Julie Mackin
Murder by the Book
In which we learn that solving murders might be harder than writing them The Murders in Great Dibbling by Katarina Bilvald Stars: 4...
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The Frenzied Bibliophile
Julie Mackin
Jul 172 min
A Midwife's Tale
In which we learn you can walk on a frozen river, just go slow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Stars: 5 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #16 -...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 32 min
Secrets Can Be Dangerous
In which we realize we never really want to be on a reality TV show A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club Summer...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 262 min
The Coziest of Murders
In which we realize you should never underestimate how far some people will go to solve a murder. The Queen of Poisons by Robert...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 262 min
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
In which we wonder about the nature of families The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Stars: 4 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge Prompt:...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 242 min
Blackmail Is Never a Good Idea
In which we learn no one wants to be on the Thames at low tide Murder at Traitors’ Gate by Irina Shapiro Stars: 4 Thank you to NetGalley...
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Julie Mackin
May 122 min
How to Stop a Murder
In which the reader wonders if it might not be ok if the murderer actually succeeds? The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia...
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Julie Mackin
Apr 42 min
Everyone Loves a List
April - spring is in the air, the first quarter of the year has gone by, seems like a perfect time to refresh. Also seemed like a good...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 42 min
Keep Your Enemies Close
The Intern by Michele Campbell Stars: 4 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Fast-paced thrillers Dual perspectives Family...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 251 min
Family Can Be Murder
In which our hero might need to watch his back Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Stars: 5 52 Book Club...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 231 min
The Art of Rolling the Dice
In which our heros find themselves out to sea A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz: Stars: 4 Series: Hawthorne and Horowitz I’m kind of...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 72 min
The Poison Pen
In which the writer might not know all The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz Stars: 4 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #47 -...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 12 min
The Easy Silence
In which our heroine realized she doesn't have as much control as she thought The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn Stars:4.5...
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Julie Mackin
Jan 92 min
The Line Between Heaven and Hell
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Stars: 5 Perfect if you like: Historical Fiction Strong female characters Dual Narration and...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 11, 20232 min
It Takes a (Retirement) Village
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Recommended Book Ratings:4 of 5 Will you like...
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Julie Mackin
May 15, 20232 min
A Little Light Austen
Dear reader, do you worry when an author takes the characters of your beloved novels and puts them in new books, two hundred years later?...
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Julie Mackin
May 14, 20232 min
A Book for My Magpie Heart
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan Rating 4/5 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Intertwines stories Novels that move...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 19, 20232 min
There are more things in Heaven and Earth
Ghost of Mary Celeste By Valerie Martin In which Arthur Conan Doyle turns out to be a bit of a pompous ass Stars: 4.5/5 “There are more...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 27, 20237 min
Four for Death
On Sundays I am going to be posting about murder mysteries - could be a book, a series, even a tv show. But I thought this would be a fun...
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