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Midge (525 KP) rated Chocolate a la Murder in Books

Mar 25, 2019  
Chocolate a la Murder
Chocolate a la Murder
Kirsten Weiss | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A Delightful Paranormal Mystery!
I jumped at the chance to read this delightful little mystery as I have come to adore cozy novels in recent months. This is the fourth book in the ‘A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum’ series by Kirsten Weiss, the first book being ‘The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum,’ followed by ‘Pressed to Death’ and ‘Deja Moo.’

The setting for the story is a town called San Benedetto in the California wine country. In “Chocolate a la Murder,” owner, Maddie Kosloski, of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, is preparing for The Wine and Chocolate Days Festival in San Benedetto. Maddie has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies.

When Maddie visits the town's new boutique chocolate shop, she finds one of the owners dead and covered in melted cocoa. Maddie's determined to catch the killer, and she soon uncovers deadly dealings in the world of artisan chocolate. But the deception surrounding those dealings are enough to make the molinillo rattle all night. Will Maddie have to temper her passion for sleuthing before a killer makes her their next target?

Although I haven’t any read of the first three books of the series, Kirsten Weiss, provides plenty of back-stories, so “Chocolate a la Murder” works well as a stand-alone novel. Written in the first person, the characters in this novel were a real laugh and I especially liked Maddie’s feistiness. I even found myself asking the same questions and thinking along the same lines as Maddie when trying to work out the identity of the perpetrator. I really enjoyed the easy-to-read writing style, the plot and the pace of the book. The paranormal element helped to add intrigue to the tale, whilst making it a little different to some of the other books in the genre.

All in all, “Chocolate a la Murder” is a lighthearted, lovely read, that combines mystery, thrills and murder and mayhem and I'm looking forward to reading the first three books of the series.

[Thanks to #NetGalley and Midnight Ink Publishing for the free ARC of #ChocolateAlaMurder in exchange for an honest review.]
  
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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated The Channel: Stories From L.A in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
The Channel: Stories From L.A
The Channel: Stories From L.A
Susan Alcott Jardine | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Channel is a collection of short fictional stories, some with a touch of paranormal. Some will make you cry, some will make you think, and some will make you smile. Susan is a wonderful storyteller with a talent for leaving her readers with questions and possibilities in their minds but ending the stories with a satisfying close.

Content: Clean
  
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starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2018  
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The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy #1)
Nora Roberts | 2011
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
very sweet, easy read. I really enjoyed it and cannot wait to read the next two and see what happens for both the other brothers. the characters were very likeable and amazing.. the writing is of course amazing. i love nora roberts for a light read... this was a light romance with a touch of paranormal and i loved it.
  
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Merissa (14003 KP) created a post

Mar 5, 2021  
"There's simply no way I couldn't give this 5-stars. Absolutely recommended by me, and... when is book 2 out? Please?"

The Spellcaster's Trap (The Familiar Curse #1) by C.L. Bright - @Archaeolibrary, #ComingOfAge, #Paranormal, #Romance, 5 out of 5 (exceptional)

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/the-spellcaster-s-trap-the-familiar-curse-1-by-cassandra-lawson-writing-as-c-l-bright