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Death on Fraternity Row by K.D. Upton Young Adult Mystery Rating: A- Overall Review: Really good! Not what I expected. It’s well-written. Kaitlynn is a smart, confident heroine with strong friendships. It also has relatable conversations and characters. The mystery is genuinely interesting and nicely paced. Synopsis: Death on Fraternity Row by K.D. Upton is young adult mystery about…

The Girls in the Snow (Nikki Hunt Book 1) by Stacy Green Mystery, Thriller Rating: A The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green is a ridiculously good thriller set in rural Minnesota. FBI Special Agent Nikki Hunt finds herself back in the small town of Stillwater, Minnesota, to investigate the murder of two girls left in the snow. She’d left Stillwater after graduating from high school, two years…

Deep Dark Secrets (Deep Lakes Cozy Mysteries Book One) by Joy Ann Ribar Cozy Mystery Rating: B+ Deep Dark Secrets by Joy Ann Ribar is the first book in a cozy mystery series set in the small town of Deep Lakes, Wisconsin. When a local pastor is found dead, forty-something small bakery owner, part-time journalist, and amateur sleuth Frankie Champagne sets out to find the killer. I liked this…

The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless Mystery (Spy Thriller, International) Rating: A The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless is an exciting spy thriller set (mostly) in Singapore. Nadia and Cassandra Brenner are sisters, best friends, and the heirs to a yacht-building corporation called Ocean House, which is headquartered in Seattle. The novel begins with Cass, who is living in Singapore and…

Dachshund Through the Snow (A Very Murder Christmas Book 1) by Rosie A. Point Cozy Mystery (Holidays) Rating: B+ Dachshund Through the Snow by Rosie A. Point is a short and sweet cozy Christmas mystery. Holly wants to be a dog walker, mainly for money, but eventually, she wants to start a doggie daycare. She gets help from her mother whose customer, Darlene Richardson, is in need of a dog…

A Priest, A Rabbi, and A Baptist Minister: The Murders at Windy Meadows by Janet A. Brown Mystery Rating: B+ Trigger warnings: There’s a non-descriptive sexual assault early on and another near-sexual assault later in the novel. A Priest, A Rabbi, and a Baptist Minister by Janet A. Brown is a mystery novel set in a senior living facility around Christmastime. The novel starts off a little…

Shopping for a Turkey (Shopping for a Highlander Book 1) by Julia Kent Romance, Holidays Rating: B- Shopping for a Turkey by Julia Kent is the first book in the Shopping for a Highlander series. Hamish McCormick is a famous footballer (soccer player) in Scotland who was in the United States right before Thanksgiving, doing a series of sponsorship ads. When it’s impossible to get a flight…

Phantasma: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Wicked Games Book 1) by Kaylie Smith Paranormal, Romance Rating: A Phantasma by Kaylie Smith is a paranormal slash romance novel set in New Orleans circa (I would guess) late 1800s. Twenty-three-year-old Ophelia Grimm is a necromancer like her recently deceased mother, Tessie. After Tessie dies, Ophelia and her sister Genevieve are left to handle their…

Thanksgiving Treachery by Tonya Kappes Mystery, Cozy Rating: B Thanksgiving Treachery by Tonya Kappes is the seventh book in the Holiday Cozy Mystery series. This time, the setting is a few days before Thanksgiving. There’s a double homicide in Holiday Junction, including one near Millie Kay’s leisure center. That leads reporter and amateur sleuth, Violet Rhinehammer to set out and find the…

Agatha All Along (Disney+) Drama, Paranormal, Horror Setting: Westview, NJ Rating: A Agatha All Along is a TV series about the Marvel character Agatha Harkness who forms a coven and then walks the Witches’ Road. Kathryn Hahn plays Agatha, reprising a role from WandaVision (which I’ve never watched) where she gets trapped in Westview, NJ for three years. I wasn’t sure about this show at…

The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky Young Adult Horror Rating: A- The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky is a high school horror novel perfect to start getting you ready for Halloween – if you haven’t already started that is. After a traumatic incident at her home in Long Island, Rachel Chavez moves to New York City with her mom. There she attends Manhattan Prep, a private high school…

Fresh by Margot Wood Contemporary Rating: A- Fresh by Margot Wood is like your favorite sitcom but set in a college dorm. This book is so true to life (for some) that it’s almost obnoxious. It’s also almost completely fluff (Note: there is some character development), but it’s also fabulous. Elliot McHugh, a self-proclaimed extrovert, enters her first year of college at Emerson in Boston,…

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Mystery Rating: A Trigger warnings: This book non-graphically discusses domestic violence, depicts police brutality, and describes an especially gruesome murder. The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose is a psychological thriller set in Washington, D.C. Sarah Morgan is a highly successful attorney who loves her husband but doesn’t have much time for her…

Skywalkers by Dorothy Shorne Mystery Rating: B+ Skywalkers by Dorothy Shorne is an ordinary Joe/amateur sleuth mystery novel set in Adelaide, Australia. Riley is a building manager to a city building that his grandfather helped to design. He lives on the top floor or in an actual rooftop apartment. I couldn’t figure out which one it was because I’ve never seen a rooftop apartment before.…