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theavidreaderandbibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson is the sixth installment in the Spells & Caramels series. Imogen and her fellow bakers are enjoying being back home on Bijou Mer. Now that her relationship with Prince Hank is out in the open, Imogen is invited to attend the various soirees hosted at the palace which means spending time with Hank’s family (Imogen cannot figure out how Hank turned out so well). Things are going swimmingly until Imogen’s brother, Horace shows up in the bakery. He knows that they are heading to the Air Kingdom for the Spring Solstice Festival. The Air Kingdom is where Carclaustra Prison is located. Horace demands that Imogen and her friends break out Pritney and Nate (who they helped put into prison). He threatens the lives of their families if they do not cooperate and Imogen is not allowed to tell Hank. How can they get two people out of the one place no one can visit?
Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is an action-packed book. In addition to what I mentioned above, Hank and Imogen stumble across a body in a black box in a small storage room. It turns out to be Hank’s old mentor who disappeared one day. Hank wants to find out what happened to him and how he ended up the black box. I recommend reading the Spells & Caramels series in order. Each book in the series builds upon the previous book. There is a delightful group of characters in this series. Imogen has a unique perspective since she grew up human and did not know she was magical until entering a baking contest. Iggy, Imogen’s flame, is my favorite character with his witty and sarcastic quips. Hank’s family, though, leaves something to be desired. It is amazing how kind and thoughtful Hank considering King Roch is his father. It was fun to visit the Air Kingdom. The author created a unique environment and provides beautiful descriptions of it. Can you imagine sailing around on airships? Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips contains good writing and steady pacing. While Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is a good story, it was missing the light heartedness and humor that was present in the previous books in the series. I miss Iggy’s entertaining and witty retorts. There is a Dobby reference that I loved. My rating for Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is 4 out of 5 stars. I cannot wait to see how Imogen, Hank, Iggy and the gang get out of their present situation in the next Spells & Caramels novel.
Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is an action-packed book. In addition to what I mentioned above, Hank and Imogen stumble across a body in a black box in a small storage room. It turns out to be Hank’s old mentor who disappeared one day. Hank wants to find out what happened to him and how he ended up the black box. I recommend reading the Spells & Caramels series in order. Each book in the series builds upon the previous book. There is a delightful group of characters in this series. Imogen has a unique perspective since she grew up human and did not know she was magical until entering a baking contest. Iggy, Imogen’s flame, is my favorite character with his witty and sarcastic quips. Hank’s family, though, leaves something to be desired. It is amazing how kind and thoughtful Hank considering King Roch is his father. It was fun to visit the Air Kingdom. The author created a unique environment and provides beautiful descriptions of it. Can you imagine sailing around on airships? Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips contains good writing and steady pacing. While Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is a good story, it was missing the light heartedness and humor that was present in the previous books in the series. I miss Iggy’s entertaining and witty retorts. There is a Dobby reference that I loved. My rating for Airships, Crypts and Chocolate Chips is 4 out of 5 stars. I cannot wait to see how Imogen, Hank, Iggy and the gang get out of their present situation in the next Spells & Caramels novel.
hugbandit7's review against another edition
5.0
The adventures of Imogen (and friends) continues in this installment and what a ride!
I love visiting the different kingdoms and can't imagine what it would be like in each one. In this book, they visit the Air Kingdom and it is much like the name suggests, they are up in the air on clouds etc. If you have vertigo you don't want to visit here often.
Imogen and Hank are officially a couple but the path to true love is never easy. Imogen has her secrets and wants to tell Hank about Horace and what happened in the Fire Kingdom (book #5) but also has a loyalty to a brother she has only come to know. I can't imagine having to choose family over love. Of course, Hank's father doesn't make it very easy. He is tough and we find out how tough at the end of the book...but that is all I'm going to say there because it would spoil too much.
In book 5 we find out how Imogen and Horace became swallows and it wasn't too big of a leap to realize how it affected Hank. I'm surprised no one put it together sooner.
We get to know some of Hank's family members a bit better in this story and I really like his mom, the Queen, and his sister Emmaline. They are down to earth and relatable.
The story does end with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book.
I love visiting the different kingdoms and can't imagine what it would be like in each one. In this book, they visit the Air Kingdom and it is much like the name suggests, they are up in the air on clouds etc. If you have vertigo you don't want to visit here often.
Imogen and Hank are officially a couple but the path to true love is never easy. Imogen has her secrets and wants to tell Hank about Horace and what happened in the Fire Kingdom (book #5) but also has a loyalty to a brother she has only come to know. I can't imagine having to choose family over love. Of course, Hank's father doesn't make it very easy. He is tough and we find out how tough at the end of the book...but that is all I'm going to say there because it would spoil too much.
In book 5 we find out how Imogen and Horace became swallows and it wasn't too big of a leap to realize how it affected Hank. I'm surprised no one put it together sooner.
We get to know some of Hank's family members a bit better in this story and I really like his mom, the Queen, and his sister Emmaline. They are down to earth and relatable.
