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A review by pages_and_procrastination
Christmas Sweets by Laura Levine, Leslie Meier, Joanne Fluke
4.0
I was given a digital copy of this title, free, in exchange for my honest opinion.
Twelve Desserts of Christmas -(Hannah Swensen) Joanne Fluke
I have been meaning to start the Hannah swensen series for over a year now. But this is a great kick in the pants to get going on that. This was a short and sweet (pun!) novella, that requires Hannah’s special skills to get to the bottom of things. Two teachers are stuck at the boarding school watching over several kids. The romance between the teachers seem to be going fine until someone decides to throw a wrench in things. Really, it was just a fun story, and I’m glad to have read it. I’ll definitely be starting the series soon (-ish)
Nightmare on Elf street (A Jaine Austen Mystery) by Laura Levine
Jaine Austen takes a job as Santa’s elf at a local mall in An attempt to get a writing job. Unfortunately she is stuck with a sloppy drunk Santa who is cruel to just about everyone. Sometime during a catastrophe caused by Jaine a cat, someone takes advantage and kills the cruel Santa. For the most part I did enjoy this cozy. It had its funny moments and it was the kind where the pseudo-investigator doesn’t actually investigates but stumbles onto the killer by becoming the next victim and finagling a way out of the situation. While there were parts of Jaine that I liked, there were more parts that I didn’t. Mainly her issues with her weight were front and center and mentioned in just about every. single. scene. That and the envious way she described skinny/ pixie people were annoying and got old fast.
The Christmas Thief (Lucy Stone 18.) by Leslie Meier
Elizabeth Stone's plan to return home for Christmas is cancelled when she is told that she will have to stay and help with a big party that is coming to the hotel. There will be celebrities and expensive jewelry and everyone will have to pitch in and help. When the jewels come up missing, Elizabeth becomes the suspects. Luckily for her, her mother, Lucy decided to fly in for a surprise visit. Again, this was pretty quick and it definitely made me want to go back and start this series from the beginning.
Along with mini-mysteries to unravel, their were recipes that I am dying to try out. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, I would definitely recommend checking out either (or all) of these series!
Twelve Desserts of Christmas -(Hannah Swensen) Joanne Fluke
I have been meaning to start the Hannah swensen series for over a year now. But this is a great kick in the pants to get going on that. This was a short and sweet (pun!) novella, that requires Hannah’s special skills to get to the bottom of things. Two teachers are stuck at the boarding school watching over several kids. The romance between the teachers seem to be going fine until someone decides to throw a wrench in things. Really, it was just a fun story, and I’m glad to have read it. I’ll definitely be starting the series soon (-ish)
Nightmare on Elf street (A Jaine Austen Mystery) by Laura Levine
Jaine Austen takes a job as Santa’s elf at a local mall in An attempt to get a writing job. Unfortunately she is stuck with a sloppy drunk Santa who is cruel to just about everyone. Sometime during a catastrophe caused by Jaine a cat, someone takes advantage and kills the cruel Santa. For the most part I did enjoy this cozy. It had its funny moments and it was the kind where the pseudo-investigator doesn’t actually investigates but stumbles onto the killer by becoming the next victim and finagling a way out of the situation. While there were parts of Jaine that I liked, there were more parts that I didn’t. Mainly her issues with her weight were front and center and mentioned in just about every. single. scene. That and the envious way she described skinny/ pixie people were annoying and got old fast.
The Christmas Thief (Lucy Stone 18.) by Leslie Meier
Elizabeth Stone's plan to return home for Christmas is cancelled when she is told that she will have to stay and help with a big party that is coming to the hotel. There will be celebrities and expensive jewelry and everyone will have to pitch in and help. When the jewels come up missing, Elizabeth becomes the suspects. Luckily for her, her mother, Lucy decided to fly in for a surprise visit. Again, this was pretty quick and it definitely made me want to go back and start this series from the beginning.
Along with mini-mysteries to unravel, their were recipes that I am dying to try out. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, I would definitely recommend checking out either (or all) of these series!