March 2026

As always, opinions are my own

The Nightingale before Christmas by Donna Andrews 

Three and a half stars

Meg Langslow #18

Follows The Good, the Bad, and the Emus

Followed by Lord of the Wings

This book came out October 21, 2014

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Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews

Four stars

Meg Langslow #19

Follows The Nightingale Before Christmas

Followed by Die Like an Eagle

This book came out August 4, 2015

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Die Like an Eagle by Donna Andrews

Four stars

Meg Langlsow #20

Follows Lord of the Wings
Followed by Gone Gull

This book came out August 2, 2016

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Gone Gull by Donna Andrews

Three and a half stars

Meg Langslow #21
Follows Die Like an Eagle
Followed by How the Finch Stole Christmas

This book comes out August 1, 2017

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How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews

Three stars

Meg Langslow #22

Follows Gone Gull

Followed by Toucan Keep a Secret

This book came out October 24, 2017

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Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna Andrews

Four stars

Meg Langslow #23

Follows How the Finch Stole Christmas!
Followed by Lark! The Herald Angels Sing

This book came August 7th, 2018

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How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson

I've enjoyed Lawson's books since the first one came out and started reading her blog soon after. She lays bare a lot of her life but this book is a little different. Instead of essays, thes are more like fleeting thoughts. Some are a little sad but most are philosophical and many feel like a warm hug of understanding. 

If you've ever thought that no one in the world can understand you, I think you will find at least one essay that speaks to you. But probably more.

Some of the essays were a little TOO short (which sounds weird), but I could only read this book as chunks at a time. 

Four stars

This book comes out March 31, 2026

ARC kindly provided by Viking Penguin and Netgalley

Opinions are my own

Vengeance in Venice by Erica Ruth Neubauer

 Jane and Redvers are on their honeymoon and enjoying their time alone. Except they're not as alone as they used to be since Aunt Millie has not only found them in Italy, she's insisting that they attend a party with her. 

The soiree is being thrown by Clara, an heiress to the Morton salt company. She's eccentric and rude and Jane is stymied as to how she is a friend of Millie's. It's equally strange that this particular get-together includes a murder, that of Clara's second ex-husband, an Italian poet. The police immediately latch onto Clara's secretary, a woman Jane has met before. 

The search for the killer will introduce Jane to a new kind of detective (inspettore) and cause her to question whether she is at good at reading people as she thinks she is. 

Four stars

Jane Wunderly #5

Follows Homicide in the Indian Hills

This book comes out March 31, 2026

ARC kindly provided by Kensington Books and NetGalley

Opinions are my own

I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally

I picked up this book on a whim, enjoying both the cover and the title. McNally has certainly lived an interesting and varied life including acting, directing, writing, and opening restaurants. I wish we had read more about the restaurants, being in the hospitality industry right now. He also came off as a little to much of a martyr, blaming himself for every relationship in his life that went wrong. He may not have a great personality, and it was mostly a matter of fact recitation rather than self-flagellation but it was still a little tiring.

Four stars

This book came out May 14, 2025

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Opinions are my own

Slay Fell Things by Erik Henry Vick

He knows when you've been sleeping, he knows when you're awake... And he wants to sacrifice you so that he can stay immortal, as liches do. Well, really, he's going after Leery. But Dru might have something to say about that. 

With Leery and Dru being back in "the real world," their relationship needs to take the next step and this story ends with that happening. 

Three stars

Claw & Warder #8

Follows Sure 'Lock

Followed by Where the Wild Things Aren't

This book came out December 11, 2020

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

Opinions are my own

This Will Be Interesting by E. B. Asher

Most people would be grateful to be brought back from the dead. And, while Galwell the Great's circumstances ARE fairly unique, he still feels like he should be grateful. He's trying very hard to be. But, for the rest of the world it's been ten years while for him it's the blink of an eye. His life just gets even weirder when an assasin tries to take him out.

River kills for the council. This one is weird, though. She's gotten instructions on who to kill but not why. And she always gets the why. She encounters Clara, a journalist who is also an old friend. Seeing her again is one of the reasons River decides to figure out what is going on. 

I had no idea how Asher was going to follow the first book. How do you deal withsomeone whose death united a nation, but now the man has returned. I quite enjoyed it. 

Four stars

This Will Be #2

Follows This Will Be Fun

This book comes out March 24, 2026

ARC kindly provided by Avon and Harper Voyage, and NetGalley

Opinions are my own

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Lana Lee, twenty-seven, has returned home and has been working for her parents for the last six months. Her parent's restaurant is a part of the "Asian Village." Mr. Feng, the owner of said village, is raising the rent and people are not happy. Since this is a murder mystery, Mr. Feng is the one who ends up dead. Also, since this is a murder mystery, there are any number of suspects as well as a variety of motives.
I finished this book but won't be actively looking to continue the series. Lana actively interferes in investigations, puts both herself and her friends in danger, and withholds evidence. And there's no reason for it! She's not even really a suspect nor is anyone she loves. The victim wasn't someone she loved. I just didn't get why she was invested at all. 

Two and a half stars

Noodle Shop Mystery #1

Followed by Dim Sum of All Fears

This book came out March 27, 2018

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Opinions are my own