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Book Review: Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mysteries, #1) by Ellery Adams

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Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mysteries, #1) by Ellery Adams is the first book in the Book Retreat Mysteries series and is set in western Virginia at a charming resort called Storyton Hall. This unique resort is designed specifically for book lovers who want to escape, unwind, and immerse themselves in their favorite stories. The resort’s manager, Jane Steward, decides to host a themed “Murder and Mayhem Week” inviting mystery enthusiasts to gather, role-play, and solve fictional crimes. However, the event takes a dark turn when one of the guests is found dead in his suite and a valuable prize goes missing. Jane must uncover which guest is responsible for the murder before the retreat is ruined . Before picking up this novel, I had only read one other book in the series. I decided to start from the beginning as part of my New Year’s resolution to finally read books I purchased years ago. I’m so glad I did. Starting with the first installment allowed me to fully appreciat...
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Book Review: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin

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One of the book clubs I belonged to decided to read the A Song of Ice and Fire series. I rushed out and bought all four books because Barnes & Noble was selling them in a bundle for $20.00, plus tax. Not too long after, the fifth book in the series came out.    Not realizing how long they were, I waited until a week before we were to meet to crack the book open. Since there was no way I was going to come even close to finishing, I waited to read it and started on another book. With the next book club still a month away, I thought I could push through both the first book and the second book in the series. That is until I looked at the second book and saw it too was super long. I finally decided not to read the series with the book club and would wait a couple of years to read them because I knew I'd forget the discussions of who had died. Fast forward five years later to 2016, and I finally started reading A Game of Thrones . It took me almost a year to finis...
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