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October‘s #ThematicCozies pick.

This is my favorite book series & I figured it‘s time for a reread. The narrator (Stephanie Daniel) is fabulous & I can‘t recommend this series enough! 5⭐️

third time reading this
romp through Melbourne — never fear,
Phryne‘s on the case.

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I have a list of recommendations based on scare factor to satisfy every reader.

🔪 Strange Magic by Syd Moore - I love this series - unlikely sleuths, a witch museum, light romance, & a lot of feminism
🔪🔪 The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - unreliable narrator meets psychological thriller
🔪🔪🔪 Misery by Stephen King - psychological thriller with the dial turned up + the gore too
🔪🔪🔪🔪 NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - scariest book I‘ve ever read

Any book where someone stays in a remote cabin in the woods is enough for me. Throw in the fact that she is a writer of detective stories, finds a body in her lake (sans head) and Bigfoot theories abound and I am there! Seriously good mystery!

Late night finish of this audiobook. While I‘m still not a fan of Angie, this story was a good one overall. There‘s a big plot advancement in this one, so it shows good progression of the characters. I do wish I could visit Fairytale Cupcakes and sample the cupcakes!

The Diva Wraps It Up is the 8th book in the series. It's Christmas Time, and Old Town is having a house decorating contest. Natasha wasn't quite as bad as usual. There were quite a few characters to keep up with this time. Things go missing, a railing falls, old flames, and murder all make up this cozy mystery. I rated it 4.5⭐️, rounded up.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Haven‘t been around much because we are moving. This is our first morning in the new place. It was warm for most of the moving process, but yesterday the weather returned to our usual mild coastal weather. Hopefully it will stay that way since now we have to clean the old place. I hope to reign in the chaos before I have to go back to work in October. 😊

One of the better cozies I‘ve read this year. A mom and daughter escape their messy life to a rural cabin in Washington state. Mom needs to write her next book and daughter needs to heal from the trauma of being abandoned by her Dad. Unfortunately there is murder. And Bigfoot. #ThematicCozies

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Finished this one on the plane yesterday for #ThematicCozies September #Books This bookish cozy had been in my TBR for ages & I love the author‘s gardening & bird-related series, so it‘s no wonder I enjoyed this one. Set in Bath, the MC, Haley, curates a library foundation dedicated to the Golden Age of Mysteries even though her literary preferences & studies were not about mysteries. When the leader of a group of ⬇️