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I read an e-arc of Sniffing Out Murder
If I had known the author was V.M. Burns, I probably wouldn't have requested this from NetGalley. I liked Bailey the Bloodhound but the humans were all two-dimensional. The plot was boring. There was a last minute twist I had only started to suspect.
I do appreciate the diverse cast of characters though.
I am reading Lowcountry Getaway
by Susan M. Boyer. This book is number 11 in the series. Instead of being set in South Carolina, the whole family travels to St. Johns in the Carribean. One of my favorite series. The way Ms. Boyer describes St. Johns makes you want to go there. The donkeys are very amusing.
finished Murder at Marble House. I was faur, I gave it 3 *s https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...I then read Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson. This was a lot of fun! they are like the Odd couple but with Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple. here's my 4* review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Julie wrote: "finished Murder at Marble House. I was faur, I gave it 3 *s https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...I then read Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson. This was a lot of fun! they are l..."
Julie, don't know if it's GR bug or if you forgot to change comment you were copying to edit before copying but the links in your comment are broken.
If it were me, well, it seemed to take me forever to reasonably consistently remember that on GR the comment with links being copied needed to be in edit mode.
I'm finishing out the week in Venice with
Death on the Grand Canal by M. A. Monnin https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
QNPoohBear wrote: "I'm with Beryl and Edwina at finishing school Murder at a London Finishing School"This one is on my WL for next audiobooks. Library didn't have it as of yesterday, but I know audible will have it.
QNPoohBear wrote: "I'm with Beryl and Edwina at finishing school Murder at a London Finishing School"I enjoyed that one when I read it.
I've finally had a breather from ARCs and am reading Spoonful of Murder by Tonya Kappes. My signed copy has been sitting on the shelf and calling my name.
just wrapped up last installment from Rosie Hunt
I have read all books in this series, and they are cute and short
marita wrote: "just wrapped up last installment from Rosie Hunt I have read all books in this series, and they are cute and short"
I read the first one of these and got the second one right after. It's on the tbr, of course!
I'm hoping to soon (maybe January) do a binge-reading session of all the English cozies I already have, or that are on my Kindle Unlimited WL. I do a lot of reading challenges and usually fit books into them; I might try fitting the challenges into my binge reading instead. Hope that made sense...
Where do we add comments about the current books for the month?
April wrote: "Where do we add comments about the current books for the month?"In the appropriate thread in this folder.
I picked upPink Lemonade Cake Murder (don't bother if you didn't like the last few)
Murder Spills the Tea
The Game Is a Footnote
Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter (Lori! They're FIVE! 5 year olds lie all the time. Vampires?! I think we'll have a lot to discuss at book club this month.)
Finished a rather gruesome Irish mystery this morning, and am now reading lighter fare:
The Killing Lead
Enjoyed the latest from the always delightful Donna Andrews -
Birder, She Wrote https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Meg wrote: "Finished a rather gruesome Irish mystery this morning, and am now reading lighter fare:The Killing Lead"What was the gruesome title?
Mark wrote: "Enjoyed the latest from the always delightful Donna Andrews - Birder, She Wrote https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."I have it and can't wait to read it!
Brigid wrote: "Meg wrote: "Finished a rather gruesome Irish mystery this morning, and am now reading lighter fare:The Killing Lead"What was the gruesome ti..."
The Day That Never Comes, which is #2 in the series. Mind you this was gruesome to me, but may not be to some. What had reeled me in with the first one was the mention of humor within the crimes, and the setting of Dublin.
Danielle Garrett Nine Lives Magic series#5
Furry Fortunes
#6
Talisman Tails
These paranormal cozy cat mysteries are very much paranormal. Magic cat is wonderfully entertaining.
I read Furry Fortunes last year but decided to re-read because when it comes to the series story arc each book picks up where previous book leaves off. In some ways I wish I had waited and binge read series but I was impatient.
Nancy WarrenVampire Knitting Club #14
Mosaics and Magic
Wonderful wedding though not without incident
Best Man Lochlan Balfour, Vampire Book Club
Maid of Honor Jennifer, bestie and fellow witch
Honeymoon postponed to solve mysteries
TBR
The Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall
Jennifer, knitting shop manager
I'm kicking off the week with a novella collection:
Halloween Cupcake Murder, with stories by Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland, and Carol J. Perry https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder was dreadful. Lake Eden is stuck in a time warp and that's not good.The Game Is a Footnote was cute as usual but ended up a little weak.
