A Batter of Life and Death (A Bakeshop Mystery, #2) 4.5 STARS
I am so invested in the cast of this series and its only book two.
Community, sweets, family, friendship, reality tv, and murder.
Picture your favorite Hallmark Movie meets The Great British Bake Off but with Murder.
I must warn you… this is a highly addictive and binge worthy series. Be prepared to clear your calendar.
I had the audio version of this book… moving on to book 3!!
Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1) 5 STARS
I have had this series on my TBR list for quite some time. Not sure why it took me so long to dive into the Bakeshop series, but now that I am here, I don’t want to leave. When you read book one and immediately decide you are going to binge the entire series, you know you have found something special. Setting and characters mean everything to me. Ashland sounds like the perfect atmosphere. While reading this book, it felt more like visiting with friends rather than reading a book about random characters. I got so wrapped up in the people that I forgot there was a murder to solve.
I have already moved on to book two and I cannot wait to binge this series. Ellie Alexander totally rocked this kick off to her cozy series.
I had the audio version of this book and it was fabulous.
What Not to Wear to a Graveyard (Resale Boutique #2.5) 4 STARS
What an action packed novella!! I normally don’t do novellas but I love Debra Sennefelder’s stories and this series is so enjoyable, I couldn’t pass it up.
New to the Resale Boutique?? Kelly Quinn was a fashion buyer in Manhattan before inheriting her grandmother’s outdated consignment shop. Giving up her high fashion life, Kelly returns to her home town of Lucky Cove to turn the consignment shop into an up scale resale boutique.
Halloween, a missing dog, and a dead socialite… Yes please!!
I was shocked by the reveal. I really couldn’t believe how jam packed these 97 pages were!!
If you want a quick read, even if you haven’t read this series, you will not be disappointed.
I cannot wait to read book 3, How to Frame a Fashionista, set to release November 24, 2020.
I had a digital copy of this book from Netgalley.
Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody (Jane Darrowfield #1) 4 STARS
Barbara Ross, author of the Maine Clambake Series, has another new Cozy Mystery Series…
What a refreshing start to new a series.
I adore books with middle-aged and older protagonists. They seem wiser and have more experience and are usually pretty darn comical.
In this book, Jane Darrowfield is a fixer, aka a professional busybody. She gets herself in situations and tends to help make them better. When she is asked to stay at a senior living center to help diffuse some tension, she agrees to help. What she didn’t expect was for it to be like high school all over again; the populars, the artsy, the outcasts, the rebels. What she really didn’t expect was to find herself in the middle of a murder investigation.
This book made me laugh as well as feel for the real life situations that some seniors are in. It was also refreshing to see budding romance in the senior community.
I am looking forward to the next chapter of Jane’s life and to see where it takes her.
Dead-End Detective (Piper and Porter Mystery, #1) 5 STARS
Amanda Flower is an author that I will read anything she publishes. Throw in the fact that this is a Hallmark published book, well that just sweetens the pot.
I adore that, finally, a sleuthing protagonist in a cozy mystery is a licensed PI. Darby Piper’s world is about to change when the tables turn and she goes from being the investigator to the investigated. When all the clues of a murder are pointing straight to her, she has to sleuth like she has never sleuthed before to clear her name and save her business. With the time and evidence against her and the help of an unlikely partner, Darby must solve this once and for all before she goes to prison, or worse, becomes the next victim.
I figured out the who early on but had to wait for the clues to develop to piece together the why. It was a good plot and I hope to see this on Hallmark Mysteries and Movies.
I cannot wait for the next installment of this series and to see how new partners and a possible love triangle plays out.
I had a digital copy (from Netgalley) and the audio version narrated by Laura Faye Smith.
Knit of the Living Dead (A Knit & Nibble Mystery #6) 4 STARS
I highly recommend this series for crafters, wanna be crafters, cozy lovers, and lovers of small town mysteries.
Knit and Nibble is one of my top series, mainly for the close “knit” group (pun intended). I love the community and the knitting group. I love for small town life; however, I could do without the murders.
In this installment, its Halloween. I adore Fall themed cozies. Pamela and Bettina joined by Nel this go around, use their sleuthing skills to get to the bottom of murders, yes that is plural.
I did thoroughly enjoy this book, but it was not one of the stand outs in this series for me. I was hoping for more Fall for one, Penny didn’t come in town, and the murders (not to spoil) were not anyone of importance in my opinion. Maybe its just me as I am totally invested in the series and I know its ending next year, I just wanted more.
Again, this was still a 4 Star Mystery!
I enjoyed the digital version of this book (from Netgalley) as well as the audio version.
Room of Required Reading 