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A review by meezcarrie
A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon
4.0
All Cat Latimer wants is for her first Writer’s Retreat at her still-a-work-in-progress Bed and Breakfast (the one she mysteriously inherited from her philandering ex-husband) to go off with a hitch.
We don’t always get what we want.
The sisters who have booked a stay at the B&B are hilarious! I envisioned them perfectly in my head while I was reading their antics and arguments, and I do hope they make an appearance in future books in the series. Seth – Cat’s high school sweetheart – is uber swoony, though he was ready to resume their relationship a bit faster than I was expecting. A bit faster than Cat was expecting too I think lol. I enjoyed the best-friendship between Cat & Shauna too, and I look forward to seeing where both Cath’s romance with Seth and her friendship with Shauna go in the rest of the series.
As far as the mystery goes, there is much to love here as well! Not only do we have to solve a murder mystery – one with lots of twists and turns and suspects – but there’s also another mystery brewing just beneath the surface that I expect will play a larger role as the series progresses. I am anxiously waiting for the next book, Fatality by Firelight, which releases early next year to see if I’m right...
All I wanted was a great cozy mystery, with a dash of romance & characters I could hang out with & a setting I would want to visit. Though things might not have worked out exactly the way Cat Latimer wanted, fortunately for me, sometimes we do get exactly what we want.
Lynn Cahoon is one of my go-to authors in the cozy mystery genre – her Tourist Trap series is one of my faves – and this new series does not disappoint! She has a knack for creating settings that appeal directly to my book nerd heart so it’s easy to immerse myself in the story, while fighting pangs of regret because physically traveling into the pages/setting of a book has not yet been mastered. Her mysteries are well-plotted, and her characters are people I’d want as friends. A Story to Kill is no exception.
Reviewer’s Note: While this is definitely what I would classify as “clean” fiction, it does contain a few profanities scattered throughout. It’s a little spicy in places but – again -still well within the bounds of “clean fiction”.
(I received a copy of this book in exchange for only my honest review.)
See my full review at Reading Is My SuperPower
We don’t always get what we want.
The sisters who have booked a stay at the B&B are hilarious! I envisioned them perfectly in my head while I was reading their antics and arguments, and I do hope they make an appearance in future books in the series. Seth – Cat’s high school sweetheart – is uber swoony, though he was ready to resume their relationship a bit faster than I was expecting. A bit faster than Cat was expecting too I think lol. I enjoyed the best-friendship between Cat & Shauna too, and I look forward to seeing where both Cath’s romance with Seth and her friendship with Shauna go in the rest of the series.
As far as the mystery goes, there is much to love here as well! Not only do we have to solve a murder mystery – one with lots of twists and turns and suspects – but there’s also another mystery brewing just beneath the surface that I expect will play a larger role as the series progresses. I am anxiously waiting for the next book, Fatality by Firelight, which releases early next year to see if I’m right...
All I wanted was a great cozy mystery, with a dash of romance & characters I could hang out with & a setting I would want to visit. Though things might not have worked out exactly the way Cat Latimer wanted, fortunately for me, sometimes we do get exactly what we want.
Lynn Cahoon is one of my go-to authors in the cozy mystery genre – her Tourist Trap series is one of my faves – and this new series does not disappoint! She has a knack for creating settings that appeal directly to my book nerd heart so it’s easy to immerse myself in the story, while fighting pangs of regret because physically traveling into the pages/setting of a book has not yet been mastered. Her mysteries are well-plotted, and her characters are people I’d want as friends. A Story to Kill is no exception.
Reviewer’s Note: While this is definitely what I would classify as “clean” fiction, it does contain a few profanities scattered throughout. It’s a little spicy in places but – again -still well within the bounds of “clean fiction”.
(I received a copy of this book in exchange for only my honest review.)
See my full review at Reading Is My SuperPower