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Devendra Banhart recommended Turtle Island in Books (curated)

 
Turtle Island
Turtle Island
Gary Snyder | 1974 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"This collection of poetry and prose is a little like going for a long hike out into the redwoods and coming upon a beautiful library, well lit, and cozy and there’s no one but you and all these amazing books that you are welcome to read as long as you treat everything with the respect it deserves. Wouldn’t that be an amazing experience?"

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Murder at the Taffy Shop in Books

Apr 2, 2020  
Murder at the Taffy Shop
Murder at the Taffy Shop
Maddie Day | 2020 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Bad Neighbors Become Murder Victims
When Mac Almeida is visiting her parents, who live just down the street in her town of Westham on Cape Cod, she encounters Beverly Ruchart, their neighbor. Beverly is always complaining about something, be it the local soup kitchen or Mac’s parents’ puppy. Two mornings later, Mac finds her friend Gin crouched over Beverly’s dead body. When the police begin to suspect that Gin had something to do with the death, the Mac and the rest of the Cozy Capers, a book group that reads nothing but cozy mysteries, jump into action to clear one of their own. But can Mac piece together the clues everyone is finding?

I enjoyed the first in the series, so I was anxious to get back to visit Mac and her friends again. We do get a lot of characters, but the important characters stand out, and the rest are subtly reintroduced when they appear on the page again, so it is easy to track them. I have to give a special shout out to Mac pet, an African Gray parrot who gave me a couple good laughs. I did have a harder time tracking all the suspects early on, and especially their connections to each other. I suspect that might have been me being distracted by real life, and as I read, I was able to sort everything out. The plot gives us plenty of twists to keep us engaged. The ending was a little abrupt but logical. I enjoy the nods to other cozy series we get here, and as a bonus, we get five recipes at the end of this book for a variety of treats. Cozy lovers will enjoy solving a case along with a cast of characters who love cozies as much as they do.
  
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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated The Final Tap (Living History Museum, #2) in Books

Feb 21, 2018  
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The Final Tap (Living History Museum, #2)
Amanda Flower | 2016
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well, I've found yet another cozy mystery series to add to my must-buy list! I really enjoyed the setting - a working historical farm - and learned everything I could want to know about maple syrup production. Not in a clinical way, but as interesting bits of information presented during the story.

Our heroine Kelsey has her hands full trying to run the farm, raise her kindergarten-age son, and solve a murder before the police can pin it on one of her young employees. There was an interesting cast of characters, and that homey, small-town feel that I love in a good cozy.

While previous events are mentioned, it's not necessary to have read book 1 to know what's going on.

NOTE: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Death of a Cozy Writer (St. Just Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Death of a Cozy Writer (St. Just Mystery #1)
G.M. Malliet | 2009
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
When a best selling mystery writer invites his children to his English manor, murder makes an appearance. I enjoyed the good, but I really felt like the main character was a bit too cardboard. The other characters certainly made up for it.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-death-of-cozy-writer-by-g-m.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Shooting Gallery (An Art Lover's Mystery, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Shooting Gallery (An Art Lover's Mystery, #2)
Hailey Lind | 2006
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While attending a showing for a sculptor, Annie Kincaid discovers a body swinging from a tree. To make things more puzzling, her own mother seems to have a connection to the dead person. This is a wild cozy caper with plenty of twists and great characters.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-shooting-gallery-by-hailey.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Snow White Red-Handed (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Snow White Red-Handed (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery, #1)
Maia Chance | 2014
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Prue and Ophelia take on jobs as maids to the Coops, Americans who are traveling to their castle in Germany’s black forest. Almost as soon as they’ve arrived, a cottage is discovered on the property that looks like a dwarf cottage, and fairytale experts are brought in. The next day, Mr. Coop is poisoned with an apple. What have Prue and Ophelia gotten themselves into?

I love fairytales and fairytale reimaginings, so I had to give this cozy mystery series a try. It was so much fun. The story was fast paced, and the fairytale aspect provided a nice twist to the cozy formula. The characters were sharp as well, and the author made perfect use of a multiple viewpoint story. Can’t wait for the sequel.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/06/book-review-snow-white-red-handed-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.