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I enjoyed this mystery with a touch of magic. The circus setting with some behind the scenes details and all the characters made it interesting. I also now want a large black panther following me around. I'll be looking forward to the next book in the series.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

DI Stone is dedicated to her job despite her family and her child, although the child almost seems like a throw away. The scenes involving her husband and child were short, and it always seems like she didn't think of the child at all. I mean you come home from work and immediately have some wine vs putting your child to bed and reading them a story? As a mother, wouldn't you set reminders for your child's events and when given an opportunity to attend, take them? I guess the child needed to be there to wrap up the storyline, but it almost seemed like she was a throwaway character.
The rest of the story was interesting and ended with decent wrap ups.

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Eerie Exhibits is a collection of 5 short stories all based in a museum. The 1st story was creepy enough that I put it down and read several other books before coming back to finish the others. The other 4 stories were not as creepy. It's not a bad read, just not enthralling.
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I'll start by saying I've read other books by Ms Lippman that I enjoyed a lot more. I wanted to like Mrs Blossom more, but was totally annoyed by the endless musings that I was skipping pages just to get thru them. I kept waiting for her to be taken advantage of, esp when she's supposed to be smart, but taking gummies from random strangers. I enoyed the descriptions and scenes of France much more than the interaction of the characters. Over all, this was just an ok read. Quick and easy, if you sped thru the dry spots.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC.

well, that took a turn, didn't it? I wasn't expecting that ending!

Cute, cozy mystery that was a quick and easy read. I would have read in 1 day, but had to get some sleep. I enjoyed the characters and look forward to the next book in the series.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I enjoy historical fiction and this was a good one! Strong female character doing as best as she can despite the limits placed on women in this time frame. I enjoyed the characters and the story and look forward to the next book in the seriers.

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Very fun cozy mystery. I read it on a snowy afternoon. The characters were interesting and I could hope to find neighbors like Annie did when I retire! I couldn't tell if this would be a series, but I'll be on the lookout for the next book.

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This book started slow and I almost put it down. Glad I didn't. It got much better as the twists and turns took you one way and then another. I read this in one evening!

I received an ARC from Netgalley.

cute japanese fantasy book.

This book took forever to get going, probably because there were so many characters to build. Once the murders started happening, it really took off and the storyline was more interesting. I will say that I hate books that change the point of view with a chapter heading, because I don't see those when I'm reading. Then I'm struggling to figure out who is talking and am constantling having to back up and find it.
Over all, this was a good book.

thanks Netgalley for the ARC.

This was an easy to read and entertaining cozy mystery. I enjoyed the characters. I've only read 1 other book in the series, but still found the characters and the story line easy to follow. I'll be going back to read the others.

Thanks for the ARC Netgalley!

This was an enterntaining mystery thriller. Several twists kept the story line going and the ending was not quite what I expected.

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Present day mystery with ties back to Nazi Germany. The story read well, with a few glimpses into history to build the story.
This is the 2nd book in this series that I've read and I'll have to go back and read the others.

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This was an enjoyable historical cozy mystery featuring 4 female mystery writers who were actively writing during this time period. Their interactions and work to solve the murder were entertaining. I really enjoyed this book!

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I really enjoyed this 2nd book in the series. The descriptions of the Coast to Coast walk and the inns really make me want to go there. And I enjoyed the story, if not all the characters. I'll be looking forward to the next one.

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Another enjoyable victorian mystery, the 2nd in the series. Engaging mystery and I didn't guess the killer at all. I hope to see more books in the series.

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I love historical mysteries - the details of life in this time frame are fascinating.
This book was slow to start and then picked up steam. I really enjoyed the interaction between the 5 female mystery authors who came together to solve the mystery.

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This book was just ok, very slow in the middle and I found myself skimming a lot of the podcast dialogue as I found it very uninteresting when you already knew most of the details. The end picked up a bit, but was still just so so.

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This book was just so so. The blurb I read said there was a big twist at the end, but I didn't get it and the story just kind of ended. I skimmed thru quite a few pages just to get thru this one.

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I thought I knew who the suspect was, but I was wrong! Good weekend read.

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This book had a slow start and I almost put it down and didn't finish. It did get better and was an enjoyable read.

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only liked 1 of the stories. typical for an anthology I guess.

I almost put this book down and didn't finish it, but I'm glad I didn't. This book provided an interesting and horrifying glimpse into the treatment of women in France in the 1880's. While the storyline itself could have been better, the historical details were great.

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Much better than the last book in the series by getting back to the original premise of helping the lost. I didn't see the twist coming at the end. very good read!

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