Utopia is one of those books that, like so many other classics, I have meant to read for years. Actually and legitimately, because I started my political science major in 2009 and am now technically a political scientist. So in… Read More ›
Book Reviews
Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets, Sherrill Joseph
Hello my loves! How are we this week? Properly isolated, I hope? As the fantastic Rickey Thompson says, I hope we are all STAYING. THE F***. INDOORS (don’t watch that link with kids around!). Where possible, obviously. In all seriousness… Read More ›
Southern Spirits 5th Anniversary Deluxe Set, Angie Fox
Well hello there! We have….another….cozy mystery! Well, technically we have two and a novella, because the 5th anniversary edition of Angie Fox’ popular series is another compilation, at least in electronic format. It contains Southern Spirits, A Ghostly Gift, and The Skeleton… Read More ›
British Murder, Leslie Meier
Hello my bookish loves! Today’s review is for British Murder, a cozy mystery compilation by writer Leslie Meier. I’ll be honest, when I requested the ARC (yes, this was an ARC provided to me), I had noooo idea this was a compilation… Read More ›
Pies Before Guys, Kirsten Weiss
Hahahahahahahaha you thought I had moved beyond cozy mysteries, didn’t you? Never. This latest installment of books-I-get-up-at-6-am-in-order-to-read is Pies Before Guys by Kirsten Weiss. This is (as indicated by the frankly hilarious and also painfully accurate title) another baking-type mystery. AND. This… Read More ›
Coconut Layer Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke
Guys. Guys! A cozy mystery with recipes!!! In all fairness….I requested Coconut Layer Cake Murder from Netgalley because I know the author and like this series (so, this is a positive review. I’m being up front here). The Hannah Swenson series centers on… Read More ›
Answer in the Negative, Henrietta Hamilton
Hello my loves! I can’t believe we’re here. Here! I have posted consistently. I have actually been posting weekly! Who am I?! Whoever I am, I am back with a review for Answer in the Negative by Henriette Hamilton. Originally published in 1959,… Read More ›
Prologue to Murder, Lauren Elliott
Happy Sunday beautiful nerds! I have here for you a review of a lovely little cozy mystery – a bookish cozy mystery, at that! Those are my favourites, honestly. What I really need is a bookish cozy mystery series that… Read More ›
F**k No! : How to stop saying yes, when you can’t, you shouldn’t, or you just don’t want to, Sarah Knight
Good day my lovelies! Ok, so, first thing: this was a gift. From my parents. Do you think they might be trying to convey something to me? Because this feels like a commentary…..*squints suspiciously* Regardless of whether or not the… Read More ›
The Language of Flowers: A treasury of traditional meanings
Hello my loves! This is a bit of a different book for me, isn’t it?? The Language of Flowers. For those who may be unaware, last year I finally got around to reading A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. The story… Read More ›
Printed Pages and Coffee 