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Lots of works in progress to share with you in this one and 2 finished objects!

These are the books I'm planning to read for the upcoming round of #MarchMysteryMadness Also, I'm announcing a game to play during the month where we will be searching the covers of our mystery books for certain items. I hope you join in! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter or join our Goodreads Group! Also, if you will be participating in the Cover Scavenger Hunt, please use the hashtag #MMMCoverScavengerHunt and/or tag us on Twitter. Scavenger Hunt image after the break!

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 18 by Bisco Hatori My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this series! I've been a fan of the anime for a while, but never read through the manga until now. This last volume gave me all the closure I wanted and I loved how we got little glimpses into the futures of these characters. This will definitely be a series I re-read in the future and I'm so glad to have added this series to my collection. View all my reviews

Announcing some changes to #Book1CoziesClub - We have been a quarterly book club for a while, but I have been given the opportunity to bring the club into the real world! We will be going back to being a monthly book club and I tell you what our March Selection will be, as well as how the selections will be chosen going forward. I hope you join us!

Crush by Alan Jacobson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Probably more like a 3.5 While this did keep my interest, I don't feel like I enjoyed it as much as the first book in this series. I also inadvertently ended up reading two books about wineries at the same time, which is something I know nothing about. This one was more interesting to me than the other though. Karen's actions in this installment bothered me and I felt disconnected from her character. The point of view bounced around quite a bit especially at the end. That made it hard to figure out from who we were seeing things occur. This installment leaves off on a cliffhanger so be prepared to jump into the next one if you are the type of person who doesn't like those types of endings. I listened to this one entirely on audio and even with the changes in voice, it was still a bit disorienting towards the end. I did enjoy the presentation though. Unfortunately my library does not offer the audiobook of

I get really chatty in this one. You'll find out my year to date reading stats as well as see what I'm tracking in my planner from reading to watching to purchasing. I also talk about how I started tracking my reading in 2019 and why it did not work for me.

Talking about the second book in the Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima and the fourth book in the Stacy Justice series by Barbra Annino in this one. Just a reminder that in this set of videos there could be spoilers ahead since I am talking about books further along in each series. I try not to be too spoilery, but just be aware going in. If you would like to know my thoughts on each of these free of spoilers, check out my thoughts on each of these books on my blog or Goodreads! Links down below. The Exiled Queen: 1:08 Emerald Isle: 10:42 Closing Comment: 18:59

My thoughts on the series Nameless by Dean Koontz. ~ Mentions ~ Mystery Madness Goodreads Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/184109-mystery-madness Mystery Madness Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchmysmadness

I have a new project to share with you in this episode as well as a few finished items! Show Notes after the break.

Join us for our next round of March Mystery Madness! It's our 5th year of holding this month long reading event and as such, our theme this year is 5. As always, March Mystery Madness will run from March 1 through March 31. Also linked below is our Goodreads Group and Twitter where you'll find up to date info on everything happening with our reading event. Please let me know if you will be joining in down in the comments below ^-^ Mystery Madness Goodreads Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/184109-mystery-madness Mystery Madness Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchmysmadness If you're on Instagram, be sure to follow #MarchMysteryMadness to see all the posts!

I completed two series recently! I'm not sure on the future of the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series, so I'm calling that complete for now ^-^ In this video I talk about 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas, which is the second book in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series by Jacqueline Frost and A Shiver of Light, which is the ninth book in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton. Just a reminder that in this set of videos there could be spoilers ahead since I am talking about books further along in each series. I try not to be too spoilery but just be aware going in. If you would like to know my thoughts on each of these free of spoilers, check out my thoughts on each of these books on my blog or Goodreads! Links down below. 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas: 1:53 A Shiver of Light: 12:32 Closing Comments: 22:20