Nutti's muses

I read little bits of everything.  My mystery preference is cozy.  I enjoy science fiction, but do not have a science background.  And I'm a hobbit from wayback before I was old enough to vote.  

Today
January
08
2013
15
reviewed: Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Book 5)
Loved it! Mercy tangles again with the fae. Fae watch out. We learn more about Mercy & Adam's relationship. Love conquers...
Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs
2013
13
reviewed: The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity
An intriguing & well written book about why Americans (people, businesses & government) hold on to ideas that have run it's c...
The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity - Matt Miller
reviewed: The Wedding Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels)
This felt like it might be the last book in the series. We're celebrating the marriage of one of Sarah & Matt's kids, so thi...
The Wedding Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels) - Jennifer Chiaverini
reviewed: Frill Kill (A Scrapbooking Mystery)
This is the latest in a cute cozy series set in New Orleans about a scrap booking shop in the French Quarter. A very enjoyabl...
Frill Kill - Laura Childs
reviewed: Alibi Junior High
Definitely a book for those who like Alex Rider & Artemis Fowl. Can Cody who spent his life traveling from one hotspot to an...
Alibi Junior High - Greg Logsted
reviewed: Kindred in Death (In Death Series)
Eve gets called in on her day off for the murder of a Captain's teenage daughter. Not only the murder, but the brutal rape o...
Kindred in Death (In Death, #29) - J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
reviewed: Explosive Eighteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels)
I would give it 2.5 if I could. Still no Ranger Morelli conclusion. I'm ready for the series to end.
Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich
reviewed: Backstage Stuff (Jane Wheel Mysteries)
Not as enjoyable as the earlier Wheel due to circumstances in Jane's personal life. She and Tim are clearing out an old fami...
Backstage Stuff (Jane Wheel Mysteries) - Sharon Fiffer
2013
12
reviewed: Wreath of Deception (A Craft Corner Mystery)
This was a good 1st novel in the series. A solid whodunit mystery. Enjoyed the characters and setting. A must for cozy mys...
Wreath of Deception - Mary Ellen Hughes
reviewed: The Diva Takes the Cake (A Domestic Diva Mystery)
Sophie has to host her sister's wedding to Craig. Nobody in Sophie's family particularly likes Craig, but they all want Hann...
The Diva Takes the Cake - Krista Davis
reviewed: Live a Little!: Breaking the Rules Won't Break Your Health
This book presents clear concise medical information from doctors who also happen to be women. The message is it's ok to be ...
Live a Little!: Breaking the Rules Won't Break Your Health - Susan M. Love, Alice D. Domar, Nancy L. Snyderman, Leigh Ann Hirschman
reviewed: Ask the Cards a Question (A Sharon Mccone Mystery)
The 2nd Sharon McCone mystery. Great read for anyone who likes Sara Paratesky & Sue Grafton.
Ask the Cards a Question  - Marcia Muller
reviewed: Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures and What We Can Do About It
Interesting take on our financial problems. How we got here and comparisons to previous generations.
Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures and What We Can Do About It - Don Peck
2013
11
reviewed: Genesis Alpha
Interesting book about family dynamics and what happens when one brother is suspected of doing the unthinkable...murdering so...
Genesis Alpha - Rune Michaels
2013
10
reviewed: Made From Scratch: A Memoir
I never expected the life story I read about. I always thought she grew up provelaged. This was not the case as her story t...
Made From Scratch: A Memoir - Sandra Lee

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