Today is the last day of the Dutch Children's Book Week. Every year you can get a free children's book if you spend a certain amount of money on children's books during that week. A while ago I found this Children's Book Week book from 1986 at the thrift store and I figured now was a good time to read it. It's a mixed-media mystery that makes me wish the Book Week gifts wouldn't have such a strict format these days and I can definitely imagine that it could make children excited about reading.
You can find a reading vlog and short explanation of the Dutch Children's Book Week here: https://youtu.be/hUeCQS2n2qA
RICHARD OSMAN’S LATEST Thursday Murder Club adventure is his best one yet. Impeccably plotted, full of wit and fun, it’s also a marvelously observant portrayal of the power of love and friendship. A MINUS
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Five stars: Witch Upon a Star by Angela M. Sanders and Francesca Townes (Narrator) (2023) is the fourth book in the Witch Way Librarian mystery series. Josie's sister, Jean, is visiting Wilfred. She's here to take part in a Life Coach workshop but Josie (and her mother) have reservations about this workshop. And then the bodies star appearing: one in the cafe and one at the conference center.
This is the 4th entry in the Inheritance Games series. The books are a mashup of #ActionAdventure and #mystery and are a lot of fun, with snappy dialogue and good puzzles. Recommended on #audiobook too.
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Five stars: Death by Iced Coffee by Alex Erickson and Melissa Moran (Narrator) is the eleventh book in the Bookstore Cafe mystery series. Krissy Hancock takes part in Pine Hills's first ever marathon on a scorcher of a day. As the race is reaching the hills one of the race's organizers is found murdered just off the route.
Five stars: Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator) (2019) is the start of the Cozy Capers Book Group mystery series. While coming home from book club, Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida stumbles over the body of Jake Lacey. He's been stabbed with her brother's knife. To make matters worse, her brother has gone back to drinking after being suspiciously absent right after the murder.