Book Review
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Book Review: Board to Death by CJ Connor
Thank you so much to Kensington Cozies and NetGalley for the eARC of Board to Death, book 1 in C.J. Connor’s Board Game Shop new mystery series. I adored this! Ben Rosencrantz is back home in Sugar House, Utah after some big life changes. He had been married, living in Seattle, and working as an… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’Brien
Thank you so much to Kensington Books @kensingtonbooks and Between the Chapters Book Club @btc_books for the ARC of The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’Brien, set to publish Tuesday August 22nd. What a gripping historical mystery–I could not put this down and finished it in a day and a half! Set in Seattle, 1943,… Continue reading
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Book Review: No One Leaves the Castle by Christopher Healy
No One Leaves the Castle by Christopher Healy was such a fun middle grade fantasy read. This would make an enjoyable family or class read aloud–it’s magical, humorous and mysterious all at once. The story is a magical locked-room mystery that gave me similar vibes to Winterhouse and Monty Python combined. The kids are strong… Continue reading
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Book Review: Read to Death at the Lakeside Library (Lakeside Library Mystery #3) by Holly Danvers
Book 2 in the Lakeside Library Mystery series, Read to Death at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers, publishes Tuesday August 8th, and I’m thankful for the eARC from @netgalley and @crookedlanebooks. For cozy mystery fans who especially enjoy bookish settings, this latest entry into the series did not disappoint. The setting of summer in… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
I absolutely loved We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange so I was thrilled when I got an early eARC of her newest, The Connellys of County Down. And it’s official: I am a Tracey Lange fan. Her writing is perfectly descriptive and has me turning the pages so quickly. In her newest, readers meet… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Peach Seed by Anita Gail JonesBook Review:
Wow. I received an ARC of The Peach Seed by Anita Gail Jones from @henryholtbooks and I am so thankful. This was an outstanding debut. My son had a friend over one afternoon and I got to spend three hours immersed in this sweeping, multigenerational novel about the Dukes family of Albany, Georgia. In the… Continue reading
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Cozy Mysteries: What are they and why do I love them?
I have been reading cozy mysteries for the past 22 years. I was a recent college graduate, working as a Youth Services Provider at our City library system. I remember borrowing a copy of Catering to Nobody, book one in the Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery Series by Diane Mott Davidson from my soon to be… Continue reading
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Book Review: Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan
Thanks so much to @kensingtonbooks and @btc_books for the galley of Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan–to be published Tuesday July 25th. I tore through this gothic ghost story in a day and a half! “Francine Thwaite has lived all her fifty-five years in her family’s ancestral home, a rambling Elizabethan manor in England’s Lake… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Bitter Past: A Mystery by Bruce Borgos
I love a mystery that has a spy element and The Bitter Past: A Mystery by Bruce Borgos did not disappoint. Set in a small Nevada community, north of Las Vegas, this mystery features sheriff Porter Beck. It’s relatively quiet in Beck’s jurisdiction until an older, retired FBI agent is found brutally tortured and murdered.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Take the Honey and Run by Jennie Marts
Jennie Marts’ debut cozy mystery, Take the Honey and Run (book 1 in A Bee Keeping Mystery) was seriously so much fun. I laughed out loud several places including during one particular breaking and entering scene where my guffaws woke up my husband. Whoops. Like any good cozy mystery there is a required amount of… Continue reading
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Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
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