Summer Reads

Here are a few summer reads we have been enjoying.  Just in case you have a few more beach day!!!

If you like a mystery with a bit (okay maybe a lot) of sass check out the series by Darynda Jones. The first book in the three book series is A Bad Day for Sunshine.  They should be read in order as continuing personal mystery taking place.

Fresh Paint by Flora Bowley and Lynzee Lynx.  Fell in love with Flora Bowley's artwork.  If you enjoy abstract art this is definitely work a browse.

Started Sarah J Maas Throne of Glass series.  Read first two books. I'm enjoying as a strong young female character. Fantasy genre. 

Mystery is a favorite genre so another cozy mystery series is Beyond the Page Bookshop by Lauren Elliott.  First in the series is Murder by the Book. The mystery takes place in small seaside town. Newly arrived Addie setting up bookstore and trying to make a new life after traumatic experiences.

Another fantasy by Emma Torzs Ink Blood Sister Scribe. Two different story lines coming together. Parts a bit creepy. 

What have you been reading over the summer?  Let us know.

A few cozy mystery series recommendations

 

The following are cozy mystery series I have been enjoying. They are cozy mysteries so no slashers, limited blood and guts. Not thrillers. Amateur detectives so a lot of guess work and yeah stumbling around at times. 

Tourist Trap Mystery by Lynn Cahoon.  Strong female lead in Jill Gardner. Her business is a coffee and book shop in a small town. Would be my favorite place in town.  Boyfriend is the Chief of Police. So you can see that dynamic being in play. Mind your own business.  Other characters like bestfriend and aunt. Everyone needs a sidekick.  Each book is a separate mystery but if read in order we get to follow Jill and her friend's lives as they play out. I enjoy a strong female lead and I get that in Jill. In her thirties, divorced, lawyer in previous life. Knows what she wants. Most of the time.

Emmeline Duncan Ground Rules Mystery currently has three in the series.  Younger female, Sage, running a coffee food truck. Three books out so far enjoyed. Sage has an interesting background (not saying). Also list of characters we get to know. Got to know a bit about food trucks.

If you like magic along with mystery check out Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates. Katie Lightfoot runs a bakery with her aunt and uncle. The add a little extra ingredients into the baking. Katie is drawn into murder investigations and uses her intuition and more (hint the title of the series) to help solve the cases. The detective is not a romantic lead but is involved in each mystery. 

These are a few of the cozy mysteries I'm currently reading. Or waiting for the next in the series to come out. Any recommendations are welcome.