This Alice in Wonderland/James Bond mashup for middle-graders (and beyond) was a smashing fun and clever adventure! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#from-wonderland-with-love

Today—November 5—is publication day!

#BookSirens #NetGalley #RingtalePublishing #FromWonderlandWithLove

This middle grade/holiday/realistic fiction story about identical twins separated at birth was fun and well-done. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#let-it-glow

Publication is expected October 29.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #MacmillanYoungListeners #LetItGlow

This paranormal cozy mystery is funny, but not without content warnings. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#a-new-lease-on-death

Publication is expected October 29.

#NetGalley #StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks #ANewLeaseonDeath

I don't think this would be interesting or challenging enough for a middle-grader. It was OK, but the language, tone, and pace were very basic.

I may change my rating (down, if anything) after I sit with this a bit. I have some serious reservations about Charlie.

If you read only one book about US politics between now and November 5, make it this one. [full review to come, but probably not before the election—you'll just have to trust me]

I expect to read this again soon (have a hold at the library, but got an early peek at someone's personal copy). The illustrations are gorgeous!

good message; amazing illustrations [full review to come]

Possibly my favorite Osman yet (which is saying something). . . . [full review to come]

It pains me that I can't stop myself from reading every book supposedly about books, bookdragons, and libraries that comes along. . . . [full review to come]

If dogs are your preferred cozy mystery companions, check out my winter holiday reading season book four: David Rosenfelt‘s Andy Carpenter series #30. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-more-the-terrier-andy-carpenter-...

Publication is expected October 15.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheMoretheTerrier

Winter holiday reading season continues with a cozy mystery. Donna Andrews‘ Meg Langslow #36 (birds in every title) dishes up Christmas with a side of murder. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#rockin-around-the-chickadee-meg-lang...

Publication is expected October 15.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #RockinAroundtheChickadee

The second contestant in my winter holiday reading season is another magical rom-com. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-nightmare-before-kissmas

Publication is expected October 8.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheNightmareBeforeKissmas

Similar vibe to The Last Thing He Told Me. [full review to come]

I‘m starting my winter holiday reading season with a magical rom-com. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-merriest-misters

Publication is expected October 1.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheMerriestMisters

This did not live up to expectations! [full review to come]

Randy Rainbow is back in print with a second memoir/essay collection every bit as funny, sassy, irreverent, and personal as the first! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#lowhanging-fruit

Publication is expected October 8.

#NetGalley #StMartinsPress #LowHangingFruit

This mystery was neither entirely cozy nor unrelentingly vicious. Whatever it was, I didn‘t want to put it down! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-serial-killer-guide-to-san-franc...

Publication is expected September 24.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheSerialKillerGuidetoSanFrancisco

It's exactly what one would expect from the comparison to Remarkably Bright Creatures and A Man Called Ove. [full review to come]

I was definitely in the mood for/in need of some fun! [full review to come]

[review to come]

I didn't love it as much as the first, which very well could have been a Me Thing (just not the right book for me at this moment). [review to come]

High pick! I enjoyed it so much that I “had to“ buy a “reading copy“ in addition to the beautiful signed indie bookstore edition. I'll probably buy the audio, as well. [review to come]

This rom-com starring a gay musical theatre writer/composer who has an unexpected extended stay in his hometown was mostly sweet and sassy. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#showmance

Publication is expected October 1.

#NetGalley #PenguinBooks #Showmance

This middle school fantasy/mythology debut features two 12-year-old BIPOC kids making their way through the Ghanaian underworld! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#kwame-crashes-the-underworld

Publication is expected September 10.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #KwameCrashestheUnderworld

I re-read this in anticipation of the sequel publishing next week. I liked it even better the second time around (hard to believe)! This is exactly what I needed to read in this moment. 💙 [Full review to come, hopefully.]

Flavia de Luce cozy mystery fans, rejoice—book 11 has arrived! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#what-time-the-sextons-spade-doth-rus...

Publication day is September 3.

#NetGalley #RandomHousePublishingGroup #Ballantine #Bantam #WhatTimetheSextonsSpadeDothRust

Mystery, police procedural, and/or Vera Stanhope fans can read this installment regardless of previous series experience (or lack thereof). Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-dark-wives-vera-stanhope-11

Publication is expected August 27.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheDarkWives

I was nervous going in to this one, afraid that it wouldn't live up to The Wishing Game (and based on mixed reviews among my bookish friends). I shouldn't have worried. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Emma Lord‘s adult romance debut is finally here. How does it compare to her YA work? Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-breakup-pact

Publication is expected August 13.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheBreakUpPact

This Inheritance Games spin-off leader doesn't live up to its potential. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Who doesn't like to moo?!

This pales in comparison to Johnson's other YA mysteries. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Now that I have grands on the way, I've been reading lots of board books to prepare for reading cuddles. This one is super-cute.

It gets a rating bump because it made me cry. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Apropos of nothing, I think this is the third book of this title that I've read in the past few years. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Happy to read this third series installment. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Meh. At least it filled a book bingo square. 😜 [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Whether it‘s your 35th or your first Meg Langslow outing, this cozy mystery should keep you guessing. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#between-a-flock-and-a-hard-place-meg...

Publication is expected August 6.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #BetweenaFlockandaHardPlace

I liked the Austin, TX (with Pflugerville cameo) setting. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Need a break from beach reads? Here‘s a relationship journey between two women who have no reason to become friends. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-wedding-people

Publication is expected July 30.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheWeddingPeople

Seemed a bit pointless and definitely too long. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Not my favorite of CL's. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

I always find this series entertaining. [finished 7/21/24—full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Happy A Certain Kind of Starlight publication day, Heather Webber! I have supplemented my review of the e-book [June 11] to reflect my second reading via audio ARC. Don‘t miss my updates! https://debbybrauer.org/#a-certain-kind-of-starlight

Today—July 23—is publication day.

#NetGalley #TorPublishingGroup #ForgeBooks #MacmillanAudio #ACertainKindofStarlight

Cute photos, with one pug fact and one space fact per spread.

I bought this for friends years ago. Sadly, planning to give it to them today at another friend's memorial service.

This was sort of a quality rollercoaster—stretches that were good, boring, unpleasant, [one year later], HEA. Between pick and so-so. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

This debut mystery blends murder, race, and class with fantastic results. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#trouble-in-queenstown

Today—July 16—is publication day.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #MinotaurBooks #TroubleInQueenstown

I got exactly what I needed from this book at this time. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

Terribly slow to start. I *think* I'm glad I stuck with it for the reward. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]