Oooh, one last post I need to make before the year ends! Thanks you so much for you chosen book, KatSings! I missed voting for the Hugo awards the year. This went up, so I’m completely missed it. Now I have the opportunity to tackle it in the new year!
A fantasy zoo that is a love letter to the importance of conservation
The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean
First and very importantly, Thank You CoffeeShopReader! I thoroughly enjoyed The Phoenix Keeper. It was a perfect book to close out a year that required lighter reading due to life challenges. Also there was an added layer of fun as the zoo and location were clearly inspired by San Diego and our world famous zoo. As phoenix keeper at the magical San Tamculo Zoo, Aila is close to achieving a lifelong dream. Overseeing a breeding pair of critically endangered Silimalo phoenixes and helping to bring them […]
Slay Ride
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories by Martin Edwards, ed.
This collection is from the British Library’s Crime Classics series and features 11 stories by some surprising (and surprisingly forgotten) crime writers. I found it at one of the coolest independent books stores I’ve ever seen. If you are ever in the Cincinnati area, particularly Sharonville (a northern suburb), check out out the Book Bus Depot. The store is a non-profit with the goal of raising money to promote childhood literacy and to build up classroom libraries. I met the owner when I visited, and […]
A Caper That Fell Flat
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Finley Donovan is a struggling single mother of two. Her jerk of an ex-husband is busy building the perfect life with his fiancee (and affair partner) and judging every mistake Finlay makes. Money is tight, he’s just fired the nanny, and Finlay is months behind on her overdue novel – and she’s already spent the advance. Finlay is overheard discussing the book – a murder mystery featuring an assassin – with her agent, and is mistaken for a contract killer herself. A desperate wife offers […]
Murder at a Prep School
The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman
Amy is a senior at the prestigious private boarding school, Meadowbrook Academy. It’s Senior Week, just before the start of the school year, and Amy and her best friend and roommate Sarah are ready for boathouse parties, soccer practice, and making every aspect of their last year at Meadowbrook epic. So what if they got into an argument at last night’s party? Amy and Sarah always make up. But not this time. Amy wakes up the morning after the party to discover that Sarah and […]
Even More Hillbilly Fantasy!
Fae Lords of Oklahoma by Ferrett Steinmetz
Daisy and Wild-Eye are back and getting into trouble once more! Now a few months after the events of Dragon Kings of Oklahoma, baby dragon Ace is tired of being hidden away and is clamoring to live in town. Which is a bad idea, because Ace isn’t even supposed to be in Oklahoma, but rather back in Germany where she’s a protected species. Meanwhile, Daisy’s Druid mother has swept back into town and is demanding that Daisy come with her to fully train as a Druid. Fae […]
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