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Satirical and silly—and just a little mysterious! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An interesting novel of sorts. 3 friends, all writers, decided to write a novel together and head to Scotland for a research trip. As I read this, I felt like this was just a fun little story that juxtaposed the authors with fictional versions of themselves.

This is a cozy novel as much as it is a female empowerment novel. With alternating chapters featuring the 3 writers, it has them playing Miss Marple/Jessica Fletcher types. 3.5 ⭐️ #BookSky

I easily binged this series. The mysteries were fun and i enjoy the relationships between the various characters.

I read three bangers in a row but The Antidote was the best book this year, absolutely incredible. I personally did not enjoy The Long Island Compromise.

Finished this out on the deck and got choked up by the ending. Great read!

Two women traumatized by violent loss meet up in a trauma group, then decide maybe they can help each other. This was an enjoyable enough thriller to listen to, but most of the twists seemed very obvious and the big one at the end was unconvincing.

4-27-25: My 30th finished book of 2025! A novella about a woman who has lost her husband and is trying to navigate the next steps of her life while being bombarded by crazy mishaps and coincidences. Satirical is in the title and I guess it was, you definitely can‘t take it seriously by half way through, but it was entertaining and luckily a super quick read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣0️⃣

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay ! #bookhaul #booksandcoffee #TalkingLeavesBooks

The John Green was the only one on my radar the others are spur of the moment picks.

In 1970s Texas, Lou is a mostly closeted lesbian who lost part of her livelihood when Miss Kate died and is now at a crossroads since a hurricane decimated her small town. Then Kate‘s daughter Joanna returns to town and more upheaval ensues. Part mystery, part portrait of a community, this starts a bit slowly but fully hooked me. I really enjoyed it.

This was interesting but not engaging. The characters resembled game pieces. If there was a plot, it was vague enough to escape notice. The author‘s descriptions of the dust storms were the most visceral and true of anything in the novel.