My Year With Agatha: Miss Marple Part V

Loving My Year With Agatha Reading Challenge! If anyone is reading along, feel free to leave comments about how it's going! 

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The Thirteen Problems
So, I read this one out of order. I don't know why, but the Miss Marple ebook bundle doesn't list this one until the end. I was browsing Goodreads and noticed this one was listed as the second book, so I went ahead and read it lol. That being said, you don't really have to read any of the Miss Marple books in order, aside from reading The Body in the Library prior to reading The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side. That being said, I loved The Thirteen Problems. It was a collection of short stories within a larger story. Miss Marple attends a dinner party where all the guests tell the story of a mystery and see if anyone can figure out whodunit! :) Of course, there are a lucky thirteen stories! 

At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple is on holiday again! Poor Miss Maple, she just can't go anywhere without something chaotic happening around her. While taking a peaceful vacation at the luxurious Bertram's Hotel, a clergyman goes missing...At first, everyone assumes he has just been absent-minded (again) and gotten lost, but the truth is much more sinister. The police must enlist Miss Marple to save the day! 
This one was a bit different than the other Miss Marple books (a murder didn't occur in the first chapter lol). The bank robbery side plot added some enjoyable variety! As much as I love murder mysteries, it was nice to mix things up a bit. :)

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Five Amazing Books on Kindle Unlimited!

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Good Afternoon! 

I am always on the lookout for a great new series, and my Kindle Unlimited account has been fabulous for trying new authors and series. Here is a couple of amazing series that I discovered using Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program. Hope Y'all try a few and love them as much as I do! I read a lot of different things, so I tried to include something for everyone. ;)


The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

This is the first book in an awesome series by Charlie N. Holmberg! I adore magician stories, so it was a treat to get this one on Kindle Unlimited. And then, there are more of them! I have read the first three so far, and each one gets better than the last! Bonus: When you download the eBook, you get access to the Audible version too! :)    For fans of Fantasy

Love the first book? Check out the rest of the series here: 

Pines by Blake Crouch

Delightful sci-fi series! I wanted to read this series before watching the Wayward Pines TV show. I am a huge fan of the sci-fi and horror genres as well, so I loved the eerie setting! This is the first book in a series. 
For fans of Horror/ Sci-fi





Love the first book? Check out the rest of the trilogy here:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ok, I know everyone loves these... But, if you love YA and dystopian fiction, you have got to read these. If you've only seen the movies, then OMG the books are so much better!!! ;) Also, these come with the Audible version as well! 
For fans of YA/ Dystopia

Love the first book? Check out the rest of the series here: 

A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson

If you love Jane Austen, read this book. If you love YA romances, read this book. I'm not even a big romance reader and I enjoyed this one! That being said, I'm a huge fan of Melanie Dickerson's Fairy Tale series (more about those in an upcoming post), so I jumped on this one as soon as I saw it was on Kindle Unlimited.
For fans of Romance (particularly Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer)


Love the first book? Check out the rest of the series here:

Emerge: The Awakening by Melissa A. Craven

New YA series by an amazing new author! This is the first book in a great series about teenagers with superpowers. Think Agents of Shield meets The Mortal Instruments. For fans of YA/ Dystopia/ Superheroes. 

Love the first book? Check out the rest of the series here: 

These books are all currently available using your Kindle Unlimited subscription! I LOVE using Kindle Unlimited. If you don't know about this program, you basically pay $9.99 a month and can have up to ten books out at a time. Some even come with the Audible audiobook linked for no extra charge.

Kindle Unlimited is a must have for book lovers! If you don't have it yet, but would like to give it a try, follow the link below to get your first month for free. If you don't totally love it, you can always cancel.

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My Year with Agatha: Miss Marple Part IV

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Happy Friday and Happy Reading! This week I was able to squeeze in a few more Agatha Christie books (mostly while sitting at the hospital while visiting my grandpa). Here are the reviews of the next two Miss Marple books! 

The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side
This book made me so sad at first. It opens with a Miss Marple who is feeling her age. The Jane Marple of this book is not her sprightly little self I've grown to love. Instead, she is being cared for by home care nurse and seems quite frail. :( Tore my heart. Her mind and observation skills, however, as are sharp as ever! Gossington Hall, the infamous home that featured in The Body in the Library, has been sold to superstar Marina Gregg and her current husband. At a party showcasing the remodeled home, one of the guests is poisoned. Miss Marple is called upon again to determine who would poison a well-known and respected member of the local community, and who would dare in front of so many witnesses? I enjoyed this book overall, but it was the first in this series where I anticipated the ending a few chapters in advance. 
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A Caribbean Mystery 
Love this one! It opens with Miss Marple relaxing on an island holiday, which is a delightful mental image lol. It's hard to imagine Miss Marple taking it easy. She doesn't get to enjoy her vacation long though! While talking to fellow guests, she meets a man who offers to show her a "snapshot of a murderer." The next morning, the man is found dead in his hotel room. At first, his death is written off as a case of high blood pressure, but Miss Marple knows that something doesn't add up. Can she uncover the murderer without ending up in danger herself? 
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Have I mentioned how much I'm enjoying this reading challenge? I may do more of these author focus challenges in the future...

Any suggestions? Do any of you have a favorite author to binge read? Leave me a comment or suggestion! :)

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