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A review by superwritermom
Still Life in Brunswick Stew by Larissa Reinhart
Okay, so really a 4.5.
If you loved Cherry Tucker before, you're still going to love this book. I'm just mad at Reinhart for the love triangle business. All the rest of you are going to love it. I'm just an impatient woman who has her favorite man already picked out.
So, here's the deal: there's a Brunswick Stew competition where Cherry is--once again--a starving artist. (Aside: I love how Cherry is always literally starving. It's a nice running gag/metaphor) Her friend Eloisa drops dead. Was it her chronic illness? Her boyfriend's fitness punch? Or did someone spike the Brunswick Stew in a very bad way?
Cherry, of course, has to get involved, much to the chagrin of her Uncle Will and her boyfriend, Deputy Luke Harper. And it's not just about the stew. One of my favorite characters, the Russian of questionable scruples, Max, is running a bingo game that caters to little old ladies and has airheaded hottie Todd doing something (?). Gramps has a new lady in his life, badge bunnies are bringing Luke barbecue (Best. Metaphor. Ever.), Cherry is procrastinating on yet another art project, and Shawna is, well, Shawna.
All in all, a great southern mystery. But I do request more Tater (the goat) for the next one. Did I mention there's a cliffhanger? Yeah. Read this one, and you'll be reading the next one, too.
If you loved Cherry Tucker before, you're still going to love this book. I'm just mad at Reinhart for the love triangle business. All the rest of you are going to love it. I'm just an impatient woman who has her favorite man already picked out.
So, here's the deal: there's a Brunswick Stew competition where Cherry is--once again--a starving artist. (Aside: I love how Cherry is always literally starving. It's a nice running gag/metaphor) Her friend Eloisa drops dead. Was it her chronic illness? Her boyfriend's fitness punch? Or did someone spike the Brunswick Stew in a very bad way?
Cherry, of course, has to get involved, much to the chagrin of her Uncle Will and her boyfriend, Deputy Luke Harper. And it's not just about the stew. One of my favorite characters, the Russian of questionable scruples, Max, is running a bingo game that caters to little old ladies and has airheaded hottie Todd doing something (?). Gramps has a new lady in his life, badge bunnies are bringing Luke barbecue (Best. Metaphor. Ever.), Cherry is procrastinating on yet another art project, and Shawna is, well, Shawna.
All in all, a great southern mystery. But I do request more Tater (the goat) for the next one. Did I mention there's a cliffhanger? Yeah. Read this one, and you'll be reading the next one, too.