Throwing Shade by Deborah Wilde

July 27, 2025

I don’t know when I’ve had so much fun reading a book. Maybe when I read John Scalzi’s The Kaiju Preservation Society a couple years ago. But, Deborah Wilde’s Throwing Shade is nothing like the science fiction novel. Think shape-shifting...

Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman

July 26, 2025

So many authors put their own twist on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. In Writers and Liars, Carol Goodman sets her novel on a Greek Island, brings in a group of authors who were there fifteen years earlier, and provides a Greek mythology background....

Something Whiskered by Miranda James

July 25, 2025

Yes and no on the seventeenth book in Miranda James’ Cat in the Stacks Mystery. Yes, it’s delightful with the Irish setting, more of Diesel the Maine Coon cat, and even a ghost cat named Fergal. But, if you’re looking for Charlie Harris, the...

What Are You Reading?

July 24, 2025

Good morning, or afternoon, whenever you’re reading this. Our weather has been a little cooler, and my schedule has been light. Today, though, I have another Thursday morning appointment, so I won’t be around until early afternoon. So, tell me about your...

Lavender Lies Bleeding by Leslie Budewitz

July 23, 2025

I saw a question on Facebook yesterday. “What is your favorite cozy mystery series?” While there are several I read faithfully, Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop Mysteries definitely rank up there. She always takes us, along with her protagonist Pepper...