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The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was enjoyable enough, but nothing really grabbed me. The narration was just ok. It almost sounded computer generated at times. All in all, I'm glad I finally read this one and I would consider reading the next one in this series. View all my reviews

Strange Houses by Uketsu My rating: 3 of 5 stars This ended up not being as good as I thought it was going to be. I really enjoyed the beginning portions of this book. That's where it felt most mysterious and where I was most engaged with the story. As things start to get revealed, my interest level started to decrease. Once I finished, I still found the story to have been enjoyable but it just wasn't as enjoyable as I thought it was going to be.  While I do own a physical copy of this book, I did choose to listen to the audio book. I did not look at the pdf that accompanies the audio book and maybe that would've helped my enjoyment level. I do have the manga version, so I'm hoping that a read of this story in that medium it will make this story as enjoyable as I had hoped it would be. View all my reviews

Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for #MarchMysteryMadness I enjoyed this one, but not as much as the first installment. I thought that due to some of the elements of this particular installment including mentions of yarn and knitting (with some crochet), that I would be more engrossed than I was considering those are hobbies I enjoy. Unfortunately, this one didn't really grab me, but it was still entertaining.  View all my reviews

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for #MarchMysteryMadness2025 Really enjoyed this one. Felt very similar to the TV show, which I appreciated. Will definitely be continuing with the series. View all my reviews

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for #MarchMysteryMadness2025 Really enjoyed this and the narration was great. Too bad he didn't narrate more of the installments. Will definitely be continuing with the series. View all my reviews

Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really enjoyed this installment. Kept my interest through out and the story moved at a good pace for me. Will definitely be continuing with this series. View all my reviews

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien My rating: 4 of 5 stars More like a 3.5 Read for #MarchMysteryMadness2025 I enjoyed this installment. Don't know why it took me so long to start this series! I listened to the audiobook and the characters sound like people I know in real life. Will definitely continue to experience this series through the audiobooks. Looking forward to the next one! View all my reviews

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs My rating: 3 of 5 stars Was surprised to discover that this is very different from the TV show. Almost everything you know about the TV show is different besides the character name and profession. It was an interesting case though. I'm hoping now that I've gotten over that initial shock of how different this was to the show and that I know this Temperance better, that the next installment will move much better for me. View all my reviews

Changing Faces by Cole McCade My rating: 4 of 5 stars A bit shorter than the previous installments, but still an entertaining read. The first chapter of this book was a little hard to read in regards to the content. This case did not hold the same intrigue as previous cases for me because it wasn't hard to figure out what happened. The interactions between Seong-Jae and Malcolm though... I listened to this one entirely via audiobook. The more I listen to the narrator, the move I'm enjoying the experience. I still don't enjoy the way Malcolm is narrated, but I'm getting used to it now and I do feel like the narration provides another layer of entertainment for me with this series. Looking forward to seeing our characters investigate the next case and hopefully we'll get back to longer installments. This one felt like it went by too fast. View all my reviews

The Ghoul Next Door: A Ghost Hunter Mystery by Victoria Laurie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ten years later, my rating has not changed. I never notated my thoughts on my first readthrough though so I'm documenting now. Enjoyed unraveling the mystery of this one, but I could pass on the relationship drama. It seems all our main characters were having relationship drama in this installment and that is not something I enjoy. I don't particularly care for what happened in regards to Steven either. He was never my favorite character to begin with though. The mystery was very interesting though and gave an edge of creepiness and suspense. Really enjoyed the investigation and am looking forward to my re-read of the next one. View all my reviews

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm not sure that books in formats like this are for me. I didn't enjoy the experience of reading the transcripts, articles, forum posts, etc. I also read this on my very old E-ink Kindle and the graphics for the things outside the transcript were very hard to read. The graphics weren't crisp which also didn't help the reading experience. I'm sure it would be much nicer from a physical copy. I do think that this would work better as an actual TV show for me, but the reading experience was not very captivating. Also, toward the end when things actually started to be revealed, we ended up with a lot of unnecessary drama and things were done just for the ratings of their show. I did not enjoy how that all went down. I am willing to try something else by this author, provided that is not presented in a multimedia format like this one, but this one was a bit of a miss f...

Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was entertaining for me but it didn't really grab me. I read about half from the ebook and listened to the other half. Neither experience was better or worse than the other for me, but I think I expected a bit more from this. It started out pretty good for me, but I soon found myself scanning pages instead of actually reading them when I was reading from the ebook. That is never a good sign for me. The twist at the end wasn't very surprising for me. At this point, I'm not sure that I will be continuing with this series. I'm not saying that I won't, but this isn't a series where I'll be waiting for the next installment to come out because I need to know what happens next. View all my reviews

  It's that time of the year again! March Mystery Madness is our annual reading event where we encourage the reading of mysteries during the month of March. Our theme this year is To the Nines. In this video I give you a few suggestions on how you can use our theme to create your TBRs, but please remember that you do not need to utilize the prompts in order to participate in our reading event. Be sure to follow us and our hashtag #MarchMysteryMadness so you don't miss out on any of the exciting things coming up in March! March Mystery Madness Links: https://linktr.ee/MarchMysteryMadness March Mystery Madness Host list for 2024 Co-Creators LizziefayeLovesBooks - https://www.youtube.com/@lizziefayelovesbooks4325 Troi Towel - https://www.youtube.com/@TowelTroi Social Media Coordinators Discord, Goodreads, & Twitter: Di - https://www.youtube.com/@Disis19Hearts Instagram Jenn - https://www.youtube.com/@RememberedReads All other Co-Hosts in Alphabetical Order by Channel Name Cour...

Welcome to my March reading and crafting vlog! I've decided to rename these Disis19 Diaries, because that's what these videos really are - diary entries as opposed to following me around while I do things. This vlog will my reads during March Mystery Madness and a small Blanket of Reads Update. ~Mentions~ Live and Let Chai (Seaside Cafe Mysteries 1) by Bree Baker

Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for #MarchMysteryMadness I found this quite entertaining. I will be honest and say that some of the things our main character does wasn't the smartest, and my early prediction for the culprit was correct. That being said, the iced tea descriptions were great and I look forward to hearing more about the iced teas she offers in future installments. This one also came with recipes at the end, which I always appreciate. Looking forward to continuing this series! View all my reviews

Welcome to my March reading and crafting vlog! I've decided to rename these Disis19 Diaries, because that's what these videos really are - diary entries as opposed to following me around while I do things. This vlog will my reads during March Mystery Madness and a small wax haul from Kindness and Candles. ~Mentions~ Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell Demon Slayer Vols 17 & 18 by Koyoharu Gotouge Erased Omnibus 2 by Kei Sanbe

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This one is hanging at a 3.75 for me. I usually stick to halves when rating but this really is between a 3.5 and 4 for me. This book started strong for me, but that feeling did not last the further I got into this book. It was not scary to me, but I would say I did feel a little unsettled. I'm sure if I was experiencing the events first hand, I would've been scared though. I listened to the audiobook and I think I did myself a disservice by doing that. The narration wasn't very good. The way the lines were narrated took away from the suspense for me and the voice used for the female character was irritating to my ears. I do believe that if I re-read this in the future and stuck to the print, I will probably feel different about this story. All in all, this was entertaining but not what I was hoping it would be. View all my reviews

Welcome to my March reading and crafting vlog! I've decided to rename these Disis19 Diaries, because that's what these videos really are - diary entries as opposed to following me around while I do things. This vlog will my reads during March Mystery Madness and a Blanket of Reads Update. ~Mentions~ Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama Museum (Manga) by Ryousuke Tomoe

Welcome to my March reading and crafting vlog! I've decided to rename these Disis19 Diaries, because that's what these videos really are - diary entries as opposed to following me around while I do things. This vlog will my reads during March Mystery Madness, a Blanket of Reads Update, and a small yarn haul.  ~Mentions~ Faefever (Fever Series 3) by Karen Marie Moning What's a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunters Mysteries 1) by Victoria Laurie

Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for #MarchMysteryMadness  I didn't enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. It's definitely not what I was expecting either. If you're looking for a really gripping mystery, this is not it. This is more family drama and office politics, though towards the end things do pick up. The end was underwhelming for me. I also listened to a good portion of the audiobook and can't say that I'd recommend it. The British accent of the narrator really brought me out of the story. Overall, this was not the type of mystery I usually go for, but it was interesting enough that I read it to completion. View all my reviews