In MURDER BY PAGE ONE by Olivia Matthews, our protagonist Marvey, a Black librarian whose recently moved to Peach Coast, Georgia, finds herself ensnared in a murder mystery when one of her friends becomes the prime suspect in a local murder! This cozy mystery is fast-moving and perfectly paced, with a murderer-confrontation that wasn’t drawn out and full to the brim with realistic and quirky side characters. 

I will most definitely be continuing with the series and almost sobbed when I realized that the second book is due to be released all the way in SEPTEMBER, y’all. Also, Marvey being a librarian, Jo a bookstore owner, and Spence a reporter made my lil inner bibliophile so happy. I also loved how this book shows a library and a bookstore working in tandem to enrich a community.

I was expecting great things from Sutanto’s follow-up novel to Dial A For Aunties, and this did not disappoint! I was laughing out loud on almost every page at the shenanigans Meddy and the aunties got up to in this one. If you’re looking for something that is guaranteed to give you a boost of serotonin with a side of well-deserved belly-aching laughter, I highly recommend this novel!