Tag: Book recommendation

Book Recommendation: Death Comes to Marlow

You may recall that a couple weeks ago I wrote about the Marlow Murder Club. It is very similar to the Thursday Night Murder Club books. I loved it. You can read about that here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2024/01/11/book-recommendation-the-marlow-murder-club/ I was glad to see that the second book in the series was also available in audiobook form and I checked it … Continue reading Book Recommendation: Death Comes to Marlow →

Book Recommendation: The Marlow Murder Club

One of the things I love about Goodreads is how they will take books that you have read and offer suggestions based on them. You may recall that I have read all of the available books in the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. This book was suggested based on those. I admit there are similarities, but … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Marlow Murder Club →

Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here

Frederik Backman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. His books are full of characters that you connect with. They are "real." His books make me "feel," if that makes sense. I find myself belly laughing out loud at times and holding back tears at other times. Just this week I posted about the novella I read … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here →

Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect

You may remember that I stumbled on Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone last year and I just loved it! You can find my review of it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2023/02/24/book-recommendation-everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone/ I have been waiting a long time for the follow up sequel - Everyone on This Train is a Suspect. Thanks to the good … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect →

Book Recommendation: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

I mentioned this book a few days ago, and I finally finished it. I really enjoyed this one. It was such a unique mystery. I may have posted the Goodreads synopsis, but here it is again: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle →

Book Recommendation: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

I have just finished this wonderful book and there are many words I could use to describe it: warm, funny, sad, thought provoking, emotional, happy, and ... magical. This was such an easy read and such a great story. It is a fictional story, but I found myself wanting to meet the characters in real … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride →