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Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine

Liz Ireland

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air with April Claus’s friend, Claire, getting...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2425 KP) rated Shady Hollow in Books

Oct 3, 2025 (Updated Oct 3, 2025)

Shady Hollow

Juneau Black | 2022 | Mystery

5.0

(1 Ratings)

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Not Bad, but Didn’t Quite Work For Me

Welcome to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live in peace and harmony. That is, until someone kills Otto, a toad. Vera Vixen, a fox and reporter for the local paper, is on the case. But can she figure out who committed the crime?

When I heard about this series, I had to give the book a chance since it sounded creative and fun. The book’s omniscient narration took a little for me to adjust to, but once I did, it worked okay. It did give the book a slower start than I would have liked, but the mystery was decent once it got going. And I liked the characters. While I found the idea of these characters living side by side and interacting fun, it does take some buying into this world, something I was ready to do. I did feel the authors could have done a more creative job of creating their world, or at least that’s what I was expecting. My biggest hang up was the idea of interspecies romance. I realize that’s a me thing, but it is enough that I won’t be returning to the series. Others love it, so if this intrigues you, by all means, give the series a chance.