Book review
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Every nation has secrets, myths, and legends attached to its founders. Book 1 in the Indie Retirement Mystery series. A history focused mystery centered around the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or the Meck Dec for short. To believers, the Meck Dec is proof that patriots in North Carolina declared independence from Great Britain in May…
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For Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m posting the books I’ve added to my digital library this week, and the blurbs that made me download them in the first place. I’ve read The Retirees by Leah Orr and really enjoyed it, my review is posted here on my blog. The rest of these I…
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Ad/Pr/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Orrplace Press and NetGalley for the ARC of The Retirees by Leah Orr. The Retirees was published Jan 5, 2026. Never a dull moment where the land meets infinity. Discover the wonder at The Ocean’s Edge. A fun, edgy and modern retirement community mystery with a paranormal element. When seventyfour year…
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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,…
