February Rereads

Everything's Coming up Rosie by Kasey Michaels

Four stars

This book came out September 1, 2006

Opinions are my own

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #1

Followed by White Hot
Audiobook from Overdrive
This book came out October 28th, 2014
Opinions are my own

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

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
This book came out August 27th, 2019

Four stars
Followed by Emerald Blaze
Audiobook from Libby

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

Hidden Legacy #5

This book came out August 25, 2020
Follows Sapphire Flames

Followed by Ruby Fever

Audiobook from Libby

The Chapel in the Woods by Dolores Gordon-Smith

Jack Haldean, detective story writer, returns in a new mystery that brings a little murder close to home, at least, his cousin's small village. A very rich Canadian and his wife have just bought Birchen Bower. The property has a very interesting history with a family that was descended from pirates. There are also stories about jaguars and ghosts that haunt the area. But the Jagos bring bad luck of their own with stories of Mr. Tom Jago's secretary, Derek Martin (a local boy), running off with twenty thousand dollars worth of diamonds.  

However, they stick around for a bit, even enjoying the village fete. It's just too bad that a body turns up in the chapel on their property. And then there's another.  And another. All appear to have been clawed by a big cat. It will be up to the local constable and Inspector Edward Ashley, with some help from Jack, to figure out what exactly is going on.

Four stars

This book comes out March 1, 2022

Follows Forgotten Murder

ARC provided by Severn House and NetGalley

Opinions are my own

Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter Wimsey's brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, is in a bit of a pickle. He's been arrested for the murder of his sister's fiance. And, while he says he has a witness, he refuses to say who it was that he was with. Now, he's going to trial but the court of public opinion is already swinging against him. Sister Mary isn't saying what she knows, their mother is wildly amused, and Gerald's wife is coldly shutting down. 

Peter will nearly lose his life twice in this book, once in a bog and once on a transatlantic flight but he is able to come through in the end.

Four stars

This book came out in 1926

Follows Whose Body?
Followed by Unnatural Death
Borrowed as audiobook from Audible Premium Plus

Opinions are my own

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

It's a simple error that has Robin Blyth in the office when Edwin Courcey comes in. Edwin is confused - where's Reggie? It's this confusion that throws him off enough that he accidentally reveals to Robin the secret magical society that liases with the English government. Robin takes it all in rather easily which shocks Edwin even more. Edwin decides not to wipe Robin's memory and they are suddenly working together to figure out where Reggie went and why a mysterious man has hexed Robin. Along the way, the two fall in love.

I had heard a number of podcasts praising this book and I wonder if I would have liked this book more if I had read it instead of listening to it. There were parts that lagged that were emphasized by the audio narration but the world building was really fun. 

Three and a half stars

This book came out November 2, 2021

Followed by A Restless Truth

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my own

A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Jesse Pleasant has had to keep the family together and just wants something for himself. Maybe a run for office would be the way to go. But he interrupts his grandmother with her latest boyfriend and throws a fit. The man's daughter is not best pleased and holds nothing back in letting Jesse know. But somehow he's charmed Lily-Grace Leroux. It was worth reading the whole thing but, good lord, the editing. I'm not sure what happened but the spelling and grammar errors kept pulling me out of enjoying the story.

Three stars

This book came out 

Follows If the Boot Fits

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my own

The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen

I like thrillers that have lots of hints so you could go back to the beginning and see the seeds of the story; this book doesn't have that. It's a perfectly fine book about three friends that are on a trip and one suddenly vanishes. And more secrets are unraveled as the book goes on but, again, the secrets are just kind of plopped into the story rather than woven in more smoothly. I did like the fact that we got to see two of the three people's experiences.

Three and a half stars

This book came out January 4th, 2022

Borrowed as ebook from Libb

Opinions are my own

Murder Comes to Call by Jessica Ellicott, Barbara Rosenblat

Once again, Beryl and Edwina are embroiled in a mystery in Walmsley Parva. It begins when Beryl is in the magistrate's court because Constable Gibbs has decided to cite her for reckless driving. As regular readers might guess, this really grates at Beryl's nerves because, of course, she believes herself to be an excellent driver. But while in court, she sees Declan O'Shea who is in court for fighting in the pub. Being an expat herself, Beryl is drawn to the young man. Plus, there's the fact that he's got the Irish accent and is undeniably handsome. Unfortunately, anti-Irish sentiment is high and more than one person believes that Declan is the burglar who is terrorizing the village. And when the magistrate who sentenced him is found dead in his home, all eyes immediately turn toward him. 

However, Beryl isn't so sure and she and Edwina set out to prove the difference.

There are some repetitions in this book that seem like filler but otherwise a good story and I look forward to hearing the fifth book in the series.

Four stars

This book came out October 27th, 2020

Follows Murder Cuts the Mustard

Followed by Murder in an English Glade

Borrowed as audiobook from Hoopla

Opinions are my own