The Last Word by Taylor Adams 4 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups Have you ever read a book where you feel like everything is wrapping up, but there are too many pages left? This was one of those books. Things started happening, and I said, “Oh, okay, this is what is going on.” But … More The Last Word
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 5 out of 5 magical coffee cups There was a lot going on in this book, and it was told from three different points of view: Nella (1791), the apothecary owner; Eliza (1791), a twelve-year-old hanging around Nella; and Caroline (present-day), a woman who stumbled upon one of Nella’s … More The Lost Apothecary
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Five out of five magical Coffee cups: Assassins ready to retire have to fight for their lives. It makes me feel better about getting older, in a way. If they can still do all of this (kill, set off bombs, run around different countries) as they retire, … More Killers of a Certain Age
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz 5 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads: It’s September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at the World Trade Center in New York City. When two planes hit the towers, Brandon and his father are trapped … More Ground Zero
The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett 3 1/2 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From Goodreads: It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted when a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms. … More The Windsor Knot
The Ickabog by J. K. Rowling 4 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads: Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was … More The Ickabog
Lovely War by Julie Berry 5 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads: It’s 1917, and World War I is at its zenith when Hazel and James first catch sight of each other at a London party. She’s a shy and talented pianist; he’s a newly minted soldier with dreams of becoming an architect. … More Lovely War
A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander Kelly Murphy (Illustrations) 4 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From Goodreads: Rosa Ramona Díaz has just moved to the small, un-haunted town of Ingot—the only ghost-free town in the world. She doesn’t want to be there. She doesn’t understand how her mother—a librarian who specializes in ghost-appeasement—could … More A Properly Unhaunted Place
Ghost Country (Travis Chase #2) by Patrick Lee 5 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads.com For decades, inexplicable technology has passed into our world through the top secret anomaly called the Breach. The latest device can punch a hole into the future …” What Paige Campbell saw when she opened a door into … More Ghost Country
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel 5 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads.com Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of … More The Stranger in the Woods
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