Review of Murder in the Reading Room

Title:  Murder in the Reading Room

Author: Ellery Adams

Series: Book Retreat Mysteries book 5

Chapters:

Pages: 320

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher:  Kensington

     Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams is the 5^th book in the Book Retreat Mysteries and unlike previous books in the series this one doesn’t just take place at Storyton Hall nor the surrounding village. This one starts out at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.

     In this one more is at stake for all of the people involved. And to me this one was faster paced than previous books in the series.  This also a series that is best read in order.

  I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Review of Murder in the Reading Room

Title:  Murder in the Reading Room 

Author:  Ellery Adams 

Series: Book Retreat Mysteries book 5 

Chapters: 17 plus epilogue 

Pages: 320

Genre: cozy mystery 

Rating: 4 stars 

Murder in the Reading Room is the fifth book in the Book Retreat Mysteries series by Ellery Adams.  In this one Jane finds herself traveling to North Carolina and the Biltmore Estate in order to find her missing boyfriend. However, doing so will not only put Jane in danger but her sons and the library in danger as well.  Because the man who captured her boyfriend knows about the library and wants something from it.  Out of all of the books in this series so far this one was my least favorite, but I still enjoyed this one a great deal. Jane is a character that is easy to relate too.  Her boys are typical boys always trying to get into misfits.  With the fins there is more than meets the eye, and that's the way it’s supposed to be. 

With Murder in the Reading Room I did not see any of the twist that happened coming and I loved that.  I don't really enjoy mysteries in which I can easily figure out the twist.  And even though I didn't like this one as much I did love ending, an ending that lets you know there's another book coming in the series.   I do recommend reading this series in order, to me they can't be read as standalone books you end up missing information that you get in a previous book or you end spoiling yourself about something that happened in a previous book.  Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Review of Murder in the Locked Library

Title:Murder in the Locked Library  

Author: Ellery Adams 

Pg:  289

Series: Book Retreat Mysteries 

Genre: Cozy Mystery 

Rating: 3.5 stars 

Murder in a locked Library is the fourth book in the Book Retreat Mysteries. Jane Steward is finally settling into her role as guardian and managing Storyton Hall. It's easier now that her sons are Fitz and Hem are back in school.  Plans are going through with building a spa on to Storyton Hall when a body is found. Since no one knows how old the body is a forensic archaeologist is called into to investigate. But then a murder happens in the Henry James library and Jane has to determine if the two events are connected.   

As this is the fourth book in the series it is hard to go into much detail without giving away any information of plots to the previous novels. The Book Retreat Mysteries is one cozy mystery series that is best to read in order, and the first book is Murder in the Mystery Suite. This series is perfect for book lovers and anyone who loves a good cozy mystery.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Cozy mystery mash up

Title: Booked for Trouble

Author: Eva Gates

Series: Lighthouse library Mystery book 2

 

Chapters:

Pages: 304

Genre: Cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

     A Cozy mystery complete with a library in a lighthouse a library cat. As well as a librarian by day and a mystery solver by night. 

Title: An Early Wake

Author:  Sheila Connolly

Series: County Cork book 3

Pages: 304

Genre: cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

Cozy Irish Mystery 

Title: Peaches and Scream

Author: Susan Furlong

Series: Georgia Peach Mystery

 

Chapters: 20

Pages: 289

Genre: cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

A cute cozy southern mystery. 

Title: Murder in the paperback parlor

Author: Ellery Adams

Series:  Book Retreat Mysteries

 

Chapters: 18 plus epilogue

Pages: 287

Genre: Cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

     A sweet little cozy mystery. With books. 

Title: Pane and Suffering

Author: Cheryl Hollon

Series: A Webb's Glass Shop

 

Chapters: 32

Pages: 339

Genre: cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

A Cozy crafty mystery.