First, I want to thank Mrs. Janice Sample for telling me about this book and author. I have to say it is a book every Christian should read. The ones of us, who are Christian, know about the devil and demons. In this book, Frank E. Peretti hits the reader over the head between the fight of good and evil. As the town of Ashton is surrounded by demons, there are a few people who fight for God.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Thanks, St. Martin's Press for the ARC of High Season. Comes out August 12, 2025.

I just received it in the mail. I have 1 1/2 books to read before I start this one.

#stmartinspress #highseason

4.5⭐️

A hilarious and entertaining new cozy mystery series. The Dog Ladies started off with a murder mystery party that turned into a real murder, and I thought, "Oh great, another one," but I was wrong. I feel in love with Gloria, Pryia, and Ryan. Gloria and Pryia are lonely women in their eighties, and Ryan is a lonely IT young guy. They all have dogs and a cat. When murder happens at the party, they decide to solve it.

#bookspinbingo

4.75⭐️

Based on true events, Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli grabbed me at the beginning. Full of suspense, I wanted to listen as fast as I could to find out what happened to the kids on the bus. The only problem I had with the book is that I wish Ili would have gone just a little further to let us know what happened to the teacher and mom.

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Read2025 #Audiobook

Another great one in the Kate Burkholder Series. A little different as not as much blood and stuff. Kate is asked to go undercover in an Amish community for the NY State Police. Could Kate be walking into a more dangerous situation than either her or the NY State Police thought? 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌓

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#Audiobook
##Serieslove2025

2.5⭐️

Not exactly what I was expecting. I thought this would be more about the axe murders and murderers throughout history. Instead, it's more a history of the axe with some murders thrown in. I enjoyed the first half of the book, looking at before the 1700s. James had me engaged during the first half of the book. It involves prehistoric time and up til the 1700s (cavemen, Egyptians, and Henry VIII), while the latter focused on George ⬇️

Finished this audio yesterday. I liked it better than the first one. Anne Boleyn is on her way to execution and Henry VIII has his eyes on Jane Seymour. This was shorter than Wolf Hall.

#Bookspinbingo #audio #Read2025 @TheAromaofBooks

My #weeklyforecast:
Audio: Bringing up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Physical: The Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Kindle: Whack Job:A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

4.5⭐️

Our Beautiful Boys is a look at how boys will be boys. Three high school boys that become kind of friends after one joins the high school football team at the end of the season. One is white, one Latina, and one is Indian (hus family from India). One night the all 3 go to a party. What happens effects not only them but also their families. Secrets will come out.

Sameer Pandya wrote a slow burn of a book that kept me engaged ⬇️

Physical: Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya
Kindle: Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Skin and Bones: And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories by Paul Doiron consists of 8 stories. Mike Bowditch is a Maine Game Warden who over explains, gets on the last nerve of hus superiors, and loves his jib, though sometimes he dies fet frustrated. The first 3 deal with Mike's mentor, Charley Steven's. The others deal with Mike from when he was a younger Game Warden, with the last one being a present one in the series.

THE BEAR TRAP, ⬇️

I got 7%: 7 out of 100😂 Had it not been for my High School Jr and Sr English Teachers it would have only been 2 😂

Top 3:
The Scarlett Letter
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of Usher

Last 2 HS

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

4.25⭐️

I listened to this quick novella in the Kate Burkholder Series prepping supper. Seeds of Deception takes place when Kate is 14 years old. She has to decide who is telling the truth between her Amish friend, Maggie, or a teenage Englisher. It was a different take on the other books by Linda Castillo. Kathleen McInerrey is a great narrator.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Bookspinbingo #Audiobook @TheAromaofBooks

3.7 While I enjoyed the book, some things just didn't work for me. Everyone knows that Thomas Cornwell played a huge part in Henry VIII's rule. Mantel does a good job of bringing this time period to life. The thing that bothered me was that something in the book would happen, and she would go back and explain it with fact. I did the audiobook instead of reading the book, so that may have been part of the problem. I know that sometimes, ⬇️

#weeklyforecast

Reading:
Audio: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Should finish tomorrow)
Physical: Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya
Kindle: Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron

Up next
Audio: Not sure. Depends if my hold from Litsy come in, if not I will find something
Physical: The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (Reread bc I got book 3 for Christmas and I need to reread since it's been a bit since I first read it)
Kindle: Whack Job: A History of Ax ⬇️

#weekendreads

From Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya:
Except for the Native Caves - tucked high in the hills above town - the city of Chilesworth presents nothing extraordinary.

