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lisade's review against another edition
3.0
Good for wasting a couple of hours on a rainy Sunday. Quick read
rrmatulle's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
After being dumped by her fiancé, Piper Donovan decides to get a fresh start. So she moves back home and works with her mother in her bakery shop called The Icing on the Cupcake. Piper used to be a daytime soap opera actor on a show called A Little Rain Must Fall. That is until her character dead.
Glenna Brooks, a fellow actor on A Little Rain Must Fall is getting married. She asks Piper to make her wedding cake. It seems that someone is not pleasured with the idea of Glenna getting married. First Glenna receives a threatening message and next people all around her are dying. It is up to Piper to save a wedding before there are no guests to attend.
To Have and To Kill is the first book in a new series, A Wedding Cake Mystery. I liked this book. It is a nice, sweet cozy mystery. Piper needed to be fleshed out a little more as a character but I could see her potential. This was a quick read. The chapters were only a few pages. There was a lot of suspects thrown in the mix but the reasons to suspect them were not that strong. In addition, I didn’t really get to know the characters that were dying, so I didn’t feel bad that they were gone. In fact, there was a lot of every man or woman for themselves attitude. The yummy recipe in the back for the Butter cream Icing is a nice bonus. I am going to make it. While there was some flaws, it was not enough to keep me from checking out the next book in this series.
Glenna Brooks, a fellow actor on A Little Rain Must Fall is getting married. She asks Piper to make her wedding cake. It seems that someone is not pleasured with the idea of Glenna getting married. First Glenna receives a threatening message and next people all around her are dying. It is up to Piper to save a wedding before there are no guests to attend.
To Have and To Kill is the first book in a new series, A Wedding Cake Mystery. I liked this book. It is a nice, sweet cozy mystery. Piper needed to be fleshed out a little more as a character but I could see her potential. This was a quick read. The chapters were only a few pages. There was a lot of suspects thrown in the mix but the reasons to suspect them were not that strong. In addition, I didn’t really get to know the characters that were dying, so I didn’t feel bad that they were gone. In fact, there was a lot of every man or woman for themselves attitude. The yummy recipe in the back for the Butter cream Icing is a nice bonus. I am going to make it. While there was some flaws, it was not enough to keep me from checking out the next book in this series.
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Really liked this cozy mystery by Mary Jane Clark. I gave it 3 1/2 stars but rounded it up to 4. It was a fun mystery that I listened to on my MP3 player. Like her mother-in-law (Mary Higgins Clark), the author doesn't have bad language or sex scenes or gory crime scenes. It's a fun whodunit that keeps one guessing. I pegged the killer pretty early on and so the ending didn't come as a complete surprise, but it was still enjoyable. I liked the cake decorating aspect, but I have to admit it made me hungry especially being on a diet! :)
dvallee's review against another edition
2.0
Two and half stars....I've read several of Mary Jane Clark books that I really enjoyed. This one just didn't click for me.
tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve read the third one in this series and enjoyed it, and figured I’d go back and start from the beginning because why not! Mary Jane Clark definitely writes similarly to her ex-sister-in-law, Carol Higgins Clark (author of the Regan Reilly series) — they both love short chapters (this book had I think 60+ chapters? And the last Carol Higgins Clark I read had over 80 chapters for around 250 pages) and fast-paced plots. MJC writes less confusing plots though, whereas CHC’s plots are less murder-driven and more general-crime-driven (heists, burglaries, thefts, stolen identities, etc.).
But a decent story overall. I definitely want to continue in this series. Very good bedtime reading, IMO, as it’s not too tense or too bloody/gory, and is also easy to focus on.
But a decent story overall. I definitely want to continue in this series. Very good bedtime reading, IMO, as it’s not too tense or too bloody/gory, and is also easy to focus on.
shighley's review against another edition
3.0
This was a bit of a departure for me, but I read it because my mom really enjoyed MJC mysteries, and cooking mysteries. So, when I saw this one, I just had to read it, because it was a combination of the two. (I was fortunate once to be able to take my mom to see MJC speak). I enjoyed it, but found that it made me very hungry for something with frosting. (Note to self: don't bother with Dolly Madison Zingers any more.) So, I did feel a connection with my mom, and probably will read the next one.
princessleia4life's review against another edition
3.0
This book was cute and had fun characters, but the end made no sense as to why this person turned to killing. I feel like the author thought the killer was too obvious and wanted to “get” the audience, although the person is turned out to be was really obvious as why were they even still in the story? Mostly their reasoning made no sense unless the author had given them a personal connection.