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Christmas Caramel Murder
Christmas Caramel Murder | Joanne Fluke
33 posts | 35 read | 9 to read
"Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop but this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen s chimney is a case of murder . . ." "" The holidays have arrived, (…more)
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Mshookquilts
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A light read/listen. Hannah finds a dead body of a town trouble maker in a ditch outside one of her favorite restaurants. One of her best friends is a suspect, so of course she has to investigate. I found the culprit less believable than usual

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wordslinger42
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This was my #doublespin for September! This was one of my aunt's favorite series and reading them always makes me feel close to her ❤

#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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PuddleJumper
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Mehso-so

It's a cosy Christmas book. It wasn't good or bad, just an easy read. I don't think I'll seek out the others in the series

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BeeMagical
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Mehso-so

Book 134 & 135🎧
I will firstly admit - this is not my genre😂 I miss spooky thrillers😩

A Christmas Secret was lucky I finished😂👎🏻

A Joanne Fluke mystery is always light hearted and includes delicious recipes (which I may attempt)👍🏻🍫

Ornament scavenger hunt🎄 - Sparkly(one of my surviving snowbabies😭)& Oldest (‘97)

#WinterGames #MistletoeManiacs
@Clwojick @aperfectmjk #LittensListen #Readathon

Todays Points: 186

Total Points: 464

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Chili
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Book 2 of the day finished. I really want to make the chocolate caramels but of course I don‘t have everything to make them. #DashingDecember #Readathon #24B4Monday #WinterSolstice #WinterGames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer

Andrew65 👏👏👏🙌 4y
Bookgoil Sounds delicious send me some when you do 😉 4y
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Q84
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TheAromaofBooks 🌟 ❄ 🎉 4y
TheSpineView 👍📖📚 4y
Clwojick Stacking! 4y
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Cinsarly
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Perfectly fun cozy mystery. Recipes all sound delicious and made me want to bake. Then I remembered that I have no desire to do that! Really loved the Christmas Carol homage in this one. Made this book even sweeter (pun intentional). 26 pts #WinterGames2020 #MerryResders

fakesteph This one's on my list! 4y
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witchyreader13
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Edit: +26 points to team #MerryReaders #WinterGames2020

Ok, I'm still fuzzy on how points work. Can one book be counted in multiple categories to total up the points from all of them? I finished this book yesterday and it is a holiday read, a TBR read, as well as marking off my first square for A Very Merry Bingo. So, how many points does it count as? Sorry, this is my first time participating in any games on Litsy!

witchyreader13 And I should mention that A Very Merry Bingo was also listed as a Readathon. 4y
TheAromaofBooks I may be wrong, but my understanding is that you have to choose one “category“ for your book (so it can be a Holiday Read OR a TBR Read OR an Impulse Read) but all the other points are stackable. So it would be 25 points for a Holiday Read & then the Readathons are 10pts per hour that you read. Since you're in #MerryReaders you should totally join our Slack channel!! We have a lot of discussions there about points & how they work!! 4y
witchyreader13 @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! I signed up for the Slack channel, but haven't actually checked it out yet. I'll take a look later today. 4y
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BarkingMadRead
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Waited 6 weeks for this book, the only copy I could find was in the UK!

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mabell
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Panpan

Well, I can‘t think of anything positive to say about this story. Except, the raspberry muffin recipe sounds pretty good!

Biblionut 😂 5y
tdrosebud I really liked the beginning of this series, but as it went on it became more of a chore to read. I really just lost interest in the MC and I'm a few books behind where this one is. The recipes do always seem good though. 5y
mabell @sprainedbrain @Biblionut I always look for the silver lining 🤣 5y
mabell @tdrosebud I‘m feel the same way! My sister still wants to buddy read these, so I‘ve read them all, but they‘ve become pretty disappointing. This one was just all around a downer! But I do plan on making those muffins 😂 5y
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Charityann
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Mehso-so

The dialogue seemed stilted, and the plot far-fetched, so only a so-so read for me. #holidayreads #wintergames #tmskellington @Crimson613 @Clwojick @StayCurious

coffees 21pts!! 12-27 5y
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Gina
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I am preparing for a 48 hr shift by hanging out at my local coffee hangout, reading and shopping. C.R.S makes life worth living...

