Litsy

Vampire Knitting Club: First in a Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series | Nancy Warren

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It wasn‘t listed but the REAL book is Scallops and Sorcerers: Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall by Nancy Warren, the second in the Cornwall spinoffs.

This was the perfect easy read, with some good faith clues and an easily solved (but still just challenging enough to be uncertain) murder.

I did read it super fast though, which is my only complaint with these. Knitting pictured is my Felix Cardigan (Berroco Mercado in Lupine)

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bookish_wookish

Book Clubbed | Lorna Barrett

January BOTM picks are live!

What are we thinking?!

AmyG I skipped because I have so many books on my pile. But I would have picked Andromeda. 9h

Sace I was torn between Andromeda and A Killing Cold and went with A Killing Cold. I think I was a little scared of the “highbrow” and “cerebral” descriptors. 8h

bookish_wookish Im also thinking of skipping @AmyG 8h

bookish_wookish None of them are jumping out at me! @Sace 8h

Sace That was me last month. I skipped December. 8h

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kellyannprz

Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes | Travis Baldree

so-so

A cozy fantasy which I guess I expected more from. It is good, just underwhelming for what I had in mind. Also, I have to point out how difficult it was for me to read it while also wanting to be gaming; all the cozy hobbies at once😹✨

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DebinHawaii

Murder, She Barked: A Paws & Claws Mystery | Krista Davis

I had such a good time with #SeasonalCozies this year, of course I‘m going to join #ThematicCozies in 2025. Tagged is my pick for January‘s #Animal theme. First in the series & free to listen to on Audible.

I also found I‘d skipped a short story for the Shady Hollow series so I‘m going to read it as a bonus even if it‘s Halloween based. The SH series became a favorite this year & features a community of animals. I‘ll tag the first book ⬇️

julieclair

DebinHawaii … in case you need a good animal cozy & haven‘t found this series. #SeriesLove2024

Shady Hollow

23h

BookmarkTavern There‘s a Halloween short story?!? 🎃 (edited) 22h

DebinHawaii @BookmarkTavern Yes! I saw it when I was putting my review for the Christmas short story on Goodreads. Apparently it came out last year!🤷🏻‍♀️ 21h

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Kenyazero

The Full Moon Coffee Shop: A Novel | Mai Mochizuki

I‘ll read at least one of my #Roll100 picks in January! Looking forward to another year of using random dice rolls to narrow down my abused Hoopla and Libby TBR lists. Thanks @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 1d

BookmarkTavern I really liked The Full Moon Coffee Shop! 23h

Kenyazero @BookmarkTavern I‘m excited to read it. I don‘t really remember why it‘s on my list, but I trust past me 😆 19h

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Texreader

A Highland Christmas | M. C. Beaton

I‘m starting this audiobook today.

#letterH #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious #littenlisten @aperfectmjk

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angieinwonderland

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers | Jesse Q. Sutanto

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What an entertaining story with likable characters! It was an easy read that had me chuckling out loud quite a few times. Though it felt formulaic and pushy with character motivations, leaving me no room to imagine my way through it.

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lil1inblue

The Twelve Clues of Christmas: A Royal Sypness Mystery | Rhys Bowen

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This was entertaining. It reminded me of comedy movies from the 1930s & 1940s.

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BookBr

The Twelve Books of Christmas | Kate Carlisle

so-so

This was a pretty good mystery, right up until the end. I just didn‘t buy the way it wrapped up, with the guilty seeming to have little motive and some things never really explained. The “Scottish-isms” felt forced and awkward rather than charming. But the characters were somewhat engaging and the setting was beautiful. Probably won‘t read another in the series tho.

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