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Description: Life is smooth as buttercream at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, and newlyweds Mel and Joe are stopping to smell the flours. But things start to crumble one night when an unknown gunman takes a shot at Mel. Though the bullets miss their mark, the cupcake crew goes on high alert to figure out who would want to kill a small-town baker, and why.
When more business owners are attacked, things turn fatal, and locals begin to wonder if the killer could be one of their own. Every shop owner in town starts to fear it's only a matter of time before they too become victims of the mystery murderer. Despite the cupcake crew's superb baking skills, it will be anything but a piece of cake to catch the killer, as they try to prevent anyone else from being berried.
Genre: Mystery - Cozy
Why I Picked This Book: I've enjoyed this series since the beginning and when I read the teaser for this one in the previous book I couldn't wait to pick this one up!
My Impression: This series has long been one I enjoy but this might just be my favorite. From the first page the story hit a fast pace and didn't let up until the last page. Normally with a mystery I have an idea of the who or the why but this was a total mystery for the majority of the book. Mel and the DeLaura clan are scrambling to figure out who the target is and why and trying to keep Mel safe and pool all available resources.
Why I Picked This Book: I've enjoyed this series since the beginning and when I read the teaser for this one in the previous book I couldn't wait to pick this one up!
My Impression: This series has long been one I enjoy but this might just be my favorite. From the first page the story hit a fast pace and didn't let up until the last page. Normally with a mystery I have an idea of the who or the why but this was a total mystery for the majority of the book. Mel and the DeLaura clan are scrambling to figure out who the target is and why and trying to keep Mel safe and pool all available resources.
I found the political part of being a business owner in a community as there are quite a lot of tensions - some that Mel was aware of and some that she wasn't. I loved seeing everything unravel as the characters figure out just what is going on. I also really enjoyed that Oz, who was a bakery employee but left a few books ago, got more page time. I had missed him! This is a light and fluffy cozy with a fast pace, likable characters, and yummy cupcakes. Really my main problem with this book was that I was reading it late at night and was seriously craving cupcakes but didn't have any!
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Absolutely! McKinlay is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors and I enjoy all of her series.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you are a cozy mystery fan this book and this series would make for a fun read. While I do believe series are best read in order I do think you could pick this one up without an issue.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? If you are a cozy mystery fan this book and this series would make for a fun read. While I do believe series are best read in order I do think you could pick this one up without an issue.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Sounds like a good cozy mystery series. Those cupcakes look delicious!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read one of your reviews for this series I want to gobble them up. I need more time!!
ReplyDeleteLight and fluffy cozy with very likeable characters, this series is in my wish list of reading for sure.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed this one, too.
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