The reading archive
Book reviews.
Honest takes, spoiler warnings, advance copies, favorite series, and the occasional book that made me cry in an airport.
I mostly read mysteries, thrillers, and cozy mysteries, with romance, general fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction mixed in when I need a break from fictional murder.
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My curated favorites are organized by genre and mood, with short notes on why each one made the list.
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Mysteries are clearly winning, but there is a little bit of everything mixed in.
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The newest book reviews, updated automatically whenever I publish.
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Book Review | The Mortal Enemy Murder Club by Gloria Chao [contains spoilers]
Book #2 in A Hu Done It Mystery; a cozy-ish mystery. READ THE FIRST BOOK BEFORE READING THIS ONE!
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Book Review | The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett [contains spoilers]
A cozy-ish epistolary mystery.
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I’ve Owned Too Many E-Readers and Tablets…Here’s What I’d Actually Recommend
I have owned more e-readers and tablets than any one person probably needs. Over the years, I have used the Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Boox tablet, reMarkable 2, iPad, iPad Pro, Samsung Galaxy S9 FE+ tablet, older Samsung tablets, and multiple Amazon Fire tablets for my…
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2026 | First Half of the Year in Books
We are somehow already more than halfway through 2026, so here’s a look back at what I read during the first six months of the year. I finished 52 books between January and the end of June. Audiobooks did most of the work, with 31 audiobooks compared to 18 digital books and only three physical…
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Book Review | This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline [contains spoilers]
Title: This Changes Everything Author: Lisa Scottoline Format: Ebook Source: NetGalley Rating: 3 stars Genre: Mystery / Thriller with a supernatural element Publication Date: July 14, 2026
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Book Review | A Killer for Christmas by Kim Harrington [contains spoilers]
t feels a little weird to be reading a Christmas book in June when it is in the 80s outside.
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My rating system
Three stars is not a bad rating here. It usually means I liked the book, but something did not fully work for me.
Advance reader copies
I read some books before they hit shelves.
I receive ARCs through NetGalley and directly from publishers. All opinions are my own, including the less enthusiastic ones.
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Year in review
Reading totals, favorite books, disappointments, trends, and what I apparently spent an entire year choosing to read.