It’s the final week of November, and Christmas is less than a month away. There’s still plenty of reading time left in 2018. Here are some of the books out this week!
Books for Kids
Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee (December 1) – Book 1 in a new Our City Adventures series which first explores Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
DIY Pet Shop – Book 5 in the Craftily Ever After early chapter book series. In this book, Emily finally convinces her parents to let her get a puppy only to discover she’s allergic.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Gamer Army – A kid is invited to an exclusive gaming tournament, but he and the other players start to think something much darker is going on.
The Incredibles 2 Cinestory Comic – We still haven’t seen the new Incredibles movie, but I am looking forward to checking it out!
Love à la Mode – The first cover pictured is the hardcover and the second is the Kindle, at least according to Amazon. That second cover is too spectacular to not show you! I am a huge Stephanie Kate Strohm fan, and I really enjoyed her latest book for teens about a group of kids in an exclusive cooking program. You can read my full review here later this week.
The Devoted Life: A Creative Journal (December 1) – A guided journal for teen girls. I’ll be reviewing this one next week.
Books for Adults
The Coloring Crook (Paperback) – Book 2 in the Pen and Ink mystery series. This time, a woman is killed, possibly over a rare book – the first coloring book to ever be published. The adult coloring trend seems to be waning a little, but this cozy series still sounds like a lot of fun to read.
Cut to the Chaise (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Caprice De Luca Home Staging mystery series. This time there’s a murder at a vineyard that could ruin Caprice’s wedding plans. I enjoyed the first book in this series.
Deceased and Desist (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Tallie Graver cozy series. A woman cleaning around a B&B about to open discovers a dead body. I haven’t tried this series yet, but it sounds great.
How to Knit a Murder (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Seaside Knitters series. A woman new to town seems like a great handywoman to have around until she becomes tangled up in a murder. I’m intrigued by the description of this one.
Just Plain Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 6 in Laura Bradford’s Amish mystery series. A lawman’s mentor is killed when he comes to town. I read one of the author’s other Amish stories this summer and enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to digging into this series; I have several of the books on my TBR shelves already.
A Midwinter’s Tail (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery series. Daphne and her basset hound are sleuthing again when a pet store chain’s CEO is murdered and Daphne’s friend is the prime suspect. You can read my review of book one from the series here.
The Novel Art of Murder (Paperback) – Book 3 in the Mystery Bookshop series about a mystery bookshop owner who also writes mysteries – and occasionally helps solve some local ones. This series looks so fun!
Slay in Character (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Cat Latimer series about a writer’s retreat. This time Cat and her fellow writers are on a trip away from the Bed and Breakfast when they stumble across a murder. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but I’ve gotten behind since then.
Someone to Trust (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 5 in the Wescott historical fiction series. In this book, a couple share an unexpected kiss at Christmas, but they know there can’t be a romance between them as she is so much older than he is. But they continue to be thrown together as they seek out more suitable matches, and it gets harder to deny the feelings they have for one another. I don’t read a ton of historic fiction, but this series includes some stories that sound intriguing.
Star Trek Prometheus: In the Heart of Chaos (Mass Market Paperback) – The latest Star Trek Prometheus novel focuses on the Prometheus and a Klingon ship investigating a series of terrorist attacks. This looks like the third book to focus on this part of the Star Trek Universe.
Violet Tendencies (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Rose City mystery series about a young woman starting over at her aunt’s floral shop. In this book, there’s a murder at the Rose Festival.
The Whispered Word (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Secret, Book and Scone Society series about a book shop owner and her friends who help their novice sheriff solve some murders. I’ve been waiting for the first book of this to come out in paperback so I could give it a try. That is out now and it’s on my list.
Yule Be Dead (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 5 in the Victoria Square mystery series about the owner of an artisan’s co-op who solves murders on the side. I’ve enjoyed the early books in the series.
Life Lessons from Hebrews (Paperback) – The Life Lessons Bible study series from Max Lucado releases more studies from the New Testament this week, including this one on the book of Hebrews.