I‘m pretty excited about my December #Roll100 books—the dice were good to me! Nothing too taxing for December & all of them ones I have been wanting to read for a while
#82: A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking
#76 Since #76 was read already in Feb, I picked #77 Any Series & chose the tagged book), third in the Saffron Everleigh Mysteries
#10 Sleeping With Friends
pickBrilliant! This is the most complicated operation Charlotte and her lovable team have ever executed. I‘d never be able to guess all the moving parts and it made it thrilling to the end. If you haven‘t read other books you may get lost because many characters from the past resurface. She does a good job with reminders without interrupting the book, but if this is your 1st one you‘d be overwhelmed. But for the rest of us it‘s amazing!💗 this series!
pickThis 5th and last in series was a sad and heartbreaking murder mystery with the victim a former West Indies planter. While revolving around the British slave trade, particularly in the West Indies (1785), there were some uplifting and hopeful moments as well. While I enjoyed this finale for the plot and characters, particularly the spotlight on a former slave who works as a bookseller, I found myself (on top of being sad that this great series 🔻
pickThe 4th book in the Electra McDonnell series (#serieslove2024), and it was a doozy. The usual escapades ensue and meet a little more or the McDonnell clan‘s underworld associates, but it the evolution of the Major and Ellie‘s relationship that made the book hum. It was joyous, hopeful and heartbreaking. Looking forward to the next.
pickAnother Barker & Llewelyn tale.it is
1893 & the future Nicholas II of Russia is in London for a royal wedding.Due to his uncanny resemblance to his cousin Nicolas, Prince George of England is mistaken for him,& attacked by an anarchist.What follows is a dangerous game as B & L are tasked with finding the assassin & preventing another attempt,before these circumstances generate an international incident.
Started & finished each of these library books for this #LongNightsReadathon I plan to review them soon. Thanks for hosting Jill!
I love the Judge Dee mysteries, and this is one of my favorites of the series. Judge Dee is a vampire judge who travels the land to impart justice on vampires who create problems for the rest of their kind. Super quick reads, all available to read for free at reactormag.com
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