Book review
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The very idea of an animal that can mimic a human is both captivating and terrifying. The Fox Wife is a novel with a simple premise turned into a complicated, dazzling, mystical story. Based on Chinese myths of fox spirits who can turn into beautiful, beguiling human figures, The Fox Wife tells the story of…
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One thing was crystal clear: the dull and sleepy smalltown had just become a whole lot more interesting. Book 1 in the A Sri Lankan Mystery series. When Kiyama Fernando discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she leaves her modern, westernised big city life in Colombo behind and seeks refuge with her friend…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Del Rey, Random House Worlds, Inklore and NetGalley for this ARC which releases today, Aug 4, 2026. Book 3 in the Shadow of the Leviathan series. Doesn’t everyone wish for change? But that’s the nature of the Empire, isn’t it. It’s so big and has so much momentum. Very difficult for…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Bold Strokes Books, Inc. and NetGalley for this ebook. Some silently rejoiced that he was gone, while others weren’t exactly silent about it. When Sir Roderick and Lady Olivia Endicott invited a group of guests to spend the weekend at their Chatterfield Park home, they didn’t expect the dinner party to…
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Ad/PR. Are you a fan of cozy fantasy? If you are, I recommend Grimoires Gone Wild by Cleo Frost and Tides Wait for No Witch by Natalie Summers, two cozy fantasy novels I’ve had the pleasure of reading recently. If you’re not sure if cozy fantasy is for you, both of these have prequel novellas…
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Ad/PR. In July I read cozy mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, thrillers and cozy fantasy. I read about amateur sleuths in houseboats and campervans, city guards trying to deal with dragons and secret societies, cute talking animals and quirky supernatural creatures, Jacobean witchhunts, the Tudors, fantasy beef and a Romeo and Juliet tragedy, fish and chips,…
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Halla of Rutger’s Howe had just inherited a great deal of money and was therefore spending her evening trying to figure out how to kill herself. Book 1 in the Swordheart series. Halla is a woman with a big inheritance and a greedy family. Sarkis is a man who is bound to a sword and…
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For the ReadChristie2026 July book, I’ve chosen Unfinished Portrait, written by Agatha Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. It is not a mystery. There is no Poirot or Miss Marple, no alibis, suspects, red herrings or any of the things that Agatha Christie is famous for. If you are looking for an intricate, clever murder…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC, book 1 of A Campervan Detective Mystery. This book releases today, July 28, 2026. It had all started with a chance remark, the kind that men make to women all the time and then accuse them of having no sense of humour when they don’t…
Mostly Murders 