Ellen Byron
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (December 2025)
Here is my monthly Netgalley Check In as part of my promise to check in at the end of every month (or start of the next month, ha) and see how many Netgalley titles I’ve read. My feedback ratio is currently 82%! Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in November 2025. I also Continue reading
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🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CHAOS by Ellen Byron
I’m delighted to share a review of Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron. It’s Christmas. It’s cozy. It’s culinary. It’s chaos! It’s the fourth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron. There is a giveaway for an Amazon OR Bookshop.org gift Continue reading
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🎧Five Star Audiobooks: July, August, and September 2025
I love audiobooks and listen to so many books each month. I love being able to get in book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are 8 I gave FIVE STARS in July, August, and September 2025. Woodworking by Emily St James Solid Gold Murder by Ellen Byron Wedding Bells Continue reading
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✔️Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (September 2025)
Here is my monthly Netgalley Check In as part of my promise to check in at the end of every month and see how many Netgalley titles I’ve read. My feedback ratio is currently 83%! Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in August 2025. If my review is public, it is linked! Wedding Continue reading
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🌟August 2025 5 Star Reads & Reading Challenge Update
It was a lovely reading month! I read 26 books (see list below for the full list) with 13 of those being audiobooks. I updated my 2025 Reading Challenges page as well. Here are a few of my favorite books that I read in August 2025. The Sherlock Society by James Ponti 🔎 – In Continue reading
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🐻Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel Mysteries) by Ellen Byron
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel Mysteries) by Ellen Byron! Today we are featuring a review of the second book in this delightful cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also Continue reading
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🎁Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel Mystery, Book 2) by Ellen Byron
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. My Can’t Wait Wednesday Title is: Continue reading
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Series I’m Glad I Discovered In 2024: A Book List
I love this time of year when readers reflect on the reading year. I enjoyed making a list of new to me series (and some are new to the book world). It’s also fun to know that I have more to read in each of these series, so I know more great reading is coming Continue reading
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Careers in Cozy Mysteries: A Book List
It’s certainly not surprising, but I am a huge cozy mystery reader, and one of the many things I love about cozy mysteries is the amateur sleuth. The idea that just a regular, say librarian, can solve a mystery is so appealing. I also love getting an inside look at the different careers sleuths have. Continue reading
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (September 2024)
Here is my monthly Netgalley Check In as part of my promise to check in at the end of every month and see how many Netgalley titles I’ve read. My feedback ratio is currently 84%, yay! Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in September. Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander Quilty Continue reading
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About Me
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!
Recent Posts
- 🌟COVER REVEAL: The Rewrite by Beth Rinyu🌟
- Way Back Cozy Wednesday: December 2025 Edition
- Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (December 2025)
- 🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: One Gold Ring (Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries) by Dianne Ascroft
- 🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection by Rosalie Spielman, Catherine Bruns, Gin Jones, Annie McEwen, Lena Gregory, Jennifer Fischetto, Anne Marie Stoddard, Kelly Rey, Misty Simon, Christine Knapp, Jamie L. Adams, Erica Wynters
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