Tag Archives: revisiting

Sunday Coffee – Lockwood & Co

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Amanda

On Friday, I found out that there was a new Lockwood & Co series running on Netflix. I hadn’t heard anything about it and Netflix didn’t recommend it to me on my account, but I guess it had only released … Continue reading →

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Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Amanda

As this is the sixth book in the Lady Sherlock series, I’m not going to go into a whole lot of detail. We’ve reached the point in the Sherlock series (if I understand the original Sherlock) where Holmes has come … Continue reading →

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Darling Girl, by Liz Michalski

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Amanda

From Goodreads: Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy–yes, that Wendy. She’s running a successful skincare company; her son, Jack, is happy and healthy; and the tragedy of her past is well behind her…until she gets a call … Continue reading →

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Horror Hotel, by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Amanda

Elisa Lam meets Scooby Doo meets RL Stine. TBH, I’m not sure how this book got on my TBR, but it someone landed on my library hold list, possibly based purely on the cover. And somehow, I got the impression … Continue reading →

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The Hacienda, by Isabel Cañas

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Amanda

When Rodolfo Solórzano proposes to Beatriz, she jumps at the opportunity to help her family out of their current poverty and dependance on hateful relatives. She travels with her new husband to his country estate with plans to make it … Continue reading →

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Murder on Cold Street, by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Amanda

This is the fifth book in the Lady Sherlock series. Inspector Treadles has been accused of murdering two men, and his wife has engaged Sherlock (aka Charlotte) to find the truth and set him free. So I have to laugh … Continue reading →

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The Art of Theft, by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Amanda

An old friend of Mrs. Watson is in town, and she desperately needs Sherlock Holmes’ – aka Charlotte Holmes’ – help. I listened to this book while a bunch of chaos was happening at my house. While it was really … Continue reading →

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House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin Craig

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Amanda

Four of the twelve Thaumas sisters have died, and people are beginning to think that the family is cursed. The girls are desperate for suitors and jump greedily at the chance to use a magical door that will take them … Continue reading →

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The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Amanda

Rowan thinks her new nannying job in a remote part of Scotland is perfect, but she soon learns that things are too good to be true. I was wary going into this book for a few reasons: I’d heard a … Continue reading →

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The Winters, by Lisa Gabriele

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Amanda

Getting in a last quick mini-review before the year ends! This book is a retelling of Rebecca updated to modern times and with a stepdaughter, Dani, instead of a Mrs Danvers. Rebecca was of course a loose retelling of Jane … Continue reading →

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