I really enjoyed the first book, but A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality took the podium. Botanist Saffron Everleigh is back and this time, DI Green comes to her for her expertise in the field. This time, a number of women were murdered and all have something in common: they all received a bouquet… Continue reading A Botanist’s Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Saffron Everleigh Mystery #2) by Kate Khavari
Category: Mystery
Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
A suspenseful locked-room mystery where, on a cruise, everyone is hiding something. I read this is a day. The style of writing is just addictive and once the story got hold of me, it didn't let go until the very end. The characters are complex, but I found the protagonist Jade a bit unstable. She's… Continue reading Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) by Martin Edwards
A nice and complex locked-room mystery set in a mysterious mansion in the remote corners of Yorkshire Lodge. Blackstone Fell is the third book in the Rachel Savernake series. I didn't read the previous books and I don't think it's needed to have done so. I was surprised by the plot, its characters and the… Continue reading The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) by Martin Edwards
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime by Martin Edwards
Editor Martin Edwards did a bang up work on this anthology. This collection of short stories are mostly set in Scotland or are written by Scottish authors. He goes from famous authors like Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to fresher and less known authors and stories. All the stories are different, with… Continue reading The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime by Martin Edwards
Kill Joy (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #0.5) by Holly Jackson
This was a really nice and intense prequel of the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. The last thing Pip wants to do it is to participate in her friend's murder mystery party. The setting takes place in a little island called Joy in the 20s, which means she needs to dress up for… Continue reading Kill Joy (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #0.5) by Holly Jackson
The Ivies by Alexa Donne
A murder mystery with a refreshing setting and perspective. The story follows The Ivies, a group of five popular girls in an elite private school, who will stop at nothing to get admitted into the different Ivy League schools. Whatever needs to be done for them to stand out, they'll do it, from sabotaging, blackmail,… Continue reading The Ivies by Alexa Donne
The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) by Sarah Pearse
Now here's a thriller that was both exciting and surprising. Where to begin? A creepy, isolated building that was once a sanatorium is turned into a luxury hotel in the mid of the Swiss Alps. What can possibly go wrong here? Let's start with bad weather and a series of avalanches that stop anybody from… Continue reading The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) by Sarah Pearse
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I honestly don’t understand the hype with this book. For me it was overhyped, filled with details and moments that just disconnected me completely from the plot. I grew bothered at some parts and had to force myself to finish. The characters are complex but mostly whiny, contradictory and very much lost in life, something… Continue reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland #1) by Anthony Horowitz
I'm ashamed to say that this is the first novel of Anthony Horowitz I've read so far, but I'm also glad I picked this one to begin. This a complex novel with two murders taking place bot in the real world and the fictional one. Masterfully done. Susan Ryeland is the editor and copywriter of… Continue reading Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland #1) by Anthony Horowitz
Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber
I can’t begin to describe how much I love this collection. Stephanie Garber created such a magical and unique world, I don’t want get out of it. On the contrary to Caraval, the first novel, where you followed Scarlett's story, on Legendary, you got to get close and personal with Donatella, the Scarlett's younger sister.… Continue reading Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber
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