Monthly Rereads September 2023

As always, opinions are my own

Dial P for Poison by Zara Keane

Movie Club Mysteries #1

Four stars

This book came out April 12, 2017

Followed by The Postman Always Dies Twice

Kindle ebook

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #1

This book came out October 28, 2014

Followed by White Hot
Audiobook from Kindle

White Hot by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #2

Follows Burn for Me
Followed by Wildfire
Audiobook from Libby
This book came out October 28th, 2014

Opinions are my own

Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

Three and a half stars

This book came out July 15, 2017

Follows White Hot

Followed by Diamond Fire

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #3.5
Four stars
Followed by Sapphire Flames
This novella came out November 6th, 2018
Audiobook from Libby

Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #4

Follows novella Diamond Fire

Followed by Emerald Blaze
This book comes out August 27th, 2019

Ebook borrowed from CloudLibrary

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #5

Four stars
Follows Sapphire Flames

This book came out August 25th, 2020
Ebook from Kindle

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #6

Four stars

Four and a half stars

This book comes out August 23, 2022

Follows Emerald Blaze

Ebook borrowed from Libby

Payback in Death by J.D. Robb

In Death #57

Four stars

This book came out September 5, 2023

Follows Encore in Death

Followed by Random in Death

Audiobook borrowed from Libby

Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall

Four and a half stars

This book comes out November 9th, 2021

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Well Met #1

Four stars

This book came out September 3rd, 2019

Followed by Well Played

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

Can one moment change your life? Melody and Beat are struggling with that question. They met, briefly, when they were teenagers. Each the child of a famous duo that broke up just before they were born. It was at that moment that a spark was formed but neither ever followed up on it. Now, there is a producer hounding them to star in a reality show, one that will bring their mothers back together. 

I guess I didn't quite realize from the description that the two of them would be in a reality competition. Public-facing romances are not my favorite so I had a little bit of difficulty connecting to this book. Even if I didn't quite connect with the premise, I still enjoyed the writing. 

Three and a half stars

This book comes out October 3, 2023

ARC kindly provided by Avon and Harper Voyager, and NetGalley

Opinions are my own

Unicorn for a Day by Dana Simpson

Once again, there are many delights from Phoebe and Marigold as they continue their adventures. We learn about unicorn omens and why booping is considered bad for unicornkind. The two also describe why their friendship works so well and Marigold is assigned some things by Phoebe might make them insecure but it's why they love each other. Also, we get some Freaky Friday action and a book club with Marigold, Todd, and Blartbert. 

Another delightful story. Simpson combines vocabulary words, learning about the world, and whimsy that keeps me reading.

Five stars

This book comes out October 3, 2024

Phoebe and Her Unicorn #18

Follows Punk Rock Unicorn

Followed by Unicorn Crush

ARC kindly provided by Andrews McMeel Publishing and Edelweiss

Opinions are my own

Miss Flibbertigibbet and the Barbarian by Stephanie Laurens

Nicholas Cynster is looking for a horse, a specific horse, one with the sobriquet Barbarian. It has been spotted at Ainsby Grange so he heads over. His introduction to the Sommervilles is helping the younger set take down their flour balloon bombs. A little odd but it smooths his introduction to Lady Adrianna. And that is good because she is going to be the one he is dealing with in the sale of the horse as her father is... not well and her mother is spending all of her time with him. 

Addie doesn't understand the feelings she's having around this man but, when the horse disappears, she's going to have more time to figure it out as the two will be working together to figure out where the horse has gone. 

I appreciated the fact that the obvious ending (at least if you're a regular Laurens reader) was actually subverted in a way I don't remember her ever doing anymore. 

Three and a half stars

This book came out March 16, 2023

Follows The Time for Love

Followed by Miss Prim and the Duke of Wylde

Borrowed as audiobook from Hoopla

Opinions are my own

The Happiness Plan by Susan Mallery

Daphne, Heather, and Tori are friends but are in different places in their lives, dealing with different difficulties. Daphne wants to have a baby but her husband is reluctant and is throwing in her face her friends hip with a guy from work. But it's not an affair like he said. Heather broke up with her last boyfriend because she could never love him, but then why is she so jealous of his new relationship? To make her emotional state even harder, she's reconnecting with her father who left when she was a child. 

Three and a half stars

This book came out June 20, 2023

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my

Spy x Family, Vol. 9 by Tatsuya Endo

Anya and her "parents are still on board the princess Lorelai. Yor is battling a group of villains while Loid is trying to disarm the bombs on board. Anya is trying to help, all without letting her family know she is psychic. 

We get a story with Bond saving a number of people though Loid doesnt know what is going on.

The last story introduces Mistress Schlag. She lives to give the children a tonitrus. She expels students the fastest of any other teachers. It does give Anya a chance to put Damian in her debt when he forgets a handkerchief.

Another great addition to the series.

Four stars

This book came out April 4, 2022

Follows Vol. 8

Followed by Vol. 10

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my own

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Chandler Cohen is a ghostwriter whose just been snubbed by her latest author. Like, the lifestyle influencer didn't even know her name. She has had a crush on her friend Wyatt for years and that is not going anywhere. So, she throws caution to the wind and has a one-night stand. Too bad he ends up being her next ghostwriting subject.

Finn Walsh was on a hit TV show over a decade ago. Now he's stuck in a loop of cons (conferences) which he doesn't mind doing but he really would like to get back to acting. When Chandler references something about their night not being mind blowing, he's astonished. He honestly thought he was good in bed. (Dude, he tries to open a condom package with his teeth, major no-no). While he could be all fragile about this discovery, he instead decides to ask for help. 

I did enjoy the journey these two had together. 

Four stars

This book comes out July 4, 2023

Borrowed as hard copy from the library

Opinions are my own