Astral Library by Kate Quinn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.

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Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer ~ a Review

by MK French

Enola Holmes is attending a funeral in February 1891 when a bell rings elsewhere in the churchyard. Someone had been buried alive, and the bell is alerting others. Trevina Trairom can't remember much about herself or why she was buried, and protecting the girl makes Enola cross paths with her brother Sherlock's current case. Together, they are squaring off against none other than Moriarty. 

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The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods ~ A Review

by Susan Roberts

On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden among the clutter, is a very special object that can change the fortunes of those who possess it – a violin of rare beauty and power.

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Murder at Sea by Helena Dixon ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Devon, 1938. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a well-deserved rest when her very upset cousin Hattie suddenly bursts in. She sobs that the gentleman she had been seeing, Richard Westonholme, seems to have vanished, taking all of her jewellery with him. As Hattie describes Richard, he sounds eerily familiar, and Kitty and her husband Matt board a ship in hot pursuit – only to find him lying in a lifeboat… dead.

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Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson ~ a Review

by MK French

Green is alone and terrified in the mountains, slowly transforming into something else. He's also starting to see impossible creatures. When he meets a hermit named Valentina, he discovers that she devoted centuries to researching the hidden world of cryptids. He begins to study the creatures and portals, finds clues about his own nature and the powerful beings who led him there. Alongside his sense of purpose is a deadly threat that might just take away everything he loves.

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12 Short Stories to Get You Out of a Reading Slump

by Susan Roberts

I've been in a major reading slump lately.  Even though I missed reading, I just couldn't concentrate, and I kept trying new books with no luck.  Someone suggested that I try reading some short stories, and even though I don't normally like short stories, I was willing to give it a try.  One of my favorite authors had a book published by Amazon Original Stories - these are short stories by popular authors that are only available on Amazon Kindle. Each one can be read in an hour or less.  I decided to try short stories by some of my favorite authors, and I ended up reading 12 short stories, and my reading slump has ended!! 

NOTE:  All of these books are available on  Kindle Unlimited, and most are part of Amazon Prime Reading too (with free listening).

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