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We Came First by Jennifer Wright

I have a confession to make. I would happily read Jennifer Wright's laundry lists. "It Ended Badly" and "Get Well Soon" are two of my favorite books. So when I had a chance to read historically based advice columns; I was here for it! The advice is sometimes questionable as are some historical figures (do not send your intended pubic hair, please and thank you.) The book is broken up into sections and at the end of each section is a women's magazine style quiz. I really enjoyed this book and I how you all read it.

Boricua Reads' Song Shuffle Tag #4

Alrighty, we have our Song which is Hands Around My Throat by Death in Vegas. Here we go! Hands The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan I went with the series title for this one. I have not read this one. I don't even remember what it's about. Around Fooling Around by Francine Pascal I actually have not gotten to this one! I got to 30 something and I quit. Wish they were in ebook. My Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty I cannot wait to read this one! Throat Throat Culture by Christopher Golden I love the Body of Evidence series so much. I wish it we're more well-known. Honestly, Jenna Blake is such a great character.
I feel like I haven't read that many books. I've read a good bit but not that many. So I think it's rather odd that people are so impressed with how many books I've read. There are people who have read 300 plus by now!

The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking by Leigh Perry

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.

Murder in the First Edition by Lauren Elliott

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.

Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder by Meg Macy

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.

Carpet Diem by Misty Simon

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
I'm posting this on the 12th, I'm curious how many of these I'll get through when this is published! I'll update below! 09/22/2019

Sweet memories!

These are the first three books I reviewed for Netgalley. What were yours?