Ever wonder what came after the ending of a Jane Austen classic? Lucy Knight, a new to me author, not only tackles this tantalizing prospect, but took the challenge of the Austen novel that many have mixed feelings about. Personally, I enjoyed Mansfield Park so I was all kinds of excited to see a rare […]
Jeanie narrates the whole story for us in The Lost Kings. She is very odd but she has had many bad shocks in her life. She’s never really had anyone who cared for her or supported her after her mother died. She ends up with her aunt and uncle, where she lived until her […]
The wedding of her dreams has turned into a nightmare and the honeymoon is spent in an investigation to clear her brother of murder. Engaging historical cozy mystery romp from new to me author and series. A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder is the fifth book in the series and, could be read out […]
The Kat Holloway series really heats up with this dive into personal mysteries for her and her friends to solve in this upstairs-downstairs historical mystery setting. The Secret of Bow Lane is the sixth in the Kat Holloway series featuring a Victorian era cook who does some amateur detecting. There is an ongoing storyline about […]
It is such a comfort to read a series like the Kat Holloway mysteries, where you know and love the characters. Of course, in a series, at least a good one, the characters continue to grow and progress. I love learning more about them, especially mysterious ones like Daniel. In a historical world, the options […]
I have not read this author before but I have always been interested. The Couple at Number 9 was a great read in introduction. There is plenty of character development in this family psychological suspense. I really liked the young couple who moved into the quiet cottage which belonged to her beloved grandmother. Tom is […]
Echoes, is the first book the Echoes duology, maybe trilogy I’m not sure but it will twist your head and make you wonder the entire time what is going on, much like this show Lost or The Maze Runner. What is real, what is happening, who can be trusted. Well the short answer is I […]
Veronica Speedwell series has been a lot of fun so far and A Murderous Relation, the fifth book of the series is no exception. Veronica, a lepidopterist (someone who studies butterflies) by trade, and adventurer by accident has just stumbled head first into another mystery. It is amazing how many times she gets both herself […]
I’ve spent the better part of 2022 prepping for a long-awaited trip to Iceland. In addition to tackling the normal sources of travel information like guide books and blogs, I’ve eaten lots of skyr & cod, watched Trapped, and read several Icelandic novels. Does this make me a ‘method traveler?’ Maybe not quite. Regardless of […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on November 28, 2018 (currently 99¢ and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post) Overall rating 4.37 with 1,142 ratings and 168 reviews I read the first book of the Cozy Corgi Mysteries and […]