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Double Fudge Brownie Murder
by Joanne Fluke
I received Wedding Cake Murder as an ARC only to realize that I hadn't read this novel yet. When I picked up Wedding Cake Murder I was absolutely confused as to how it was possible for Hannah to be engaged when all I had missed was ONE novel... This is the novel I missed and although I might have been upset if I had read this one first, for me, it was the novel that helped make sense of the Ross and Hannah relationship.
When I first started reading the Hannah Swensen series several years ago I loved the series, but was absolutely horrified and disgusted by the fact that she was stringing along two guys while no one seemed to even bat an eye about this. Somewhere along the line I got sucked in by the story and stopped finding it so odd. Although I have always been team Norman, the addition of Mike stopped bothering me and I enjoyed the fun banter. I just assumed that the novels would eventually resolve themselves by her choosing one of them. It appeared to me that Norman would be the clear choice due to the fact that Moishe and Cuddles were close, that Norman had built the dream house for Hannah and himself and that he never swayed from Hannah whereas Mike had a wandering eye. In retrospect, that doesn't make a lot of sense given that if Hannah had loved either of them, really loved them, she would have made the choice long ago. Ross and Hannah make sense in this novel.
Don't get me wrong I am absolutely heartbroken about the loss of the Hannah/Norman dream. Team Norman forever! I am sad for Moishe and Cuddles. I am sad about the dream house. I really mourn the loss of what seemed like a really cute love story. On the other hand, I feel and a little bit sheepish that I put up with the dual boyfriend situation for so long.
At any rate, these novels have always been a fluffy diversion for me so although the game has certainly changed I don't think I am going to stop reading them. Since I don't see them as "good" fiction, but more like a trashy soap opera I am a lot more willing to tolerate the cheese and the horribly constructed story lines. They are just plain fun....also recipes, and coffee.....lots of coffee!
When I first started reading the Hannah Swensen series several years ago I loved the series, but was absolutely horrified and disgusted by the fact that she was stringing along two guys while no one seemed to even bat an eye about this. Somewhere along the line I got sucked in by the story and stopped finding it so odd. Although I have always been team Norman, the addition of Mike stopped bothering me and I enjoyed the fun banter. I just assumed that the novels would eventually resolve themselves by her choosing one of them. It appeared to me that Norman would be the clear choice due to the fact that Moishe and Cuddles were close, that Norman had built the dream house for Hannah and himself and that he never swayed from Hannah whereas Mike had a wandering eye. In retrospect, that doesn't make a lot of sense given that if Hannah had loved either of them, really loved them, she would have made the choice long ago. Ross and Hannah make sense in this novel.
Don't get me wrong I am absolutely heartbroken about the loss of the Hannah/Norman dream. Team Norman forever! I am sad for Moishe and Cuddles. I am sad about the dream house. I really mourn the loss of what seemed like a really cute love story. On the other hand, I feel and a little bit sheepish that I put up with the dual boyfriend situation for so long.
At any rate, these novels have always been a fluffy diversion for me so although the game has certainly changed I don't think I am going to stop reading them. Since I don't see them as "good" fiction, but more like a trashy soap opera I am a lot more willing to tolerate the cheese and the horribly constructed story lines. They are just plain fun....also recipes, and coffee.....lots of coffee!