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Advent of Mystery ’25, Day 10: Merry Murdle
Here we are, once again, at the final entry in another Advent of Mystery. It’s our last book and our last advent calendar—one I’ve been especially looking forward to. I’ve already shared my immense love of Murdle, and I was thrilled to see the release of Merry Murdle this year. For those unfamiliar, Murdles are murder-themed logic puzzles.
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Advent of Mystery ’25, Day 9: Murder by Christmas
It’s time to pick up the pencils and start solving, because we’ve moved on from mystery novels to Advent calendars. While I’m sure these have been around for a while, my first experience with one was last year. Then, I read Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret straight through, as I hadn’t planned the daily solving into
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Warm, healing, rebellious, comforting: The flavors and facets of fantasy tea
Perhaps the most consistent part of my reading experiences over the years has been my beverage of choice. Whether I’m reading mystery, fantasy, or epistolary, I’m always accompanied by a steaming hot mug of tea. (In summer – or in the Bay Area “summer”, aka late September, you may catch me with an iced version.)
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February 2025 roundup: a mystery here, some history there
Somehow, February is already over. I’m not sure how we got through two months of the year so quickly! This month has been a busy one, both at home and at work. But, I still got some reading in, most of it accretive to my 52 Book Club goals. Plus, I finally caved and got