Review: Story of a Murder: A Bookish Cafe Mystery

Story of a Murder: A Bookish Cafe Mystery by Harper Lin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Maggie's life in the bookstore is going just fine, she has a slight crush on her boss and seems to be fitting in better with his rejuvenation of the bookstore. Life is just great until her half-sister shows up. Angel is desperately trying to escape a cult and a man that is no good for her. Maggie is trying hard not to be impatient with and distant from Angel, but she just can't do either...that is until Angel's man turns up dead. Angel and Maggie will have to mend fences and work together to solve this murder.

I really don't think you have to read the other books in the series, but you will have more fun if you do read the other books in the Bookish Cafe series.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Story of a Murder: A Bookish Cafe Mystery

Story of a Murder: A Bookish Cafe Mystery by Harper Lin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Discovery of the Titanic

The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Rent

Rent by Jonathan Larson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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First book pick of 2022

 A few months back, I was lucky enough to get my hands on this book a few months before it was published.  It wasn't my first Julia Kelly book, but it became my favorite Julia Kelly book. 

 This book introduces us to Lily, a young woman that doesn't want to be in the last group of debutates, but her grandmother and mother demand it so she must.  We will follow Lily on the journey of parties, presentations, and dances, a typical debutante life until her world turns upside down by a family secret.  I love books like this, you know the ones, where you expect something and the story gives you something so different.  

This is an excellent read for the start of those 2022 reading challenges.

Fellow book nerds END-OF-YEAR stats

 Hello to you fellow readers.  

I have created an end-of-year book stat sheet for you.  This features your top 10 books of the year and your final reading stats. 

 If you didn't keep up with your reading stats and want to in 2022, don't worry, I will be posting tips and tricks soon. I have been keeping a book journal since 1996 and I have changed it many times and finally, I have the perfect stats book for me.  More on that later....even if you aren't interested in stats, you might be interested in your top 10 books of 2021.  

Download a copy of the stat sheet here.