From Skin & Bones by Paul Doiron:
The wind moved across the surface of the lake like breath upon a mirror.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

30%
Some of my favorite
Anna Karenina
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
To Kill A Mockingbird
Little Women

#TLT ##Threelistthursday @dabbe

Amanda Knox is known as the girl who went on trail for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Her first book,'Waiting to be Heard,' tells mostly about the trail. 'Free' tells a bit about the trail, her time in prison, and her life since.

I enjoyed this book because I can remember her trail. She spent 4 years in prison, then 8 before she was finally cleared by the Court of Cessation, that like the US Supreme Court, but in Italy.
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April Book Wrap-up
Only 11 books read this month. Better than I thought considering I was sick.

4.5⭐️
The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo (Audiobook)
Something I Keep Upstairs by J D Barker (Physical Book from Barker)

4⭐️
The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis (Audiobook)
A Hidden Secret by Linda Castillo (Audiobook)
This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead (Libby)
After the Storm by Linda Castillo (Audiobook)
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1. Yes, I have about 250.
2. Tagged

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

A look at the Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna or Julie of Saxe-Coburg. She was known by both names. She decided to live life on her own terms after a terrible marriage to Konstantin Feodorovna.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

It still amazes me!

My Bingo board for May! I can't believe it's fixing to be May 🤪

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Hilary Huber does a great job narrating this series. In 'The Diva Paints the Town', Sophie is asked to renovate a room in Mordecia's, her neighbor, house after his death. She soon has found a body, and before she can find out more, the body disappears. As she works on the renovation, another person is found dead and one mugged. Will Sophie and her crew find out what is happening before it's too late?

#Serieslove2025 #Read2025

Wonderful! Took me a while to read, but that's all me bc I have had the crud for awhile.

#Netgalley #Bookspinbingo #Read2025

How well do you actually know your best friends? Maybe not as good as you think. Three best friends go on a weekend trip to the Hamptons. They put a note on a car, but what happens next they never expected. I thought this was going to be better. It didn't keep my attention like I thought it would. I have been sick, so that could probably be it, bc I usually really like Burke's books.

#Bookspinbingo #Read2025

The thing I love about the Kate Burkholder Series is that Catillo always seems to grab me pretty quickly. The way she has developed Kate and John Tomasetti is extraordinarily well. Though she does make me laugh when Kate says how safe her job is. It cracks me up because she's the Police Chief of Planters Mill, Ohio, with a small force. I enjoy that she writes about the Amish, and I get to learn a little something about them. Planters Mill ⬇️

It was meant to be a harmless prank.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

I took this quiz that @TheSpineView shared. She shared @TheLudicReader and @ReadingOver50 link on their original post. I'm not tech savvy🤪, so go to one of their pages to find the link to take the test.

I'm the Passionate Adventurer

3.5⭐️

I listened to this book, had I read it, my rating might have been more. I did enjoy the book, though. I was surprised by the ending. I did have one problem with it. As the Eight Perfect Murders is based on 8 classic books, if the reader hasn't read these 8 books, the book gives away the plots of those books.

😊 Reading 😊

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#Read2025

I only saw 4 of the movies listed😂 I got 3%
My Top 3:
1. The Help
2. Toy Story 3
3. True Grit

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

I am not sure who recommended this book, but I am glad they did. It grabbed me quickly and was fast-paced. I thought it was a good psychological thriller.

🙂 Happy Reading 😊

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Read2025

4⭐️
A Kate Burkholder Novella. A quick read that doesn't involve a murder! The Bishop calls the police early one morning to say a baby has been left on his porch. Kate has to find out who would leave a newborn baby with the Amish Bishop. Are the parents Amish or English?

