Cozy
A description to pair with other descriptions such as mystery, romance, adventure... even foodie stories!
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Book Review: Murder in the Upper Crust
Delilah, a pizza chef, agrees to take on an emergency catering job at an extremely upscale wellness retreat. Of course, someone dies, that's to be expected in a cozy mystery, but the fun…
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Common People
Inspector Hobbes and the Common People by Wilkie Martin My rating: 3 of 5 stars The fifth and final book in what’s become a beloved series for me, turned out to be a…
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Book Review: Legends and Lattes, The Graphic Novel
If this is your introduction to the trio of books that make up the Legends & Lattes series, you're in for a treat.
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Bones
Another hilarious installment in the Unhuman series.
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Book Review: The Wizard’s Cat
To call this series "cozy" is just too trite. I even checked the synonyms for cozy and they all came up short. So, until a new word is invented to describe a book…
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Book Review: The Engineer’s Nemesis
Author Shelley Adina clearly loves her work. Her stories are clever, ultra-cozy, and always have a great little game called "Spot the Chickens".
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Book Review: Crowned and Moldering
Crowned and Moldering was a delight from start to finish. Set in Lighthouse Cove, a quaint seaside town on the California coast, the setting provided everything I wished for.
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers
A brilliant inspector and their clever sidekick is a commonly used trope. And that's fine, it's used often because it works - and I love that. But it's also fun to turn the…
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This book came highly recommend to me by more than one person. It's no secret that I love and admire octopus, so I know now why those recommendations came to me.
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Book Review: Down the River (River City Book 2)
Down the River: River City Book 2 by J. Scott Coatsworth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Down the River is the sequel to The River City Chronicles, which introduced many of the…
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Book Review: Alfie the Doorstep Cat
As a lifelong Cat Person, and more recently a "community cat" caretaker, I'm sympathetic to stories about homeless cats.
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Book Review: Kittens in the Pumpkin Patch: A Bold and Easy Autumn Coloring Adventure for All Ages
Who doesn't love a coloring book? This sweet collection of coloring pages features an adorable, cheery little kitten having all sorts of Autumn adventures.
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Book Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes
I love a cozy mystery, especially when they are food-centric. Of course I couldn't resist one set in a soul food cafe in Chicago.
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Book Review: American Housewife
I'd classify this story as Fantasy. It gives us an idealized version of a rose-colored view of the past, effectively creating a double layer of the ideal mid-century American good life.
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Book Review: Twits Hit the Target
I was pleased to see a new addition to the Twits Chronicles, just before Christmas. So of course I bought myself a present!
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Book Review: Twits on the Stump: A Steampunk Distraction
Reading the latest installment of the "Twits Chronicles" during an election year was a surreal experience. The antics of my favorite fictional friends got me thinking about what's probably going on behind the…
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Book Review: Twits to the Test: A Steampunk Distraction
Tom Alan Robbins writing skills are at peak performance as he pokes fun at so many aspects of life.
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Book Review: Twits on the Hunt: A Steampunk Distraction
Cyril and Binky are on the run!
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Book Review: Twits on the Loose: A Steampunk Distraction
The 4th outing (5th if you count the short story that started it all) has our protagonist, Cyril Chippington-Smythe, trying to help out his cousin Binky, who's fallen madly in love (yet again),…
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Book Review: Killing Me Soufflé
It's almost as if Ellie Alexander decided to write a book just for me. After all, I love a good mystery. I'm from the Pacific Northwest. I'm a foodie. The beach is my…
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Book Review: Twits Abroad: A Steampunk Distraction
Twits Abroad: A Steampunk Distraction by Tom Alan Robbins My rating: 4 of 5 stars While book 2 of The Twits Chronicles still remains my favorite of the series (and probably will always…
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Book Review: Twits in Love: A Steampunk Distraction
Love at first distraction! This is great stuff, in a bite-sized story.
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Book Review: Twits in Peril: A Steampunk Distraction
Awesome second story in what's quickly proving to be a reliably hilarious series.
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Book Review: Bookshops & Bonedust
There's books I read for eyepopping excitement and outrageous plotlines... and there's books I read when I want a literary hug and snuggle.
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Book Review: Designer Dirty Laundry
I needed a change from heavier fantasy and sci-fi novels, and Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere (aka DiVa) was just the thing. The story is sassy, breezy, a little silly, but with…
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Book Review: Uncle Hugo’s Crisis: A Twits Short Story
I loved this short story. It appealed to my sense of humor and love of wordplay.
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Book Review: Legends & Lattes
Our protagonist, Viv, is an orc who’s grown weary of the fighting life, so she retires to the city of Thune to build a coffee shop. Amusingly, no one in Thune even knows…
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Book Review: Love, Factually
Did I expect the author of The Brothers Jetstream and Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe to take on the Hallmark Romcom Movie genre this holiday season? No, I did not.…
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Book Review: Riddles and Riches
This is book two in the Vegas Chantly Mystery series. I didn't deliberately skip the first book, but my love of puzzle solving pulled me directly into this one first. The blurb tempted…
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Book Review: Lucy Burdette’s Kitchen
I enjoy reading and using cookbooks based on favorite movies, TV shows, and books. It's a fun and practical way to expand my enjoyment of fictional worlds. Lucy Burdette's Kitchen does almost everything…
