Flowers of Evil by N.L. Holmes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Neferet and Bener-ib two highly trained sunet (healers) find themselves caught in the middle of a murder because of Neferet’s tendency to not drop things.
While sitting in their new dispensary waiting for patients, comes a few men carrying their master Sen-em-iah the bearer of divine offerings of Amen. He was gravely injured and passed in their care, he utters his last word ” rabbit” which sends Neferet into investigation mode. As Neferet investigates she drags her whole family into it, and finds herself and her family in a huge conspiracy involving Egypt’s holy hierarchy and police.
A very well thought out mystery that continued to surprise chapter after chapter.

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Living With Conviction: Unexpected Sisterhood, Healing, and Redemption in the Wake of Life-Altering Choices by Toby Dorr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

” You are not your worst mistake”
Toby Young had a pretty normal life before she ended up being convicted for helping an inmate escape prison. She was part of program that had inmates train dogs to be adopted out. That is where she met John Manard, the man she would fall in love with and help escape. A mom for two grown Boys, married for 20 plus years, she found herself wanting more from life and John was just the man to give that to her. Unfortunately, that also meant she would give up a lot without even comprehending what life she might end up having after said escape. 12 days on the run with him felt like a lifetime to the both of them.
Toby was arrested with John after those 12 days. She then found herself in the system she never thought she would, jail/prison.
This book tells of her crime and her redemption afterwards. The way the women in the system created a sisterhood unbreakable even by their crimes or movement within the system. A beautiful telling of how ” You are not your worst mistake”.

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