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A cute premise but ultimately a forgettable book

Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

May 31, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

I love the Miss Fortune series by Jana Deleon. Seriously. Love, love, love it. I’ve recommended it to so many people. A few weeks ago, I got a notice from amazon that the latest book has come out. I quickly got tired of waiting for my library to purchase a copy, so I picked up Trouble in Mudbug, the first in the Ghost-in-Law series by Jana Deleon, in hopes that it would tide me over. Botanist Maryse Robicheaux spends her days in the bayou hunting […]

A great read so long as you suspend disbelief

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

May 30, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

There are different kinds of books. Good books, terrible books, guilty pleasures, etc. I don’t really care if a book is good or bad so long as I enjoy it. This book was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it, but I can’t call it a good book because the reveal was such a cliche. Finn and Layla have a passionate, tempestuous relationship. While on vacation, they get in an argument and Layla disappears. Finn is the prime suspect, but with no […]

This cozy series is full of love and food

The Noodle Shop Mysteries by Vivien Chien

May 30, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The star of the series is Lana Lee, a twentysomething woman who works at her mother’s Chinese restaurant after losing her office job. In the first book, Lana wants nothing more than to leave the noodle shop and get back to her former career. She doesn’t mind being a waitress, but she doesn’t like spending so much time with her family. Plus, relying on them makes her feel like a failure. When the owner of the shopping center dies and the noodle shop’s chef is […]

It is only unnatural in the sense that there are human beings who can do this sort of thing to other human beings.

Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabar and Anna Waterhouse

May 29, 2020 by Leedock 1 Comment

I am woefully behind in both reading and reviewing. It is taking me FOREVER to read these days and when it takes weeks to read something I have zero interest in reviewing it right away. So, here I am, ages after reading this book, trying to come up with 250 words to say about it. KimMiE posted a great review in February, and I strongly suggest skipping this and just reading hers. Seriously. No stranger to Sherlock Holmes re-tellings, I have often mentioned in other reviews how […]

Pausing to build up some tension

Drrrr!! vol. 9 (light novel) by Ryohgo Narita

May 24, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

There have been about 2 light novel series that have been adapted into other formats that I’ve liked all versions of roughly equally. Drrrr!! (ie Durarara!!) is one. I’ve just finished volume 9, and I think there’s only a few more to go to finished the story; this novel is also a good bit past where the anime and manga versions that I’ve gotten through are at. One of things about this particular story is that there are a lot of characters to keep track […]

The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?

Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna

May 17, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

There are so many mystery series with a similar premise to Two Girls Down: Hardbitten private investigator teams up with disgraced former cop (also a PI) to solve a case the police can’t. That’s not to say I didn’t like Two Girls Down, because I did. This is mostly due to the two main characters, Alice Vega (hardbitten PI) and Max “Cap” Caplan (former cop). Alice is the kind of character who’s fun to read about, because she’s unpredictable (and a total badass). I liked […]

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