Category: Bibliophile Chats
My cozy corner for all things books: reflections on what I’m reading, honest reviews, audiobook chatter, and musings on how books shape our days. Perfect for fellow book lovers and audio readers alike!
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Below the Belt by Stuart Woods My rating: 4 of 5 stars Below the belt was chosen by my Mystery Book Club for our October selection. While this is the 40th book in the Stone Barrington series, it was my first time meeting him and my first experience with the author, Stuart Woods. Truth be…
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Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin My rating: 3 of 5 stars It is 18 years after the event, Tessa Cartwright is watching the months go by leading up to the execution of Terrell Goodwin, the man tried and convicted of killing three women and the kidnapping and attempted murder of herself when she was sixteen.…
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Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Claire Cossi, barista by day, sleuth by night. In the ninth installment of the Coffeehouse Mystery series, Roast Mortem, we find barista Claire Cossi, manager of the popular Village Blend coffee shop in New York City, hot on the trail of a serial arsonist.…
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Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was chosen by my mystery book club for our read this month. The first 150 pages, I started off thinking it was an interesting and intriguing story of deceit, betrayal, and mystery. Shortly after that I was certain I knew exactly…
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For 2016, I set a reading goal of 52 books. What was I thinking? That was definitely an over reach, since I didn’t even make it to 30. In 2016, I managed to read 29 books. Which surprised me since it felt like I was reading quite a lot. In reality though, it wasn’t until…