Guarding Diana: Protecting the Princess Around the World
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Wherever she went, in public or in private, she was shadowed by her Scotland Yard personal...
Skeleton Crew
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The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from...
City Spies
10.0
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In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called “a must-read,” Edgar Award winner James...
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #2)
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In the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary...
Golden Gate
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In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James...
Yule Log Murder
Barbara Ross, Leslie Meier and Lee Hollis
9.3
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Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But...
Resistance Women
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue in Books
Oct 13, 2021 (Updated Oct 13, 2021)
This is a different book for the series since Frank and Sarah, our usual main characters, aren’t in it. However, it allows the secondary characters time to shine, which was a lot of fun, especially since I love them. It also provided a bit more humor, which I appreciated. The mystery itself is serious, and the book balances the tones perfectly. The mystery is also strong and kept me turning pages, as always. I did feel there was a bit too much rehashing of things at times in the middle, but that got better as the book went along. Sadly, there are some timing issues in the climax as the characters forget when things happened. Ironically enough, the climax makes even more sense if you remember the correct timeline. There are a few Christmas elements in the book, but the main focus is on the characters and mystery. This may be a unique entry in the series, but fans will still love it.
Christmas Dessert Murder
8.0
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The perfect stocking stuffer for fans of culinary capers, this holiday omnibus from New York Times...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Shrooms ( Garden Variety Zombies 1) in Books
Nov 2, 2023
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Shrooms (Garden Variety Zombies 1)
By Zola Joyce
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hazel always had doubts about the protective abilities of the government. Particularly Child Protective Services and the cranky old lady who’d been doing her best to separate Hazel from her one and only parental unit. Why couldn’t Mrs. Stenopoulos see the value of independent living, and Hazel’s knack for it from the youngest of ages?
She was second in command of her mother’s slightly illegal but very profitable enterprise.
She’d taught herself to drive a full four years before she was eligible to get a license.
She’d rescued her beloved hound from the ‘Clinical Trial’ her mother’s boyfriend of the month had recently concocted.
And just a few weeks after her 15th birthday, she’d secured a full ride scholarship to the local university. Early entrance.
Hazel was a caretaker, a dog lover, and a crack shot. Ask anyone in town.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
If you enjoy Zombie YA then it’s definitely the book for you! I think it could have done with a bit more humor and it did have some just didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I’ve gone with a 3⭐️ because it’s well written and the idea is really interesting. The ending has thrown me a little and I really want to read the next to make sure I wasn’t high on mushrooms reading that last page 😆.