Little Pixie

Noll, Hugs to Penny.

That sounds like an interesting premise.

Thanks - it was a big relief, cos I was a bit `meh` about the first one. Last night, I read the next two novellas in the Wicked Witches series, Thistle while you Work and Landon Calling. The first one was readable, one of those `message behind the story` novellas and the second was hilarious - Landon hosts a big Law Enforcement seminar at the Inn and Aunt Tillie causes trouble. Then I read the third Wicked Witches fantasy, Make a Witch. It read more like a mystery : the town gets a Wishing Well and shenanigans ensue. Great fun.

I`m more embarrassed that I`d forgotten I had those DVDs. I know ! And I even have all the rest of the seasons on DVD, lovingly bought one at a time.

When I think of books, I think of stories. That`s just my opinion.

Yay ! I finished the 2nd Witches of the Wild West : Amanda M Lee fantasy book last night and it was excellent !! A Witch in Time - Amanda M Lee Set around the characters of Bay, Landon and the wonderful Aunt Tillie, this is a fantastic romp. No spoilers for what actually happens, but it`s one of my favourite Winchester Witches books, with the sort of great lines which you have to re-read to get an extra giggle out of them. Brilliant.

Thank you ! I haven`t watched Gilmore Girls-The Return yet.

It`s a bit miserable and rainy ; it looks like the snow will be a few miles out of town on the hills ( boo ! ).

I`m out on my own here, but I`m still going for the debut book as the first fiction book. Fiction involves the creation of characters and plot, and a whole different world. Other books involve the real world ; Does Alan Titchhmarsh`s first thriller count as his debut, rather than his first gardening book ? I`m going with yes.

Witchy Tales - Amanda M Lee The first urban fantasy spin-off (?) from the Wicked Witches of the Midwest. TBH, I found it a bit of a disappointment after the Wicked Witches mysteries ; Aunt Tillie isn`t in the book that much, and I felt that her absence showed. I could`ve done with more snark and less talking about feelings. Still, it was readable ( and I read it for free, through Kindle Unlimited ). Oh, and I may have bought some more books. Oops. I got some more cosy mysteries, and pre-ordered the next Jim Butcher book, a collection of Dresden Files short stories.

About to start reading Amanda M Lee's urban fantasy, Witchy Tales.

Daniel Silva has a good series ; Gabriel Allon is an art restorer who sometimes goes undercover for Mossad. You get explanations of Middle Eastern problems and a thrilling storyline. Or Jack Higgins or Len Deighton ?

The Indigo Necklace - Frances Crane ( 1945 ) I have a book copy, but also got a free e-book ; this is an unbiased review. Pat and Jean Abbott are renting a set of rooms in a large French Quarter house in New Orleans, towards the end of WW 2 .With Pat working hard in Military Intelligence , Jean is often alone in the apartment. One night, Jean is awoken by the sound of someone walking through her apartment , though later she comes up with logical explanations for the noise, deciding that the footsteps must have been outside, belonging to one of the extended Creole family who own the home. A couple of weeks later, there's more gothic spookiness, culminating in a death in the family . There are descriptions of New Orleans muggy weather and exotic food aplenty while Pat and Jean investigate. Proviso : one of the nastier characters in the book is also a racist, and there are one or two instances of offensive language.

Happy Easter ! We`re expecting a bit of snow on Monday. Yep, it`s Easter alright.

Yes, it really jumped out at me.

It took me ages to track down the Hildegarde books ; it`s so great that they`re now on Kindle. Have you seen the films ?

^^ Ooh, you have a great time planned. Echo, how`s your week been ?

Respectfully, us book wurms are so polite. I love it.

Noll, that`s awful. Poor Penny.

The Cinnamon Murder - Frances Crane ( 1946 ) Pat and Jean Abbott are sitting in the lobby of the Waldorf Hotel, New York, when Brenda Davison greets them, claiming to have previously met them and insisting that they come to a party she's throwing at her home that evening. The problem is, Brenda is a complete stranger to the Abbots. Intrigued, they attend the party and stumble onto a mystery involving a little girl : Brenda' s daughter and heiress to a huge fortune. Is someone trying to kill the girl , or paint Brenda as an unfit Mother ? Or is Brenda really insane ? There's a touch of the psychological thriller in this novel, which reintroduces some of the characters from Frances Crane' s 1943 book, The Pink Umbrella. Initially, Pat and Jean plan to leave New York the next day, but find themselves pulled into the investigation when they take a Central Park carriage ride after the party and someone takes potshots at them. Have they witnessed something they should've have ? Dun dun derr. There are some lovely descriptions of New York and Jean tells Pat : " New York is like a big cat. It's feline. It never really sleeps. It relaxes and dozes, but you feel it may spring alive any minute. It kind of terrifies you. "

Ooh, I just looked up that KU offer and it seems open to everyone, not just anyone who hasn`t had a trial yet. I`m quite tempted... Kindle 3-month thingy

I don`t track it statistically, but for me, it would be the fiction debut as the first book.

I got stupidly behind with reviews - due to reading books instead - but I did list all the KU books I read ( October 2017 onwards ) if that`s any help with choosing your Kindle books. I`m also keeping a list of KU books, for when I get a subscription again. A lot of the Stuart Palmer books are available ; I`ve read - and loved - all the Hildegarde Withers books, though I`ve no idea if the Howie Rook series is as good.

Happy Birthday Michelle ! Did you get any books ?

I did buy a `real` copy of The Shocking Pink Hat, but I later got a free copy as an ebook. So, I`ve edited the review to say that I got a freebie and it`s an unbiased review.