Tag: Cozy Mystery

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Much Ado About Nutmeg by Sarah Fox

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{Available January 14, 2020} Much Ado About Nutmeg was my first book in this series, but it won’t be my last. Set in a cozy coastal town in Washington, the story takes place during the Golden Oldies Games. After two bodies are found, everyone is a suspect.

This was a fun, quick read – perfect for this lazy time of year between Christmas and New Years. I loved reading about The Flip Side, our main character Marley’s pancake house. And for what it’s worth, I think Ivan is definitely my favorite character!

This would be a great intro to the cozy mystery genre for readers who are interested in giving these books a try.

Thank you Kensington Books for providing me with a NetGalley copy.

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Cobblered to Death by Rosemarie Ross

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Cobblered to Death is a strong start to a new cozy mystery series. Perfect for fans of Food Network and the Great British Baking Show, the book revolves around a new cooking competition show called The American Baking Battle. Things are off to a good start, until a contestant is murdered after the first day of filming.

I enjoyed the overall plot and the cast of characters. I watch a lot of cooking shows (and cooking competition shows!) so this was an especially fun read. I’m excited to see what happens next in the series!

Thank you to the kind people at Kensington Books for providing me with a copy of Cobblered to Death.

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Christmas Cocoa Murder

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Christmas Cocoa Murder is a cute collection of hot cocoa-themed cozy mysteries. Christmas Cocoa Murder, Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse, and Death by Hot Cocoa each feature a mysterious death that somehow involves hot chocolate.

Christmas Cocoa Murder was fine – set in Ireland with an absurd cast of characters (typical for a cozy!) I loved our main character Siobhan’s family. This was the most fleshed out story of the three.

Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse was a good story, but a bit dark and sad for a cozy. The writing was good, and the overall mystery was interesting, but it wasn’t as lighthearted as I had expected.

Death by Hot Cocoa is the shortest of the three stories, but is unique because it takes place over the span of a few short hours. I loved the angle of our cast of characters being stuck in a Christmas escape room. The overall mystery was tough for the reader to solve, but a solid short Christmas-y story nonetheless.

Overall this is a decent collection of stories – great for readers looking for a quick, easy Christmas read.

Thank you Kensington Books for the ARC!

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – An Ale of Two Cities by Sarah Fox

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An Ale of Two Cities is a book for book lovers. The Shady Creek Winter Carnival is off to a great start – until a competitor in the ice carving competition is found dead.

This book has just the right amount of coziness and fun, mixed with more serious parts and investigative details.

I do have one complaint – the Inkwell is a fictional pub! It sounds amazing – featuring a menu full of literary food puns and yummy cocktails.

Thank you Kensington Books for the ARC!

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey

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What a sweet little cozy! Winnie and her Granny Smythe run Blossom Valley’s historic apple orchard. Winnie has dreams of opening a cider shop on the property, but then a dead body is found in the apple press.

This is a great read for late fall/early winter – featuring a great cast of characters, an interesting mystery and all of the drool worthy apple cider you could dream of!

Thank you Kensington Books for the ARC!

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Mulberry Mischief by Sharon Farrow

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Mulberry Mischief is a delightful little cozy mystery. As someone who is half Ohioan and half Michigander (and 100% a Great Lakes enthusiast), the setting couldn’t be more perfect. Oriole Point is an adorable little resort town right on Lake Michigan.

Marlee is a great main character – and I loved her group of friends! I found myself wishing The Berry Basket was a real shop, and that I could somehow join the cast of characters in this book.

The mystery kept me guessing until the end (and the last few chapters are pretty fast paced!)

Thank you Kensington Books for the free book!

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien

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What an enjoyable book! Lana is a great main character – I could easily see myself being friends with her and Megan.

Even though the series is set in Cleveland, it doesn’t lose that sense of a small community that readers of cozies tend to love.

I felt like I was investigating right alongside Lana, and I did have my suspicions but it didn’t all click for me until the very end (which is great!)

This is my first Noodle Shop Mystery, but I definitely plan on going back and reading the others!

I won a copy of this book on Instagram.

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Death by Cafe Mocha by Alex Erickson

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Death by Cafe Mocha is a cute little book – not my favorite cozy mystery but I still enjoyed it.

The coffee lovers’ convention was a fun setting and the murder mystery keeps you guessing until the very end. I haven’t read the other books in the series (yet!) but I would love to read more about Death by Coffee and get to experience the cozy town of Pine Hills!

Thank you Kensington Books for the ARC!

COZY MYSTERY REVIEW – Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton

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This is the first book I’ve read in the Deputy Donut series, but it won’t be my last!

The characters are likable, the mystery was interesting (and the killer wasn’t obvious from the start), and the town of Fallingbrook is charming and cozy.

I want to spend a morning at Deputy Donut Cafe. I want to get ice cream from Freeze!

This book is exactly what I hoped it would be. A perfect read for cozy mystery fans!

Thank you Kensington Books for providing me with an ARC of Jealousy Filled Donuts.