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Does No-Buy January include books? Asking for a friend. 😬

August 2025 I read 13 books. I was just surprised because lately my reading time is so limited 😭

Favorite book-King of Ashes
Happy to get off my shelf a couple of books, some will be sold or donated.

#12BooksOf2025 February. A combination of a small town saga & a mystery as the richest man in town is found dead . It‘s 1958 as Sheriff Dern investigates, family secrets, racism, and WWII trauma are unleashed in the process.

Cool book about the history of the lost forest. Basically, some surveyors back in the day were in the wrong part of the forest and only found a lake but not a forest. Therefore, this “lost“ forest was never on a map. Interesting history and nice illustrations.

I think this is #4 or #5 in the series of Cash Blackbear, a 20 year old, raised in the foster care system now friend and aide to the county sheriff. Set in Fargo, ND/MN.

"Cash stepped out of the cab of her Ranchero onto the soft, black dirt of the field she was to plow under."

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I liked this but not as much as I thought I would. It was good to catch up with Cash and Wheaton again. The mystery was interesting, and the background story was poignant. However, it didn‘t completely work for me in a way I can‘t quite identify. Still, I hope there‘s a book five.

Alas, this doesn‘t fit any #ChristmasCrimeChallenge prompts I haven‘t done already.

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Excellent writing with interesting characters, this book kept a steady pace and had a satisfactory ending for me. Recommended if you like introspective main characters, and a midwestern setting where not all the character threads are tied off neatly at the end.

I wasn‘t sure I would continue with this series after the last installment. The situations Cash was placed into made me angry with the other characters who kept putting her in danger. And Cash‘s moral ambiguity was a challenge. In many ways, I think this is one of the best in the series so far. It explores similar themes, yes, but with a fresh angle that develops the characters in new ways. I‘m glad I decided to keep going with the series!