Joyce

This was a fun mystery. I love that the heroine does not fit the usual stereotype. Her friends are funny and I love her cat named Mr. Katz. I didn't figure out who it was until the heroine did.

Cute quick fun story. I am looking forward to the next one.

The book had lots of gothic atmosphere to it but with a more contemporary setting. Is the nanny unreliable? Is she imagining stuff? Are the children evil? Is the house evil? Are the parents at fault? Lots of character development and the development of the relationship of the nanny and the kids is nice. Interesting turn at the key, like every good gothic mystery.

The beginning was a bit much of info dump but it was needed. Most of the sex in the book is non-consentual. I definitely skimmed over most of that. This is a rough world and there are some that are trying to change it.

The story itself is intriguing though so I am glad I stuck with it.

This is NOT a historical romance if that is what you are looking for but it is a science fiction fantasy story.

The book is set in a steampunk Victorian setting. I really enjoyed the story of Delly and Winn throughout the story. Winn's saying “what” after each sentence was a bit annoying at first but I grew to like it. I liked that a bunch of “witches” getting together to stop the drug trade especially since they are from different backgrounds.

I hope there is a sequel to this story.

This was a great book for learning Meghan Jones' method of cabling. This book has great full color photos illustrating the tutorials which make it very clear how to do it without using a cable needle.

There are 20 patterns including sweaters, shawls, hats, socks etc. The patterns are also size inclusive up to 70 inch chest. They are also clearly labeled the level of skill needed. Meghan really gives me the knowledge to tackle the cables in her patterns. There are so many pretty items I don't know which to do first.

I cannot find any faults with this book as it is simply great.

This book has a lot of different types of hats that you don't usually see. They are divided up into Hers, His and Children. There is a section in the back for techniques as well as how to determine what sizes to do. Most are using DK or worsted weight but there are a couple for fingering and sport weight as well. I really fell in love with the children's hats. I love the ear flaps on a couple of them.

Nice color photos and instructions seem very complete and easy to work with.

The book has really nice color photos of all of the patterns. The charts are really well displayed as well. There are 14 patterns for top down colorwork sweaters. There are 12 accessories about half that are colorwork or textured with charts. The designs are unisex and very nice. The author explains the method of colorwork using 1 hand.

The only drawback is that it is not very size inclusive only up to 48 in chest. But they can probably be sized up by an experienced knitter very easily.

I don't usually read romances but this was recommended to me. I totally loved it. It wasn't too sappy and had some humor in it. There were no sex scenes. The situations seemed very real. I will definitely check out some more of this author's work in the future.

The book had moments that were really good and interesting but then I would lose interest in other parts. Might be I just didn't have the attention span for this book at this time. It was interesting in that the main character could change his appearance.

I really enjoyed the world that is introduced. Children fall through doors to other worlds and then when they get back to the real world they miss the old world. They are put into a school that is supposed to help them readjust to regular life. Their parents don't know that the head mistress of the school understands them better than they think as she has done the same.

I got a very small sample of the book to review. The table of contents show the division of the book into the four seasons with about 7-8 different stitches and a project.

There is instruction on what type of yarn works best for textured stitches.

There were no actual stitches shown so I cannot really comment on that except to say there seem to a lot of stitches that will be in the book.

This story takes place after a human-fae war. The fae have to register and get visas to visit and stay in the human world.

Alex Blackwood who is a metalworker has a friend that turned out to be half-fae who has fae artifacts that causes his murder. While Alex is trying to understand why she didn't know about Aiden she has to confront the fact that someone is trying to kill her because they think she has info on a particular fae artifact.

I really enjoyed this world which is different from others that include Fae or Fairy people. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series.

This was a fun cute romance. This is early Janet Evanovich. It has her signature funny cute characters like Bob the dog and Elsie.

This was such a wonderful read. I fell in love with the children as well as Linus the investigator. It is really well narrated as an audiobook as well. I am going to have to check out this author's other books.

