Ellie Alexander
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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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🎧Five Star Audiobooks: July, August, September 2024🎧
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 7 I gave FIVE STARS in July, August, and September of 2024. When I Was Alice by Jennifer Murgia Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 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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📚Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (September 2024)📚
It was a quieter reading month for me than last September. I just wasn’t into audiobooks as much, so I listened to eight titles instead of last year’s 14. I’m ok with any of my reading, as long as I’m enjoying it, and of the many titles I gave five stars to, I’d say the Continue reading
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📖Book Review: Death at the Dinner Party (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #3) by Ellie Alexander📖
Happy Publication Day to Death at the Dinner Party, book three in A Secret Bookcase Mystery series by Ellie Alexander! I am 100% invested in this series, inhaling this latest entry in just one day. (For my review of books one and two, click here.) 247 pages, Kindle Edition September 30, 2024 by Storm Publishing Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday September 29, 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? Apple Dumpling Murder: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Trixie Silvertale (The Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour stopped here yesterday, September 28th!) Continue reading
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August 2024: Five Star Reads
It was a fun, mysterious reading month this August! I read 30 books this month, 10 of them audiobooks and so many mysteries. Tell me what you’ve read and loved this month. Lost Coast Literary by Ellie Alexander is a stand alone gem of a novel just perfect for booklovers. I listened to this and Continue reading
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Book Review: The Body in the Bookstore & A Murder at the Movies (A Secret Bookcase Mystery Series, Books 1 & 2) by Ellie Alexander
I have always enjoyed books by Ellie Alexander and when I saw she had a new, bookish-themed cozy mystery series (A Secret Bookcase Mystery) I couldn’t order my copies fast enough. How exciting to get in at the start of a series by such a great writer! And I’m here to report that the series 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!
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