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❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Melodie wrote: "Finished All Natural Murder (A Blossom Valley Mystery #2) by Staci McLaughlin. Meh!"

So it wasn't just me being hyper-critical....


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Katie Deader Homes and Gardens

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments ❂ Jennifer wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finished All Natural Murder (A Blossom Valley Mystery #2) by Staci McLaughlin. Meh!"

So it wasn't just me being hyper-critical...."


Nope! I liked the first one, but this one just seemed to drag on and on. And why does she make the food sound so nasty?? I've had some really good "good-for-you" food!


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Mary Havlovic | 11 comments I just finished reading A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett. Good book


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Finished An Affair to Dismember (The Matchmaker, #1) by Elise Sax . Another big "meh! "


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Melodie wrote: "Finished An Affair to Dismember (The Matchmaker, #1) by Elise Sax. Another big "meh! ""

You're on the same big "meh!" streak I was on. :D


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Katherine Decker | 195 comments Just finished Town in a Pumpkin Bash and loved it.


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Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments I just gone done with Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield . I liked it, but not as much as the first one.


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Melissa | 797 comments Finished The Spring Cleaning Murders (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #8) by Dorothy Cannell , Alibi in High Heels (A High Heels Mystery #4) by Gemma Halliday , Town in a Lobster Stew (A Candy Holliday Mystery #2) by B.B. Haywood and Begging for Trouble (Dog Walker Mysteries, #4) by Judi McCoy over the weekend.


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Maria (m_macaron) | 29 comments I just finished reading The Way Life Should Be.


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Mary (resort) | 139 comments ❂ Jennifer wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finished An Affair to Dismember (The Matchmaker, #1) by Elise Sax. Another big "meh! ""

You're on the same big "meh!" streak I was on. :D"


I used to sign things with my initials (for Mary Ellen Hughes). I stopped :-)


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Troll Girl | 37 comments Just finished reading "Better Read Than Dead" by Victoria Laurie. Loved it!


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Susie Fevella (susieinks) | 821 comments Just finished Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #16) by Joanne Fluke . I didn't dislike it as much as Melodie :)...but, it has gotten really hard to read this series and not be annoyed by the "unrealistic" love triangle. But, the story wasn't too bad.


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Elizabeth | 40 comments Cozy fans, FYI, this is the last week to enter the GR giveaway for A Ghost To Die For,(Shannon Delaney series) open to USA, Canada, GB and Ireland, here's a link:http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...


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Kate (kate28) | 141 comments Just finished Corpse in the Crystal Ball (Fortune Teller Mystery, #2) by Kari Lee Townsend ! It wasn't as great as the first (which was sooo good!) but I still really liked it. Before that I read Pies and Prejudice (A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #1) by Ellery Adams and LOVED it!


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Elaine Lintzenich | 74 comments Just finished Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen. So many people were including her in their lists of favorites that I had to try her out. I loved it; felt fully immersed in the 1930's. Just started the latest Cackleberry Club mystery by Laura Childs. It keeps making me hungry.


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Just finished Death Makes the Cut and enjoyed it more than the first book.


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Melissa | 797 comments Just finished Murder is Binding (A Booktown Mystery, #1) by Lorna Barrett and really enjoyed it.


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Danielle (dizzy_booknerd) | 121 comments I just finished Beef Stolen-Off (A Clueless Cook Mystery, #2) by Liz Lipperman which I loved. Great characters and great love story, in my opinion. I also just finished If Walls Could Talk (A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #1) by Juliet Blackwell . This was a new series for me and I really enjoyed it! I love the main character! Looking forward to reading more in that series.


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Dizzy wrote: "I just finished Beef Stolen-Off (A Clueless Cook Mystery, #2) by Liz Lipperman which I loved. Great characters and great love story, in my opinion. I also just finished If Walls Could Talk (A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #1) by Juliet Blackwell. This was a ne..."

I think BEEF STOLEN-OFF is the best of the Clueless Cook books, so far. I also really like the Haunted Home Renovation books. You have some more good reads ahead of you in that series!


