Holly Reads Too Much

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  • The Cross by Steve Cavanagh

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve been trying to get my hands on this novella for nearly five years, ever since I read Thirteen and became hooked on the Eddie Flynn series. The Cross wasn’t available in the U.S. for the longest time, and I even looked into ways to bypass regional restrictions just to read it. Nothing ever…

  • July 2025 Reading Recap

    14 books in July🎧 13 audiobooks, 1 Kindle 📲❤️ Best: Welcome to Murder Week🗻 Meh: Death in the Air🐚 Short & sweet: Beach Hut 512👽 Big beast: Under the Dome🆕 Read early thanks to @netgalley:🔎 The Killer Question & 💄The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold🔁 Re-read faves: 👻 You Like It Darker & 🕵️‍♀️…

  • The Killer Question by Janice Hallett

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Janice Hallett returns with another cleverly constructed mystery told through her signature format (emails, voicemails, and assorted documents), inviting the reader to become the detective. This time, the story kicks off with an email to Netflix from a curious nephew suggesting they adapt the unbelievable events that took place at a sleepy rural pub,…

  • The Blonde Who Came In From The Cold by Ally Carter

    ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ A perfect follow-up to The Blonde Identity! This sequel fills in the gaps from the first book by diving into the story from the other twin sister’s perspective. It sheds light on why the sisters aren’t as close as you might expect, adding emotional depth to the fast-paced, spy-filled plot. The…

  • June 2025 Reading Recap

    Wrapped up the month with 22 audiobooks! 🎧 🌟 Top picks (tie):The Lantern’s Dance and A Case of Mice and Murder. I did a review on both already. The Lantern’s Dance is the 18th book in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series that starts with A Beekeepers Apprentice. 🙅‍♀️ Biggest letdown:The Maze — definitely not for…

  • A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Smith

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This charming cozy mystery introduced me to the Inner Temple, a historic legal enclave in London I had never heard of before. At first, I mistakenly thought it was a religious setting, but a quick Google search cleared up the confusion and added even more intrigue to the story. When a murder disrupts this…

  • Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson

    ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I really enjoyed this but I’m starting to wonder what is wrong with a book that’s just told in chronological order. For audiobook listeners it can be a little harder to tell when a chapter changes so constantly going backwards and changing perspectives makes it more challenging 🤓

  • Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King

    ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ One of my all-time favorite series continues strong with Knave of Diamonds. Following the shocking revelation in the previous book (that Holmes and Mycroft’s mother is alive and living in France at 100 years old), this installment shifts focus to Mary Russell’s side of the family. We’re introduced to her elusive…

  • May 2025 Reading Recap

    22 (all audiobooks) for May, which is good. Favorite of the month: The Shining. Least favorite of the month: The Other People. That one should have been right up my alley but for some reason it didn’t land for me. I was very lucky with the library holds this month, so half of the books…

  • Miss Morton Mysteries by Catherine Lloyd

    Miss Morton Mysteries by Catherine Lloyd – Books 1–3🎧 Narrated by Lucy Rayner Thanks to a recommendation from @allaboutcosy, I dove into the first three books in Catherine Lloyd’s Miss Morton Mysteries series this week, and I was hooked. I finished them back-to-back and am now counting down the days until Book 4 releases at the…