TBR Tarot - A Book to Kill For

At the end of 2022 Wendy over at Literary Feline posted about these fantastic TBR Tarot Cards she had picked up on Etsy and that sounded too good to resist so I immediately ordered my own set.  So when I'm not feeling strongly about what to read next I pull out my cards and pick a book based on the prompt.  Here is a book the fates chose for me recently.

Prompt:  Choose a Book Where the Author's Surname begins with "L"

Goodreads: A quiet book lover falls for a rugged carpenter... who doesn't even like to read?!?

Maggie Bell loves working at a bookshop in the charming town of Fair Haven, Connecticut. After her beloved boss passes away, his son, Joshua Whitfield, comes into town and turns Maggie’s world upside down. He wants to turn part of the store into a cafe and sell books about vampires and silly romances. Maggie is horrified. But when an electrician is killed in the middle of the bookshop renovations, Joshua is the prime suspect. Maggie must put their differences aside to clear his name. She finds herself becoming more and more attracted to Joshua. Can a mousy bookworm really fall in love with a rugged carpenter who doesn’t even like to read?

My Thoughts:  I had this whole series on my TBR so when the prompt came up, I jumped at the chance to give this series a try.  It's a bookish cozy - what's not to love?  Well, it turned out I wasn't the biggest fan of Maggie.  I love a bookish main character who loves to read but Maggie is so judgmental and narrow minded I was kind of rooting for the bad guy to take her out.  I did like Joshua and the mystery did keep me guessing.  I would probably give this author another try but I don't think I want to spend any more time with Maggie.  My Rating: Just Okay (2 Stars)