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4.5 ⭐️

5th book in the cozy historical mystery Elizabeth Hawthorne Series. Elizabeth wins a ticket at an auction to go watch the comet Altheia. She must go to a private island to watch this event. But a night meant for a once in a lifetime viewing turns sinister.

I enjoy reading The Elizabeth Hawthorne Cozy Historical Mystery Series. In the previous books, there was good character development, but in this one, I didn't see that.

MonicaLoves2Read #bookspinbingo #DecadesChallenge (1920) #Serieslove2025 #Read2025 3d

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MonicaLoves2Read

The Keeper of Lost Art: A Novel | Laura Morelli

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I have a problem when I read a historical fiction novel, I always go down a rabbit hole. The Keeper of Lost Art was no different. Morelli wrote about something I knew little about. During WWII, the museums in Florence, Italy moved the most valuable artworks to villas in the countryside.

Morelli based her story on a real villa (though she changed the name) and the caretaker. She tells this amazing story through the eyes of Stella, ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read an adolescent, sent to the countryside for safety. Morelli covers the years 1942-1944.

It was a slow start to me, but I was soon engrossed in the book. Morelli grew all of her characters throughout the book. Her description of the villas, village, and surrounding areas made me feel like I was in Tuscany. I recommend this book. If you enjoy historical fiction, grab it in April when it comes out.

I won this ARC through a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks to Goodreads, William Morrow, and Laura Morelli for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

? Happy Reading ? #Read2025 #Alphabetchallenge2025 (K) #DecadesChallenge (1940's) #BookSpinBingo #ISpyBingo Red Title, Brown Hair, Windows, "Author of "
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inthegreensandblues I love it when a book keeps sending me to Google 😊 4w

MonicaLoves2Read @inthegreensandblues I always go down the rabbit hole when I read historical fiction, but I learn things, so that's good 😊 4w

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Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation | Michael Cannell

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3.5⭐️ (Low pick)

Even though there have been many books written about this, I had never heard about it until I saw it on Netgalley. Back in the 1970s through the mid-1990s, two homicide cops in NYC worked for the mob.

Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa killed for the mob and passed information to them. Eppolito's father was in the mob, but Lou wanted to be a cop. When he didn't get the recognition he that he deserved from being a cop, ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read he let it be known he was for hire. Soon, Caracappa joined him.

The book is well researched, but it bogged down to me. It took me a week to get through the first half of the book, but after that, I couldn't put it down. I ended up staying up past midnight to finish it.

Tentative Publication Date:
January 14, 2025

Thanks to Netgalley, Saint Martin Press, and Michael Cannell for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Netgalley #SaintMartinPress #MichaelCannell #BloodandtheBadge #Nonfiction #AlphabetChallenge (B) #DecadesChallenge (2020's) #Bookspinbingo

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Laughterhp

The Lighthouse Witches | C. J. Cooke

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I really liked this book. I wanted to scream at the mom a lot of the time. I liked going back and forth in time and the journal entries. I‘m really glad I picked this one up.

#decadeschallenge - using for 2020s
#31by31 - book 2
#witchathon #spookoween #theoctoberreadathon #pointsathon #20in4 #autumnbingo2022 #stabbybookclub #autumnatoz - L #scarathlon2022 #teammonstermash

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+15pts - witch #scarathlondailyprompts

DieAReader, StayCurious, TEArificbooks, Andrew65, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, GHABI4ROSES, AnnR

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2y

TheSpineView Awesome 2y

AnnR Way to go! 🎃🎃🎃 2y

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🖤👻 2y

Andrew65 Sounds good. 2y

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WildQuibble

Bright Young Dead: A Mitford Murders Mystery | Jessica Fellowes

Currently on Bright Young Dead for both the #decadeschallenge (set in 1920s) and the #tbrdeckofcards (foiled cover). It‘s not really meshing but I‘m almost halfway through.

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WildQuibble

The Thirty-Nine Steps | John Buchan

so-so

I can kinda see why it‘s a classic, but I just didn‘t connect with it. Still, it filled prompts in for the #decadeschallenge (set in 1910‘s), and 8 of diamonds for #tbrdeckofcards (number in the title). #20in4

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Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

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