pickA beauty pageant asks for the bakery to make cupcakes for the pageant, and once again Mel and Angie are involved in a murder investigation. This one was better than some of the previous in the series, and I‘m always interested in the cupcakes (but not some of the concoctions created by the pageant participants…yuck).
Mel also has a pretty big life decision to make in this one.
Good listen! #LitsyAtoZ #LetterS #52BookClub25 #APunInTheTitle
I enjoy these books more when George isn't in them. The quasi sort-of budding romance aspect feels too forced & not at all like Jessica to me.
This one's a January Book Bingo selection as well as part of a series (in fact, all the books I've read so far this month have been from different series ... never you mind how many are new series started lol).
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#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
Taking a few minutes to myself before I have to jump up to get supper cooked then head to work
Thank you, @CSeydel for this #WorstRead 2024 #BookBracket.
This book just wasn‘t for me and I LOVE cozy mysteries. I didn‘t like any of the characters and I just didn‘t care for the story.
pickWhen a magazine photo shoot goes wrong, Angie and Mel are forced to bake cupcakes with the magazine staff. There‘s a lot of drama in this one, and it‘s not just the murder! Good listen and story, though I‘m now a bit exasperated with Mel. 😂
pickIt was nice to return to this series after a brief pause—I feel like I can only take Angie in small doses. The cupcake bakery heads to a rodeo to sell cupcakes, and one of the employees because prime suspect in a murder. Good cozy mystery, and especially fun to listen to while baking (cookies, not cupcakes, but it‘s still baking).
so-soA prequel to the Agatha Raisin series (#SeriesLove2024) that is set as Agatha begins her PR business. It was okay and like many novella struggled to truly tell the story. Not at all necessary to reading the rest of the series.
so-soI used to read this series when it first came out, but lost track around book 13. This is book 18 so I‘ve missed a few entries. However, while nothing is wrong with it, I think it‘s hard for both writers and readers to maintain momentum in long running series. Don‘t feel the need to read the ones I skipped and I can see missing a few more until the series end without feeling like I‘m missing anything.
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pickI have decided to keep my reading light or uplifting. This entry in the Ellie Avery series is an engaging addition to my list. Ellie‘s organizing business is sidelined & she finds herself caught up in parenthood & planning too many parties. Ellie discovers two dead bodies in one grave, joins the search for a missing person and can‘t help but begin her own investigations. Three ⭐️ for a few interesting plot twists, Ellie & nice narration.
