This week, I have added four more novella's to my Novella November challenge. Two in the cozy mystery genre and two more suspense stories a bit on the darker side.
I started my weekend with the cozy mysteries. First, The Mutt and the Matchmaker, which I think is my favorite of the four books read this week. It's a sweet little mystery with a bit of humor and some furry friends to add to the appeal. It was fun and ended on a happy note. There are two more books in this series but they aren't novellas so I will add them to my TBR list for future reading. The second book, The Saint Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre was also fun and had some humor to it but for some reason, I just didn't connect to the characters or feel invested in the plot. It was enjoyable, but just didn't quite keep my attention as the first book did.
The two darker books were quite engaging. I began with The Man on the Bench, which I thought was going to be a straight forward murder mystery. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the story was very much like one Stephen King or John Saul might write. It had just a bit of fantasy to it but wasn't overdone. I really liked it and read it in one sitting. I highly recommend it. Finally, Blackwater Lake was a murder mystery where a man finds out that his parents had quite a sordid past and investigates a murder they might have been involved in. I did figure out the ending before it happened but the author kept me guessing for a while. Also worth the read if you are looking for a quick murder mystery.
I have one week left and several novellas left on my list. Hopefully the holiday weekend will give me some added reading time so I can get to them all. Click on any of the photos above to see the books on Amazon.
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