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Katherine Decker | 195 comments Finished A Function of Murder (Sophie Knowles, #3) by Ada Madison and enjoyed the newest from this fun series by Ada Madison.


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Elizabeth | 40 comments I'm answering this as an author who has giveaways here on GR. I always send the winner their book via USPS Tracking, that way I can prove I sent the book (my only obligation) and prove it was delivered. In a case that the book was delivered (by USPS) to the wrong address, (should add, this happened only once) then, the addressed recipient (the winner) can at least follow through with a claim at their local USPS post office. With the USPS, when a book is sent and then not received, it is on the recipient's end that a claim must be made. My suggestion, see if the book was sent to you with proof it was sent, then follow through from there. For ex.: I always scan the image of the USPS Tracking receipt and have it on hand in case there is ever a question. www.ElizabethEaganCox.net

Rebecca wrote: "❂ Jennifer wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "I do have a question... i won a first reads giveaway book back in Dec but never recieved it. Is there anything I can do?"

Rebecca, I think GR first recommends c..."


Rebecca wrote: ".I just got finished with A Brew to a Kill. Love all of these books! I guess its my love for coffee!"


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Elaine Lintzenich | 74 comments Just finished Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs, a Cackleberry Club mystery. The chase at the end would look great on film (or is that digitized or something now?).


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Nell | 1223 comments Rebecca wrote: "❂ Jennifer wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "I do have a question... i won a first reads giveaway book back in Dec but never recieved it. Is there anything I can do?"

Rebecca, I think GR first recommends c..."


Rebecca - If you go to GR giveaways, you can click on giveaways entered then giveaway details for the book you won and check the box reporting that you did not receive the book. I also recommend emailing the person who listed the book (that may not be the author). I had this happen once with a subcontractor of the publisher. Several winners had not received the book. We did receive them eventually.


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Just finished End Me a Tenor. Excellent read!


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Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments Catching up on an older favorite series and just finished Dig Deep for Murder (Manor House Mystery, #4) by Kate Kingsbury


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments ❂ Jennifer wrote: "Just finished End Me a Tenor. Excellent read!"

Got that one coming up soon. You should try her Rebecca Robbins books. I really liked them! I've also got an ARC of her YA dystopian that's coming out in June.


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Zoe (bookwormfromathens) | 712 comments I finished reading A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lover's Mystery #1) by Connie Archer and I liked it enough to read the next book. Even though I figured out the murderer's identity a little before the end of the book, I enjoyed the New England atmosphere and the characters, especially Jack, Lucky's grandfather.


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Finished Wave Good-bye by Lila Dare . Love this series and this one didn't disappoint!


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Just finished Oak and Dagger. Great book!!! Loved it!


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Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments Just finished How to Party with a Killer Vampire (Party Planning, #4) by Penny Warner and enjoyed it. Likeable characters and nice little mystery.


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Lynne | 86 comments Just finished Better Read Than Dead (Psychic Eye Mystery, #2) by Victoria Laurie . I liked it. Liked the paranormal aspect and also enjoyed the gangster aspect.


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Nell | 1223 comments Melodie wrote: "Finished Wave Good-bye by Lila Dare. Love this series and this one didn't disappoint!"

Interesting. There's a new author for this series starting with this entry. Laura DiSilverio wrote the first three; Joanna Campbell Slan wrote this one and is continuing the series. Some reviewers say the characters are presented differently in this one. Most liked it about midway through.


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Nell wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finished Wave Good-bye by Lila Dare. Love this series and this one didn't disappoint!"

Interesting. There's a new author for this series starting with this entry. Laura Di..."


Hmmmm...didn't know that! There were definitely some differences, but I liked it. I've felt like someone else is writing the Savannah Reid books. G.A. McKevett is still shown as the author, but the whole voice of the books has been totally off. So much so that I don't even intend to read the new one that just came out.


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Finished Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews last night. Guess whodunnit early on, though not "how" it was done. Will have to watch the library book sale and Half Price Books for books three.


