WHAT STAFF ARE READING
Cozy cat mystery
Meet Crystal Trice, former children's librarian turned project manager extraordinaire (also known as the Library Projects Coordinator at WCCLS). She was gracious enough to share her summer reading plans.
What are you currently reading?
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lillian Jackson Braun on Libby.
Why did you choose this book?
My co-worker Barbara recommended the series a few years ago. My reading tastes are fairly specific: humorous enough for me to laugh out loud, characters who are endearingly flawed, and action that is fairly fast-paced but doesn’t keep me from falling asleep at night. At first, I didn’t try her suggestion because I’m not really a cat person and the titles made me think they might be “too cozy.” When everything shut down last spring, I came across the series again on Libby and found them a delightful escape from darker times – and so convenient to access with my phone when library buildings weren’t open!
What do you think of it so far?
This title is number 16 in the series, and I’m enjoying Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum again, this time on an island being developed for tourists. The pair of Siamese cats don’t technically solve the mysteries in each installment … or do they? Part of the fun of the series is wondering what is feline superpower, what is merely coincidence, and what is Qwill’s intuition.
Where is your favorite place to read?
On my couch under a blanket, even in the summer. Cozy mysteries should be read cozily, right?
How many books do you expect to read this summer?
My reading goal is to savor at least three fun novels.
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