BOOK REVIEW – Mint Tea and A Midsummer Murder: A British Cozy Murder Mystery with A Female Sleuth (A Waterwheel Cafe Mystery Book 5)

by Victoria Tait (Author)  I totally enjoy reading Victoria Tait’s Waterwheel Cafe mysteries with police officer Keya Varma and her cop and cafe friends. And, I have to say, her new MINT TEA AND A MIDSUMMER MURDER is one of the best.  Familiar characters and settings, plus a twisty murder mystery to solve, are what I expect…

BOOK REVIEW – 24 Hours in Nowhere

by Dusti Bowling (Author), Aaron Shedlock (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An Audiobook Review Dusti Bowling’s 24 HOURS IN NOWHERE is “a keeper.” This book is for middle school or young teens, but readers on either side of that age range will enjoy and identify with it. Hey, I’m in my 70s, and I was angered, thrilled, scared, and possibly even…

BOOK REVIEW – The Book Swap (Tales of Meadley, 1)

by Liz Hedgecock (Author)  A Book review by Jackie Houchin  THE BOOK SWAP by Liz Hedgecock, is a fun, sweet, feel-good novella about a newly single mom who is very unsure of herself, and her little girl, who is not. Becca thinks she can make some friends at her daughter’s new school by joing the PTA. But…

BOOK REVIEW – Murder at the Spring Ball: A 1920s Mystery (Lord Edgington Investigates, Book 1)

By Benedict Brown (Author), George Blagden (Narrator), Heathdene Books (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin    What a great start to a fun and very unusual series. I loved the young boarding schoolboy Christopher (16) and his wonderful grandfather, Lord Edgington of Cranley Hall, set in Surrey, England. In this book, we meet them and learn of how their partnership into…