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k_enzz09's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
tobyyy's review
3.0
I couldn’t figure out how seriously to take this book. That’s probably my biggest gripe. The story seemed fairly intense (like a typical cozy) but then you get side characters tossed in with names like Jerry Cherry and Dolly Jolly — like… why would you do that? It makes this seem more like a comedy than a cozy but it wasn’t actually comedic. I dunno. It just was a bit odd to try and figure out how goofy & comedic it was supposed to be versus how serious (as serious as cozies get, that is).
lisabooksit's review
3.0
2.5 rounded up to 3.
Ummmm... would have been so good if there was actually chocolate in it. I love a good cozy, especially a cuisine one. Most cuisine involve them cooking or coming up with recipes, hosting parties or dinners incorporating the food of theme on to it but this one barely did. It barely talked about the chocolate shop.
The mystery was good, as were the characters but I was disappointed it didn't have more of the cuisine theme in it! It did have pages of trivia but they were separate as opposed to being incorporated in. Really kind of a letdown since I love some chocolate and crime solving!
Ummmm... would have been so good if there was actually chocolate in it. I love a good cozy, especially a cuisine one. Most cuisine involve them cooking or coming up with recipes, hosting parties or dinners incorporating the food of theme on to it but this one barely did. It barely talked about the chocolate shop.
The mystery was good, as were the characters but I was disappointed it didn't have more of the cuisine theme in it! It did have pages of trivia but they were separate as opposed to being incorporated in. Really kind of a letdown since I love some chocolate and crime solving!
lakecake's review
4.0
This series is so cute, and it reads so fast. This one gives Lee some new insight into her Aunt Nettie...and I'm not so sure she likes it!
rants_n_reads's review
2.0
Honestly, I couldn't get into this one. The characters seemed flat, and I didn't like how Lee asks Aunt Nettie what's "wrong" with Kathy.
wildflowerz76's review
3.0
Eh, this one was okay. I didn't love it, but it was fine. I've never REALLY warmed up to Lee and I don't particularly like her husband. Even the aunt wasn't great in this one.
luffy79's review
1.0
Another case solved by yours truly although I didn't understand some of the plot points at the end as i was impatient and reading fast. The motive and modus operandi of the murderer left a lot to be desired. My mind thronged with ideas about how good exactly this book was. It was a book that set up palpitating points rather laboriously, and not too successfully. It did succeed as a cozy mystery, and the reading experience was okay. I'm thinking this book deserves more than one star but then I remember how parts of it are a chore to go through. This will probably be the last Joanna Carl book I'll ever read in my life and it's a solemn mood that I'm in. The series is good enough for everyone and I recommend anyone unfamiliar to start from the first and blaze through the series, like or unlike I did. It's up to you.
hezann73's review
4.0
One of the better books in the series I think. But you need to be familiar with the regular cast of characters to really enjoy it.