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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wanted to enjoy this book, but about halfway through, Madeline turned into an awful person.
- telling everyone she thought Billy was an idiot, just because she babysat him when he was a child.
-the next book better be where Beau sues her for slander.
- Unsympathetic to a woman who just lost her lover and home they shared.
- after knowing Tandy for maybe a week, told her friends and family that she understood how they felt.
Does Madeline stay this annoying throughout the series?
- telling everyone she thought Billy was an idiot, just because she babysat him when he was a child.
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- Unsympathetic to a woman who just lost her lover and home they shared.
- after knowing Tandy for maybe a week, told her friends and family that she understood how they felt.
Does Madeline stay this annoying throughout the series?
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
After Madeline inherits a book store, she moves home to small town Georgia. It isn't long before things start happening and a body is found at the bookstore. Determined not to let it get the best of her, Madeline sets out to solve the murder.
Opinion
This is a sweet cozy mystery with some punches. This book doesn't follow the typical recipe for a cozy mystery. There were some surprises with "who done it." Overall, this was a great beginning to a new series and I cannot wait for the next book in the series (set to release at the end of 2025.)
Many thanks to Net Galley and to St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC of this book.
Opinion
This is a sweet cozy mystery with some punches. This book doesn't follow the typical recipe for a cozy mystery. There were some surprises with "who done it." Overall, this was a great beginning to a new series and I cannot wait for the next book in the series (set to release at the end of 2025.)
Many thanks to Net Galley and to St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC of this book.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
โ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐.โ
Booked For Murder is a fun new addition to the cozy mystery world from new author PJ Nelson.
This mystery was an easy read, brimming with charm, that I flew through. Madeline inherits the bookstore and home of her aunt Rose where she spent the majority of childhood, discovering that the small college town of Enigma holds more secrets than she remembers. Madeline reunites with and also meets lots of eccentric and loveable characters; I particularly loved Gloria, the female Episcopal minister and Philomena, Roseโs longtime friend, who form a motley crew to โhelpโ police officer Billy Sanders (a man Madeline used to babysit), alongside potential love interests (and friendships) fire chief Mike Cooper and carpenter David Madison. I loved the mention of Nancy Drew, both the books and the FANTASTIC tv series, and like the Nancy of the tv series, Madeline makes mistakes, and is quick to jump to conclusions at times. Between the murder, the threats and arson, the shady characters, and questions there was no shortage of mystery, even if the murderer wasnโt unmasked by logic, but rather more-so by chance and drunken confession.
Booked For Murder, while not perfect, is an enjoyable start to the Old Juniper Bookshop series. I was pleased to see a second book is set for publication in December 2025, as Iโm interested in seeing more of these characters! Thank you to Minotaur and NetGalley for the ARC!
Booked For Murder is a fun new addition to the cozy mystery world from new author PJ Nelson.
This mystery was an easy read, brimming with charm, that I flew through. Madeline inherits the bookstore and home of her aunt Rose where she spent the majority of childhood, discovering that the small college town of Enigma holds more secrets than she remembers. Madeline reunites with and also meets lots of eccentric and loveable characters; I particularly loved Gloria, the female Episcopal minister and Philomena, Roseโs longtime friend, who form a motley crew to โhelpโ police officer Billy Sanders (a man Madeline used to babysit), alongside potential love interests (and friendships) fire chief Mike Cooper and carpenter David Madison. I loved the mention of Nancy Drew, both the books and the FANTASTIC tv series, and like the Nancy of the tv series, Madeline makes mistakes, and is quick to jump to conclusions at times. Between the murder, the threats and arson, the shady characters, and questions there was no shortage of mystery, even if the murderer wasnโt unmasked by logic, but rather more-so by chance and drunken confession.
Booked For Murder, while not perfect, is an enjoyable start to the Old Juniper Bookshop series. I was pleased to see a second book is set for publication in December 2025, as Iโm interested in seeing more of these characters! Thank you to Minotaur and NetGalley for the ARC!
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes