Tag: #mystery

• The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn Review

  Coolsville is shaken up when eco-goth band The Hex Girls move to town. Teenagers Thorn, Luna, and Dusk are looking for a fresh start for themselves and their band after the disastrous events that destroyed their hometown and Thorn’s reputation. But things take a turn for the worse when a mysterious mist starts killing crops…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 1, 2025

  Reviews

  #aroguethorn, #lilymeade, #mystery, #randomhouse, #scoobydoo, #thehexgirls

• Love at Second Sight Review

  Tired of being known as the artsy oddball, fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds hopes to fly under the radar when he changes high schools as a sophomore. It shouldn’t be too hard, considering he’s a human going to school with kids who have super-cool paranormal powers, like his best friend and witch, Al, and longtime werewolf crush,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 27, 2025

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #ftlukens, #lgtbq, #loveatsecondsight, #margaretkmcelderrrybooks, #mystery, #paranormal, #simon&schuster, #supernatural, #YA

• Book of the Month: Murder by Cheesecake

  When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf–themed wedding Rose is hosting. Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche’s hot flashes. Rose’s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can’t balance…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 13, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #cozymystery, #disneyhyperion, #goldengirls, #murderbycheesecake, #mystery, #rachelelkstromcourage, #rachelreads&reviews

• Reading Log 2024

  1, 212 books! Or 1, 213. I forgot if added The Making of Gone with the Wind to my count as the last book of the year, and I’m too tired to recount everything again. Still, you read that right. Over a 1,000 books in one year. If you don’t believe look down below at…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 31, 2024

  Uncategorized

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• Book of the Month: Crocodile on the Sandbank

  A bit of The Mummy, a bit of a stand-alone Agatha Christie, the adventures of Amelia Peabody feature a plain, spinster along the lines of Jane Eyre. Albeit a more sprightly Jane Eyre what with the shooting, escavating and mummy-hunting. Let me back up a bit with the death of Amelia’s father, she decides to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 29, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #ameliapeabodymystery, #crocodileonthesandbank, #egypt, #elizabethpeters, #hachettebookgroup, #historicalfiction, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews

• Book of the Month: Hemlock Island

  Yep, we’re already on the next book of the month. It was a quick read thanks to Armstrong’s exciting cliffhangers and short chapters that make one want to keep going, and going until it’s 2 in the morning and the mystery is revealed. The titular Hemlock Island is owned by author/writer, Laney. Well the cabin…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 21, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #hemlockisland, #horror, #kelleyarmstrong, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #st.martinspress, #st.martinspublishing, #thriller

• Book of the Month: 1st to Die

  Well, we return to the formation of theMurder Club and wow, it’s been awhile since I read the book. Awhile but I did remember key parts so the sequence of events and the serial killer reveal wasn’t too big of a surprise for me. Nor was it for my friend but she’s always been good…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 13, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #1sttodie, #jamespatterson, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #women’smurderclub

• Vanessa Riley Interview

  Vanessa is the prolific, best-selling author of the Lady Worthing Mysteries series, Queen of Exiles, Rogues and Remarkable Women, and much more. From mystery to historical to regency, Vanessa puts strong, dynamic Black women and women of color in her novels in all their joy and complexity. She graciously took the time to answer my…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 5, 2024

  Interview

  #africanamericanhistory, #diversereads, #historicalfiction, #historicalmystery, #islandqueen, #ladyworthingmystery, #mystery, #queenofexiles, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #sistermotherwarrior, #vanessariley, #womenofcolor

• Book fo the Month: 23rd Midnight

  So the latest book club pick is another thriller by the prolific James Patterson. In this case, Cindy, our intrepid journalist has hit the big seller list with a biography of serial killer, Evan Burke whom readers will remember from previous novels. Cindy has worked closely with the psychopath in hopes that getting an insight…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 26, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #23rdmidnight, #jamespatterson, #maxinepaetro, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #thriller, #women’smurderclub

• Nancy Drew ReRead P5

  Hey, remember when I almost read the entire Nancy Drew series? Well, here’s a few more that I missed because someone had checked them out. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall shows that Nancy Drew, much like Kim Possible, has built up her reputation as a reliable teen sleuth so now other adults are seeking…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 17, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #carolynkeene, #mystery, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthecrumblingwall, #theclueoftheleaningchimney, #thephantomofpinehill, #theringmaster’ssecret, #thescarletslippermystery