Blackwater Falls introduces Detective Inaya Rahman. As a member of the Community Response Unit (CRU) for the Denver Police, her job is not only to solve murders but also to help bridge the gap between the police and the local populations. As Detective Rahman and her team investigate the murder of a young Syrian refugee,…
Category: Fall 2022
Blackmail and Bibingka
Raise your hand if you love a good holiday cozy mystery?! I’m a huge cozy mystery reader but around the holidays is when I make an except! Also if there is food featured, you can count me in! Arsenic and Adobo Review | Homicide and Halo-Halo Review The newest installment in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen…
November 2022 | BOTM Predictions
It’s time for my favorite guessing game of the month! Predicting what our November Book of the Month picks will be. November is Non-Fiction November, and as someone who doesn’t read a ton of non-fiction, I like to use November to get caught up on some of the best non-fiction books of the year. I’m…
Small Game
The show is called Civilization. The contestants are tasked with not just surviving but also with creating a new Civilization. The six contestants must forgo all comforts and find a way to live on their own with nothing but the clothes on their back and what the forest can provide. If they can hack it…
Now is Not the Time to Panic
“The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers, we are the new fugitives, and the law is skinny with hunger for us.” I love Kevin Wilson’s writing. If you have never read one of his books just know that ‘Quirky’ is the best way to describe them. I always find his books perfect to…
November 2022 Most Anticipated
Here we are, once again, almost halfway through another month. Even though there are 5 Tuesdays in November, I always find November to have the least new releases out of all the months. I normally use November to get ‘caught up’ on my TBR but this year I was pleasantly surprised by how many new…
October 2022 Book of the Month
Happy Fall Y’all! Is it a coincidence that October books drop on the first day south Texas has a high in the 80s? I think not! I love summer, but Fall is the season I thrive in and I am ready for all the spooky vibes! This month there are 7 main books to choose…
Sign Here
This was such a fun and unique book! It’s a great blend of a murder mystery, family drama, and dark humor. Even before I started reading, the synopsis was giving me all the Grady Hendrix vibes. I mean I’m so here for the all of Hendrix’s unique and weird takes on things, so I was…
The Night Ship
I love Jess Kidd’s writing and absolutely loved Things in Jars which came out back in 2020. Kidd has a way of weaving supernatural stories with lyrical prose and creating something extremely unique and captivating. I was ecstatic to get an ARC of her newest book The Night Ship, but I struggled with this book….
A Cosmic Kind of Love
Hallie Goodman is a successful party planner and notorious people pleaser. When one of her bride’s accidentally sends her personal videos of her ex-boyfriend, Hallie doesn’t mean to but she can’t help but watch these videos. The bride’s ex just happens to be renowned astronaut Christopher Ortiz, and the videos are from his time on…