I very nearly left one of the entries for this coming week as “TBD”. Not that I don’t have PLENTY of books to choose from, but they weren’t hitting the right note. At least not until I remembered that the Amazon Original Stories Magic & Mystery collection will be released on Tuesday. And I KNOW I’m going to dive right in. This should be GRAND – and I can’t wait to find out.
At least I’m admitting things up front this week. Last week I sorta/kinda knew that I’d be switching The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts for Murder at the Spirit Lounge. Not that both of them aren’t whodunnits, but I got caught up in the audio of the latest Marlow Murder Club book and wanted to savor the Spirit Lounge. (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!)
Instead of one of the past, present, or future queens of mystery, this week’s cat picture features Hecate, the “Queen of All She Surveys”. Based on this picture, she’s contemplating being the queen of time and space as well. She’s clearly already the queen of Galen’s office!
Current Giveaways:
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Sip Sip Hooray Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book PLUS EVENT-WIDE AMAZON/PAYPAL PRIZE in The Summer Giveaway Event
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Summer 2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
Blog Recap:
Grade A #AudioBookReview: Never Eaten Vegetables by H.H. Pak
A+ #BookReview: The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan
A- #BookReview: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon
A- #BookReview: Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett
B #AudioBookReview: The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
Stacking the Shelves (715)
Coming This Week:
Cinder House by Freya Marske (#AudioBookReview)
Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd (#BookReview)
When He Calls Your Name by Catherynne M. Valente (#HugoReview)
Matcha on Monday by Michiko Aoyama (#AudioBookReview)
The Lion’s Tusk by Robert Jackson Bennett (#AudioBookReview)
