... it's not big enough) Aunt Bessie series is a fun read. Three cheers for an older woman being ...
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the entire (and it's not big enough) Aunt Bessie series is a fun read.  Three cheers for an older woman being so smart/sweet and enjoyable and liking the detective.  can't wait for the next one in the  series..
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Dating, Dining and Desperation by Melody Carson is the second book that I have read in the Dear Daphne series and I enjoyed it.

In book two, Daphne is still looking for a husband to meet her aunts stipulation in the will.  Although there is still some time left before her deadline, Daphne is realizing even more that she has her work cut out for her.  Good thing she has her new neighbor to help her, even if she not sure how much she really likes her neighbors ideas.

Besides meeting her new neighbor, Daphne also meets a little girl who needs help with family life.  The little girl is waiting for her uncle to return home and take care of her.  By the time the uncle appears, Daphne is already in love with the little girl.  Will the three some how become a family or does God have other plans?

The writing style flows smoothly and this book is an easy read.  The characters are again well rounded and well developed.  The ones that are met in book one continue to grow, and I like when that happens.  The new characters introduced in this book add a lot to the story line.  Some are crazy and quirky and some are heartwarming.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a Christian read that is not over-the-top in preaching.  I would recommend reading these books in order because book two is a continuation of the first book.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.  I would like to thank NetGalley and B&H Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book.
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It's a wistful experience to read the 24th book in this series knowing that I'll only get to enjoy the company to Kinsey Milhone two more times.  It's a predictably fun read, with all of Kinsey's usual ruminations about life around her.  There is the usual subplot involving Henry and Rosie's tavern.  It's a simple and delightful read.
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Aunt Dimity books are quite entertaining.  If you like one, you may end up reading them all. Light entertainment.
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This book is also part of the Grandma's Attic series.  The ups and downs of Mabel's life are very interesting and humorous.  Anybody who likes to read about the "good old days" should enjoy this series.
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This book is kinda short but keeps to the series.  Thou I didn't think it was as good as the first two.  It is funny and I love her character play and in keeping with the theme of the characters from the prior novels.
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Fun especially if you need something small to take somewhere like grandmas
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I live in a small town and I know these people.  Miss Julia is all of us rolled into one very lovable character.  I find reading this series relaxing and entertaining.  I chuckle at her antics and appreciate that a woman of certain age will enjoy her marriage and her escapades into the town in the middle of the night.  She does these things for the love of family.  The books are, for me, a couple of evenings of the best entertainment ever.
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I loved getting to know Heather Wells in Size 12 is Not Fat. It was a fun little mystery, if a murder mystery can be described that way. Meg Cabot does a wonderful job of getting readers attached to her sweet, imperfect characters and, as always, showing that every woman has a side to them that is yet to be discovered. Size 14 is Not Fat Either continues following Heather as she once again is embroiled in a murder at her college.

This mystery is a tad more gruesome and dark that the first, but still has a lightness about it, primary through the dialogue and characters' "plucky" attitudes in the face of danger.

This is the second of the Heather Wells mysteries and can certainly be read on its own, but it is fun knowing something about the main character before jumping into this one and meeting more of her family. Go on and check out Size 12 first, you'll enjoy them both as chick-lit with a dangerous twist.
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I was glad to start a new series (while waiting for new ones from my favorite authors!)  I thought at first the series would be from Izzy's viewpoint, but about 1/4 way through, the story came from her Aunt Nell's viewpoint.  I guess those characters wanted it to go a from Nell's point of view!
I enjoyed it enough to look forward to the next one..hopefully soon!
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I don't know how I missed this series.  It's funny and has a good mystery for you to follow and solve.  Charley, short for Charlene , is a PI in her spare time since she is the Grime Reaper.  She helps ghosts through to the other side and since she is a brilliant white light they flock to her for help.  When three lawyers are found dead she is called to the scene by the police, her uncle being in charge.  Great story line and I'm already reading the next book.  There are already 13 or more on the market as several short stories in anthology's are listed.  Way to go Darynada Jones.
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This was a fun short read (emphasis on short) from the Charley Davidson series and can be read after the first or second book to make sense.  I enjoyed getting this surprising narrator's perspective on Charlie.

