Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaHarlem Renaissance Mystery #1Historical Mystery06/01/2021 by BerkleyARC I've been on a historical mystery binge for the last year or so and have devoured one series after another. I saw the cover reveal for Dead Dead Girls on Twitter, read the blurb, and then immediately put it on my TBR wishlist. I mean who can resist gorgeous women drinking illegal booze in speakeasies and dancing with each other all night long while a killer is on the loose in Harlem? Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris and A Wicked Conceit by Anna Lee Huber
What the Devil Knows by C.S. HarrisSebastian St. Cyr Mystery #16Historical MysteryApril 6, 2021, by BerkleyARC I glommed this series last year and don't regret a minute of my time spent reading. As with any series, I recommend reading in order because there are ongoing family and relationship dynamics, but I do think you can read this as a stand-alone and not be super lost. What the Devil Knows begins with the murder of a local magistrate which is eerily similar to the gruesome murders Continue Reading
Review: An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6) by Deanna Raybourn
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna RaybournVeronica Speedwell #6Historical Mystery March 2, 2021 by BerkleyReviewed by Angela Favorite Quote: You are not among the good that has happened to me. You are the best of all that I have known. You are what I have searched for when I left that house and wandered this earth, boy and man. You are the part of myself I never thought to find because I did not even dare to dream you existed. You are all that I want and more than I deserve, and I will go to Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- A Stitch in Time and A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem
A Stitch in Time by Kelley ArmstrongThorne Manor #1Time Travel/Gothic RomanceOctober 13, 2020 by Subterranean PressARC I grabbed this book simply because the premise sounded interesting and it was written by Kelley Armstrong. The last time I picked up a Kelley Armstrong book it had werewolves and witches. A Stitch in Time is a lovely, gothic time-travel romance. This was such a nice, easy read. I mean yeah, there were ghosts and slips through time and a murder mystery to solve, but I Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update
Even though I have approximately seven thousand books on my ARC review spreadsheet at all times I still like to mix in books that I've purchased and have been languishing on my Kindle and Library books of whomever I'm currently glomming. Right now I'm in the middle of a Simone St. James backlist glom and a series read of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell historical mysteries. I'm almost done with both, so if you have suggestions of what to read next please let me know. Here's what I've Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for The Deadly Hours Anthology and The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry
The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, C.S. Harris, Christine Trent, Anna Lee HuberHistorical Mystery/Historical Fiction/AnthologySeptember 1, 2020 by Poisoned Pen PressARC I picked up this anthology mainly because of C.S. Harris and Susanna Kearsley, but I was more than happy to get an introduction to a couple of new to me authors. This is one of the better anthologies I've read in the last several years. Each story flowed smoothly into the next and these author's voices worked very Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by K.J. Charles and Evie Dunmore
The Sugared Game by K.J. CharlesThe Will Darling Adventures #2Historical LGBT Mystery RomanceAugust 26, 2020 Self PublishedARC After getting to know Will Darling and Kim Secretan in the first book in this series, I was excited to get another chance to dive into another adventure with them. The Sugared Game kicks off two months after the events of book one, Slippery Creatures. After finally seeing closure to the inheritance process Will is officially the new owner of a bookstore and has Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update
Y'all... I have seven thousand books on my ARC spreadsheet to read, but instead, I keep picking up random new releases and books from my TBR that I've been meaning to read instead. Why am I like this? I've been on a historical mystery kick lately, right now I'm alternating between Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series and Simone St. James's backlist of wonderful gothic/ghost story mysteries. I'm having so much fun. The Veronica Speedwell Series: A Curious Beginning (A Veronica Continue Reading