October 2021 Books Vs Moods

This is my monthly wrap up, where I recommend books I liked during my month and the moods that they might best be appreciated in. I link the reviews with the cover pages so that anyone who missed anything, can go back and check them out! My post for the last month was: September 2021…

Glass Coffin (Darkwood #3) by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

I have read and reviewed #1, #2 before on the blog. If you see my reviews for the previous two instalments of this series, you will get an idea as to why I was surprised by the ending(s) provided in this one. For a fairytale retelling that could not be any quirkier, it had a…

Much Ado about Nauticaling (Whit and Whiskers Mystery #1) by Gabby Allan

A new Cozy mystery series is always something I am game to try. I am even considering making a standard format for the contents, that is, location, profession etc. If I did that, though, the aura of the off-beat jobs performed by these lead protagonists (mostly women) would be diminished, and the original 'unique small-town…

A Fiancée’s Guide to First Wives and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery #4) by Dianne Freeman

This is one of those rare occasions where I picked the second book of a series and liked it enough to follow up with the sequels. This is the fourth instalment, and although it is self-sufficient enough to read as a standalone, I wouldn't recommend it. The background continues to play a part in the…

The Wolf in the Woods by Dan Brotzel

I really enjoyed a short story book by the author. There was something different about the presentation and the characters within the chapters, and that had me curious about this book.I should have looked at the blurb a little more cautiously because it does warn the readers about the content of the narrative. It is…

Digging Up Trouble (Sweet Fiction Bookshop #1) by Kitt Crowe

In this cozy mystery centred around a book shop and a book club, we plunge into the chaos that is Lexi's life with her mischievous dog from the very first page. She is back in her home town after a not-so-happy stint outside in a bigger city. As with many of the 'towns' that feature…

Son of the Storm (The Nameless Republic #1) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

If I have changed anything about my reading style in the last few years ( and I have changed a lot of things), I have tried more different types of fantasy fiction written by people from all over the world.This book depicts a very intricate political system that limits certain sections of society and uses…

Summer in the City by Emma Jackson

I read the previous book in this series quite recently: A Mistletoe Miracle. This book is still available to request as of the writing of this post When I finished the first book with the same characters, I felt like I had only read half a story. There were so many unresolved things, and Stephen's…