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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Murder in Grub Street (Sir John Fielding, #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Sir John Fielding investigates when a family of printers are brutally murdered in 1760's London. This is the second in the series. I loved the characters as much as in the first, but I found the plot way too slow and predictable, with a second plot taking up way too much time.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-murder-in-grub-street-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-murder-in-grub-street-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Sonnet of the Sphinx (Poetic Death Mystery, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Peter has to produce an item he doesn't know where is or get dragged back to Turkey. Meanwhile, Grace thinks she's found a lead on a previously unknown Percy Shelley sonnet. This is a bit slower than the previous two stories in the series, but it's still a fun romp with great characters.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-sonnet-of-sphinx-by-diana.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-sonnet-of-sphinx-by-diana.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Owls Well That Ends Well (Meg Langslow, #6) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The large garage sale Meg and Michael are throwing to clean up their new home is drawing huge crowds. Sorry, the body in that trunk isn't included. The humor had me laughing the entire way through, and I thought this was the best mystery of the series. Very well done.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-owls-well-that-ends-well-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-owls-well-that-ends-well-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The Grace family has moved into the house of a distant relative. The first night, the kids hear a noise in the walls. The next day, they find an old manuscript. Might it explain what is happening? It's an important first step in this series of interconnected novellas, but just being set up weakens it some.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-field-guide-spiderwick.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-field-guide-spiderwick.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Immaculate Reception (Madeline Bean, #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The pope is coming to LA, and Madeline is catering the welcome breakfast. But while prepping, she finds a letter that seems to confess to a murder, and it sets her off on a mystery with ties to the past. Still my favorite in the series with a fast paced, twisty plot and such wonderful characters.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-immaculate-reception-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-immaculate-reception-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Perfect Sax (Madeline Bean, #6) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Madeline and her friends have just wrapped up a fundraiser for a private school. Then over the news comes the announcement that a dead woman was found in Madeline's bed. What was she doing there? Was Madeline the target? A very tightly plotted mystery with a great characters. One of the highlights of the series.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-perfect-sax-by-jerrilyn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-perfect-sax-by-jerrilyn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu (Mr. Monk, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The third in the tie-in series finds Monk filling in as homicide captain while the department is on strike. Yet his "team" is worse off then he is. Good mystery with some very funny scenes. Recommended either way, but most definitely recommended for fans of the TV show.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-and-blue-flu-by-lee.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-and-blue-flu-by-lee.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants (Mr. Monk, #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The fourth of the Monk tie-in novels answers the question, What would happen is Sharona returned? His former assistant accidentally comes back into his life after her husband is arrested for murder. At Natalie's urging, Monk begins to look into it the case. This is another fun entry and will please fans of the TV series.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-and-two-assistants.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-and-two-assistants.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Lindsay (1727 KP) rated Reckless Heart in Books
Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)
I truly fell that his it a good read. You learn about Lydia youngest sister Ruthie and Lydia struggles. You may to start crying while reading this book. I now I did. I felt like i was a part of the story myself. We also meet the Kauffman's Family.
We meet some of the Kauffman Family member from the Kauffman's Amish Bakery series. This story is about the Elizabeth and Eli granddaughter Lydia Bontrager.
We meet some of the Kauffman Family member from the Kauffman's Amish Bakery series. This story is about the Elizabeth and Eli granddaughter Lydia Bontrager.
Clare Parrott (294 KP) rated Irresistibly Yours (The Durand Chronicles, #2) in Books
Feb 13, 2018
This is the second book in the Durand Chronicles series by Lark Brennan
It's set in Paris and the author seems to have done her homework for the locations.
This is a Paranormal Romance between Adrien and Tate and although it's a well-written story, the characters and the plot are great, I struggled to fully enjoy it and in the end was more of a slog for me to get through.
It's set in Paris and the author seems to have done her homework for the locations.
This is a Paranormal Romance between Adrien and Tate and although it's a well-written story, the characters and the plot are great, I struggled to fully enjoy it and in the end was more of a slog for me to get through.