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August 23, 2025

2 Quirky Mysteries

by Donna Huber


Do you like quirky characters and slightly unrealistic plots when you read a cozy mystery? Both of the novels below are the second book in a series in which I have not read the first book. I would also caution reading them together as they share a few similarities: 

1. Both have characters named Archie
2. One has a character named Peony Lane, and the other Penny Lane.
3. Both have large estates
4. I think both would be more enjoyable if I had read book 1 first.

I had trouble switching stories in my head, but if you like one, you will probably like the other as they have a similar vibe.

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August 22, 2025

2 Romantic Novels For Those Looking for Love

by MK French


Are you looking for love in the pages of a book? If you want a fun love story, then go with the first book - it's a ridiculously fun romantic comedy. If you want more danger and adventure, check out the romantic fantasy.

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August 21, 2025

11 More Books for a Post-Apocalyptic Book Club

by Donna Huber


Since I live in a college town, my post-apocalyptic book club runs on the academic calendar. In July, we selected the 11 books we would read over the next year. We meet on the first Thursday of the month, so we've already read one book on the list. We meet both in person and by Google Meet if you would like to join us.

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August 20, 2025

The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts


In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement – when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin – in this tragic and uplifting novel of social injustice, survival, and hope
 
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August 19, 2025

3 New & Notable Nonfiction Books to Read

by MK French


Are you a true crime buff or love history? I don't often review nonfiction, but these three books are worth the read, even if it isn't your usual thing.

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August 18, 2025

New to Me Historical Cozy Mysteries

by Donna Huber


Thanks to my library system buying a lot of audiobooks at the end of the fiscal year, I've been clearing my to-be-read pile. I had three cozy mysteries by Anna Lee Huber on my list. I have never read her series, but since we share a last name I wanted to try her books. Two books are from her Lady Darby series, and the third is the Verity Kent series. Are you reading these series?

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August 17, 2025

2 Mysteries to Wrap Up Summer

by MK French


Whether you are looking for a quirky mystery (Lies and Dolls) or a more traditional mystery (Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing), here are two books to wrap up summer with.

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