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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2672 KP) rated Irish Soda Bread Murder in Books

Dec 26, 2024 (Updated Dec 26, 2024)

These Loaves of Bread Aren’t Deadly to Your Waistline. They’re Just Deadly

Three cozy mystery authors reunite to again present St. Patrick themed novellas with their characters. Up first, Carlene O’Connor revisits her Home to Ireland characters as Tara gets involved when her aunt’s rival dies from Irish soda bread. Next, Peggy Ehrhart presents a story with her Knits and Nibbles characters when a judge in a contest baking dies after sampling the first loaf of bread. Finally, Liz Ireland takes Mrs. Claus and three of the elves from Santaland to Oregon when April goes to investigate a leak in her inn only to get involved in some shady things going on with her caretaker.

All three stories are entertaining. I read this anthology for the Mrs. Claus story, but I felt right at home with the characters from the first two as well, so if you haven’t met any of them yet, you can easily use this to sample the authors. Given that these are novellas, I felt the authors all did a good job of bringing the characters to life, although I did feel the pacing could have been stronger. Still, I enjoyed all the stories and the twists we did get. I even laughed at that final story multiple times. If you pick up this book now or wait until March to read it, you’ll find yourself enjoying it.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Sausage Party (2016) in Movies

Oct 16, 2017

Sausage Party (2016)

2016 | Animation, Comedy

5.8

(37 Ratings)

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Food looks to humanity as gods who will release them from the mundanity and oppression of their shelf life. But, it was a lie created by the original settlers to disguise the horrors of life outside. Lots of racial and ethnic humor influenced by Mel Brooks ensues. I would have felt a little better if Lavosh was not the Middle Eastern bread since Armenia is neither Muslim or Middle Eastern, but creative license