Murder at the Summer Cheese Festival Author: Jodie Morgan Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: September 18, 2025 Publisher: Cozy Cozies Series: Silver Springs Mysteries #1 Thank you to the author for sending me an ARC of this e-book in exchange for an honest review. When cheese becomes deadly […]
I finished April with 23 ARCs left to be read. The weather has been up and down in New York—it’s going from temps in the 80s to temps in the 50s. There have been some big thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so at least I know the […]
Hysteria Author: LJ Ross Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: June 2, 2026 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Series: Alexander Gregory #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From internationally bestselling author LJ Ross […]
We’re still having some temperature swings, but they’re heading in the warmer direction for the most part. It’s bananas to think that I have seen climate change alter weather patterns and they keep getting more extreme. As if my brain needed one more thing to worry about, here […]
I finished March with 27 ARCs left to be read. It’s definitely springtime—the weather is vacillating between warm and cool, sun and clouds, and rain. Mom got away to Florida to visit the grandkids, great-grandkids, and her siblings, and I got a nice quiet break at home. I […]
A Death in the Dark Author: Ellie Alexander Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: Storm Publishing Series: Novel Detectives Mystery #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An assistant […]
Mad Mabel Author: Sally Hepworth Genre: Mystery Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The […]
The Story Keeper Author: Kelly Rimmer Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 21, 2026 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A crumbling mansion, a forgotten book, and a mystery […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
Holy Island Author: LJ Ross Genre: Mystery Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Series: DCI Ryan Mysteries #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Detective Chief Inspector Ryan […]