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Gina
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Starting this sweet cosy mystery to get in the Christmas spirit!

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Traci1
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Mehso-so

This was one of the weaker books in the series. After you deduct the recipes, it probably tops out at about 140 pages (much of which is dialogue used strictly as a device to set up the recipes). There's very little in the way of actual plot. It was all right, but it certainly wasn't great and despite the title didn't feel the least bit festive. It's a big meh for me.

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aprilpohren
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This was a quick enjoyable read with very yummy recipes that I can't wait to try. This is part of a series but I had no trouble reading it without having read all of the other books leading up to it. #cozymystery #christmas

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Sills
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If you need a quick easy and a lil sappy holiday read you can check it out. I've read 20 of her sweet murder mysteries and this one ranks at the bottom for me, but I like holiday reads so I jumped on it. #Christmasread #sweetmurdermystery

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aprilpohren
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During the Holidays, do you read Holiday books that are part of a series if you have not read the series? I read a few of the Joanne Fluke books many years ago and there are others released since then that I haven't read. Wondering how much that effects the readability of the Holiday books. Also, has anyone read either of these? Trying fo figure out which to read first, lol.

Traci1 I recently read The Gingerbread Cookie Murder book which had 3 Christmas themed cozy novellas. One was part of the Hannah Swenson story, which I have read most of, but the other two were part of series (serieses?) that I've not read. I didn't enjoy those as much, but I can't say for sure if it's because I was less familiar with them or they just weren't as good. Not sure if that helps you. 6y
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KellyHashway
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See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: Christmas Caramel Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 20) (Kindle Edition). https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/03e683c9210ff985 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends the earlier of Sep 30, 2018 11:59 PM PDT, or when all prizes are claimed. See Official Rules http://amzn.to/GArules.

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Bourriquet76
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Reading rut, so breaking it up with a fluffy kindle read to see if that helps.

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Jaayimee
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Panpan

I love the Hanna Swensen books. Love. them.... I‘ve spent this month catching up on them. 6 books in the last 5 weeks, then I got to this one. I really disliked this book. It made no sense in the placement of books. It really missed the mark with me. I‘m well into the next one now and it seems back on track and her new one comes out at the end of February. Looking forward to it.

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throwmeabook
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Mehso-so

Although lighthearted, fun and an extremely fast read (with some great looking recipes thrown in), there was just a little too much fluff for my taste. But it works for the #booked2018 #cozymystery prompt and is the first book read for my #mounttbr climb, so for that I‘m grateful. 😊 #book1 #climbingmountvancouver

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds like sugar rush - fun while it lasts but not much lasting benefit. Congrats on your giveaway entry! 7y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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Just catching up on this series before her new book comes out in February. One more to go. 😊

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Reita325
Panpan

Last couple of books in this series makes me think the author is losing interest. Really short. No Andrea at all; Norman makes token appearance.

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Kshakal
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I love this time of year and all of the festive book options that are out there! This was another fun holiday read... And I will be trying at least one of the recipes included for sure!!

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Kshakal
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Enjoying another Christmas read at silent bookclub... @Little_Reader @BookyMcBookface @maddieursitz @Jane226

LauraBeth Why am I not following someone called @bookymcbookface??!!😂 8y
Little_Reader @LauraBeth That's my husband! I'm still trying to convince him that @Litsy is the greatest place on cyber earth! 8y
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Catartbrt
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"I'm just going out to the Corner Tavern.... I'll be perfectly fine." The End

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Librarybelle
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In this latest Hannah Swensen mystery, Hannah recounts a murder that took place in Lake Eden the previous Christmas. Lots of recipes in this short story. Always great to visit the characters of Lake Eden, Minnesota. Can't wait for the next in the series!

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ChandraJo
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Short story of Hannah telling Ross about the murder the Christmas before they got married. I really wished she had married Mike or Norman.