Saturday, December 2, 2023

November Wrap-Up

 



November Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

What We Saw by Mary Downing Hahn

Everything We Didn't Say by Nicole Baart

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

๐ŸงกMy Favorite:

Everything We Didn't Say by Nicole Baart

๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ—

What We Saw
by Mary Downing Hahn


LT's Theory of Pets
by Stephen King


I Capture The Castle
by Dodie Smith


Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant
Beacon Bakeshop #4
by Darci Hannah


The Amelia Six
by Kristin L. Gray


Everything We Didn't Say
by Nicole Baart


Lemon Pies and Little White Lies
Charmed Pie Shoppe #4
by Ellery Adams


Breach of Crust
Charmed Pie Shoppe #5
by Ellery Adams


The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Singing Hills Cycle #1
by Nghi Vo


Eagle Song
by Joseph Bruchac


The Dinner List
by Rebecca Serle


Board to Death
Board Game Shop #1
by C.J. Connor


Me Before You
Me Before You #1
by Jojo Moyes


Tales of the Peculiar
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #0.5
by Ransom Riggs


Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
by Lisa Unger


Murders and Metaphors
Magical Bookshop #3
by Amanda Flower

Monday, November 6, 2023

October Wrap-Up

 



October Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

The Graveyard Book Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman

๐ŸงกMy Favorite:

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿ‘ป


Pecan Pies and Homicides
Charmed Pie Shoppe #3
by Ellery Adams


Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye
Warren the 13th #1
by Tania del Rio 


The Spook in the Stacks
Lighthouse Library #4
by Eva Gates


Prose and Cons
Magical Bookshop #2
by Amanda Flower


The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde


Darkness, My Old Friend
The Hollows #2
by Lisa Unger


The Cask of Amontillado
by Edgar Allan Poe 


The Birds
by Daphne du Maurier


The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 


Bells, Spells, and Murders
Witch City #7
by Carol J. Perry


The Tuesday Night Club
Miss Marple ss #1
by Agatha Christie


This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 


The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones
Mabel Jones #1
by Will Mabbitt


Midnight Pleasures
Pleasures #2
by Eloisa James


The Graveyard Book Vol. 1
The Graveyard Book #1
by Neil Gaiman



Monday, October 2, 2023

September Wrap-Up

 

September Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

A Stranger In The House by Shari Lapena

What Lies In The Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

When All The Girls Are Sleeping by Emily Arsenault

Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

๐Ÿ’™My Favorite:

When All The Girls Are Sleeping by Emily Arsenault


๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚


Pride and Premeditation
Jane Austen Murder #1
by Tirzah Price


Miss Quinces
by Kat Fajardo


A Stranger In The House
by Shari Lapena


Arsenic and Adobo
Tita Rosie's Kitchen #1
by Mia P. Manansala


Dead Voices
Small Spaces #2
by Katherine Arden


What Lies In The Woods
by Kate Alice Marshall


City Of Windows
Lucas Page #1
by Robert Pobi


The Worst Years of My Life
Middle School #1
by James Patterson


Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2
by Jeff Kinney


When All The Girls Are Sleeping
by Emily Arsenault


The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving


Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving


Chasing The Devil: My 20-year Quest To Capture the Green River Killer
by Sheriff David Reichert


Blindsighted
Grant County #1
by Karin Slaughter


The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins


Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple short stories
by Agatha Christie


๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‚


Thursday, August 31, 2023

August Wrap-Up

 



August Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward

๐Ÿ’œMy Favorite:
All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham


๐ŸŽก ๐ŸŽข ๐ŸŽ  ๐ŸŽก ๐ŸŽข ๐ŸŽ  ๐ŸŽก ๐ŸŽข ๐ŸŽ  ๐ŸŽก ๐ŸŽข ๐ŸŽ 


So This Is Love
Twisted Tale #9
by Elizabeth Lim


All The Dangerous Things
by Stacy Willingham


One Of The Girls
by Lucy Clarke


Lightning Strike
Cork O'Connor #18 (series prequel)
by William Kent Krueger


The Younger Wife
by Sally Hepworth


A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1
by Holly Jackson


Murder at an Irish Castle
Irish Castle #1
by Ellie Brannigan


Furiously Happy
by Jenny Lawson


Appointment With Death
Hercule Poirot #19
by Agatha Christie


Birthday Party Murder
Lucy Stone #9
by Leslie Meier


All These Bodies
by Kendare Blake


The Last House On Needless Street
by Catriona Ward


Hidden
Mitchum #1
by James Patterson


Wednesday, August 2, 2023

July Wrap-Up

 



July Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

The Stranger Game by Cylin Busby

Where Are The Children? by Mary Higgins Clark

Favorite: The Stranger Game

๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž  ๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž  ๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž  ๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž  ๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž  ๐ŸŒ…  ๐ŸŒž


The Stranger Game
by Cylin Busby
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Kill Joy
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder #0.5
by Holly Jackson
⭐⭐


My Summer Darlings

by May Cobb
⭐⭐


Unbirthday
Twisted Tale #10
by Liz Braswell
⭐⭐⭐


Murder In An Irish Village
Irish Village Mystery #1
by Carlene O'Connor
⭐⭐⭐


A Hex For Danger
Enchanted Bay #2
by Esme Addison
⭐⭐


Fudge Cupcake Murder
Hannah Swensen #5
by Joanne Fluke


Sting
by Sandra Brown


Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson


The Scam
Fox & O'Hare #4
by Janet Evanovich
⭐⭐⭐


Where Are The Children?
Where Are The Children #1
by Mary Higgins Clark
⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Ghost And The Leprechaun
Haunting Danielle #12
by Bobbi Holmes
⭐⭐⭐


A Killing In Amish Country
by Gregg Olsen & Rebecca Morris
⭐⭐



Friday, June 30, 2023

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June Wrap-Up

 




June Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Last Breath by Karin Slaughter

Maplecroft by Cherie Priest

Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves

The Bone Box by Gregg Olsen


Favorite: Maplecroft by Cherie Priest


๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  ๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  ๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  ๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  ๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  ๐Ÿšฃ  ⛵  


The Last Breath
The Good Daughter Prequel
by Karin Slaughter
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Heartstopper Vol. 2
Heartstopper #2
by Alice Oseman
⭐⭐

Maplecroft
Borden Dispatches #1
by Cherie Priest
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Murder's No Votive Confidence
Nantucket Candle Maker #1
by Christin Brecher
⭐⭐⭐

The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife
Parker Pyne short story
by Agatha Christie
⭐⭐⭐

Blue Lightning
Shetland Island #4
by Ann Cleeves
⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Ex Hex
The Ex Hex #1
by Erin Sterling
⭐⭐

The Camel Club
The Camel Club #1
by David Baldacci
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Murder at the Blueberry Festival
Beacon Bakeshop #3
by Darci Hannah
⭐⭐⭐

A Cat Was Involved
Chet and Bernie #0.1
by Spencer Quinn
⭐⭐⭐

Killer Chef
Caleb Rooney #0.5
by James Patterson
⭐⭐⭐

The Bone Box
Waterman & Stark #0.5
by Gregg Olsen
⭐⭐⭐⭐

IQ
IQ #1
by Joe Ide
⭐⭐




Sunday, June 4, 2023

May Wrap-Up

 



May Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse by Alan Bradley

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Winnie The Pooh by A. A. Milne

Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards

A Welcome Murder by Robin Yocum

๐Ÿ’“The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

๐ŸŒบ  ๐ŸŒน  ๐ŸŒบ  ๐ŸŒน  ๐ŸŒบ  ๐ŸŒน  ๐ŸŒบ  ๐ŸŒน  ๐ŸŒบ  ๐ŸŒน  ๐ŸŒบ  


Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
Agatha Raisin #12
by M.C. Beaton
⭐⭐⭐


My Evil Mother
by Margaret Atwood
⭐⭐⭐


Long Live the Pumpkin Queen
by Shea Ernshaw
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse
Flavia de Luce #6.5
by Alan Bradley
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
The Darling Dahlias #4
by Susan Wittig Albert
⭐⭐⭐


The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Ghost and the Muse
Haunting Danielle #10
by Bobbi Holmes
⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Ghost Who Stayed Home
Haunting Danielle #11
by Bobbi Holmes
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Ink and Shadows
Secret, Book, & Scone Society #4
by Ellery Adams
⭐⭐⭐


The Word Is Murder
Hawthorne and Horowitz #1
by Anthony Horowitz
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Vanishing Type
Secret, Book, & Scone Society #5
by Ellery Adams
⭐⭐⭐


Zootopia: The Junior Novelization
by Suzanne Fracis
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Winnie-The-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection
by A.A. Milne
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Gone Too Far
by Natalie D. Richards
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


A Welcome Murder
by Robin Yocum
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Mousse and Murder
Alaskan Diner #1
by Elizabeth Logan
 
⭐⭐⭐


Fake Plastic World
Fake Plastic Girl #2
by Zara Lisbon
⭐⭐⭐


The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Monday, May 1, 2023

April Wrap-Up

 




April Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Black Out by Lisa Unger

๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง  ๐ŸŒท  ๐Ÿ’ง

Before She Was Found
by Heather Gudenkauf
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Cards On The Table
(Hercule Poirot #15)
by Agatha Christie
⭐⭐⭐


The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle
⭐⭐⭐


The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


One Poison Pie
(Kitchen Witch Mysteries #1)
by Lynn Cahoon
⭐⭐⭐


Murder 101
(Kitchen Witch Mysteries #1.5)
by Lynn Cahoon
⭐⭐⭐


The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley
⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Raven Thief
(Secret Staircase Mystery #2)
by Gigi Pandian
⭐⭐⭐


The Darling Dahlias And The Confederate Rose
(The Darling Dahlias #3)
by Susan Wittig Albert
⭐⭐⭐


Black Out
by Lisa Unger
⭐⭐⭐⭐


The House
(Mason Falls Mystery)
by Raelyn Drake
⭐⭐⭐



Friday, March 31, 2023

March Wrap-Up

 


March Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier

In A Cottage In A Wood by Cass Green

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Fragile by Lisa Unger

☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘  ☘

The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies
(The Darling Dahlias #2)
by Susan Wittig Albert
⭐⭐⭐


Off Season
by Jennifer Weiner
⭐⭐


Things We Do In The Dark
by Jennifer Hillier
⭐⭐⭐⭐


To Die For
by Alice Clark-Platts
⭐⭐⭐


The Mao Case
(Inspector Chen Cao #6)
by Qiu Xiaolong
⭐⭐⭐


Closely Harbored Secrets
(Seaside Cafe #5)
by Bree Baker
⭐⭐⭐


My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
⭐⭐⭐⭐


In A Cottage In A Wood
by Cass Green
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Falling Toward The Moon
by R.H. Sin
⭐⭐⭐


Apples Never Fall
by Liane Moriarty
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Partners In Lime
(Seaside Cafe #6)
⭐⭐⭐


Pleading the Fish
(Seaside Cafe #7)
⭐⭐⭐


Fleece Navidad
(Knitting Mystery #6)
by Maggie Sefton
⭐⭐⭐


Assault and Beret
(Hat Shop #5)
by Jenn McKinlay
⭐⭐⭐


Three Act Tragedy
(Hercule Poirot #11)
by Agatha Christie
⭐⭐⭐


Betty Before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Fragile
(The Hollows #1)
by Lisa Unger
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Tangles and Treason
(Vampire Knitting Club #0.5)
by Nancy Warren
⭐⭐⭐

