ARC Review: Death at the Village Chess Club by Debbie Young

Death at the Village Chess Club is book 2 in the Cotswold Curiosity Shop Mystery series by Debbie Young, but is easily read as a standalone. Deaths at the Village Chess Club is written in first person from the point of view of Alice, a woman who is rebuilding her life after her husband leavesContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Death at the Village Chess Club by Debbie Young”

ARC Review: A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem by Kristen Bird

A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem is the first book in Kristen Bird’s A Dakota Green Mystery series. Dakota Green is taken off guard when she finds out that before her mother’s death, her mother arranged for Dakota to compete in a local beauty pageant. Her mother’s  hope was that Dakota would winContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem by Kristen Bird”

ARC Review: The Body at the Roman Baths by Kate Hardy

The Body at the Roman Baths is book 5 in Kate Hardy’s A Georgina Drake Mystery series. This was the first book I had read in the series and I found it to be easily read as a standalone, although I am interested enough in the characters to go back and read other books inContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Body at the Roman Baths by Kate Hardy”

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

The Widows’ Guide to Murder is the first book in the new series, The Widows’ Detective Club, by Amanda Ashby. Ginny recently lost her husband and went through with their plan to retire to the small town of Little Shaw. She just started her job as assistant librarian, when her boss is murdered and GinnyContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Widows’ Guide to Murder by Amanda Ashby”

Review: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter was one of my Book of the Month Club picks for December. It was not my main pick, but I chose it as one of my add-ons because it was Christmas themed. I wasn’t expecting much from it, but it was such a fun read!ContinueContinue reading “Review: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter”