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Talking Baseball Live

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Join Kevin Orris and Tim McLeod and Joel Henard every Wednesday at 7pm for an hour of hard-hitting...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Sin & Magic (Demigod of San Francisco #2) in Books

Jan 8, 2021

4.25 stars

This one didn't drag me in like the first but I did enjoy it.

The camaraderie is still there in spades between pretty much all of them now. Alexis and Kierans relationship progressed quite nicely and we solved a few mysteries from the first book.

I will be reading the next book just to see what's going to happen next with this gang of amazing people.

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Bruce Springsteen recommended A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories in Books (curated)

"The short stories of Flannery O’Connor landed hard on me. You could feel within them the unknowability of God, the intangible mysteries of life that confounded her characters, and which I find by my side every day. They contained the dark Gothicness of my childhood and yet made me feel fortunate to sit at the center of this swirling black puzzle, stars reeling overhead, the earth barely beneath us."

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Sunrise at the Mayan Temple

Sigmund Brouwer

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A baffling invitation to an archaeological dig in Mexico defies all logic, but it is too good to...

Lindsay (1779 KP) rated The Lady Ghost (The Decoders #2) in Books

Feb 16, 2020

You looking for an adventure book for your child or children to enjoy? Well, the series called “The Decoders” by Alba Arango is a good one. It seems to focus on helping others out but also doing what they love to do. Which is solve cases. I have rated it 4.5 Moons – (Stars).

It about three smart kids, how they have adventures. They seem to help their friends and family out. Though in this book it about “The Lady Ghost”. What is happening on the movie set? Why are they scaring people to leave? Is the ghost real or is it fake?

The plot is done well. The characters are developed well. Matt, Steve, and Jenny seem to have different skills that they use to solve mysteries. The stories and mysteries are different. They seem to find someone or a few that seem to help them out.

The adventures seem enjoyable. I enjoy each one. I love that the mysteries are entertaining but not overwhelmed. They are really good for middle graders and children. It one that children can read and fall in love with.

The author does a wonderful job of this and keeping it suitable for children. I just think the story could have been a bit more with the ghost and with movie set. It was a good read. I hope to able to read the next one. I want to read the other adventures of the decoders.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Eggnog Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #23.5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

A collection of three Christmas novellas set in Maine and starring the series sleuths by the authors. We get two murder by eggnog, and one missing moving truck and winds up with a dead body. Will these mysteries be solved by Christmas?

All three of these stories will get you in the Christmas spirit with a dead body along the way. We do get some time enjoying holiday traditions (recipes included with all three stories), some of them unique to Maine, which is a lot of fun. The mysteries are all good, although the first seems to wander quite a bit before it gets fully engaging. If you are a fan of one of these authors, here is a good way or sample some others while catching up with your favorite sleuth at Christmas time.

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/10/book-review-eggnog-murder-by-leslie.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.