Courtney Kelly owns a very special shop that teaches how to make fairy gardens as well as a tea shop in Carmel, CA. Along with the fairy gardens come real fairies that only allow certain believers to see them of which Courtney is one of them.

Courtney's friend Wanda gets into many public disagreements with Lana whom seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way as well. When Lana is found dead and Wanda over the body, Wanda is arrested.

It is up to Courtney and her fairy friend to help prove Wanda innocent. But there are so many suspects.

This book was so adorable with the fairy gardens and also gives tips on making your own. I really enjoyed the interaction with the characters in this story and will look forward to more of this author.

Tina knows that she is destined for the stars, she just wishes they would hurry up and come and pick her up. When they do she is put into a huge war between the Compassion and the Royal Fleet. Along with a few other earthlings who are the brightest young adults on Earth.

I had to suspend some of my disbelief on the “new cadets” being smarter and more able than the regular crew of the starships. The story held my interest after I surrendered to that fact. The story was definitely different from other space operas that I have read. I will look forward to more in the series and seeing how the “cadets” develop into their skills.

This was a fun read. Elatsoe is an Apache young adult in a slightly stranger America. There are ghosts, vampires, bringing the dead back to life, and other magical paranormal skills. Ellie has a ghost dog that protects her. Her cousin is killed in an automobile accident but Elatsoe doesn't think it was an accident and goes about trying to solve it. I hope there are more stories in this world.

This is a bit of a take off on Midsummer's Night Dream on crack. Pocket and his group have washed up on Greece's shore and is soon going to perform at the Duke's minister's daughter Hermia and Lysander. But she doesn't want to marry him. The Duke decrees that she will be executed. Unfortunately Pocket declares the Duke's decree is stupid and causes them to escape with their lives and goes into the fairy realm by accident where even more craziness happens. It was a fun read. But if you dislike cursing you will not like this as the work f..k is used many, many times. But I was fine with it.

Jayla and Dion go with their father on an impromptu spring break to Estes Park, Colorado. They wind up staying in a very old Bed and Breakfast. Jayla starts seeing ghosts in their room. She sets out to find out how she can help the ghost move on. It was a fun read and I thoroughly enjoyed the story.

Destiny is a water dragon escaping from a research facility. She partners up with Trae who is an air dragon to try to free her family and find his sister. This is a world where dragons exist but are unknown to the normal world. The plot steadily pulled me in and I kept looking forward to reading the book. Destiny and Trae's instant attraction was obvious but I liked that they didn't just jump into bed right away and let the suspense grow.

Lia Geiger sells stuff at the Crandalsburg Craft Fair every weekend. Her friend Belinda runs it. When her ex-husband winds up found dead there she is put under suspicion. Lia and her daughter Haley go about trying to find out who actually did the murder and why. Lia's friends at her knitting group try to help as well.

It was a light fun read and I actually did not figure out who did it until close to the end which I appreciate. I hope there will be more in this series to read.

I was given a review copy for free to give an honest opinion about this book.

This book is about the different essential oils, their use and how to combine them for different purposes. I found the book very informative as a newbie in essential oils. It explains certain ailments and what oils to use for them, how to combine them and in what quantities. The uses are fairly basic to get you started. I also loved that it stated to use only high quality oils as they are not all made the same. There is a nice index at the back to help you find what you are looking for after reading the book.

I really liked the layout of the information. It is laid out very clearly without too much information on each page. Also there are recommended oils that you can swap for the ones that are mentioned in each recipe.

This was an interesting listen. The author goes through many different television shows and movies to prove or disprove the science behind the technology in the shows. I learned a few things and this is probably one I will listen to again because its so much info packed into 4 hours.

This story is told in two parts One in England and then moves to America in the west and then back to England. A man is killed and Sherlock is called in to figure out who did it and how. Of course he does it but then the story moves to America to fill in the story before the murder. I found the American part of the story a bit drawn out but by the end it was very satisfying.