The Teller of Small Fortunesby Julie Leong(post may contain affiliate links) The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong is a debut fantasy with cozy mystery elements. Tao is an immigrant and a fortune teller, though she will only tell "small" fortunes like whether it will hail next week or who the barmaid will kiss.… Continue reading The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong is a debut fantasy with cozy mystery elements (4/5 stars)
Haunting Melodyby Chloe Spencer(post may contain affiliate links) Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer is a sapphic YA paranormal mystery that delves into themes of mental health. Melody is the child of acclaimed ghost hunters, but her First Sacred Hunt doesn't go as planned. Scarred and embarrassed, her family relocates to a sleepy island town where… Continue reading Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer is a sapphic YA paranormal mystery that delves into themes of mental health (3.5/5 stars)
The Bell in the FogEvander Mills, #2by Lev A.C. Rosen(post may contain affiliate links) The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series. I basically read the first book in this series, Lavender House, in one sitting. This one took… Continue reading The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series (4.5/5 stars)
Buried in a Good BookBy the Book Mysteries, #1by Tamara Berrynarrated by Tanya Eby(post may contain affiliate links) Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy. Our main character is a thriller writer who is going through a divorce. She and… Continue reading Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy (4/5 stars)
The Last Note of WarningThe Nightingale Mysteries, #3by Katharine Schellman(post may contain affiliate links) The Last Note of Warning by Katharine Schellman is a queer historical mystery and the third book in The Nightingale Mysteries series. In this installment, our main character Vivian is in the wrong place at the wrong time and ends up… Continue reading The Last Note of Warning by Katharine Schellman is a queer historical mystery and the third book in The Nightingale Mysteries series (3.25/5 stars)
Dead TiredThe Expectant Detectives, #2by Kat Ailesnarrated by Kitty Kelly(post may contain affiliate links) Dead Tired by Kat Ailes is a small town cozy mystery and the second book in The Expectant Detectives series. This one picks up about a year after The Expectant Detectives, which I really enjoyed. The humor really hit for me,… Continue reading Dead Tired by Kat Ailes is a small town cozy mystery and the second book in The Expectant Detectives series (4/5 stars)
The Fox Wifeby Yangsze Choonarrated by the author(post may contain affiliate links) The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo is a historical fantasy set in early 1900s Manchuria featuring shape-changing fox spirits. I followed along in my physical advanced reader copy while listening to the audiobook which I borrowed from my local library. The author narrates… Continue reading The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo is a historical fantasy set in early 1900s Manchuria featuring shape-changing fox spirits (4/5)
Loves Music, Loves to Danceby Mary Higgins Clark(post may contain affiliate links) Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark is a suspenseful mystery featuring a serial killer who hunts his victims with personal ads. Mary Higgins Clark is just so good at writing clever plots and potato-chip chapters. I enjoyed this one. There… Continue reading Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark is a suspenseful mystery featuring a serial killer who hunts his victims with personal ads (4/5 stars)
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a LordLady Petra Inquires, #1by Celeste Connally(post may contain affiliate links) Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally is a Regency-era cozy mystery with romantic elements and the first in the Lady Petra Inquires series. I borrowed the audiobook version from my library. Eilidh Beaton… Continue reading Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally is a Regency-era cozy mystery with romantic elements and the first in the Lady Petra Inquires series (3.5/5 stars)
Forgotten GhostsLegacy Witches, #2by Cass Kay(post may contain affiliate links) Forgotten Ghosts by Cass Kay is an urban fantasy novel with horror elements and the second book in the Legacy Witches series. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Legacy Witches, which was the author's debut. One of my main criticisms of the… Continue reading Forgotten Ghosts by Cass Kay is an urban fantasy novel with horror elements and the second book in the Legacy Witches series (4.5/5 stars)
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