Book Review

October 29, 2023

Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday October 22nd 2023 – Saturday October 28th 2023

Here’s a brief weekly post capturing what I read this past week. I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti Biswas (I read an eARC from the author and publisher. Find my review here.) Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (I listened to… Continue reading

Weekly Reads Round Up

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October 23, 2023

Book Review: The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti Biswas

I tore through The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti Biswas in two days! This is book two in the Blue Mumbai series and is such an atmospheric read. Set in Mumbai during torrential rains, Senior Inspector Arnav Singh Rajput is called to a brutal crime scene (a male body is found dismembered on the steps of… Continue reading

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October 22, 2023

Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday October 15th 2023 – Saturday October 21st 2023

Here’s a brief weekly post capturing what I read this past week. I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel by Chris Grabenstein (I listened to a copy using my library’s Libby app. Find my review here.) Christmas Lights and Cat Fights: A… Continue reading

Book Review, Bookish Resources, Weekly Reads Round Up

Bake Batter and Roll, Book Review, books, Catherine Bruns, Kings River Life News and Reviews, Lori Robbins, Murder in Fourth Position, reading, weekly reads
October 15, 2023

Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday October 8th 2023 – Saturday October 14th 2023

Here’s a brief weekly post capturing what I read this past week. I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai (I listened to this using my library’s Libby app.) Overdue or Die by Allison Brook (I read an eARC from the publisher.… Continue reading

Weekly Reads Round Up

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October 10, 2023

Book Review: Overdue or Die by Allison Brook

I just love The Haunted Library Mystery series by Allison Brook (pen name for Marilyn Levinson). Thank you to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC of book seven, Overdue or Die, available today Oct. 10. If you’re a cozy mystery fan and a library lover, be sure to pick up this series–it’s like… Continue reading

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October 8, 2023

Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday October 1st 2023 – Saturday October 7th 2023

Here’s a brief weekly post capturing what I read this past week. I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett (I listened to a copy using my library’s Hoopla app.) A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly (I read an eARC from the publisher.… Continue reading

Weekly Reads Round Up

Book Review, books, Darjeeling and A Deadly Disappearance, Kings River Life News and Reviews, Nina Wachsman, reading, The Courtesans Secret, weekly reads
October 4, 2023

Book Review: One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley

Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Landmark and Netgalley for the ARC of One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley. This beautiful novel was published yesterday and I encourage you to get your hands on a copy. Using a dual-timeline, readers meet 84 year old Edie Green in 2018 and also 15 year old Edie in… Continue reading

Book Club Reads, Book Review

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October 3, 2023

Book Review: A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Minotaur Books and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly–the first in a new series (Parisian Orphan), and I am 100% here for it! Fans of historical mysteries like the Maggie Hope and Maisie Dobbs series must get your hands on… Continue reading

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October 1, 2023

September 2023 5 Star Reads

Murder at Keyhaven Castle (Book 3, Stella and Lyndy Mystery) by Clara McKenna – It’s hard to talk about the third book in a series, but oh my goodness if you are a historical mystery reader, be sure to check out this series (start with Murder at Morrington Hall). They are all excellent, and this… Continue reading

5 Star Reads, Book Review

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September 27, 2023

Book Review: The Novelist from Berlin by V.S. Alexander

Thank you to Kensington Books and Between the Chapters for the galley copy of The Novelist from Berlin by V.S. Alexander. This was absolutely fascinating and the 400 pages flew by in a day and a half. “An engrossing novel inspired by the mysterious true story of Irmgard Keun, a female novelist who defied all… 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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