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? 

Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson

This is a southern cozy debut mystery that I absolutely loved! Madeline Brimley is our main character and she left her small hometown in Enigma, Georgia many years ago for college and then a career as a stage actress. Just as Madeline is thinking of leaving her acting career, she receives word that her beloved, eccentric Aunt Rose has passed away and left Madeline her bookstore. 

And just Aunt Rose wasn’t a typical aunt, her bookshop isn’t a typical store – it’s housed in Aunt Rose’s old Victorian mansion. Before Madeline can even settle in, the gazebo in the back yard is set on fire and Madeline receives threatening phone calls. And then there’s more fire and a murder…can Madeline safely stay in Enigma? 

I couldn’t put this down. Madeline is brave and sometimes a little impulsive and the mystery she must resolve has twists and turns and red herrings! There’s a scene in the book that I was not expecting and I sat right up while I was reading. Wonderful side characters, a great setting and some laugh out loud humor made me such an enjoyable read. I can’t wait for book two.

What I’m Reading & Listening to Now:

Reading: The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin

Listening:The Riverside Maid (The Waterfront Women #3) by AnneMarie Brear

Week in Review:

Maybe this should read “month in review.” Wow. March. Everyone was sick at some point from the middle of February through the week of March 10th. We had flu a, flu b…you name it. I do not recommend any of it. The fatigue from flu b was something else. Anyway, we seem to be better (knock on wood), and we had an excellent spring break trip to NYC. My daughter’s favorite show was The Outsiders, and she and I also saw Chicago. It was so much fun and so exhausting! We laughed that we need a vacation after that trip! Back to school and regular schedules this coming Monday. Easter and summer break will be here before we know it!

Something I’m Looking Forward To:

I am excited to go with a friend to hear author John Green Sunday night at our library. I am also looking forward to a puzzle event at our Community Center next Friday night!

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