☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday November 24, 2024☕

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon.  

Weekly Reads Round Up

Favorite Read of the Week

I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? 

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (12 Books of Christmas Book1) – I absolutely adored this locked room, enemies to lovers rom-com. 

Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt. She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery. He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy.She hates his guts.He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise.) But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself. That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone.

This is just what I needed in my ears to remind me that this season can be fun. It’s a wonderful escape and I rooted for both main characters so much. I swooned and laughed and just loved every page so much. 

What I’m Reading & Listening to Now:

Reading: Murder at Glenloch Hill (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #6) by Clara McKenna (look for my review on release day, this coming Tuesday November 26th!) 

Listening: Ghost at Work (Bailey Ruth #1) by Carolyn G. Hart

Week in Review:

The unrelenting germs of the season took me out on Monday with the most annoying upper respiratory virus. Thankfully a trip to the doctor resulted in cough meds that actually worked so I am ending the week in a much better way than I started. Thankfully I had a wonderful canine companion on Monday:

All musical performances were delightful this week, and my husband and I got to have lunch out just the two of us on Thursday. I worked an extra day this week to cover for a coworker and attended a local craft fair Saturday morning. 

Something I’m Looking Forward To:

I am so excited for Thanksgiving break. Five whole days! A family member is hosting so my cooking responsibilities are much less than past years. I can’t wait to get some rest and reading time in. We all need it! 

Posted Recently:

On the blog:

Series Spotlight: Sunshine Vicram Mystery Series by Darynda Jones

Thankfully Reading Weekend 2024: November 27th – December 1st

Book Review: Buried in Books: An Unputdownable Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith

12 Books of Christmas Challenge 2024

Release Day Book Review: The Tell-Tale Homicide (A Rare Books Cozy Mystery #2) by Daphne Silver

Virtual Book Tour & Book Review with Rachel’s Random Resources: Santa Maybe by Carla Luna

Release Day Book Review: Royally Snuffed: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective Cozy Mystery by P.C. James, Kathryn Mykel 

A review for a book I read earlier was published on Kings River Life News & Reviews. Check it out here:  

A Holiday for Homicide Devon Delaney

Death by Jelly Beans by Holly Schwartz/Susie Black



13 responses to “☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday November 24, 2024☕”

  1. Furry companions make all sorts of ailments better! It’s great that you are getting a little break from all of the cooking. My husband encouraged me to send out a note that others need to bring things because he’s worried I’ll overdo things and he wants to keep me healthy. Don’t tell, but I never did send out that message.

    Have a great reading week!

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  2. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year sounds like a fun read!

    Hope you’re feeling fully better soon. 😦

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  3. Something’s going around! I’ve had all the cold symptoms in the past several days. I’m hoping that today is the start of a turn toward recovery.

    The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year sounds fun!

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  4. the colder wet weather has gotten many of us down. Hope a dry winter weather will be better for our health.

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  5. I have reserved two of Ally Carter’s books, the Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, and her earlier The Blond Identity, both sound really good. Glad to hear you’re feeling better. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  6. I was just starting to look for a holiday rom-com and The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year sounds delightful! Glad you’re feeling better.

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  7. Yay for a long Thanksgiving weekend and less responsibilities! Happy reading!

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  8. Seems like you need to rest up and get well. Now what’s the dog’s name? Cute. I look forward to hearing about the McKenna book. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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  9. Awww look at your cute sick-bed buddy! I’m glad you’re feeling better and will be able to enjoy your 5 days off and all the foods and family!

    Lunch with hubby and the craft fair sound like fun, too!

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  10. Those are some great book covers and they sound good too. I’m so glad you are starting to feel better! Not looking forward the winter illnesses that will come our way this year.

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  11. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year sounds delightful!

    Have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your time off

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  12. I hope you are feeling better now. Having a dog snuggle up is definitely good medicine! Thanksgiving planning is in the works here as to what I am cooking and which book selections are on tap for next week.

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  13. Several people I know have recently been sick, but the diagnosis each time has been not-Covid but something else. I hope you are feeling better now.

    I like the sound of The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. It seems perfect for your first book of the 12 Books of Christmas.

    Happy Thanksgiving, Sarah!

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