ARC Review: Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany

Tea with Jam & Dread is book 6 in Vicki Delany’s Tea by the Sea cozy mystery series, but it’s easily read as a standalone. Lily, her grandmother (Rose), and best friend (Bernadette or Bernie)  are off to England for the 100th birthday of Lily’s grandmother’s former employer, Elizabeth . Unfortunately the celebration is cutContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany”

ARC Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes is the first book in Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s new cozy mystery series, named after the main character, Savvy Summers, and it was a fun, entertaining mystery. Savvy Summers finds herself embroiled in controversy after a regular customer drops dead in her café, and rumours start to spread that hisContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku”

ARC Review: Murder at Castle Vyne by Louise Marley

Murder at Castle Vyne is book 4 in Louise Marley’s English Village Mystery series and it was a compulsive read for me, I had a hard time putting it down. It’s important to note that although this is part of a series, the main characters from the previous books do not make an appearance inContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Murder at Castle Vyne by Louise Marley”

ARC Review: Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert

Death and the Librarian is book 9 in Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library Mystery series. I’ve only read one previous book in the series, book 8, Murder Checks Out, and I found it to be a good mystery, so I was happy to be approved for an advanced copy of this book. I love cozyContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert”

ARC Review: The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery by Amanda Ashby

The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery is book 3 in Amanda Ashby’s cozy mystery series, The Widows’ Detective Club. I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of book 2, and was pleased to also get approved for an advanced copy of this book. Ginny Cole is a relatively new resident in the small townContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery by Amanda Ashby”