Snickerdoodle Secrets
Kindle Edition, 239 pages
Expected publication: November 21st 2019 by Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Goodreads synopsis:
Living in the small town of Honey Hollow can be murder.
A baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors.
And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder.
*A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order.
My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, aka dead pets, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom.
Everett has some serious upheaval coming his way that he never expected, and Lottie is determined to help him get through it. But with another dead body coming between them, things are bound to get in the way.
Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see dead pets—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in the occasional ghost of the human variety, a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with.
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4 Stars
This is the twentieth book in the Murder in the Mix series by Addison Moore.
First off, I have to say that this book series is more like an over the top soap opera than a normal cozy mystery. There are dead animals who randomly show up and give her clues regarding the murder. The cop love interest, Noah Fox has apparently died in the past and now come back to life. I have only read a couple of books in this series so I surely missed some important keystones along the way.
As I was reading along I wished for a bit more description and narrative of the setting surrounding Lottie. A lot of times I felt like I had no idea what was going on since my sense of where I was in the story universe seemed a bit iffy. There are character names starting with the same letter (for instance Everett and Evelyn[Evie]) and that can be confusing when quickly reading through a passage.
I am not sure why but I can’t quite buy Everett as a judge. Considering his stunning Chris Hemsworth looks, I could probably buy something like lumberjack or superhero. I would like to see him more in his own legal environment just to get a better idea of who he is. Currently, he doesn’t seem well fleshed out. I feel like as described he is all good looks and no substance. I need to see his brains to believe him in his judge role. Again, this is probably due to me missing the previous seventeen books in the series. I do indeed need to get a better idea of this series’s backstory in order to judge it properly.
Except for these few niggles, this is a fast and enjoyable read. You get hooked almost from the beginning wanting to know whodunit and what the heck is really going on.
I have to give kudos to the designer of the book covers of this series. They are just stellar works of art and I am sure Addison Moore has gotten a number of purchases just due to the impact of the colorful and well put together cover.
If you love a good cozy mystery, definitely dig into this one. But may I suggest that you start at book one and read through the series before getting to this one. It will be a more enjoyable experience and of course, make more sense to you in the end.
I received this arc from the author in return for an honest review.
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