A review by dogearedandfurry
Christmas Sweets by Laura Levine, Leslie Meier, Joanne Fluke

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.