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janie_tran's review
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
bekahmurphy's review
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
There's not much investigating in this mystery. The main character stumbles upon some evidence, she reports it to the police, the police solve it. She doesn't even start Google searches on the victims until half way through the book. And there is no way to solve this on your own because the information is withheld until the end.
kellyreader's review
5.0
Good, lighthearted read
I was looking for a short, quick book to read that would be fun and lighthearted. This was just what I wanted! Just enough mystery to stay engaged, without a lot of suspense to stress me out.
I was looking for a short, quick book to read that would be fun and lighthearted. This was just what I wanted! Just enough mystery to stay engaged, without a lot of suspense to stress me out.
thatlemonadelife's review
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
leedigesu's review
4.0
Great start to a series. I really like the people of Holiday Bay, as well as the setting of the town.
bookhussy's review
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
attytheresa's review
3.0
This is a really enjoyable start to a series set in coastal Maine. It's also set mostly in November, ending just a couple weeks after Thanksgiving, which made it perfect for a blustery rainy November day's read!
Abby, a writer living in San Francisco who suffered a devastating personal loss a year ago, decides the only hope to get past the crippling grief is to start over someplace new. She buys, sight unseen, a dilapidated old inn in Holiday Bay, ME, with the intention to renovate it, turn into an income-producing property, and hopefully start writing again. A day or two after she arrives in her new home, a young woman is murdered in the nearby forest, and Abby finds in her basement boxes of personal items belonging to 4 local young women, 2 of whom have died in the last year, and one of whom is missing. As Abby is a mystery writer, she's curious and starts investigating while beginning renovations on the inn, forming relationships with various local, and being adopted by a giant orange Maine Coon cat named Rufus.
The mysteries are very light and frankly are not the driving force behind the stories. What kept me reading with a smile on my face was the Abby and all the animals and people that come into her life. Plus, how can you not love a town that honors its name by naming its streets after different holidays and hosing festivals honoring those holidays? Even the local hardware store gets in on it with turkey decorations.
I'll definitely read more of this series.
Abby, a writer living in San Francisco who suffered a devastating personal loss a year ago, decides the only hope to get past the crippling grief is to start over someplace new. She buys, sight unseen, a dilapidated old inn in Holiday Bay, ME, with the intention to renovate it, turn into an income-producing property, and hopefully start writing again. A day or two after she arrives in her new home, a young woman is murdered in the nearby forest, and Abby finds in her basement boxes of personal items belonging to 4 local young women, 2 of whom have died in the last year, and one of whom is missing. As Abby is a mystery writer, she's curious and starts investigating while beginning renovations on the inn, forming relationships with various local, and being adopted by a giant orange Maine Coon cat named Rufus.
The mysteries are very light and frankly are not the driving force behind the stories. What kept me reading with a smile on my face was the Abby and all the animals and people that come into her life. Plus, how can you not love a town that honors its name by naming its streets after different holidays and hosing festivals honoring those holidays? Even the local hardware store gets in on it with turkey decorations.
I'll definitely read more of this series.
litmuggle's review
5.0
A cute read
Abby is not your typical heroin you find in cozy mysteries. She's just a woman who is trying to start over after a tragedy who makes a few friends along threatens she solves a crime everybody else have up on. I rather enjoyed this book and will need the next when it realised as well as give her other series a try.
Abby is not your typical heroin you find in cozy mysteries. She's just a woman who is trying to start over after a tragedy who makes a few friends along threatens she solves a crime everybody else have up on. I rather enjoyed this book and will need the next when it realised as well as give her other series a try.