Murder at Wedgefield Manor (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #2)by Erica Ruth Neubauer I requested this book from Kensington on Netgalley because it sounded like it was right up my historical cozy mystery loving alley. I love books set in the 1920s and this one sounded like it was right out of a Christie novel. After a couple of chapters, I realized this was the second book in the series, so I went back and read the first book before I read this one. And I’d have to say, it probably wasn’t necessary, there were very few mentions from the first … Continue reading Murder at Wedgefield Manor (Jane Wunderly #2)

Ink and Shadows (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #4)by Ellery Adams This series has the power to stick with me for a long time after I finish the latest in the series and this book is definitely no exception. Equal parts heart wrenching, terrifying, heartwarming, and compelling, Ink and Shadows is the perfect read for Women’s History month. But you know what really wows me about this series? How gosh darn realistic and authentic is feels, none of the usual tropes or lazy writing. Just amazing characters, very well developed plots and the pure emotion that I feel reading through … Continue reading Ink and Shadows (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #4)

Murder in an Irish Village(Irish Village Mystery #1)by Carlene O’Connor I read this one for the r/CozyMystery Discord book club read, and I thought it was just….okay. A lot of the book was laying out the backstory for the characters, which is appreciated but rather than being woven into the story, it was more or less all dumped in the first 10 chapters or so before getting into the mystery part of the plot. The downside is that the mystery part of the plot was overshadowed by the plethora of intimate details of the family, making this feel less like … Continue reading Murder in an Irish Village

I enjoyed this one, but it felt like a “springboard” basically just existing to introduce new plot points for future books. And as such, I feel a bit unfulfilled and as a whole, the story felt like it never really came together. Continue reading Details in the Document(The Inn at Holiday Bay #14)