On My Bookshelf...

I read Chevy Stevens first book STILL MISSING the early part of last year. I'm amazed she has another new book out already! But I was t...

Nancy Pickard's The Scent of Rain and Lightning was a truly enjoyable way to start off my New Year reading. It grabbed me from the very...

I enjoyed John Grisham's first foray into juvenile fiction better than his recent adult novels. His knack for storytelling never gets ol...

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden is part fairy-tale, part coming-of-age story, part mystery, and each component is captivating. I kicked t...

Chevy Stevens debut novel Still Missing is quite a ride. Annie O'Sullivan, an up and coming realtor, is abducted one evening after an o...

Our book club read Karen White's The Lost Hours in November and we picked The House on Tradd Street for January. The two books had a v...

Sooooo, I'm not doing so well with my Art History Reading Challenge. I've only read 2 of the 6 books for it. I do have until the end...

Nutcase by Charlotte Hughes : Just as our thoughts turn to warm summer days (with the snow falling outside, unfortunately), comes a breez...

Just in the nick of time, I've finished a mystery to post on Mystery Monday! High Marks for Murder by Rebecca Kent: I read the WWII my...

Part One here! Part Two here! I read three more Christmas mysteries on my Murder for Christmas spree: Mistletoe and Murder by Carola Dunn: ...

Read Part One here! Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier: If I'd realized that the first in the Lucy Stone series was Mistletoe and ...

Inspired by holiday releases by two of my favorite mystery writers, I decided to sample several (okay, a LOT) of Christmas-themed mysteries....

I was excited about Wicked Weaves by Joyce and Jim Levene, the first Renaissance Faire mystery featuring Jessie, a graduate student who work...

I really didn't like the first collaboration between Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, though I'd loved previous Crusie books. The mix...

Jane and the Barque of Frailty by Stephanie Barron: This is the most recent Jane Austen mystery (the first is Jane and the Unpleasantness ...

Well, I should know better than to trust amazon reviews. May Day by Jess Lourey has a nearly five-star rating on amazon, and I neglected to...

I decided to transition from a kids' book (The Joy of Spooking) to literary fiction (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) ...

me: Hello, my name is Allison and I'm a book-a-holic. Group: Hi, Allison! me: After doing pretty well in Barnes and Noble, only buying t...

As you know, I read a lot of mystery series. I have my favorites, but I always hope for a new series that I'll love. I've tried se...

I finished a couple of books that I thought I'd review: Putting on the Dog by Cynthia Baxter: It really wasn't that good, and I don...