A female ghost is drawn to Charley.  The ghost remembers nothing, but is convinced that she is undeserving so Charley sets out to discover what she can about the girl's death and succeeds.

It is not the ghost's story that was as important to me though that was a sweet little story.  I was intrigued by reading about Charley and, yes, Reyes through someone else's eyes since the novels are all Charley's perspective.  Charley's wit is still there and the scenes with Reyes, but the third party objectiveness on them was delightful.

Darynda Jones has my blessing to make free with the short stories as much as she likes.

One little heads up- the story ends at 30%.  I was startled at the length so I didn't want it to be a negative surprise to other readers.
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The characters in this book are fun and the grandmother is a hoot.  I loved the story as it took you from their relationship childhood on.  A good, quick read.
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Lynne and Shingo's adventures show the lighter side of growing old together.  The book is an easy read (not too long) but leaves the reader wanting more.  Frequent outbursts of laughter while reading is to be expected.  It was a gift I was pleased to give to friends and family.
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I came across this book searching for cozy mystery stories.  I had thoroughly enjoyed reading about Logan Dickerson, a young archaeolgist who was desperately trying to establish a name for herself independent of her renown archaeogist mother, first got in trouble with the feds for trepassing on federal property to investigate a potential archaeological site,  thereby, found herself wanted by the FBI.  Her attempt in evading arrest took her to a small town in Georgia where she met Miss Vivee, the ninety-year old matriarch of the family-owned bed & breakfast, who led her to even more trouble by assisting Miss V and her ninety-year former beau Mac in investigating a murder that occurred at B & B during her stay.

The laughed at the dialogue between Miss Vivee and Logan during their investigative adventures  I look forward to the next book of this series.
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If you haven't gotten into the Betsy-Tacy series of girls' books, based on author Maud Hart Lovelace's childhood in turn-of-the-century Minnesota, treat yourself or a young lady you love. Starting with Betsy's Wedding (or any of the books) is fine; Lovelace began this series about the close friendship of 3 little girls at a reading level appropriate for their age in the first book ("Betsy-Tacy," about age 6), and masterfully upped the reading level to match her growing heroines' ages. Betsy's Wedding is a young adult book with charm, period grace and accuracy (Betsy is very concerned about learning to cook for her wonderful groom Joe) but also prescient in its concerns for her budding career as a writer (a la Jo in "Little Women").

A personal note: I was a close friend of Maud Hart Lovelace's daughter Merian, for whom these stories were originally told as bedtime tales. And Maud was apparently as lovely a person as you'd expect from reading the series--a great lady, capable of being very funny, but never never talking "down" to her young readers.
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In 1895, Bessie is fourteen, a delight to her papa, and a trial to her mama.  She was the oldest of five children in her family.  Her papa was the sheriff, collected taxes, and did other jobs.

This gal is spirited, strong willed, yet caring and considerate.  The reader sees her growing up.

It says so in the title, but I did not remember that is Book 1.  I most definitely will read Book 2.  You might want to buy or rent both books at the same time so you don't have to wait.  I certainly am curious about the next part of her life.  But I don't have access to Book 2.  sigh

Two years later, 1897, a young man catches her eye and she can't imagine moving away from her father.  How can other women even move away from their families.  If she had to choose between her precious father and the love of her life, didn't know that she could do it.
Her papa tells her she's more sensible to be rushed into anything and perhaps not ready yet to marry and move away. That she has a big heart and her future husband would not replace her papa, but share the space in her heart.  I liked that.

Chapter 8's so sad I needed a box of Kleenex and took a break from reading.

It was very interesting listening to the stories Bessie's Cherokee Great-Grandma Elisi told her while they were picking herbs, bark, and leaves for healing teas.

Chapters 15 and 16 are also quite sad.  It's now 1900.

She got the red corn and named Fletcher Elliott as the one to kiss her.  Her papa was not happy.  He didn't see Fletcher as good husband material for his daughter.

But several things had happened over that last few years and he wasn't Bessie's precious papa any more.  She was still very head strong and knew what she wanted.

This is a very interesting book with a very interesting character.  I look forward to the rest of the story.