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The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
by Liza Tully
Fun multi-generational mystery (3/5/2025)
Oliva is a young mystery reader who is eager to prove herself to her new boss, an older & successful detective. Olivia soon learns that reading mysteries doesn't necessarily translate into skills for the job but she does have enthusiasm and a very focused attitude. This …more
Raising Hare
Raising Hare: A Memoir
by Chloe Dalton
Who knew how much I would love the story of a hare? (1/20/2025)
An engrossing and beautifully written account of a young hare (a leveret) found while the author was on a country walk. Chloe Dalton is conflicted as to whether to 'assist' the leveret but after allowing a number of hours pass and returning to find the leveret in the same …more
Beast of the North Woods
Beast of the North Woods: Monster Hunter Mysteries #3
by Annelise Ryan
Murder and the search for mythical creatures (11/29/2024)
A fun and not too cozy mystery series featuring Morgan Carter as a cryptozoologist who owns a specialty book & oddities shop. She frequently becomes in involved in solving mysteries involving the possibility of mythical creatures. This third installment involves Rita, …more
Pony Confidential
Pony Confidential
by Christina Lynch
Humor and a Pony (6/13/2024)
Thanks to NetGalley, BookBrowse, and Berkley Publishers for a copy of Pony Confidential in exchange for an honest review.

Pony Confidential is a thoughtful, touching, suspenseful murder mystery which uses laugh out loud humor in describing fantastical animal adventures, and …more
The Funeral Cryer
The Funeral Cryer: A Novel
by Wenyan Lu
Quiet character study in rural china (2/19/2024)
Thanks to BookBrowse and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy of this book.

The Funeral Cryer is a quiet, contemplative character study of a woman in her forties living in rural China. She has been raised with traditional expectations of her life and is accepting of her …more
The Day Tripper
The Day Tripper: A Novel
by James Goodhand
Time Travel and Hope (12/7/2023)
The Day Tripper is a time travel novel. Alex Dean, age 20, suffers a serious injury and begins to experience waking up each day to a seemingly random day in his future. His circumstances are not what he had hoped for his life or for those he cares about. Can good decisions, …more
Wild and Distant Seas
Wild and Distant Seas: A Novel
by Tara Karr Roberts
In Search of Family (10/20/2023)
Beautifully written story of four generations of women which begins in Nantucket and travels across continents to come full circle. Each woman has a unique gift of interacting with the world while pursuing the memories and connections of her family in a search for identity.

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The Witches at the End of the World
The Witches at the End of the World
by Chelsea Iversen
Sisters and witchcraft (7/29/2023)
A wonderfully immersive story of two sisters, Kaija and Minna, who cope with childhood trauma and a legacy of witchcraft in a world not always kind to those who are different. The sisters will experience the repercussions of actions done in anger. Tragedy occurs as well as …more
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