I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Mums and Mayhem is the third book in Amanda Flower's Magical Garden cozy mystery series. I have not read any previous books in this series. The premise is that Fiona has moved to her uncles place to care for his magic garden after he dies and poor Fiona seems to have been stumbling into corpses ever since. Also, there's a secret involving the details of her parentage that she and her parents have to work out. Oh, and her irritating sister is irritating. Fiona is a florist dating the handsome police chief and tending her magical garden when a famous fiddler comes to their sleepy little town. Then the man is murdered and Fiona's dad may be a suspect! Fiona must battle through a cast of zany characters: septuagenarian fangirls, the fiddler's ex, and some angry band members. Plus, there's the bitter historian who really wants to know more about the garden. I lov

I'll be honest. I don't generally care for Christian fiction because a lot of what I read seemed really preachy and judgmental to me (although to be fair back in the day I was over the moon about Lurlene McDaniel) so a friend gave a rec for Melanie Dickerson and three days or something later, this book popped up on Netgalley. I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. So Kat and Steffan both obviously have PTSD and Stef is a recovering alcoholic. They are far from perfect in terms of mental health and they join together to figure out what the deal is with the Beast, a malevolent entity that has lured the children away from Hamlin. They have to put up with Kat's dastardly (is there a word stronger than dastardly? Diabolical, maybe?) stepfather Hennek and his gross henchman. I really liked the way this one ended and am very interested in checking out the other books in this series.

It struck me after reading this that this book could be a continuation of a Romeo and Juliet story.  What happened in the decade after if nobody had learned their lesson? The situation Valerie finds herself in is a difficult one until she literally has the choice taken away from her at gunpoint. So she adapts. This is a very sad story, the premise being founded on a child's murder but it's also a celebration of life. Valerie finds happiness and a sense if community with the Stags as they attempt to fight gentrification. And I've got to say, having lived in Seattle, Shannon Price is on point about this.

I enjoyed this one so much! Thanks Netgalley and Subterranean Press for giving me a look-see! “Laughter at the Academy: A Field Study in the Genesis of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD)" In which it is discovered that a mind can be a delightful thing to waste. “Lost”  A story about those left behind by the children who followed Peter Pan “The Tolling of Pavlov’s Bells” Vaccinate your kids “Uncle Sam” A story about why women don't go to the bathroom alone. “Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust” Ozma of Oz demands Dorothy solve a murder “Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage” Why some children forget their childhood dreams. “Homecoming” Football is literally a game of Life and death. “Frontier ABCs: The Life and Times of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher" Universe's best teacher “We Are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War” Dolls get lonely and want a child companion...forever. “The Lambs” Gen

Spoiler alert I'm going to be very honest. I don't think I can give a good review without being spoilery. So, if you're not into that read the book and then read this. I thought this book was going to be mostly the submersible race. It was not. The book starts with Leyla, a girl who has spent her life underwater after water covered the earth after cataclysmic earthquakes. Leyla has never left London and is trying to get her father out of prison. She ends up basically road tripping it with a  Friend of her grandfather's friend. In all honesty, I could see this being the entirety of the book and I'm so glad it's not. There's a lot in this about bigotry, fear, and Othering. This one does end on a cliffhanger.

Wow, I really loved this book. The publisher granted my wish on Netgalley so I felt extra special getting to read it! So, this series features an ambulatory Skelly friend that helps an English professor SOLVE CRIMES. Is that not one of the greatest premises ever? It's the 6th book in the series and I am shocked that I hadn't heard of the series before. So, this was an absolute blast to read as the main character, Georgia, has a great relationship with her family and is more than a little concerned when Byron (a dog, not the mopey poet) brings home a femur that it turns out does not belong to the family skellyfriend, Sid. (who totally sounds like Papyrus in my head.) Whose skeleton does it belong to is the question Georgia must answer.

I really didn't care for the main character in this one. Yes, it's terribly sad that her fiance was murdered but she seemed to enjoy stringing people along instead of just saying she wasn't ready for the commitment. The mystery and the writing were excellent just a little more densely packed than I like in a cozy. I want 'em fluffy! So while this wasn't my cup of tea, I would definitely recommend this series to mystery buffs. Got this one from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my opinions.

Unfortunately, this one didn't grab me the way I wanted to. But first let's admire the adorable cover and punny title. Okay, this one started out punny for me but petered out quickly after Bloom's body was found. The townspeople seemed to be made up of horrible natterers and the mc really had no involvement in the mystery except to be nosy! The resolution is...okay. it just seemed kind of obvious. Now, as u am not an author take these complaints with a grain of salt and one of the reasons I'm being so critical is this book had so much potential.

Ooh, I had a blast with this one. Due to a bummer turn of events I read about a quarter of it in the hospital and it helped keep my mind off things. This is the fourth book in the series, which means our poor girl Tallie has stumbled on three corpses before. Also her last name is Graver and her parents run a funeral home and she divorced her high society husband and apparently society turned its back on her. Rude. So, Tallie has a small cleaning business and wants to clean the mansion of Mrs. Petrovski and I swear if this lady needs anything cleaned, it's her clock! Monstrous woman with an equally awful nephew named Preston. So after Preston sabotages Tallie she goes back to get her things and finds the body of Audra, a woman she was just starting to get to know and like. Only... It turns out that Audra may be a lying liar who lies but Tallie wants to catch the killer before they strike again. This book  was very enjoyable and I totally identified with Tallie's fe

Got my first BookSirens book! I'm so excited for this opportunity!

One has a cute puppers and I really enjoyed the first Essie Lang I read!

I just got an invitation to join BookSirens! Exciting!

Just wanted stop stop in and share my good fortune! And here I was, afraid I would run out of reading material!

I'm super-excited about my TBR pile and can't resist showing updates!