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Just finished this great audiobook. It‘s my favorite in the Noodle Shop Mystery series so far! #SeriesLove25

I love that this book went in a different direction than I expected after the first few pages. What I thought was going to be a legal drama ended up being about the lives surrounding the death of a teenager at the hands of his sister. Their parents and her lawyers have history and secrets that get brought to the forefront after years of avoidance. Guilt, blame, forgiveness and characters I would never befriend but a story I could look away from.

Stevie still not only has to solve the Truly Devious case from 1936, but also her classmate‘s. Her parents want to pull her out of the school for her safety. How will she stay? Will David be able to help her w/ the case?

3.75⭐️ This one was a little better than the 1st one because there was a bit more mystery. It was still slow & had almost no romance.

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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025 I love Katherine Center‘s writing and I‘ve made it my goal to read everything she‘s written. She says she‘s a Romance author but if that was all there was to her storytelling I wouldn‘t be interested. Her characters are compelling and real. Their lives aren‘t perfect and they go through life-changing experiences. Recommended.

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I don't think I liked it! The writing was clear yet sparse but the characters were not likeable and I felt quite miserable throughout!

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Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton (2020)

Premise: An English woman struggles to manage the ever-shifting dynamics of fading friendships, aging parents, and the horror that is twenty-first-century dating.

Review: I‘m pretty sure no author has been able to articulate the highs, lows, and humiliations of the millennial generation as well as Dolly Alderton. Cont.

“When people don‘t like themselves, it makes them mean. “

For Razia, growing up is complicated by being Pakistani in 1980s NYC, highly religious parents, & her developing feelings for a fellow classmate @ her new high school.

Oh, but this broke my heart. My parents weren‘t as religious as Razia‘s, but her complicated friendships w/ the girls in her community, academic pressure, the feeling that you need to follow your parents‘ plan, & the fear you‘ll disappoint them, all felt familiar to me.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