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

February Wrap-Up


 February Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ rating for the month is:

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’•


The Princess, The Knight, And The Knave
(Possible Magic #1)
by Ronald D. Ferguson
⭐⭐⭐


A Goose Girl
(Entwined Tales #1)
by K.M. Shea
⭐⭐⭐


In My Dreams I Hold A Knife
by Ashley Winstead
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Disney Manga: Kilala Princess - Rescue the Village with Mulan
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
by Mallory Reaves
⭐⭐⭐


The Whispered Word
(Secret, Book, & Scone Society #2)
by Ellery Adams
⭐⭐⭐


The Book Of Candlelight
(Secret, Book, & Scone Society #3)
by Ellery Adams
⭐⭐⭐


The Ghosts of Rose Hill
by R.M. Romero
⭐⭐⭐⭐


January Wrap-Up

 


January Wrap-Up

My 5 ⭐ ratings for the month are:

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger

 The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄❅⛄


Broken Place & Outer Spaces
by Nnedi Okorafor
⭐⭐⭐


Jackets, Jack-O-Lanterns, & Justice
(Campers & Criminals #22)
by Tonya Kappes
⭐⭐⭐


Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop
(Beacon Bakeshop #1)
by Darci Hannah
⭐⭐⭐


Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off
(Beacon Bakeshop #2)
by Darci Hannah
⭐⭐⭐


A Spell For Trouble
(An Enchanted Bay Mystery #1)
by Esme Addison
⭐⭐⭐


Wicked Autumn
(Max Tudor #1)
by G.M. Malliet
⭐⭐⭐


A Call For Kelp
(Seaside Cafe Mystery #4)
by Bree Baker
⭐⭐⭐


A Deadly Yarn
(A Knitting Mystery #3)
by Maggie Sefton
⭐⭐⭐


Needled To Death
(A Knitted Mystery #4)
by Maggie Sefton
⭐⭐⭐


Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
by Karin Slaughter
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Down The Hatch
(Agatha Raisin #32)
by M.C. Beaton
⭐⭐⭐


The Guest List
by Lucy Foley
⭐⭐⭐⭐


To Catch A Witch
(Wishcraft #8)
by Heather Blake
⭐⭐⭐


A Witch To Remember
(Wishcraft #9)
⭐⭐⭐


Crazy Love You
by Lisa Unger
⭐⭐⭐⭐


Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
(#1)
by Jeff Kinney
⭐⭐⭐


The Locked Door
by Freida McFadden
⭐⭐⭐⭐


The Other Me
by Sarah Zachrich Jeng
⭐⭐⭐


Strangers On A Train
by Alfred Hitchcock
⭐⭐⭐


Crime And Poetry
(Magical Bookshop #1)
by Amanda Flower
⭐⭐⭐


Heartstopper
Vol. 1
by Alice Oseman
⭐⭐


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The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds
really liked it
tagged: 2021-audiobooks-challenge, 2021-beachcomber-mystery-challenge, 2021...
The Ghost of Marlow House
really liked it
Absolutely loved this book. It caught my attention from the first page. Fabulous story of Danielle who inherits Marlow House from her Great Aunt. Danielle moves into the house along with her friend Lily, who is there to help get the ...
tagged: my-kindle-free-books, pn-ghosts, mystery, mystery-cozy, suspense, 2...
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
it was amazing
tagged: 2021-alphabet-soupreading-challenge, 2021-audiobooks-challenge, 202...
If the Shoe Kills
liked it
tagged: 2021-alphabet-soupreading-challenge, 2021-bookhoarder-challenge, 20...
The Book Thief
did not like it
With all the hype and rave about this book, I was really excited to dive in. Such a disappointment. If it wasn't for listening to it on an book, I would have given up on a long long time ago. The concept of the story sounds fascinating, ...
tagged: 2021-alphabet-soupreading-challenge, 2021-color-coded-challenge, 20...

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