Ho ho ho, merry... September? While I am unsure of the timing in publishing Carlene O'Connor's sixth Irish Village Mystery book, Murder at an Irish Christmas (due to be published this October), I don't mind at all because I love this series so much! Thank you, Netgalley and Kensington Books for this awesome opportunity! From … Continue reading ARC Review: “Murder at an Irish Christmas,” by Carlene O’Connor
Another day, another Scottish cozy mystery. I have no shame. Mums and Mayhem is the third in the Magical Garden Mystery series, and the sense of presence has only gotten better. When can I move to Scotland? I am so ready. From the Publisher: A famous fiddler has been kilt. A magic garden's left to … Continue reading Book Review: “Mums and Mayhem,” by Amanda Flower
Ah,another day, another cozy mystery set in Scotland. Hooked on Ewe is the sequel to Off Kilter, the first book by Hannah Reed set in the Scottish Highlands. I wasn't in love with it, but they are fun reads and the Scottish setting has given me the happy autumn shivers. It is also funny, because … Continue reading Book Review: “Hooked on Ewe,” by Hannah Reed
Happy Thursday! I only procrastinated a *little* writing this review (read: a lot!) but I am happy to finally put hands to keyboard and send it off. Off Kilter was my first Hannah Reed experience, and I didn't hate it. From the Publisher: After the recent death of her mother and the dissolution of her … Continue reading Book Review: “Off Kilter,” by Hannah Reed
Happy Thursday! I am going to start this review off by saying, I have a major bias/blinders when it comes to Ilona Andrews. I have been reading their (husband/wife duo) books for years, and as far as urban fantasy goes, they are in the top three. The Kate Daniels series is one of my all … Continue reading Book Review: “Emerald Blaze,” by Ilona Andrews
I had the distinct pleasure of plowing through both of Carrie Vaughn's Robin Hood Stories, The Ghosts of Sherwood and The Heirs of Locksley, yesterday on a whim. and I am so happy I did! These two have been sitting on my YA/middle grade shelf ever since they came out. I don't normally seek out … Continue reading Series Review: The Robin Hood Stories, by Carrie Vaughn
I had to pleasure to read Flowers and Foul Play after having read all of Flower's (the author's name is so fun and fitting) other series, The Magical Bookshop series. Flower is another queen of the cozy genre, and I was so excited to dive into this series. From the Publisher: Fiona Knox lost her … Continue reading Book Review: Flowers and Foul Play, by Amanda Flower
Good morning, all! I am giving a fair warning up top that, despite being super excited about receiving this ARC from Netgalley and Matador, Ordinary Miracles fell flat for me, in more ways than one. I generally dislike giving bad reviews because I feel that one person's opinion shouldn't inform the decision of other people's readership, … Continue reading ARC Review: “Ordinary Miracles” by Martyn Carey
So, I am excited to say, this TBR Challenge marks one month of consistently doing this every week.This is like my COVID quarantine dream; waking up with a cup of coffee in hand in my wonderful library, blogging with semi regular consistency... it only took four months to get here (whoops). A while ago, I discovered this … Continue reading Down the TBR Hole #8
Happy Friday! Man, it feels good to say that. What a week. However, the one awesome thing about this week was getting a copy of The Guest List in the mail from my secondhand book online shop, Better World Books, which donates a book to an underprivileged community every time you buy a book, and has … Continue reading Book Review: “The Guest List,” by Lucy Foley
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