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Today, I'm going to tell you about another series that I consider to be cozy mystery adjacent. This is the Haunted House Books by Sarah Rayne. The six books in this series feature Michael Flint, an Oxford professor who has rooms and an office in Oriel College, and Nell West, a young widow who owns… Continue reading Cozy Mystery Adjacent – Haunted House Books

In my first blog post, I talked about how BookTube reviews are superior to reviews and star ratings on Goodreads, so you know I'm a big fan of BookTube. Well, guess what? This week, Tiffany, aka Beachbum Bookworm, reviewed my book on her channel as part of her September Cozy Mystery Wrap-up video! Now, don't… Continue reading My First BookTube Review!

It's spooky season, so this week, I'm going to tell you about one of my favorite spooky books. Contrary to my previous Favorites Friday posts, you may have heard of this one! I am talking about The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. The Sun Down Motel takes the traditional haunted house / haunted… Continue reading Favorites Friday – The Sun Down Motel

Up next in my Friday Favorites is a cozy mystery series. And here I am again with another series that I think a lot of people have not heard of. Do I just have weird taste in books? Maybe I do, but that's ok. This week, I'm going to tell you about The Haunting Danielle… Continue reading Favorites Friday – Haunting Danielle Series

Up next in my Friday Favorites is a series that fits into both the Fantasy and Mystery genres. This is another series that I think a lot of people have not heard of, so I'm excited to share it with you! The Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde It has been quite a few years… Continue reading Favorites Friday – The Thursday Next Series

A cozy mystery adjacent series may fall into one of two categories - either it is a mystery that gives off a cozy vibe when you see the main character (and in some cases, the supporting cast of characters) in their "regular" lives, but the series has elements that may exclude it from truly being… Continue reading Cozy Mystery Adjacent -Bruno, Chief of Police

If you've read my other posts, you probably know that most of what I read is Cozy Mysteries. But, that's not the only thing I read. I also read classic literature, thrillers, non-cozy mystery/crime fiction, horror, fantasy, general fiction, and selected non-fiction subjects. Today I'm going to start a new category of blog posts dedicated… Continue reading Favorites Friday – The Moviegoer

In my last blog post, I talked about how BookTube is superior to ratings and reviews, and I stand by that! But it got me to thinking. I mentioned that my rating system may not match up with yours, and then I started wondering, what exactly is my rating system? I thought about that for… Continue reading My Book Rating System

What is Book Tube? If you don't know what Book Tube is, it's time you learned! Book Tube is a sub-section of YouTube where people who love books have channels dedicated to discussing books. If you search You Tube for your favorite genre followed by the word books, you'll get back a list of videos… Continue reading Book Tube > Ratings & Written Reviews