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The Unfathomable Curse
Courtney Smyth
The third book in the "The Undetectables" series. The summer after the events of "The Undead Complex", the unthinkable finally happens – Cornelia's money is running out. Estranged from her family, furious at her parents following recent revelations, the Broadwick heir finds herself living on her own resources for the first time. Meanwhile two crimes are rocking the Apparent community. The Wrackton Digger is stealing bodies from the cemetery, and a new serial killer – the Wickermere Reaper – has emerged. But when the Reaper snatches their next victims – Cornelia's twin sisters – she must return to her family's home, and seat of the Ghoul Council, to conduct the search. With their resources split, and a ticking clock on the race to save the twins, The Undetectables must do what they do best – solve the strangest, most well-hidden magical mysteries to save the people they love.


Not quite as strong as the first book, but still fun! I'm looking forward to continuing the series.


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The Undead Complex
Courtney Smyth
Sequel to "The Undetectables". Five months after they stopped The Whistler, business is booming for the Undetectables. Just not work that requires magical forensic investigators. So when Diana’s ex asks them to solve a murder – her own – Diana, Mallory and Cornelia can’t say no. Going undercover to investigate the set of the TV show, "Undead Complex", Diana returns to her life as a propmaker. But even the appearance of a genuine-article Francine Leon dollhouse leaves her feeling pulled down a path of crime-solving she doesn't want to walk forever. Meanwhile, Theodore's coming apart at the seams – literally – and Mallory is running out of ways to help him. Especially as he seems to be keeping secrets from her. As the clues – and the bodies – keep piling up, each one making less and less sense, the Undetectables find themselves in a race against time to find out what, exactly, the killer is up to – before the final cut.

Colton Gentry's Third Act
Jeff Zentner

dnf @ 40%
sorry but there are so many books in the world I could be reading that aren’t about a white woman teaching a white man how not to be shit in bed



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If you do, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! If you're able to use Libby, the Queer Liberation Library has unlimited copies of the series available! I'm planning on bingeing them 😈


High stakes, gay, magical murder mystery?? I loved it. The world building was impressive, the characters and their relationships were compelling, and there were parts that were laugh out loud funny for me. I really needed a five star read, and this book scratched that itch. I can't wait to read the next in the series!


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The Undead Complex
Courtney Smyth
Sequel to "The Undetectables". Five months after they stopped The Whistler, business is booming for the Undetectables. Just not work that requires magical forensic investigators. So when Diana’s ex asks them to solve a murder – her own – Diana, Mallory and Cornelia can’t say no. Going undercover to investigate the set of the TV show, "Undead Complex", Diana returns to her life as a propmaker. But even the appearance of a genuine-article Francine Leon dollhouse leaves her feeling pulled down a path of crime-solving she doesn't want to walk forever. Meanwhile, Theodore's coming apart at the seams – literally – and Mallory is running out of ways to help him. Especially as he seems to be keeping secrets from her. As the clues – and the bodies – keep piling up, each one making less and less sense, the Undetectables find themselves in a race against time to find out what, exactly, the killer is up to – before the final cut.


High stakes, gay, magical murder mystery?? I loved it. The world building was impressive, the characters and their relationships were compelling, and there were parts that were laugh out loud funny for me. I really needed a five star read, and this book scratched that itch. I can't wait to read the next in the series!


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The Undetectables
Courtney Smyth
A witty and quirky fantasy murder mystery with a folkloric world of witches, faeires, vampires, trolls and ghosts. A magical serial killer is stalking the Occult town of Wrackton. Hypnotic whistling causes victims to chew their own tongues off, leading to the killer being dubbed the Whistler (original, right?). But outside the lack of taste buds and the strange magical carvings on the victims’ torsos, the murderer leaves no evidence. No obvious clues. No reason – or so it seems. Enter the Undetectables, a detective agency run by three witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don’t ask). They are hired to investigate the murders, but with their only case so far left unsolved, will they be up to the task? Mallory, the forensic science expert, is struggling with pain and fatigue from her recently diagnosed fibromyalgia. Cornelia, the team member most likely to go rogue and punch a police officer, is suddenly stirring all sorts of feelings in Mallory. Diana, the social butterfly of the group, is hitting up all of her ex-girlfriends for information. And not forgetting ghostly Theodore – deceased, dramatic, and also the agency’s first dead body and unsolved murder case. With bodies stacking up and the case leading them to mysteries at the very heart of magical society, can the Undetectables find the Whistler before they become the killer’s next victims?

Board to Death (Board Game Shop, #1)
C.J. Connor

Board to Death (Board Game Shop, #1)
C.J. Connor


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The characters in this book make extremely interesting financial decisions. I definitely found myself thinking "lol what?" more than once 😅


Multiple characters in this book spend the last of their savings on a board game, and that's just something I can't relate to!


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The Undetectables
Courtney Smyth
A witty and quirky fantasy murder mystery with a folkloric world of witches, faeires, vampires, trolls and ghosts. A magical serial killer is stalking the Occult town of Wrackton. Hypnotic whistling causes victims to chew their own tongues off, leading to the killer being dubbed the Whistler (original, right?). But outside the lack of taste buds and the strange magical carvings on the victims’ torsos, the murderer leaves no evidence. No obvious clues. No reason – or so it seems. Enter the Undetectables, a detective agency run by three witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don’t ask). They are hired to investigate the murders, but with their only case so far left unsolved, will they be up to the task? Mallory, the forensic science expert, is struggling with pain and fatigue from her recently diagnosed fibromyalgia. Cornelia, the team member most likely to go rogue and punch a police officer, is suddenly stirring all sorts of feelings in Mallory. Diana, the social butterfly of the group, is hitting up all of her ex-girlfriends for information. And not forgetting ghostly Theodore – deceased, dramatic, and also the agency’s first dead body and unsolved murder case. With bodies stacking up and the case leading them to mysteries at the very heart of magical society, can the Undetectables find the Whistler before they become the killer’s next victims?


Multiple characters in this book spend the last of their savings on a board game, and that's just something I can't relate to!