Why Did I Listen To Murder Takes A Vacation by Laura Lippman? One trope that I absolutely love is old women solving crimes. It started with Vera Wong’s Unsolicted Advice For Murderers and certainly continues into Murder Takes A Vacation by Laura Lippman. The ARC showed up unsolicited and I thought, cool, this sounds good. THEN! The audiobook […]
Lightning In Her Hands by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland | Audiobook Review
June 17, 2025
Why Did I Listen To Lightning In Her Hands by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland? Lightning In Her Hands by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland features nature based magic — and I am truly always sold on magical realism, particularly when it is written by Latinix authors. I had listened to The Witch Of Wild Things and LOVED it and […]
Eighty Days To Elsewhere by K.C. Dyer | Audiobook Review
June 12, 2025
Why Did I Listen To Eighty Days To Elsewhere by K.C. Dyer? Eighty Days To Elsewhere by KC Dyer is a book about a book seller and travel with the enemies to lovers trope, of course it appealed to me. This one came out during the pandemic — and in particular — during a time […]
She Doesn’t Have A Clue by Jenny Elder Moke | Book Review
May 31, 2025
Jenny Elder Moke’s adult fiction debut She Doesn’t Have A Clue is such a fun mystery-adventure read. I picked this book up on the premise of having really enjoyed and loved Moke’s YA books. This book is totally different – first it is set in present day. Second, it is a murder mystery. However, it still […]
Three Middle Grade Recommendations
May 27, 2025
Every once in awhile, I deviate from my adult and young adult fiction reading to pick up books in other genres and age groupings. This week I zoomed my way through three middle grade books. While this is not my main age group reading of choice, I do like diving in every now and again. […]
Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake | Audiobook Review
May 24, 2025
Why Did I Listen To Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake? Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake has an absolutely fantastic cover – I found how colorful it was to be quite eye catching. With Pride month coming up and having listened to Make The Season Bright and really enjoying it, I […]