The story does end with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book.
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Talvez o livro mais turbulento da série até agora, com descobertas inusitadas, traições, jogos sujos e reviravoltas surpreendentes. Gostei bastante.
tigermomnc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
lolasreviews's review against another edition
4.0
I am really enjoying this paranormal cozy mystery series. In this book Imogen and her friends visit the air kingdom. It's fun to visit another place and there's another mystery and another adventure waiting. And ofcourse more baking, some romance and the awesome friendships I've grown to expect from this series.
Imogen and the rest of the bakers are taking over for the air bakers while they're visiting the air kingdom so the air bakers can get some time off. Imogen also has royal parties to attend now that her relationship with Hank is out in the open. And then Horace arrives and demands she and her baker friends help him break two people out of the highest security prison in the kingdoms. He threatens everyone they love if they don't help him and they can't tell anyone either.
So they all have the juggle multiple responsibilities and keep the planned prison break a secret. While I really liked the visit to the air kingdom and even the tension the prison break plan brought along, I wasn't a big fan how they got forced into it. As it didn't feel like they had a choice in the matter. But in the end I did really like how things got resolved. And then at the end when even more truths come to light and things fall on it's place was awesome. There are also some great twists along the way.
I like how each book has a mystery that gets resolved in that book, but there is also a bigger plot line in the background that progresses. This book has some strong connections with book 4 and 5, where some of the important parts of the bigger plot line in the background got set up. And even with everything going on and the high stakes of the plot lines, these books are just so much fun to read. I love how the author manages to keep the tone fun.
The actual mystery in this book was a tad different, it's a bit of a cold case when Hank and Imogen discover something and decide to investigate. But throughout the book there isn't as much investigating as I would've expected, but that made sense with everything else going out and after the biggest pieces they needed certain information from someone else, which they get later in the book. Toward the end the truth comes to light and it all falls on it's place and it's awesome. I did piece a small part together, but not the rest and it was great to see how it all worked together and connected to the bigger plot line throughout the series too.
I enjoyed seeing how Imogen and her friends handle this newest challenge and how they stick together. The bakers form such a tight group of friends and I enjoy seeing how they have each other's back. It also was fun to see Maple and Wiley together now in this book. And how Hank and Imogen act now that their relationship is out in the open. And I enjoyed Iggy's unique brand of humor and snark as well. Iggy played a less big role at first, but toward the end he become more important. I still can't fully get a grip on Horace and his motivations, some times he seems almost likable and other moments he acts more like the villain again.
I also like how with each book the world gets expanded a bit. This time with seeing more of the air kingdom and also more about magic that we learn. And I like how the series has a good sense of continuity with character from previous books coming back and making another appearance. And plot liens continuing throughout the series. This book had some strong ties with book 5 and multiple characters we met there make a reappearance here.
To summarize: If you like paranormal cozy mysteries I would definitely recommend this series. It's probably my favorite series in this genre and the series keep going strong. Each book has it's own mystery, but there's also a bigger overarching plot line playing out throughout the series. I like the continuity in this series and seeing how things progress throughout the series. Imogen and her baker friends land in some trouble in this book when they're forced to help Horace with a prison break. They also visit the air kingdom, which made for a fun pace of scenery. Some big secrets and truth come to light at the end, which was great. And with how the book ends I am curious what will happen to the next book.
Imogen and the rest of the bakers are taking over for the air bakers while they're visiting the air kingdom so the air bakers can get some time off. Imogen also has royal parties to attend now that her relationship with Hank is out in the open. And then Horace arrives and demands she and her baker friends help him break two people out of the highest security prison in the kingdoms. He threatens everyone they love if they don't help him and they can't tell anyone either.
So they all have the juggle multiple responsibilities and keep the planned prison break a secret. While I really liked the visit to the air kingdom and even the tension the prison break plan brought along, I wasn't a big fan how they got forced into it. As it didn't feel like they had a choice in the matter. But in the end I did really like how things got resolved. And then at the end when even more truths come to light and things fall on it's place was awesome. There are also some great twists along the way.
I like how each book has a mystery that gets resolved in that book, but there is also a bigger plot line in the background that progresses. This book has some strong connections with book 4 and 5, where some of the important parts of the bigger plot line in the background got set up. And even with everything going on and the high stakes of the plot lines, these books are just so much fun to read. I love how the author manages to keep the tone fun.
The actual mystery in this book was a tad different, it's a bit of a cold case when Hank and Imogen discover something and decide to investigate. But throughout the book there isn't as much investigating as I would've expected, but that made sense with everything else going out and after the biggest pieces they needed certain information from someone else, which they get later in the book. Toward the end the truth comes to light and it all falls on it's place and it's awesome. I did piece a small part together, but not the rest and it was great to see how it all worked together and connected to the bigger plot line throughout the series too.
