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rcbooksandtea's review
3.0
Joanne Fluke - The Twelve Desserts of Christmas - 2 stars ⭐️⭐️
Laura Levine - Nightmare on Elf Street - 4 stars
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Leslie Meier - The Christmas Thief - 3 stars
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Laura Levine - Nightmare on Elf Street - 4 stars
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Leslie Meier - The Christmas Thief - 3 stars
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nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review
4.0
A great holiday collection filled with love, murder and mayhem.
12 Desserts of Christmas - Hannah Swensen strikes again. This time Christmas is filled with love when two boarding school teachers try to find love while the students in their charge try to keep them apart. But in true Hannah style, she gets to the bottom of the mystery with treats and desserts.
Nightmare on Elf Street - Laura Levine - Nothing says Christmas than an elf accused of killing Santa. This story was filled with a great storyline and great laughs.
The Christmas Thief - Leslie Meier - Lucy and Miss Tilley once again come together to help solve the mystery of a jewel thief at a Christmas party. This is my first book with these characters and they were so enjoyable I cannot wait to read a book with them again. Completely interesting and a great addition in the collection.
12 Desserts of Christmas - Hannah Swensen strikes again. This time Christmas is filled with love when two boarding school teachers try to find love while the students in their charge try to keep them apart. But in true Hannah style, she gets to the bottom of the mystery with treats and desserts.
Nightmare on Elf Street - Laura Levine - Nothing says Christmas than an elf accused of killing Santa. This story was filled with a great storyline and great laughs.
The Christmas Thief - Leslie Meier - Lucy and Miss Tilley once again come together to help solve the mystery of a jewel thief at a Christmas party. This is my first book with these characters and they were so enjoyable I cannot wait to read a book with them again. Completely interesting and a great addition in the collection.
jbarr5's review
5.0
Christmas Sweets
This book contains 3 stories from 3 different authors.
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THE TWELVE DESSERTS OF CHRISTMAS by JOANNE FLUKE
This story is about a group of kids who are left behind at the Christmas holidays at the boarding school.
Julie and Matt, both teachers will chaperon the kids, 3 boys, 3 girls and they discover there are NO desserts for them.
Julie was a HS friend of Andrea who's sister is Hannah the one that bakes and owns the Cookie Jar. She is persuaded to deliver desserts to them daily and each gets to pick out a favorite of theirs.
The teachers are romantically inclined and it's not hardship for them to be there together.
Mystery starts when the kids sign the wager. Love the story of the Christmas cake.
Love how Hannah and her family and friends help the kids celebrate. They are blown away with happiness.
Can't wait to read of Hannah's stories.
Recipes are included along with conversion tables at the end. Note from the author is included.
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NIGHTMARE ON ELF STREET by LAURA LEVINE
This story starts out when Jaine gets a job at the mall as an elf to a drunken Santa for the last few weeks before Christmas.
It is taken in hopes of her real work, a writer for ads. Lots of crazy things happen and before you know it her cat has upset the whole scene and she's left near the dead Santa.
She had been trying to get a photo for Christmas cards this year but the cat wouldn't put the antlers on...
After the murder she is a suspect and she gahters all the clues to find out who really did murder the Santa.
Lots of colorful characters.
Most unexpected but a quick holiday read. Note from the author follows along with her other works.
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THE CHRISTMAS THIEF by LESLIE MEIER
This story is about Elizabeth, working at big hotel chain, in FL. She's going to pack her suitcase for her Christmas holiday vacation to Maine to visit with the family.
Problem is a famous person is hosting a holiday party there for 4 days and she's getting a new position-a helper for any needs the guests want.
She cancels her trip and dives into her new temp position...
Her friend tells her it's all good, she will meet single men...
Lots of crazy scenes and the jewels go missing. Elizabeth is accused and before she knows it others are there to help her gather clues.
Had never heard the shanty about the codfish bones, cool.
Note from the author is included.
Sample chapter from another of Joanne Flukes books along with recipes.
This book contains 3 stories from 3 different authors.
...
THE TWELVE DESSERTS OF CHRISTMAS by JOANNE FLUKE
This story is about a group of kids who are left behind at the Christmas holidays at the boarding school.
Julie and Matt, both teachers will chaperon the kids, 3 boys, 3 girls and they discover there are NO desserts for them.
Julie was a HS friend of Andrea who's sister is Hannah the one that bakes and owns the Cookie Jar. She is persuaded to deliver desserts to them daily and each gets to pick out a favorite of theirs.
The teachers are romantically inclined and it's not hardship for them to be there together.
Mystery starts when the kids sign the wager. Love the story of the Christmas cake.
Love how Hannah and her family and friends help the kids celebrate. They are blown away with happiness.
Can't wait to read of Hannah's stories.
Recipes are included along with conversion tables at the end. Note from the author is included.
..
NIGHTMARE ON ELF STREET by LAURA LEVINE
This story starts out when Jaine gets a job at the mall as an elf to a drunken Santa for the last few weeks before Christmas.
It is taken in hopes of her real work, a writer for ads. Lots of crazy things happen and before you know it her cat has upset the whole scene and she's left near the dead Santa.
She had been trying to get a photo for Christmas cards this year but the cat wouldn't put the antlers on...
After the murder she is a suspect and she gahters all the clues to find out who really did murder the Santa.
Lots of colorful characters.
Most unexpected but a quick holiday read. Note from the author follows along with her other works.
...
THE CHRISTMAS THIEF by LESLIE MEIER
This story is about Elizabeth, working at big hotel chain, in FL. She's going to pack her suitcase for her Christmas holiday vacation to Maine to visit with the family.
Problem is a famous person is hosting a holiday party there for 4 days and she's getting a new position-a helper for any needs the guests want.
She cancels her trip and dives into her new temp position...
Her friend tells her it's all good, she will meet single men...
Lots of crazy scenes and the jewels go missing. Elizabeth is accused and before she knows it others are there to help her gather clues.
Had never heard the shanty about the codfish bones, cool.
Note from the author is included.
Sample chapter from another of Joanne Flukes books along with recipes.
jillclimer's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Enjoy Fluke. Meier is not for me.
dogearedandfurry's review
3.0
I read this as an advance copy through NetGalley, in return for an unbiased review. This has three short stories - Joanne Fluke was known to me, the others new. Fluke was predictable as always - it’s why I’d stopped reading her for a while, as you could almost have a checklist of things that would get mentioned in every single book (which gets wearing for the devoted reader after so many books), and also I found it annoying that Hannah seemed to juggle two boyfriends who were both OK with this. Nothing really changed with this book, except it hardly had any mystery at all, and largely seemed a vehicle to just share more recipes. Laura Levine was new to me, and fairly enjoyable - if with many preposterous moments. But as a cosy read, it worked. Leslie Meier’s short story felt like it had the most mystery I guess, despite no murder, with the theft of some jewels from a hotel. It felt like it had more substance to the characters, and although all the stories were about 33% of the book on my Kindle, this felt the longer, fuller story somehow, whereas the others felt short and fluffy.
itsme_yourbookbestie's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mbedrosian's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75