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DarkMina

Death by the Dozen | Jenn McKinlay

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#11 of 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Chrissyreadit

Murder on Harley Street | C.J. Archer

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Another fun episode (#11) in this series. A patient is murdered in a Dr.s office and then there are plot twists… is it due to negligence? revenge? Can the dr be held accountable for other problematic behavior? I do like this series…

JazzFeathers I don't think l:be ever heard of it. But it sounds nice. I love historical cosy mysteries. I prefer the 1920s, but I'd like to try the 19th century at some point 😁 3w

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MonicaLoves2Read

Untitled | Unknown

My reads for #readmykindle are:

#15 The Trouble With You
#11 Luck of the Draw
#14 Under the Storm
#5 Dead Money

@cbee

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squirrelbrain

Endling | Maria Reva

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#bookerlonglist #11

I found the first half of the book really compelling and intriguing, with the mix of marriage-bureau and saving the snails. (sounds odd but kind-of works!)

I also liked the meta-fiction elements, where the author inserts her own thoughts on the Ukraine war into the storyline.

Later on, it all started to get a bit dis-jointed and I didn‘t think the author quite nailed the ending.

squirrelbrain It still deserves a place on the shortlist though for its sheer breadth and inventiveness. 4mo

ChaoticMissAdventures So the Endling didn't Ending well? 🤣 4mo

Hooked_on_books This was on my radar before the Booker list came out and its inclusion pushed me over the edge to get it. I‘m looking forward to it! And @ChaoticMissAdventures I was going to make a similar pun! 😂 4mo

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TheKidUpstairs Just finished this one today, will post my review soon. Short version: I loved it 😁👍 4mo

TheKidUpstairs I really liked the slightly disjointed ending. It seemed to fit with “The Author“'s inability to make sense of art and war, and her increased need to find a way to save her grandfather, even if only on the page, knowing she would never be able to do it in reality. 4mo

monalyisha Totally thought the pun was going to be that she didn‘t quite “(s)nail” the ending. 🐌😅 4mo

BarbaraBB Curious about this one after reading @TheKidUpstairs review too. 4mo

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures @Hooked_on_books @monalyisha LOL - it was a bit *startling* in places too! 🤦‍♀️ 4mo

squirrelbrain Holly - I had the ARC a few weeks before the longlist came out - I just hadn‘t had chance to read it. 4mo

squirrelbrain I think you‘ll love it @BarbaraBB 4mo

squirrelbrain I liked the grandfather part, @TheKidUpstairs - I felt that the introduction of Pasha and his storyline at the end, was either not enough depth or too much distraction. I know that doesn‘t make sense - it just felt a bit ‘tacked on‘ to me. 4mo

monalyisha @squirrelbrain Love it. 🤩😅 4mo

TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain yes, I agree that the Pasha as artist part was unnecessary. I think my brain just glossed over that because I loved the rest so much! 4mo

TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha 🤣🤣🤣 4mo

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Creme_de_la_them

All My Friends Are Dead | Jory John, Avery Monsen

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Book #11 of 2025: “All My Friends Are Dead” by Avery Monsen and Jory John

Sometimes you have to take a break from packing to read a book.

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intothehallofbooks

The Pact: A Kate Burkholder Short Mystery | Linda Castillo

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Kate Burkholder #11.5, less than 2 hours in length.

Two young boys go missing-one Amish and one English-and Chief Kate Burkholder is racing to find them before the bad weather claims their lives. Nothing added to the series at large in terms of plot, but these shorts are always enjoyable reads or listens while I‘m out running errands.

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Gissy

Second House from the Corner: A Novel | Sadeqa Johnson

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February 2025 Book #3

A contemporary chick lit where Felicia, an unsecured, immature character constantly take bad decisions that jeopardized her marriage, her emotional and physical security…and you, as a reader, will feel frustrated and mad during all this drama. Male figures here are terrible, abusive. Sexual abuse was minimized by family. Maybe the ending was a small step for Felicia start to grow up. Maybe this was the part that I liked⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) This is not a great story and a lower rating (so-so) would be more adequate. But maybe I saw it from a mental health perspective where I saw Felicia as a woman who didn‘t healed her trauma in an appropriate way, she didn‘t have support and just continue life but that scar was open. If you didn‘t like Queenie, you are not going to like this one and I think in Queenie this trauma part was better developed and worked. 3⭐️ 7mo

Gissy #BookSpinBingo #11 (book from swap) #ISpyBingo (window) @TheAromaOfBooks
#Readathon #Read2025 @DieAReader
#AcquiredViaLitsy2025 @MatchlessMarie book acquired from #BlitsySwap 2023 Thank you @Chelleo

#NationalBlackHistoryMonth (February) even though these celebration/commemorative dates/months are not longer in Google 🙁
The explanation why it was removed is absurd 7mo

Gissy #offmyshelf2025 @wanderinglynn 7mo

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 7mo

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 7mo

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🎉 7mo

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kspenmoll

Cold Is the Grave | Peter Robinson

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#serieslove2025 #DCIBanksMystery #11 #LiteraryPoliceProcedural
Another stunner in this series. Morally complex, expertly plotted, riveting – a tale of elusive evil.

Andrew65, TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 7mo

Andrew65 Such a wonderful series, well done 🎉🎉🎉 7mo

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Gissy

Snow & Rose | Emily Winfield Martin

so-so

January 2025 Book #11
This retelling for me is poor integrating and even boring. I‘m not the target audience but didn‘t like it. However, the illustrations are beautiful made by the author. 2⭐️