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Nice review! I've been hanging onto this book for a long time now because I knew it was going to be the last one. I might finally add it to the tbr later in the year.
I've gotten a little further in Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series.
White Elephant Dead is fun, although it does have the usual issues for the series.Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark wrote: "I've gotten a little further in Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series. White Elephant Dead is fun, although it does have the usual issues for the series.Her..."
I read these years ago and for me the positives were Annie/Max combo and figuring out mystery stories mentioned. The whodunit plots in the books sometimes seemed secondary to the characters and mentions of other books but they were a fun read.
I started this series years ago, and really got into it. But the tbr started growing by leaps and bounds and I fell behind. I'm currently on #16, not too shabby but I should have actually finished the series before now! I'm hoping to get to the next one before too long...
My review of
Cat Striking Back by Shirley Rousseau Murphy is here. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Much more cozy and less dark than the last one in the series I read.
My review of
Blind Men Don't Dial Zero by C.A. Larmer is here. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Agatha Christie's The Moving Finger
. It was originally published in 1942. It is a Miss Marple mystery but she is in only in approximately 20 pages. Set in a small English village with no discussion of WWII so Ms. Christie's head this book must have been set before the war. Essentials and men would not have been so available in England in 1942. I didn't much care for this one. Characters annoyed and I wanted more Ms. Marple.
Just finished reading Death by Demo By Callie Carpenter. The first in a new series and I want more. Excellent book, great story and female carpenter and builder who doesn't give up to find the murderer of a body who ends up in her next house she sets to remodel. Great Read!
The Sign of Four Spirits
I like this series because it's a pastiche. It doesn't take itself seriously. I also love the fandom because while I know little about Sherlock Holmes, I know literature and literary fandom. The mystery was well plotted and I was shocked Gemma missed a few clues. I figured out WHO before Gemma did but not the connection to the first victim. This series is light and funny, good for bedtime reading but then I couldn't put it down and stayed up too late.
I'm getting a jump on next week's new releases with a look at the fun
Kill or Bee Killed by Jennie Marts https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thought I'd share a cozy book sale that Kathi Daley posted about:https://fairfieldpublishing.com/cozy-...
Three days still left to have a look.
The Girl Thief
4 stars
Read as an ARC
Thriller Mystery Woman author Thriller specialist
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Meg wrote: "I started this series years ago, and really got into it. But the tbr started growing by leaps and bounds and I fell behind. I'm currently on #16, not too shabby but I should have actually finished ..."Timely nudge to get back to this series. Next up for me in Death on Demand is #14 Engaged to Die.
The series is a light enjoyable read and I usually guessed the culprit by the end. The characters are fun and Hart does a good job with Southern culture. Though sometimes her references to other mysteries was distracting.
Deep Fried DeathI accidentally skipped the previous book. It didn't matter too much. I am not in love with this series but I keep reading. At first I didn't care who the murderer was but then I got into the story and stayed up too late and woke up too early because I couldn't put it down.
I LOLd at New Englandisms coming to Indiana. I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone say they'd miss someone wicked bad. Usually we use it like "It hurt wicked bad" or "I'm wicked bad at math." But I'd have to consult my sister on that one.
I was excited to learn that Ellie Alexander has started a new series - and to get an ARC from NetGalley. I've read it and, not surprisingly, enjoyed it, but haven't yet written a review. The first in the series, The Body in the Bookstore, is scheduled for release in two weeks, as is the second book, A Murder at the Movies.
The series features an old home in California that has been repurposed as a bookstore, complete with a secret bookcase. The store is a bit off the beaten path and is struggling, so Annie, the MC, comes up with the idea to host a village- (town-?) wide book festival. But when a real-life dead body turns up, it puts a damper on the festival atmosphere.
It appears that a death that occurred before the series began will carry over to the next book/s in the series, which reminds me of Sloan Krause's search for information about her childhood in one of Alexander's other series, but I'm eager to see how that all pans out.
Deep Fried Death
Meh. Not a huge fan of this series because of how judgmental Robbie is. This mystery was slow in the first half and better in the second but the murderer kind of came out of thin air for me.
A Vicious Machination
Another fabulous entry in this Regency set series. I adore the banter between Bea and Kesgrave, Aunt Vera's ramblings and all the other humor. This book needs to come with a big trigger warning. It's all about child abuse! If you've read A Lark’s Tale you know some of it but not all. The mystery was twisty but not impossible to figure out just before Bea.