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Serieslove2025 #Read2025 #Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Enjoyed this cozy mystery. Sophia's sister, Hannah, is getting married. There's 2 murders at the wedding festivities. There's pets who take part in the book. It's very family oriented as parents, ex's, and friends all take a part. A great series to read! 4⭐️

🙂 Happy Reading 😊

#cozies #Read2025 #Serieslove2025
#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#ISpyBingo (Landscape, Purple Title, Series Name)
@DieAReader

Had this not been written by J. D. Barker, I most likely wouldn't have read it. It was scary and creepy to me. I'm not sure, but it could be considered a light horror book. I don't read horror, but if J. D. Barker writes it, I am going to read it. It is an amazing writer who grabs me from the start. This book has scary things that are evil and scare people. I had chills a few times reading it. If you have never read J. D. Barker ⬇️

Still reading Something I Keep Upstairs by J D Barker, it's kinda creppy
Starting This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

If you're reading this, chances are last year you flipped on the news and saw me getting shoved to my knees in the dirt, hands wrested behind my back, gun-toting FBI agents swarming like abts around me into that three-story house.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

My Four Books for #ReadYourKindle2025 are:

4: Death of an Ex
13: All We Keep Hidden
20: The Disapperance of Shannon Gilbert
12: Encountering the Holy Spirit

#ReadYourKindle2025 @CBee

I only got 29%.
3 Favorites: The Green Mile, The Blind Side and Finding Private Ryan

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

My #ISpyBingo board for March
'Secret ' The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
'Puddle' My Friends by Frederick Backman
'Title in all caps 'THE SINNERS ALL BOW by Kate Winkler Dawson
'Teeth' Propaganda Girls by Lisa Rogak
'Number higher than 10' Naples 1944 by Keith Lowe
'Stars' Frozen by Disney
'Horns' Wild Animal Adventures by Sesame Street
'Stripes' Wild Animal Adventures by Sesame Street
'The in Middle of Title ' Mummies at the Mall by ⬇️

Didn't get a Bingo for March, but came close!
Got both of the #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin read!
#BookSpin - Long Lost by Linda Castillo
#DoubleSpin - The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

March Wrap-up 19 books read. Started off slow.bit picked up mid-month.

5⭐️
Propaganda Girls by Lisa Rogak
Room for Good Things to Run Wild by Josh Nadeau
Would You Rather: Bible Questions by Clareese Saunders
My Friends by Frederick Backman
Easter Egg Hunt by Eric Carle
Happy Birthday to You by Dr. Seuss
Holy Bible by God
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
Elmo's Wild Animalistic Adventures by Sesame Street
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4.5⭐️

The Dead Will Tell is the 6th book in Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder Series. It was tense pretty much from page one. I never lost interest in it. Castillo is continuing to develop the character of Kate. Kate has grown quite a lot since the first book.

Kate Burkholder investigates a murder that may have ties to a 35 year old murder. A person dies, and the police find notes saying, 'I know what you did.' The police try to get ⬇️

Loved ScoobyDo as a kid. Great book for kids. Easy to read with great illustration. Will bring a laugh or two. Another Book for Roland for Easter

Wonderful book. Shows kids how love conquers things. Beautiful illustrations. Book for Sloane for Easter!

I couldn't find this in database. I got it for my neighbors son for Easter. I always read the books I get for them.

Cute book with Grover, Big Bird, Bert and Amy as they pretend to find different animals. Great Illustration.

3⭐️
Agatha Raisin is an amuter sleuth who always ends up making the police mad at her for interfering with their cases. In Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came, she ends up getting involved in another case. She's headed home when she stops on a bridge with everyone else and sees a bride floating down the river. She's intrigued when she finds out the bride had been frozen. I do like this series bc Agatha is kind of cranky but wears her ⬇️

"I never should have touched you," Russell D'Angelo says to the empty room.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

MY NAME is Billy Hasler.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl