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mackenzierm 's review for:
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes
by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
3.5 stars.
Savvy opened Essie’s soul food café several years ago, never expecting her fan-favorite sweet potato pie to become the center of a murder investigation. When Grandy drops dead at table two, Savvy has more to worry about than her reputation for fine soul food. The police soon deem Grandy’s death an accident, but Savvy’s deep in the midst of bad press and desperate to clear her name and keep her café afloat, so she and her assistant manager, Penny, take up the case to find out who really killed Grandy.
SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES is a debut cozy mystery set in the Chicago South Side. The central setting is within Essie’s soul food café and Savvy is the narrator of this novel. Savvy is bright, kind, and inquisitive. She makes the best soul food in this part of town and is proud of her café. There’s a lot of food preparation discussions that left my mouth watering. I enjoyed that the end of the audiobook contained recipes that were discussed throughout the novel – a lovely touch!
The plot is that of a murder mystery with lots of sleuthing on Savvy’s behalf with the help of her assistant manager, Penny. I enjoyed seeing how Savvy went about clearing her business’ name and getting to the bottom of the whodunnit. I was certainly surprised by the reveal, as was Savvy. There’s a lot of characters mentioned within these pages, leaving me to feel as though I couldn’t quite place who was who and how they connected to others. This may be due to lack of attentiveness or the simple downside of the audiobook format. Regardless, a great debut!
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher, Minotaur Books, for the opportunity to read this advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.
Savvy opened Essie’s soul food café several years ago, never expecting her fan-favorite sweet potato pie to become the center of a murder investigation. When Grandy drops dead at table two, Savvy has more to worry about than her reputation for fine soul food. The police soon deem Grandy’s death an accident, but Savvy’s deep in the midst of bad press and desperate to clear her name and keep her café afloat, so she and her assistant manager, Penny, take up the case to find out who really killed Grandy.
SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES is a debut cozy mystery set in the Chicago South Side. The central setting is within Essie’s soul food café and Savvy is the narrator of this novel. Savvy is bright, kind, and inquisitive. She makes the best soul food in this part of town and is proud of her café. There’s a lot of food preparation discussions that left my mouth watering. I enjoyed that the end of the audiobook contained recipes that were discussed throughout the novel – a lovely touch!
The plot is that of a murder mystery with lots of sleuthing on Savvy’s behalf with the help of her assistant manager, Penny. I enjoyed seeing how Savvy went about clearing her business’ name and getting to the bottom of the whodunnit. I was certainly surprised by the reveal, as was Savvy. There’s a lot of characters mentioned within these pages, leaving me to feel as though I couldn’t quite place who was who and how they connected to others. This may be due to lack of attentiveness or the simple downside of the audiobook format. Regardless, a great debut!
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher, Minotaur Books, for the opportunity to read this advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.