I have worked at a museum with a 1750s house and I can tell you that rumors of a haunting do not deter schools, religious schools, Scouts, families or anyone else. It actually attracts more people! Kids LOVE that kind of stuff. Every single day a kid/kids would ask "Is this place haunted?" (me:NO!) "But I saw on YouTube!" (me: No let's go!) Ghost hunts are good for business and bring in much needed revenue. Robyn needs to see that. Poor Sharon needs a life and to learn how to interpret history correctly.
Perhaps they need to shut down in the fall if they don't want ghost fanatics because I can also tell you from experience that what Robyn fears is partly true but mainly only in October!
I am reading the 2nd of Tonya Kappes Camper series, Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen, & What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson.
I listened to Mydworth Mysteries - Episode 1-3: A Cosy Historical Mystery Compilation. It was cute and light. Also Berried Secrets and Berry the Hatchet.
Kicking off the week with
Murder in the Wine Country by Janet Finsilver https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Caught Bread Handed. It was good but I can't warm up to Carlos. He feels like a fake to me.I also read Hospitality and Homicide. This is one of my favorite series.
Zermeena wrote: "I read Caught Bread Handed. It was good but I can't warm up to Carlos. He feels like a fake to me.."
Thank you! I didn't like him either. Then I flip-flopped and liked Carlos better than Juliet. I have to see how I feel in the next one.
Reading Deadly Delivery by Tonya Kappes.
The Diva Delivers on a Promise
This one was really good. Sometimes I feel like Krista Davis packs this series full of TOO many plot threads but this one was really good and it all came together nicely. I was surprised by whodunit and who DID NOT do it because frankly I thought there was another person involved. There was too much Natasha for me but it was otherwise enjoyable.
QNPoohBear wrote: "The Diva Delivers on a PromiseThis one was really good. Sometimes I feel like Krista Davis packs this series full of TOO many pl..."
Love this series
I am currently reading Firebrand the first book in the Corporate Elements Mystery series by Megan Preston Meyer but I'm not sure it can really be called a cozy mystery. I'm halfway through and there hasn't been a murder yet.
I read Curiosity Thrilled the Cat for the second time. Actually I listened to it the first time and had trouble keeping all the characters straight. I enjoyed it much more the second time around. I plan to continue the series.
Zermeena wrote: "I read Curiosity Thrilled the Cat for the second time. Actually I listened to it the first time and had trouble keeping all the characters straight. I enjoyed it much more the second..."Possibly my favorite cat cozy series. People who have cats have experienced cats who walk through closed doors or are unseen when in location that is in plain sight.
Murder by Invitation
I'm so happy to be back in the village after a trip to New York. I love a good English country village cozy mystery. Ellie is taking the lead with Hugh's support because she knows the villagers and as always Clifford, Gladstone, Tompkins (the new cat, Gladstone's BFF) and the ladies are along for the fun.
After reading the books from the September Serial Reading Challenge picked for me, I continued with "A Northwest Cozy Mystery series as I love all of Dianne Harman's series!
I am reading Bakeries and Buffoonery
by Elizabeth Pantley. It is book four in the series. Love this series. A magic Library that takes you to places in your cozy mystery book. Give it a try but start with book one.
I am just starting reading S
. I love the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series.
Bookmobile Cat Mystery #11
A Troubling Tail
by Laurie Cass
Maybe it was me but while Eddie the cat is still wonderful I didn't like Minnie as much in this one. I think it was the writing not the character. Some scenes seemed to be there mostly to make Minnie look odd. For instance (view spoiler) Not giving up on the series but hope the next will be more to my taste.
How the Murder Crumbles
The premise was good but the execution not so much. Too many characters and unlikable protagonist.
Now I have an excuse...A screenshot of this appeared in a writers' forum:
C.G. Drews (@PaperFury)
um please don’t question the copious piles of book filling up my room. those are my emotional support comfort piles and I am about to make another.
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Clutter it may be, but it's my "emotional support clutter"... I have piles of books, papers, clothing, stuff in boxes... :o)
Karen wrote: "Now I have an excuse...A screenshot of this appeared in a writers' forum:
C.G. Drews (@PaperFury)
um please don’t question the copious piles of book filling up my room. those are my emotional su..."
LOL! This is so true!!!!
I'm watching a virtual organizing convention and the one lady said to use the library - the library does not cause clutter in your house.
Umm...that's not true. My only thought was, "Then she's doing it wrong!"
Me too but I enjoy this series for the characters and the mysteries. They're all so different. There are references to things going on at the time like Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, gaslight and more subtle history like the idea women could never commit a murder, forensics, rules of investigating a murder (Inspector Witherspoon's "methods"), women's rights, but there's not a lot of big history and the timeframe is a little vague. I think the later ones are more specific.