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04.04.26 | leave a comment

March 2026 Reads

I read 18 total books in March! I knocked out a lot of eARCs this month, kept up with my audiobook Libby holds, and continued my very long journey through the Outlander series.

It was a slower month for physical books, but I finished out the Beasts of Prey trilogy with Beasts of Ruin and Beasts of War. I rated all three books in this series 4 stars. I also picked up And Now, Back to You after loving First-Time Caller last month. Both were 5-star reads! I read the sixth book in the Outlander series, a solid four-star read (much, much better than the fifth book). And finally, I read Time-Tripping Over You, which was an enthusiastic five stars.

I wanted to read all of the Castle Knoll Files before reading the eARC of the third. This was an all-three-star series! I read Dungeons and Drama a couple of years ago, so I read Dating and Dragons before moving on to the third in the series, Rolls and Rivalry. Solid 4-star series. I also read the advanced copies of Obstetrix and Dolly All the Time.

People We Meet on Vacation on audiobook surprised me — 5 star rating for sure (and it’s far better than the movie, but that’s another post for another time). I listened to First Lie Wins for local book club. I’m in the process of listening to the Crescent City graphic audiobooks (as a re-read) to prep for ACOTAR 6. The Three Lives of Cate Kay was SO good! A little hard to keep up with, but so good.

03.23.26 | 1 Comment

Review: How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin

3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In this third book in the Castle Knoll Files, Annie gets pulled into another case to solve, this time one that seems tied to her family’s past. As she investigates in the present, Frances’s journals take us back to the 1960s and reveal the connections between two deaths, mixing a modern mystery with a historical one.

I like the dual-timeline via journal entries, as it feels like they add more to the story throughout the series and it’s satisfying to see how the two stories line up. Annie is a fun lead to follow.

It’s hard to keep track of who and when at points, which is a typical issue in a dual-timeline novel.

Overall, it’s a cozy mystery and fun little series.

Thank you netgalley and Dutton for the eARC.

How to Cheat Your Own Death will be published April 28.

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