Barb wrote: "I was excited to learn that Ellie Alexander has started a new series - and to get an ARC from NetGalley. I've read it and, not surprisingly, enjoyed it, but haven't yet written a r..."The tbr groweth!! 😂
Pack your bags! I started out June with the fun
Murder in the Air, the newest Destination Murders anthology with eight short stories by various authors.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Meg wrote: "Barb wrote: "I was excited to learn that Ellie Alexander has started a new series - and to get an ARC from NetGalley. I've read it and, not surprisingly, enjoyed it, but haven't ye..."The tbr groweth!! 😂"
At least she's a tried and true author, so you know they'll be good books :)
Definitely. I knew the tbr was going to grow as soon as you posted her name. 😊
I enjoyed an arm chair vacation to Italy with
Murder on the Med by Nancy Cole Silverman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm ending the week with
A Feast Most Foul by Sarah E. Burr. This is a fun series with a slight fantasy setting.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Smart Girls Don't Trust Strangers by C.A. Larmer is here.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm kicking off the week with virtual cupcakes. I enjoyed
Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark wrote: "I'm kicking off the week with virtual cupcakes. I enjoyed Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."I'm in the queue and my real life friend promises to read fast when it comes in for her so I can get it ASAP! This better not be the end of the series. I hate to see it end with football! I'll miss Mel and the gang so much, not to mention the cupcakes. I'm also in the queue for her newest romcom AHEAD of my friend LOL! She says her copy is coming in too so we may have it at the same time.
QNPoohBear wrote: "I hate to see it end with football!"Some of us actually *like football :) I could be wrong, but I doubt the series will end here.
Spotlight: The Complete Series: A Space Circus Villain Origin Short Story Collection
3.5 stars
Read as an ARC. BookSirens. Female author. Space opera.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bones in the Begonias by Dale Meyer
I get a newsletter from Writers Write. This was in a note I received Friday. Thought I'd share. So true!
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When we were kids, my younger brother tried to say "I resent that!," but instead said "I represent that!" Made us all laugh, which flustered him even more. But I think 'represent' is more appropos in this case :)
Mark wrote: "I resemble that very much."Likewise! 😂
The latest science fiction/cozy mystery hybrid from Diane Vallere is weighed more toward the science fiction side of things.
Warped on a Moon Trek by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark wrote: "The latest science fiction/cozy mystery hybrid from Diane Vallere is weighed more toward the science fiction side of things. Warped on a Moon Trek by Dia..."Another series I get a kick out of!
Amy in the Desert wrote: "Chocolate Chip Cookie Murdernew to cozy mysteries and really loving this one!"
Interesting. Let us know what you think when you get to Cherry Cheesecake Murder or Double Fudge Brownie Murder if you continue with the series. I like the Hallmark movies better, except for this newest one which I found a little boring.
Yeah, the Hannah Swensen series has gone downhill, but the first ones are wonderful cozies.
I'm closing out this week with
Murder at an English Seance by Jessica Ellicott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark wrote: "I'm closing out this week with Murder at an English Seance by Jessica Ellicott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."that sounds great!
Mark wrote: "I'm closing out this week with Murder at an English Seance by Jessica Ellicott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."that's on my TBR list! I want to be Beryl but I'm definitely an Edwina. I love English village novels and hate it when the characters investigate outside their village. The locals are always quirky and fun even if their nosiness and cattiness drives me crazy at times.
You'll be happy to hear this one is back in their village. I was happy to be back as well.
I put Beryl and Edwina's latest adventure on hold and also Murder at Vinland. I'm not sure what that will come in but I'm hoping after the summer rush when I can get to Newport without all the tourists, even if I can't get to Vinland. I may be able to see it on the Salve Regina campus though. I may have been inside once. I don't remember.
Finished a book - and a series! - this afternoon, and I'm sad to see the series end.
I wasn't sure about this series at first, but the synesthesia aspect kept me reading, and the setting and characters grew on me with every book.
I really like Mack and the people she has around her. They're an amazing group of individuals who treat each other like family... and that means they have their differences from time to time :) They work well together and don't hesitate to jump in to help when someone needs it, no matter what kind of help is needed.
When a murder victim is found and Mack and Duncan's friend Malachi is one of the prime suspects, the entire crew steps up to help. That's a tall order this time around, as there aspects to this case that no one, not even the seasoned detectives, could anticipate. There were a lot of twists that kept me guessing until the killer and motive were revealed in the book.
The book wrapped things up fairly well, but I'll miss the characters now that the series has ended.