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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
This is Book 2 of The Most Unusual Mysteries Series.
This book can be read as a standalone book but there are nods to the previous book that unless you've read, you wouldn't understand but this didn't deter me.
In this book we follow May as she aims to uncover the person behind a bunch of malicious messages and subsequent attacks all while caring for her beloved daschunds - Bess and George.
Katherine has a special knack for creating likable and relatable characters. May is great and so is her (exhausting!) mother Minty. Minty is in her 90s and adamant she wants her daughter to help her die because y'know she's on her death bed (... she isn't mind!)
Minty is hilarious and I loved the 3rd person perspective of her. She is definitely cheeky and doesn't give a hoot what people say about her... well for the most part!
May has a close circle of great characters surrounding her and it was great to see their interactions as Katherine managed to draw you, as if you're there.
The storyline was simple but very, very clever. I didn't guess the culprit at all so bravo to Katherine for that as I usually do! There were many twist and hilarious turns as the storyline inevitably reveals the shocking truth.
That epilogue! I did laugh when I realised my error!
The cover artwork is fantastic and I love the image of the 2 pups in there... I'm a sucker for a cute pup in a story so this just cemented my choice to read.
If you want fantastic book to read with a really fab mystery to solve with loveable characters and cutie-pie pups, then this is the book for you!
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
This book can be read as a standalone book but there are nods to the previous book that unless you've read, you wouldn't understand but this didn't deter me.
In this book we follow May as she aims to uncover the person behind a bunch of malicious messages and subsequent attacks all while caring for her beloved daschunds - Bess and George.
Katherine has a special knack for creating likable and relatable characters. May is great and so is her (exhausting!) mother Minty. Minty is in her 90s and adamant she wants her daughter to help her die because y'know she's on her death bed (... she isn't mind!)
Minty is hilarious and I loved the 3rd person perspective of her. She is definitely cheeky and doesn't give a hoot what people say about her... well for the most part!
May has a close circle of great characters surrounding her and it was great to see their interactions as Katherine managed to draw you, as if you're there.
The storyline was simple but very, very clever. I didn't guess the culprit at all so bravo to Katherine for that as I usually do! There were many twist and hilarious turns as the storyline inevitably reveals the shocking truth.
That epilogue! I did laugh when I realised my error!
The cover artwork is fantastic and I love the image of the 2 pups in there... I'm a sucker for a cute pup in a story so this just cemented my choice to read.
If you want fantastic book to read with a really fab mystery to solve with loveable characters and cutie-pie pups, then this is the book for you!
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Cannibalism
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Here is my review for A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black
I found this book to be a fantastic read which I really enjoyed reading. It was very funny in places for a cozy mystery but that actually made it better because for me, they were laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed the author’s writing style which made for easy reading and I read the book in two sittings. A lot of the same characters are in this book as were in the first book only in this one, we have someone sending malicious messages by text. May feels it’s her duty to investigate and find out who is behind it and links the messages to something happening after they have been sent to anybody who is in the bookshop at 10am. I’m loving this series and hope there will be a third book in this great series.
Blurb :
Menacing texts lead to murder in an English village, in this unmissable, witty mystery by the Dagger Award–nominated author of A Most Unusual Demise.
May Morrigan is in her bookshop one morning when she—and everyone else in the shop—receives an anonymous text. It contains a reference to a Shakespeare quotation—and seems to be aimed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The next morning, one of them is dead.
Meanwhile, May’s elderly mother, Minty, is staying with her, her old friend Fletcher, and her two dogs. To her dismay, Minty is quite preoccupied with death herself lately. She also keeps reminiscing about her past in ways that make May wonder what secrets she’s hiding.
As disturbing texts continue to arrive, the Blackheath residents are threatened with further revelations and titillations. Then Fletcher becomes the focus of the tormenting texter . . . and barely escapes an attempt on his life. It’s time for May to send a strong message—and block this killer permanently . . .
A Most Malicious Messenger is a delightfully witty and charming murder mystery.
I really like the small town vibes of this book - the idea of a small group solving the murders of the people they see everyday and live alongside.
The characters are quirky and fun. The friendship between May and Fletcher is lovely to read and I really enjoyed their banter.
As murder mysteries go, this one definitely falls down on the side of being humorous rather than dark but this makes this book such a light hearted, fun read which I really enjoyed. Perfect for those times when you need a good book that doesn’t make you think too hard.
Set in an English village full of quirky and lovable characters this mystery was an enjoyable and fun read. I really did not expect the ending.
May is in her bookshop when everyone in the store receives an anonymous message that seems to be a twisted Shakespeare quote that is revealing a secret. When the subject of the message turns up dead May and her friend Fletcher start to ask questions especially when another message is received. The stakes are raised when Fletcher is attacked after being the subject of a message. Meanwhile May is also dealing with her mother, Minty, who wants May to kill her but when she is the subject of a message Minty might just get her death wish. Who is sending the messages? Will May and Fletcher figure it out before someone else dies?
Thanks to the author and Love Book Tours for providing a copy of the book for my honest review.
May is in her bookshop when everyone in the store receives an anonymous message that seems to be a twisted Shakespeare quote that is revealing a secret. When the subject of the message turns up dead May and her friend Fletcher start to ask questions especially when another message is received. The stakes are raised when Fletcher is attacked after being the subject of a message. Meanwhile May is also dealing with her mother, Minty, who wants May to kill her but when she is the subject of a message Minty might just get her death wish. Who is sending the messages? Will May and Fletcher figure it out before someone else dies?
Thanks to the author and Love Book Tours for providing a copy of the book for my honest review.