The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson

When she was twelve, the uncle that Miranda Brooks had always idolized disappeared from her life. She never really knew what happened to him. Over a decade later, she's shocked to learn that he's dead and that he's left his bookstore, Prospero books, to her. Also included in his will? A series of clues leading her to uncover a deeply held family secret.
The "twist" wasn't hard to figure out and the romance was a little formulaic but this was still worth finishing. The Shakespeare touches were nice to have.

Three stars
This book come out June 12
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley

Rockets' Dead Glare by Lynn Cahoon

Volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason has made a number of enemies in the days leading up to the Fourth of July (a major money making day for this small tourist town) by threatening to shut people down because of supposed "violations." He does offer to overlook some of the violations in return for "favors." When he uses his own property to stage a fire and rescue, he turns up dead with only three volunteer firefighters (all of whom might have a grudge) in the area.
A short read. I did sort of like the end but it wasn't my favorite.

This novella comes out June 5
Three stars
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley

Blazing Summer Darling Investigations by Denise Grover Swank

I am really liking this series about a teen star turned reality star/private investigator. Summer Butler's first season of "Darling Investigations" was a surprise hit and she's back for the second season. Too bad she still has the same sadistic producer, the one who doesn't seem like her very much. In fact, Lauren has hired Summer's arch-nemesis, the boy who convinced her to fake a scandal that led to her downfall. Then, there's the fact that mysterious fires are starting all over town and everyone seems to be looking at Summer's cousin, Dixie. And then there are those pesky murders, also happening.

This book comes out June 5
Four stars
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley
Follows Deadly Summer 

The Great Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book by Dr. Gareth Moore

This was fun book full of interesting logic puzzles. The links weren't all correct which led to some frustrations but I would hope that would be fixed by the time they published the book.

Four stars
This book came out May 11
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley

A Passion for Haunted Fashion by Rose Pressey

Cookie Chanel is helping out as a costume designer at the local theater. One night, she's in the basement when she meets a 1950s ghost named Peggy while a man is murdered upstairs. The main suspect? Cookie's friend Heather. So she has two murders to solve.
I was a bit bummed because Cookie didn't spend as much time with Heather as would have been nice and Peggy's murder was solved incredibly quickly just to wrap up the end of the book. Not a horrible addition to the series but not one of the better ones.

Three stars
This book comes out May 29
Follows If the Haunting Fits, Wear It 

So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know by Retta

Following the path of many famous people, Retta has released her biography. While it seems like this would be my catnip -- written in her own voice, telling the story of a normal person made good -- it just wasn't hitting the spot. I realize that this was a good book and I started getting into it when she started describing her unexpected love affair with hockey.
I think that, if you want to read this book, you should buy the audio. I missed hearing her voice in my ear.

Three stars
This book comes out May 29

Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis

Lanie Jacobs isn't running away from life per se. She's just sort of licking her wounds, recovering from the discovery that her husband was not just her husband. He had, in fact, married at least three other women that we hear about within the first 50 pages or so. Her choice of hideout? The Capriotti winery. She's spending two months living and working there, helping them to rebrand. What she didn't expect was a tight-knit family unit that invites this stand-offish woman into their fold.
Mark Capriotti is a single-dad who is working to make a good life for his six-year-old twin daughters. They are pretty much plot moppets but not super-annoying.
I didn't love Lanie's story. The B plot in this book was not really needed, especially since it was what took up most of the drama in the last third of the book and took away from us seeing Mark and Lanie developing.

Three stars
This book comes out May 30
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley
Follows The Good Luck Sister