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Susie Fevella (susieinks) | 821 comments Nell wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finished Wave Good-bye by Lila Dare. Love this series and this one didn't disappoint!"

Interesting. There's a new author for this series starting with this entry. Laura Di..."


Wow. Thanks Nell..I wasn't aware of this either!


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Nell wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finished Wave Good-bye by Lila Dare. Love this series and this one didn't disappoint!"

Interesting. There's a new author for this series starting with this entry. Laura Di..."


Didn't know this either until I just read Melodie's review again. But it makes sense - I liked the first three books, but never loved them. I put Wave Goodbye down thinking "wow! that's a great read! Although I have to admit I didn't start the book thinking that - I actually really disliked the first part of the book where she was just so mopey and pathetic. But the scene where she gets the parakeet - oh my, I laughed until I had tears in my eyes, and it got loads better from there.


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Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments Just finished Murder by Suicide (Ellie Quicke, #2) by Veronica Heley . Ellie is a doormat and her daughter is atrocious. I'm hopeful she'll eventually get a backbone.


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Chuck  | 285 comments Just finished A Deadly Grind (A Vintage Kitchen Mystery #1) by Victoria Hamilton A Deadly Grind Who I figured out to be the killer was the wrong person but I wasn't the only one who got it wrong:)


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Kimberly Brown | 6 comments I just finished Six Years. I'm new to Hostess and this group. I'm from Knoxville, TN and love to read edge of your seat thrillers. I have my favorite authors that I collect in hard cover and am always looking fire new favorite authors. I love Tess Gerrittsen, Kay Hooper, Greg Ikea, Dean Koontz, Lisa Jackson, and probably most of all Harlan Coben. Thank you for letting me join your group. My husband doesn't read so I think it'll be nice to discuss some of my reads.


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Melissa | 797 comments Just finished Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse Mystery, #3) by Cleo Coyle .


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Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Kimberly wrote: "I just finished Six Years. I'm new to Hostess and this group. I'm from Knoxville, TN and love to read edge of your seat thrillers. I have my favorite authors that I collect in hard cover and am alw..."

I read SIX YEARS last month and liked it. Not one of Coben's best, but still worth a read. I think his standalones have gotten a bit formulaic and much prefer his Myron Bolitar books. Do you read Robert Crais? When it comes to thriller and hardboiled type books, he's probably my favorite. What cozy mystery authors do you like, Kimberly?


Bandmama (aka Lucy) - Claiming Mitch as mine | 121 comments I just finished Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (Magical Cats, #1) by Sofie Kelly and enjoyed it. I'll read the others in this series.


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Leslie I finished Alaska Virgin Air by Izzy Ballard Alaska Virgin Air today. It was more chick lit than mystery


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) I finished That Old Flame of Mine last night. A first in a new mystery series so you never know what you're going to get. But I really liked it! Excellent mystery and the ghost! Oh my! Can't wait for the next one.


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Heidi | 2446 comments I just finished Going, Going, Ganache Going, Going, Ganache (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #5) by Jenn McKinlay and need to speak to someone else who has read it about this potential new love triangle. Ugh!


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Diane ~Firefly~ | 325 comments Heidi (trust me) wrote: "I just finished Going, Going, GanacheGoing, Going, Ganache (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #5) by Jenn McKinlay and need to speak to someone else who has read it about this potential new love triangle. Ugh!"

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I just got that one (and a few others). I hate love triangles in cozies!!!!! It was probably next in my plans to read, but a love triangle will shove it down the TBR list.


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Heidi | 2446 comments Sorry Diane! I am kind of sad about it myself. I love the series though so still recommend the book. I just need to vent with someone :)


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Diane ~Firefly~ | 325 comments Thanks for the warning


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Heidi (trust me) wrote: "I just finished Going, Going, GanacheGoing, Going, Ganache (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #5) by Jenn McKinlay and need to speak to someone else who has read it about this potential new love triangle. Ugh!"

Well, crap. Not so keen to pick up the book now. Will have to force myself to pick it up in the next day or so.... :(


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