Fun Scottish Cozy set in 1911 Edinburgh Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency by Lydia Travers There has been a rash of jewel thefts in posh country house parties in the Highlands. Maud McIntyre’s fledgling detective agency has been called upon by the Duchess […]
Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith From Fear by Jinger Dugger Vuolo A Surprising and Illuminating Book Becoming Free Indeed surprised me. I’m not sure what expected, but I suggest reading with patience and an open mind. If you agree […]
Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings A Delightful Cozy in Of Manners and Murder is the first book in Anastasia Hastings’ Miss Hermione cozy mystery series. It was a delightful read, Quite unlike anything I’ve read before. Violet and her young […]
Title: The Enigma of Room 622Author: Joël DickerGenre: Mystery, Thriller Wow. This book is not like anything I’ve read before. So many threads – no telling where they’ll lead. Never where you think, for sure. It’s nearly 600 pages, but the payoff […]
Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions Escape into Meaning by Evan Puschak: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions Overall, I enjoyed this book of essays from Evan Puschak of Nerdwriter fame. For the most part, the reader’s interests […]
Fun read! Lean into the silliness of everything in the town of Confection being named something sweet. It sets up virtually unlimited possibilities for future books in the series. Lexi runs a bookstore and hosts a book club that sometimes turns into […]
Sometimes funny, often poignant, All Together Now is an account of a tight group of high school friends that soon went their separate ways. Now in their mid-thirties, one member of the group, Robbie, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and asks […]
As a lifelong fan of Lawrence Block, I pretty much grab anything with his name on it. When this collection of short mysteries came along with the Block Seal of Approval, I grabbed it and was not disappointed. I’d wager there is […]
Book Review: The Next Everest by Jim Davidson I listened to this as an audiobook. I don’t listen to audiobooks frequently because my mind tends to wander, but The Next Everest was engaging and easy to follow. In fact, I would recommend […]
Book Review: The Ivies by Alexa Donne This was a fun read, if that’s ever an apt description of murder. I was excited when NetGalley approved me for an ARC, because I follow author Alexa Donne on YouTube, and I enjoyed her […]