you’re anything like me, you might have forgotten some of these spoilers by the time you get back to reading the rest of the books.
I ROO a lot. I’ve never had a story spoiled because I’ve not read it in order. One might know the outcome, but knowing the how and the why is another thing altogether, and part of the reason for reading.

>7 Sergeirocks: I totally agree. I’m not a fan of ROO mostly due to the feeling that I don’t understand some things because of missing information. That has not been the case here. I am able to easily follow events. I also suspect that having some foreknowledge of events when I go back to book 4 will not diminish my reading pleasure. It’s the journey that is fun, not just the outcome.

>8 bluebird_: “ It’s the journey that is fun, not just the outcome.”

Totally with you, on that one, ☺️.

Agreeing - it is easy to pick this one up as a standalone. Harris does a great job of explaining the characters, past events, and where we are now without going into past plots.

So, I understand that the term "ton" also means "British high society." Can this group explain when the term "ton" is used and when "Society" or similar terms would be used? I ran into the term "ton" when reading Jane Austen, and never felt comfortable asking about its nuances till now.

>10 threadnsong: I think they are pretty much interchangeable and that Society is more readily understood. Ton comes from the French "le bon ton" which means good manners and etiquette. Another phrase used for this group was “the beau monde” which translated from French means beautiful people. I think they are all pretty much the same.

>11 Olivermagnus: Thank you. I knew they were referring to the same thing, but I was not sure if there is convention to use one over the other. A young girl is presented to Society at her debut, and then she meets the ton at her ball.

>12 threadnsong: - I think so. I read seven Jane Austen novels in 2022 and they used "ton" all the time. Very amusing.

>13 Olivermagnus: It's taken me a few days to process what you said here. Congratulations on reading *seven* Jane Austen novels last year! In what order did you read them?