Death by Darjeeling | 
Sitting in the airport, waiting to fly to the happiest place on earth. Loving how many readers I saw walking in, but yikes! One had folded corners and another had wrapped the front cover around to the back of the book! #ohthehorrors #bookabuse #callthepolice #disneybound #ihopeibroughtenoughbooks #readerproblems
pickA murder mystery book that got me sipping so many cups of tea while reading! The pacing was a bit slow in the beginning, but once I became familiar with the characters and the neighborhood, I started to appreciate all the detailed descriptions. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out the culprit until the very end, but a definite recommendation for all tea lovers!
1. Sweet tea or water. Tea hot or cold. Water ice cold. No alcohol
#thirstythursday @mandarchy
pickA great little cozy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Took me a bit to get into it and to get used to the characters. But it was worth it. It‘s a murder mystery that will definitely have you guessing and I don‘t think you‘ll figure it out early 😁 lots of tea talk, tea drinking and all things tea of course along with all the detective work done by our main character Theodosia. Planning on reading the second one in the series soon.
Since I have a few days left this month I‘m going to read another #cozy mystery 😁 I received this one from @MaleficentBookDragon as part of one of the #LMPBC packages.
How can you go wrong with something that has ‘darjeeling‘ in the title 🙃
so-soTHE FULL NAMES WHY THE FULL NAMES OVER AND OVER WHYYYYY. My biggest writing pet peeve and it was so bad here. Annoyed me thru the whole book. Positives: loved the tea shop setting, super charming, & I learned a bit too! Whodunnit was a bit cliché but not obvious nor out of left field. But the writing was pretty poor, dialogue unnatural, and that full names thing GAH. (Not a language thing; she‘s a white English speaking author.) Pretty meh. 2/5 ⭐️
This is another one where certain characters are referred to by full names nearly every single time, multiple times on the same page, sometimes within the same paragraph of dialogue from one speaker. WHYYYYYYY. It‘s not a language or cultural thing—this is a white English speaking author. Seriously don‘t get it when authors do this or why editors allow it. Trust me, I know the name is Hughes Barron or Timothy Neville without seeing it 50 times! 😖
I read a cozy mystery in May and it was so enjoyable, so thanks to some great videos from intentionallybookish on YT, I ordered a whole bunch more. I love that they often have location themes—a tea shop mystery sounds just perfect! #nowreading
Have been hankering for a Cozy Mystery series since I finished Jenn McKinlay‘s wonderful Library Lovers Mystery series. Skipping CrossFit and Socializing, and getting a little reading and me time before studying 💙📚🍵 🤞🏻 that the snow flurries coming in tonight/ tomorrow will stick !
pickThis is the first cosy mystery I've read and I found it an enjoyable and calming read. A nicely put together plot line set against the backdrop of a tea shop but with enough suspense to keep you reading
Happy Monday Litsy!
I've loved cozy mysteries since before I knew exactly what the genre was. They remain some of my most favorite long-running series. These are the first books my #Top6 cozy mystery series. As you might can tell, I have a special soft spot for book and food themed settings. The Magical Bakery & Tea Shop mysteries are particularly good! Mmmmh, tea & scones. 😻
#LibraryBooks #RA #Mystery #CozyMystery
@MeesesPieces thank you soooooo much for the #ChristmasInJulySwap gifts. I ♥ everything. I've been wanting these two books for a while now. I actually almost bought the tagged book on Monday. I'm glad I didn't. The 3D stickers are really cool. I'm going to make some into magnets for my fridge. And of course the Maleficent keychain is fantastic! Thank you!
@JamieLou
pickA good and easy read... just the pallet cleanser I needed!!!
so-soI was in the mood for a cozy and have been nosing around several series trying to find one I liked. I really enjoyed this very Miss Marple-ish but with a much younger protagonist mystery surrounding the death of a property developer reviled by the genteel long-time inhabitants of Charleston, SC. I also liked all the tea shop scenes. The writing didn‘t blow me away but it wasn‘t too awful either. Theodosia is a character I‘d like to read more of.
pickA good light read. For those times when you really don‘t want to have to think about what your reading. #cosymysteries
pickThis was cute. I needed a book for #CozyMystery (and usual brand of mysteries/thrillers just did not fit the prompt), but this one checked all the boxes! I would have loved these types of books when I was younger, and I may still enjoy them when I need something a little lighter. I probably won‘t live in this genre, but it was fun to visit. #Booked2018
1. I prefer bags but either, really. 2. Caffeine! 3. Earl Grey and Ginger 🍐 Pear. 4. Rooibos. #muglove. @TheKidUpstairs
#letsgetcozy
Thank you so much!!! I love everything!! I needed a tea infuser, actually. 😀😀😀
When I want something fun to read, catching up with Theodosia Browning, who owns the Indigo Teahouse in Charleston, SC and also solves murders is always a good bet. #drinksoncovers #anditsaugust
Did she use two hands? 😁
