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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Wreathing Havoc in Books

Sep 29, 2021 (Updated Sep 29, 2021)

Wreathing Havoc

Julia Henry | 2021 | Mystery

8.0

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The Drama of Theater

Thanksgiving week has opened on a somber note since it starts with the funeral for Leon Tompkin, the owner of the local theater. Lilly Jayne and the rest of the Garden Squad aren’t the only ones in town mourning his passing, and it even brings some of the people who used to work with Leon at the theater back to town. When one of the visitors is murdered, Lilly can’t help but wonder if Leon’s death was from natural causes. If it wasn’t, are the two deaths connected?

Thanksgiving isn’t usually a setting for fall themed cozy mysteries, but I enjoyed seeing this book starting with November’s holiday, although we do get a few early Christmas activities as the book goes along. The mystery takes a little while to set down roots before it starts to fully grow, but once it does, we wind up with a wonderful mystery. I love how everything came together. Lilly and the rest of her friends in the Garden Squad are as delightful as always, and the new characters are equally likeable, making it hard for me to pick out the killer. Late autumn isn’t the best time for gardening, but we still get a bit of that and a few gardening tips over the course of the book. This is an entry that fans of the series will be thankful for.

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Lindsay (1727 KP) rated Where Lilacs Still Bloom in Books

Feb 15, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. It about life and it cycle as though Flowers. There are alots of lesson though out the book though followers. It teaches us that we must move on and keep going. Hulda had lost most of her family and she wondered why she did. Her children died before see did. That must be tough to do.

This books teaches you lesson though the way Hulda did it though her garden. It book that really hit home with your emotions. I suggest that you have a few tissues on hand or you may be wipe your eyes while reading. It was heartfelt in some parts in this book. To me it a must read.

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Amy-Elizabeth (2 KP) rated The Secret Garden in Books

Jun 29, 2018

Charming characters (3 more)

A wonderfully discribed setting

Delightful accents

Just a great audio book production

Audio book - unabridged version (AudioGo Ltd)

"When a young girl is sent to live with her uncle after the death of her parents, his manner and sorrow leaves her feeling bitterly alone. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has become hidden and, aided by one of the servant's boys, begins restoring it to its former glory."

A lovely trip down memory lane, my Mum and I read this when I was just a little girl.
A great story for young and old, with life lessons I think more people could use these days.