tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51287303583490824072024-03-19T02:00:32.465-05:00I Wish I Lived In a LibraryKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3675125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-51511107467820188452024-03-19T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-19T02:00:00.246-05:00Top Ten Tuesday - Spring TBRToday I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Spring TBR. I'm not fantastic about reading all the books on my seasonal TBRs but I love making the lists! 1. Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson - I Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-13152539614010960542024-03-18T02:00:00.000-05:002024-03-18T02:00:00.129-05:00A Midnight Puzzle - Cozy Mystery ReviewGoodreads: A Midnight Puzzle (A Secret Staircase Mystery #3) by Gigi PandianRating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company’s craftsmanship. Now the family Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-64674591378623727392024-03-17T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-17T00:00:00.151-05:00This Week in Reading - March 17It's Sunday Post time! This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.What I Got:Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran - I always enjoy the books in this series and this one involves Jessica's British cousin who was always chaos in the show so it should be extra fun! (Publisher)Murder inKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-70627944574611136862024-03-16T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-16T02:00:00.130-05:00Authors I've Been Wanting to Read - Someone to Love by Mary Balogh At the beginning of the year I made a list of authors that I've been saying I need to read and commit to reading at least one book by each of the authors in 2024. Here's my thoughts on one of those books/authors.Goodreads: Someone to Love by Mary BaloghBlurb: Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune that will forever alter the Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-62476365781374330792024-03-15T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-15T02:00:00.127-05:00Friday Fives - Five Non-Bookish Things I'm LovingI'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different. I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists. Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. Since spring is upon us I'm picking out 5 things I'm really loving right now.1. Daffodils - Daffodils are one of my absolute favorite Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-64488757833479971042024-03-14T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-14T02:00:00.349-05:00Books from the Backlog - No One Needs to KnowToday I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog. I really enjoy the chance to feature a book that's been hiding in the piles of books for far too long!Goodreads: No One Needs to Know by Kevin O'BrienBlurb: A SECRET WORTH KILLING FOR…In July 1970, actress Elaina Styles was slain in her rented Seattle mansion alongKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-21013694932586995462024-03-13T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-13T02:00:00.169-05:00The Year of Having Fun with My Reading - Dark Corners + The Bookish Life of Nina Hill Goodreads: Dark Corners by Megan GoldinBlurb: Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have long suspected him in the murders of six women. As his freedom approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot, young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-49314347907429160002024-03-12T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-12T02:00:00.121-05:00Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Series/Authors I've Stalled Out On Reading Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Books I'm Worried I Might Not Love the Second Time Around but I'm not a much of a re-reader so instead I'm looking at series/or authors I've stalled out on because I'm afraid they Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-74476898229702224902024-03-11T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-11T02:00:00.131-05:00Authors I've Been Wanting to Read - City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong At the beginning of the year I made a list of authors that I've been saying I need to read and commit to reading at least one book by each of the authors in 2024. Here's my thoughts on one of those books/authors.Goodreads: City of the Lost by Kelley ArmstrongBlurb: Casey Duncan is a homicide detective with a secret: when she was in college, she killed a man. She Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-69785225324601510292024-03-09T11:00:00.000-06:002024-03-09T21:55:56.413-06:00This Week in Reading - 3/10 It's Sunday Post time! This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.What I Got:Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly - I've really enjoyed the previous two books in the series so I can't wait to virtually go to Scotland for Christmas! (Publisher)Currently:Reading: The Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian and Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-7226896303560227382024-03-09T02:00:00.000-06:002024-03-09T02:00:00.134-06:00The Secret Adversary - Classic Mystery ReviewGoodreads: The Secret Adversary by Agatha ChristieRating: Really Liked It! (4.5 Stars)Source: PurchasedDescription: Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great War, there are few jobs available and the couple are desperately short of money. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business schemeKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-19514080919344161742024-03-08T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-08T02:00:00.136-06:00Friday Fives - Books I Really Want to Read That Haven't Made it On Any ListI'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different. I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists. Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. I love nothing more than a good list and there are bonus points if it's a bookish list. This year I made a few different TBR lists but Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-36322757319042385012024-03-07T02:00:00.000-06:002024-03-07T02:00:00.125-06:00Books from the Backlog - The Calamity Cafe Today I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog. I really enjoy the chance to feature a book that's been hiding in the piles of books for far too long!Goodreads: The Calamity Café by Gayle LeesonBlurb: Aspiring chef and small-town Virginia native Amy Flowers is ready to open her own café offering Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-11465710705351165662024-03-06T02:00:00.000-06:002024-03-06T02:00:00.130-06:00Speculations in Sin - Historical Mystery ReviewGoodreads: Speculations in Sin (A Below Stairs Mystery #7) by Jennifer AshleyRating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret of Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-29426778655815582432024-03-05T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-05T02:00:00.125-06:00Library Loves - Ten Books From My Latest Library Wander Yesterday I had a good library wander and picked up all the books that caught my eye (and that I could carry). Here are 10 I picked up.1. At the Chinese Table: A Memoir with Recipes by Carolyn J. Phillips - I do love a memoir and this one involving the author's time in China sounds like it could be fantastic. 2. Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick - Every Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-9773843914874793552024-03-04T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-04T02:00:00.167-06:00Kilt Trip - Contemporary Romance Review Goodreads: Kilt Trip by Alexandra KileyRating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: Ready or Scot...Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world—anywhere but Scotland. But when she’s sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands—and save her own Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-80291053521940796602024-03-02T23:00:00.000-06:002024-03-02T23:00:00.338-06:00This Week in Reading - March 3It's Sunday Post time! This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.What I Got:The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen - I really enjoy everything I've read by this author and this historical fiction involves a missing person and secrets from the past. (Publisher)Close Knit by Jenny Colgan - I typically enjoy the books by this Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-19113926074035249402024-03-02T02:00:00.002-06:002024-03-02T02:00:00.127-06:002024 Monthly Reading Recap - FebruaryMonthly BreakdownMonthly Total: 18 - not quite as good as last month but it is two days shorter and I have several books I'm almost done with. Once again I really enjoyed all my reads and it was hard to choose a favorite book of the month!Print: 5Ebook: 5Audio: 9Mystery: 12 Romance: 3Fiction: 3Favorite Books of the Month:Favorite Audio: The Bookish Life of Nina Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-19922360941781085662024-03-01T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-01T02:00:00.132-06:00Friday Fives - March TBRI'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different. I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists. Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. This is the first Friday in March so I'm picking out five books I hope to read this month.1. A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian - This is the third Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-87649640227567052582024-02-29T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-29T02:00:00.147-06:00Books from the Backlog - Hummingbird LakeToday I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog. I really enjoy the chance to feature a book that's been hiding in the piles of books for far too long!Goodreads: Hummingbird Lake by Emily MarchBlurb: Haunted by painful memories, pediatric surgeon Sage Anderson gives up medicine and moves to Eternity Springs. Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-83103086647920697902024-02-28T02:00:00.000-06:002024-02-28T02:00:00.135-06:00Revved Up 4 Murder - Cozy Mystery ReviewGoodreads: Revved Up 4 Murder (A Sophie Kimball Mystery #12) by J.C. EatonRating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: The seniors of Sun City West are celebrating again, this time over the news that Wayne from the pinochle club finally has a chance to restore his classic car. Phee goes along for the ride, but her thoughts are on her agency’s latest case—a Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-35630035393020642822024-02-27T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-27T02:00:00.132-06:00Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Books on My TBR with Titles that Have Things From NatureToday I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Titles with Items From Nature and I'm focusing on books in my TBR that have things from nature in the title.1. Fresh Water for Flowers by Verlie Perrin2. Enchanted Hill Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-30873169111255408872024-02-26T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T02:00:00.143-06:00The Murder Club - Romantic Suspense ReviewGoodreads: The Murder Club (Pike, Wisconsin #5) by Alexandra IvyRating: Liked It (3 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: Over the years, small-town Pike, Wisconsin, has seen its share of shady characters, murderers, and serial killers—and not all of them have landed behind bars. For some folks, solving cold cases from the safety of the virtual world is a harmless Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-16491146192613056692024-02-24T02:00:00.000-06:002024-02-24T02:00:00.340-06:00Pursuit of a Parcel - Classic Mystery ReviewGoodreads: Pursuit of a Parcel by Patricia WentworthRating: Liked It! (3.5 Stars)Source: PublisherDescription: Double agent Cornelius Roos is about to become dispensable to the Germans—until he reveals the existence of a recording that will guarantee the death of a high-ranking Nazi official if it finds its way into the hands of Hermann Goering. So Roos strikes a Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-21760807494840708742024-02-23T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-23T02:00:00.342-06:00Friday Fives - Five Short Reviews For Books I've Read RecentlyI'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different. I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists. Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. This week I'm sharing 5 quick reviews for books I've read recently.1. The Couple in the Photo by Helen Cooper - Well that was a roller coaster! Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com6