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Samantha is staying in Martha's Vineyard for the summer to watch her half-brother while her dad and stepmom are out of town. She loves to cook, but doesn't like to read because she has dyslexia and reading is very difficult for her. She meets Ben, the interim library director, who loves books but doesn't like to cook.
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#FourFoursIn2024: Filo Pillow @Lauredhel
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Hana refuses to let a new halal restaurant in the neighborhood take business away from her mother's restaurant. She's also busy trying to get her own show at the radio station where she interns. When there's a hate motivated attack on her neighborhood, she realizes she must work with and accept help from someone she thought was her enemy.
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#20in4 Readathon @andrew65

A colonel and his wife ask Phryne to check on their daughter, who they worry is being poisoned by her husband. Phryne travels to Australia and finds herself investigating not only the situation with the colonel's daughter, but other crimes as well, including a drug ring involving a Russian ballet family.

Jane Hayes has always been obsessed with Pride and Prejudice, and is looking for her Mr. Darcy. When her aunt passes away, she finds out that her aunt has left her a trip to an immersive Jane Austen-themed resort as part of her will. This was a very light, fun read!

This tells the story of Marie-Laure from France and Werner from Germany, both young teenagers at the start of WWII, and how their lives change in devastating ways because of the war. It was told in very short dual timelines and jumped back and forth a bit, which was sometimes hard to follow along with, which is what made it a so-so rather than a pick.

This was such a good book!! I'm so glad I let Litsy posts influence me to move this one to the top of my TBR stack!

Charlie unexpectedly becomes the heir to his uncle's businesses, both legal and not-so-legal, and unwittingly finds himself in the middle of the criminal organization his uncle was a member of.
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65

What a haunting beautiful story of marriage, motherhood, and friendship. In her later years, Isobel recalls the summer of 1936 in Cypress, Michigan: the effect it had on her marriage to Victor, how much her children (Henry, Louisa, and Thomas) grew up, and her friendship with a summer resident named Cathryn.
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#FabulousFebruary @Andrew65

I enjoyed this story of Mim and her mom Dahlia, who are aromateurs. Mim is a teenager trying to find her own path both at school and with her friends, hoping that she can make that work with the expectations set forth for her by her mom, and generations ago by her aromateur ancestors.
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The Posts and two of their close family friends go to Mallorca for a family vacation, but their problems still follow them to this beautiful island. Jim & Franny, Bobby & Carmen, Charles & Lawrence, and even Sylvia must deal with what life has thrown their way.
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#ReadAway2024 @andrew65
#FourFoursIn2024: Solar Troller @Lauredhel
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Another #ReadOrDonate read! @julieclair

James is a retiree who lives at Sage Gardens Retirement Community. He suffers from a heart attack at his birthday party, but some of the other residents suspect foul play and decide to look into it on their own.

This is just barely a pick, but it's still a pick. This was definitely not the best cozy mystery I've ever read but also not the worst. I just enjoyed it for what it was!

#ReadAway2024 @andrew65
#SeasonalCozies @julieclair