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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated A Sticky Situation (Sugar Grove Mystery, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Sticky Situation (Sugar Grove Mystery, #3)
Jessie Crockett | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It’s sugaring season, which means Dani Greene is super busy with the sap running, the annual Maple Festival, and the annual visit from her difficult great-aunt. The last things she needs is the body in the town hall basement. The remains are identified as a drifter who came through town 30 years ago and stole cash before he left. Now, Dani is asked to figure out who really took the money. Can she do that without getting in a killer’s crosshairs?

This series has some great characters, and it was a treat to get to visit them again. The new characters are just as strong. The main mystery and some sub-plots weave in and out of each other, and the result is a book I didn’t want to put down.

NOTE: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/04/book-review-sticky-situation-by-jessie.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Death of A Bad Apple (A Food Festival Mystery #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Death of A Bad Apple (A Food Festival Mystery #3)
Penny Pike | 2016
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Darcy, Aunt Abby, and the rest of the crew head up to Apple Valley for the annual apple festival. However, when they arrive, they find themselves in a not so festive atmosphere when a fire breaks out down the road from the B&B where they are staying and a fellow guest is murdered. What have they gotten themselves into?

Despite the change of location from San Francisco (the setting for the first two books in this series), all the regular characters are still present, which is a great thing since I love them all so much. Nothing about that has changed here, and I enjoyed watching their relationships continue to grow. The plot is great and kept me guessing until the end when everything came together for a logical climax.

NOTE: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/01/book-review-death-of-bad-apple-by-penny.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Tea Cups and Carnage (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #7) in Books

Feb 21, 2018  
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Tea Cups and Carnage (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #7)
Lynn Cahoon | 2016
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It was a pleasure to return to South Cove, CA to visit with Jill and her friends again. There was a lot going on this time around. Between the extra business for the food truck during the local beach festival and a missing check, Jill's more than a little stressed out. Yet when a dead body is found, she can't help herself. She has to start asking questions, even if her police-detective boyfriend, Greg, isn't too thrilled about it.

The various sub-plots in this one made it hard to put down - I really needed to know what was going on, on all fronts! Besides the usual cast of characters, the new shop owner in town, Kathi, was a interesting addition. I'm hoping to see more of her during my next visit to South Cove.

NOTE: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
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ClareR (5726 KP) rated Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) in Books

Nov 18, 2019  
Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)
Armistead Maupin | 1989
9
6.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tales of the City is set in San Francisco in 1976 - three years after I was born, so how can I feel nostalgic?! This is how a feel good book should be written. I loved it.

They’re all great characters, and I warn you - this is a laugh out loud book, and when you have to explain to the 12 or 14 year old sons WHY you’re laughing, the explanations can be interesting! I feel fortunate that a friend convinced me to go and see Armistead Maupin with her at my local literature festival, otherwise I don’t know whether I would have ever picked up this book. I’d simply never heard of Maupin, and I don’t have Netflix to have heard about the TV series. Now I wish I had Netflix!

I’m glad I have book 2 waiting in the wings, because I really want to keep living in 1970s San Francisco!