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The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
5.0
This is a re-read for me (I've read it several times...) but it is one of my favorite books. Mainly due to the fact that it is the start to one of my favorite series.
A great cast of characters (Koko included), wonderful dialogue, and an intriguing mystery.
A great cast of characters (Koko included), wonderful dialogue, and an intriguing mystery.
Road Trip Rivalry by Mona Shroff
4.5
I loved this book so much. The romance was delightful, I adored the characters and the setting was wonderful (who doesn't love the idea of a road trip around Ireland!). The epilogue was perfect!
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
3.5
This is a re-read for me and I have read a lot of cozy mysteries since I read this last and I am now seeing a few things in this that I no longer love.
One is that I'm not a big fan of 'witch' cozies. The reason is that there are some things that the witches do to the non-witches (in this case, Cookie uses her witchy voice to get a suspect to talk to her) making it easy for them to get answers.
Also, I don't like how the author mixes real witchcraft with Hollywood witchcraft. They talk about Wicca and the Goddess and other things that are correct with the real practice of Wicca/Witchcraft/Paganism (which are all different things) and then also have powers. I'm not sure why it bothers me, just that it does.
One is that I'm not a big fan of 'witch' cozies. The reason is that there are some things that the witches do to the non-witches (in this case, Cookie uses her witchy voice to get a suspect to talk to her) making it easy for them to get answers.
Also, I don't like how the author mixes real witchcraft with Hollywood witchcraft. They talk about Wicca and the Goddess and other things that are correct with the real practice of Wicca/Witchcraft/Paganism (which are all different things) and then also have powers. I'm not sure why it bothers me, just that it does.
Tying the Knot by Brenda Novak
3.5
3.5 Stars
This is the final book in the Whiskey Creek series, but as the previous book was published in 2016 you would be ok to read this as a standalone.
However, it could have benefitted from being a bit of a longer story. I had a difficult time believing in the romance itself as I felt our two main characters Aja and Grady didn't spend enough time together to fall in love.
I did like both Aja and Grady as characters and I loved the dating show aspect of the book itself. It was a quick romance, but still a very enjoyable book.
This is the final book in the Whiskey Creek series, but as the previous book was published in 2016 you would be ok to read this as a standalone.
However, it could have benefitted from being a bit of a longer story. I had a difficult time believing in the romance itself as I felt our two main characters Aja and Grady didn't spend enough time together to fall in love.
I did like both Aja and Grady as characters and I loved the dating show aspect of the book itself. It was a quick romance, but still a very enjoyable book.
Secrets Can Kill by Carolyn Keene
5.0
I loved this series as a kid and still love it now—a more 'modern' Nancy than the Nancy in the old yellow spine books.
In this book, Nancy goes back to high school to solve the mystery of some thefts and it becomes a lot more sinister.
In this book, Nancy goes back to high school to solve the mystery of some thefts and it becomes a lot more sinister.
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
5.0
What a way to start my reading year!
From beginning to end, it was such a fun ride. For a 400-page book, it's such a quick read with great quirky characters and a globe-trotting storyline.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
From beginning to end, it was such a fun ride. For a 400-page book, it's such a quick read with great quirky characters and a globe-trotting storyline.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series.