I enjoyed seeing how Imogen and her friends handle this newest challenge and how they stick together. The bakers form such a tight group of friends and I enjoy seeing how they have each other's back. It also was fun to see Maple and Wiley together now in this book. And how Hank and Imogen act now that their relationship is out in the open. And I enjoyed Iggy's unique brand of humor and snark as well. Iggy played a less big role at first, but toward the end he become more important. I still can't fully get a grip on Horace and his motivations, some times he seems almost likable and other moments he acts more like the villain again.
I also like how with each book the world gets expanded a bit. This time with seeing more of the air kingdom and also more about magic that we learn. And I like how the series has a good sense of continuity with character from previous books coming back and making another appearance. And plot liens continuing throughout the series. This book had some strong ties with book 5 and multiple characters we met there make a reappearance here.
To summarize: If you like paranormal cozy mysteries I would definitely recommend this series. It's probably my favorite series in this genre and the series keep going strong. Each book has it's own mystery, but there's also a bigger overarching plot line playing out throughout the series. I like the continuity in this series and seeing how things progress throughout the series. Imogen and her baker friends land in some trouble in this book when they're forced to help Horace with a prison break. They also visit the air kingdom, which made for a fun pace of scenery. Some big secrets and truth come to light at the end, which was great. And with how the book ends I am curious what will happen to the next book.
shelbyleannblacker's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
cindy10's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
karen_the_baroness's review against another edition
5.0
Airships, Crypts, and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson is a great book!
Airships, Crypts, and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson are just as good as other books in this awesome series. Imogen and her friends are back in the Water Kingdom until they have to go to the Air Kingdom to celebrate the Spring Festival. Of course, things are bad for Imogen as she has to juggle being a baker, being Hank’s girlfriend, helping Hank figure something out, helping her brother, and wanting to tell Hank some things. It’s just a recipe for disaster for her. I will also try not to spoil anything for you guys.
What I liked about the book:
• Everything about this book was so good and wonderful. It was everything I imagined for the book after Imogen and Hank announced that they were together.
• I even liked it when Horace came to Imogen in this book as well.
• Of course, like always, I loved all of the characters especially the very minor ones that don’t appear a lot. They all seemed so real. I even felt bad for poor Imogen at some points.
• Some things start to make sense in this book about everything. Yep, some of the pesky questions get answered.
What I disliked about the book:
I didn’t like how Hank always felt like no one really paid attention to him at all. Especially since no one ever took the time to celebrate his birthday. Hank deserves much better than with what he got for a family. The main person I hate (yes hate not dislike) in this book isn’t Horace but Hank’s dad. He’s so mean especially to Hank. I also felt bad for Emmaline as well. Which you will all see when you read the book. The cliffhanger to this book leaves me guessing about the next book, I can’t wait until it comes out. I don’t want to reveal more than that but, oh man such a cliffhanger.
What I am curious about:
What will happen in the next book especially after that awesome cliffhanger?
Five Stars
Airships, Crypts, and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson is a superb book. I am so glad that I got to read this book and it was so great. Now I can’t wait for the next book and that is also because of that great ending of this book. This book is so good. It’s a five-star book in my mind. I read it in three days.
Anyways until the next time enjoy this review brought to you by
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Airships, Crypts, and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson are just as good as other books in this awesome series. Imogen and her friends are back in the Water Kingdom until they have to go to the Air Kingdom to celebrate the Spring Festival. Of course, things are bad for Imogen as she has to juggle being a baker, being Hank’s girlfriend, helping Hank figure something out, helping her brother, and wanting to tell Hank some things. It’s just a recipe for disaster for her. I will also try not to spoil anything for you guys.
What I liked about the book:
• Everything about this book was so good and wonderful. It was everything I imagined for the book after Imogen and Hank announced that they were together.
• I even liked it when Horace came to Imogen in this book as well.
• Of course, like always, I loved all of the characters especially the very minor ones that don’t appear a lot. They all seemed so real. I even felt bad for poor Imogen at some points.
• Some things start to make sense in this book about everything. Yep, some of the pesky questions get answered.
What I disliked about the book:
I didn’t like how Hank always felt like no one really paid attention to him at all. Especially since no one ever took the time to celebrate his birthday. Hank deserves much better than with what he got for a family. The main person I hate (yes hate not dislike) in this book isn’t Horace but Hank’s dad. He’s so mean especially to Hank. I also felt bad for Emmaline as well. Which you will all see when you read the book. The cliffhanger to this book leaves me guessing about the next book, I can’t wait until it comes out. I don’t want to reveal more than that but, oh man such a cliffhanger.
What I am curious about:
What will happen in the next book especially after that awesome cliffhanger?
Five Stars
Airships, Crypts, and Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson is a superb book. I am so glad that I got to read this book and it was so great. Now I can’t wait for the next book and that is also because of that great ending of this book. This book is so good. It’s a five-star book in my mind. I read it in three days.
Anyways until the next time enjoy this review brought to you by
Baroness’ Book Trove.
I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
If you would like to read more reviews like this one please go to baronessbooktrove.com