In My Attic (A Magical Misfits Mystery #1) by Lina Hansen

This is the first in a new series of cozy mystery with a healthy dose of magic thrown in. Even if the name does not give it away, the characters and the not-so-subtle conversations fill in that required information. We have our leading lady called back to her aunt's bed-and-breakfast after an accident occurs on-site.…

Mystery Follows her – Assorted authors

I have had a love-hate relationship with both short stories as well as cozy mysteries featuring enterprising young women. With this book, I wanted to test my interest in both. I recently loved a collection of historical cozies so I thought I might enjoy this one too. Debating and procrastinating this review held up a…

Crushing It by Lorelei Parker

The biggest draw of this storyline for me has to be the fact that I am almost close to the age bracket being discussed here. Our lead protagonist is Sierra Ried, who has graduated from an undergraduate degree a decade ago and is about to plunge right back into the past. I also graduated ten…

Murder at Hotel 1911 (Ivy Nichols #1) by Audrey Keown

I have not made a secret of the fact that I have been in a slump. There are different phases of it that I have been cycling through. One primary type is when I continue reading, like/dislike a book and move on without writing reviews immediately. This might be (although I hope I am not…

Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Cafe by Jessica Redland

I have read quite a few of the author's previous works and enjoyed the first batch and was not enamoured by the last few. This instalment brought back the 'feels' from that initial introduction to the series. The main protagonist has been in the background of the series from the very beginning and finally gets…

A Year at Appleyard Farm(Tales From Appleyard #1-4) by Emma Davies

This is a collection of four different novellas, and for the first time, I probably would have preferred reading them separately. They are very distinct pieces of work, although the location of the stories is in and around the Appleyard. There is a twinge of magic, the unexplained version that is threaded through every tale.…

On Borrowed Crime (Jane Doe Book Club Mystery #1) by Kate Young

A new cozy mystery begins in the southern USA. The situation is well set up, with our leading lady being from a prominent local family - an only child. Her mother has secrets to be better explored in later instalments, and she works for her uncle, who is a detective. There is enough in here…

Beach Read by Emily Henry

This was a book that I requested due to great online hype in the reading/blogging world and I must say it did live up to my expectations. I have read another book with this premise. The only difference between the two was the fact that in the other case, the man was well removed from…