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Book Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet
These books are lush, imaginative, full of tea and magic, and a perfect introduction to court intrigue for young adults who aren’t ready for (or don’t like!) Game of Thrones. Four stars.

Book Review: The Socialite’s Guide to Murder
I don’t usually read historical fiction etc etc I know nothing about this time period besides the fact that it’s the year both my parents were born. This mystery book, which reads like a cozy mystery without the puns, features a character with agoraphobia. This agoraphobia mostly functions like a video game’s invisible fences; ie, […]

Book Review: Six Feet Deep Dish
Narrator: first person, Delilah O’LearySupporting characters: Auntie Biz, Sonya,Series #: Deep Dish Mysteries #1Magic?: NoAnimals: Big orange cat, ButterballLocation: Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, “a charming resort town with a long history as a mobster’s hideaway, millionaires’ playground, and vacation mecca”Sub-location: Pizza restaurantRecipes: YES! Delilah & Son Chicago-Style Deep Dish, Daniel’s Emergencia Medica Cocktail, Auntie Biz’s Pissaladiere, […]

Book Review: Mint Chocolate Murder
Series #: Ice Cream Shop Mysteries #2Narrator: Riley Rhodes, former CIA librarian???? What!Location: Penniman, ConnecticutSub-location: Udderly Delightful Ice Cream shop, Moy Mull’s Fall Arts FestivalAnimals: Rocky and Sprinkles, both catsTheme: Ice creamRecipes: No Churn Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream (why not mint chocolate?)Magic?: NoMystery notes: Lots of red herrings!Notes on the puns of the title: Not […]

Book Review: Kill them with Canvas
Copaganda: None that I could remember.Narrator: Chloe and Izzie, sisters and sleuthsWhat kind of animals are involved: Tiny white dogLocation: tranquil western New York lakeside town of Whisper CoveSub-location: Paint with a View, paint…. shop?? Activity center?Whether or not there are recipes in the back: No :<Notes on the puns of the title: Middling. 6/10Further […]

Book Review: Live and Let Grind
Copaganda/police involvement: “….juggling a relationship with police chief Noah Garcia”Narrator: Lana LewisMain sleuth(s): Lana LewisWhat kind of animals are involved: Little brown dog, shih tzu, StanleyLocation: Devil’s Beach Island, FloridaSub-location: Perkatory, coffee shopRecipes: No :/Notes on the puns of the title: I don’t get it :/Series #: A Coffee Lover’s Mystery 3Magic?: NoTheme: Coffee Two […]
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Cozy Mysteries Series Tracker
This is part of a new ‘challenge’ I’m doing where I’m trying to keep track of cozy mystery series I’ve read! There’s an additional challenge element where if I finish a series and write a review on each book in the series, then I will reward myself with a Themed Good and do a write-up […]