Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
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Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
3w ago
Below are three mini-reviews, From three stars to five, in order. The reviews are short and to the point. For a book description and purchase options, you can click on each cover. This one never came completely together for me. There is too much telling and not enough showing, which I know is common for ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
2M ago
BOOK DESCRIPTION The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow. Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom’s apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, California. Her mother’s enchanted baked goods, including puffy pineapple buns and creamy egg tarts, bring ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
3M ago
(PUBLISHER”S DESCRIPTION) Lydia Wienewski has opened her Polish-American cafe and bakery on the shore of Lake Erie, but her idyllic new venture is shattered when the low tide leads to a terrible discovery.July, 1982. Lydia Wienewski’s dream has finally come true: Lydia’s Lakeside Cafe and Bakery, selling delicious Polish-American fare on the shore of Lake ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
4M ago
THE CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL When rare book dealer Ruby Vaughn is sent to Penryth Hall to deliver some books, she knows she is visiting her past and a place to which she never wanted to return. What she didn’t expect was a friend in trouble and a string of mysterious deaths linked to an ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
6M ago
BOOK DESCRIPTION The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth March 1817: As winter turns to spring, Jane Austen’s health is in slow decline, and threatens to cease progress on her latest manuscript. But when her nephew Edward brings chilling news of a death at his former school ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
7M ago
BOOK REVIEW Things are finally coming together for Enola Holmes in May of 1890. She is living at the Professional Women’s Club, attending school, and no longer avoiding her two elder brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. When a man named Ruddy bursts into the office of Enola’s alter ego, Dr. Leslie Ragostin, and demands his missing ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
7M ago
*I did this review for the May edition of Historical Novels Review, the Magazine of the Historical Novel Society. BOOK DESCRIPTION When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Amesbury, who secretly pens the popular Lady Agony column, has no choice but to investigate in this first book ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
7M ago
Thank you to Austenprose PR for the opportunity to read and review The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray. Book Description The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby’s new wife. Catherine and Henry Tilney ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
7M ago
It’s release day for Blackjack, the fifth book in the Jax Diamond series! I’m celebrating with a review and a Q&A with Author Gail Meath. Buy links below. * As always, I must disclose that I edit this series. BOOK DESCRIPTION (FROM AMAZON) A lifetime game of solitaire turns into a vicious family feud.New York ..read more
Bonnie Reads and Writes » Cozy Mystery
7M ago
Tabitha, a former “Rosie the Riveter” in Detroit, moves to Paris to stay with her wealthy “Grandpere” after she loses her job to men returning from war. She is fortunate to be living next door to Paul and Julia Child. Paul is a diplomat at the U.S. Embassy and Julia is taking classes at the ..read more