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jessreads2much's review
2.0
It is cute but rambling and a bit aimless, and though I was teased with a murder mystery in the title, summary, and first chapter, it's all false advertising 1.5⭐️
nicolamichelle's review
5.0
This is the fourth in the series and I’ve been an avid reader of the other three, so was excited to start this one.
I’ve grown to get to know the characters, the community and couldn’t wait to return to see how things were progressing. Sophie has been such an endearing character and her budding relationship with Hector has made for an addicting read. I loved them both in this and they were both certainly being tested but definitely rose to the challenge…
I really enjoyed the plot and story of this one. It was certainly different and pleasantly not what I was expecting. I enjoyed the direction it went in and it was such an easy and enjoyable listen.
I pretty much listened to it in one sitting and was surprised at how much it flew by! The narrator was super easy to listen to and made slipping into this story effortless. It certainly is a cozy mystery and I can’t wait for more to (hopefully) follow.
Thank you to the author and publisher for an audiobook copy on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
I’ve grown to get to know the characters, the community and couldn’t wait to return to see how things were progressing. Sophie has been such an endearing character and her budding relationship with Hector has made for an addicting read. I loved them both in this and they were both certainly being tested but definitely rose to the challenge…
I really enjoyed the plot and story of this one. It was certainly different and pleasantly not what I was expecting. I enjoyed the direction it went in and it was such an easy and enjoyable listen.
I pretty much listened to it in one sitting and was surprised at how much it flew by! The narrator was super easy to listen to and made slipping into this story effortless. It certainly is a cozy mystery and I can’t wait for more to (hopefully) follow.
Thank you to the author and publisher for an audiobook copy on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
kearstens_book_adventures's review
3.0
It's a cute mystery. However, the murder at the well doesn't happen until the last little bit of the book. It is a decent book. It's a cozy read. I don't see it as a mystery.
bottleofhappiness's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first book I read in this series (maybe that altered my reading experience, and that's on me) but this book just... exists. Nothing happens. There's not much mystery going on. We build up to something that isn't there. The characters were enjoyable, and that was the cozy part about it, but the mystery part wasn't there for me.
It was an easy listen though, as an audiobook, and a decent way to spend my time while I'm on my commute to work. But again, really nothing to write home about. I might give one of the other books in the serie a try in the future, but I'm not too sure about it.
It was an easy listen though, as an audiobook, and a decent way to spend my time while I'm on my commute to work. But again, really nothing to write home about. I might give one of the other books in the serie a try in the future, but I'm not too sure about it.
megs004's review against another edition
3.0
Sophia Sayers lives in a small village in a house she inherited from her aunt. She works at the bookshop that her boyfriend, Hector, owns. Hector also writes popular romances under a female pseudonym. The book focuses on their relationship and the Valentine’s Day events that the village host.
The story was a light and fun cozy mystery. I did not realize this book was part of a series, so I listened to this book as a standalone. The plot was very slow and lacked any excitement. I was expecting a murder mystery, but nothing happens until the last 10% of the book. I felt the title was misleading, but the book was still an easy and light read to listen to at work. Mary Woodvine did a great job narrating the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Egmont Audio for giving me a copy of the audiobook.
The story was a light and fun cozy mystery. I did not realize this book was part of a series, so I listened to this book as a standalone. The plot was very slow and lacked any excitement. I was expecting a murder mystery, but nothing happens until the last 10% of the book. I felt the title was misleading, but the book was still an easy and light read to listen to at work. Mary Woodvine did a great job narrating the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Egmont Audio for giving me a copy of the audiobook.
kirstyreviewsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Murder at the Well by Debbie Young
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
While Sophie and her friends celebrate Valentine's Night in The Bluebird, a dead body plummets to the bottom of the village well - and nobody hears it fall.
In this close-knit community where everyone knows each other's business, is it possible for anyone to get away with murder?
Sophie's about to find out - and to discover some extraordinary secrets about her boyfriend Hector and his family along the way.
Colourful new characters join the regular Wendlebury cast in this cozy mystery.
This has previously been released as Murder by the Book.
My Opinion
It was lovely to catch up with Sophie. This is a nice, quick cosy mystery with some very entertaining characters. I am reading this series out of order so I can confirm that it is possible to read this as a standalone. The murder happens relatively late in the book but there is a lot going on so it doesn't spoil the enjoyment.
Rating 4/5
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
While Sophie and her friends celebrate Valentine's Night in The Bluebird, a dead body plummets to the bottom of the village well - and nobody hears it fall.
In this close-knit community where everyone knows each other's business, is it possible for anyone to get away with murder?
Sophie's about to find out - and to discover some extraordinary secrets about her boyfriend Hector and his family along the way.
Colourful new characters join the regular Wendlebury cast in this cozy mystery.
This has previously been released as Murder by the Book.
My Opinion
It was lovely to catch up with Sophie. This is a nice, quick cosy mystery with some very entertaining characters. I am reading this series out of order so I can confirm that it is possible to read this as a standalone. The murder happens relatively late in the book but there is a lot going on so it doesn't spoil the enjoyment.
Rating 4/5