Litsy

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12-27-25: Mu 78th finished book of 2025! When a group of librarians in Austin, Texas discover two of their patrons have been murdered, and they don‘t even know each other, the librarians set off to figure out what happened. Great cast of characters. Hazel has just moved back from Singapore. She is an heiress but wants a simple life. She meets Sophie, Jonathan and Astrid and together they enlist Ryan, a medical examiner and Conrad an old friend.

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Lauranahe

Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

so-so

I didn‘t love this. Maybe because if they had just had like ONE conversation, all of that didn‘t have to happen. The ending was unnecessary. I appreciated the vibe of the book, kind of Brontë-esque. But rhe characters‘ choices really frustrated me.

Reggie Seriously I was in until the ghost mom showed up near the end. I thought it was gonna be a Poltergeist 2 grandma saves Carol Ann situation. But no, the lady still died. Like what?!!! 2d

Ruthiella I found this book so annoying! 😅 2d

Larkken I know! Just like, "hey, your husband is a predator and he went nuts" would have worked, given how she went from "I must save him" to " he's a narcissist and he never loved anyone" in, like, one whole minute. This was so close to a bail for me, but i actually purchased the audiobook for camp litsy and seeing the little status bar bugged me. 1d

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Born.A.Reader

The Paper Palace: A Novel | Miranda Cowley Heller

Thank you, my dear friend @HeatherBlue for picking out such different but all intriguing books, as always. I don't know where to begin! I hope you and yours have a lovely Christmas, and hopefully, 2026 slows down for the both of us. 💕

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MaggieCarr

The Librarians | Sherry Thomas

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I wanted to love this book, stealthy library staff taking on crimes but it just didn't work for me. It felt like it could have been several different stories and then a publisher was like you should weave them all together and then give them access to crime solving technology and connections to detectives, computer hackers, ex military, art dealers, drug rings and so much more making all of it more and more out of the realm of believability.

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oddandbookish

How to Draw a Secret | Cindy Chang

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Wow! This middle grade graphic novel packed quite the emotional punch!

The story is based on the author‘s own life. It followed Cindy at age 12 when she discovers some major family secrets.

I loved the structure of the this book. It was a linear story with some flashbacks. The flashbacks added to the story and were well placed.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/review-how-to-draw-a-secret/