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A librarian with a love of books. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Kit Moonstar's Quick Questions interview.)

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In Which I’m Probably Unfair to a Book

The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

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Maribella arrives in the town of Leafhaven to take possession of the bookshop she just bought.  When she finds it infested by goblins and learns that the town guard won’t do anything about it, she ends up hiring Asteria as a bodyguard for the shop.  The goblins are only the first challenge the pair face as Mirabella attempts to make her bookshop a success. I think I’ve mentioned in a previous review that I’ve really been enjoying the trend of cozy fantasies.  I’ve read a […]

Who You Gonna Call?

Guardian Volume One by priest

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Zhao Yunlan runs the Special Investigations Department in the Ministry of Public Security.  His subordinates include several ghosts, a talking cat, a monk, a half human half snake, and a newbie who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into amongst others.   The cases they deal with the supernatural, and while they can capture those involved, they can’t pass judgement on them.  That duty belongs to the Soul-Executing Emissary.  A case causes Zhao Yunlan’s path to cross with Shen Wei, a professor at Dragon City […]

A Fun Adventure From Childhood

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

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When Sylvia comes to live with her cousin Bonnie at Willoughby Chase, she’s quickly swept up in her cousin’s shenanigans and adventures.  When Bonnie’s parents leave on a sea voyage almost immediately after Sylvia’s arrival, the girls’ governess quickly takes over the manor, firing the servants and dropping the two girls off at a “school” that is more workhouse than school.  It’s up to the two girls to some how escape and make it to London in order to try and contact Bonnie’s parents and […]

One Night Stand Turns Into Messy Politics

Prince and Pawn by Tavia Lark

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Corin was just looking for an evening to forget everything.  Audric figures one night of indulgence before he’s betrothed won’t hurt.  Neither of them were expecting the explosive chemistry between them or the instant connection on a personal level.  Of course, Audric had no clue that Corin is his bethrothed’s illegitimate half-brother, and Corin doesn’t discover Audric’s a prince until they meet again the next day at the betrothal ceremony.  It’s a political marriage for the good of the country, and both Corin and Audric […]

House Parties Always Seem to End In Murder or a Wedding Don’t They

Murder At Midnight by Katherine Schellman

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Lily is spending Christmas with her in-laws which is how she ends up at a Christmas ball with the Alders, the Hartleys, and Matthew Spencer who she’s started a romance with.  However, it’s not all holiday cheer as there is dangerous gossip swirling around Jack’s younger sister, Amelia.  When the guests of the ball are inexpertly snowed in and the body of the young man who the rumors have connected to Amelia is murdered, Lily only has until the weather clears up to figure out […]

Ghost Hunt Turns Into Murder Investigation

Death At the Manor by Katherine Schellman

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After seeing Captain Hartley off to his ship, Lily heads off to the country to stay with her aunt, traveling with Ofelia and her husband.  They quickly get pulled into the mystery of a local haunting with Ofelia wanting to see if they can prove if a ghost actually exists.  However, they’ve barely arrived at the manor experiencing the haunting when the matriarch of the family is found dead in her room, seemingly scared to death.  The family is convinced it’s the ghost while Lily […]



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