avid_reader_sf_and_f's Reviews (5.28k)

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

***The audio just made this already fab book, better.

Every book in this world has blown me away with loveable characters, an intriguing, low stakes mystery and a warmth of community building and overall coziness that I find myself helpless to stop form revisiting. This story will clearly be a much read one and I'm looking forward to the audiobook for my next read.

This is such a delightful story with all the cozy one could desire. It felt like you were checking yourself into an Inn in Hobbiton (from Lord of the Rings) and stayed on for a season to eat all the savory foods, drink all the wine and share in a festival.  The village and the characters you meet feel lush and vibrant and I want to visit this village again and read more of their stories.

I highly recommend this book. My biggest complaint was that it ended. 
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I listened to this on audio and found it utterly delightful. It was cozy feeling, contemporary with flashbacks to a darker time (so not actually cozy, as the past characters did not end well.)

I really enjoyed the wolf pup sidekick and the slow burn romance. 
adventurous challenging funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another fun cozy mystery with the Lillie. The townsfolk were all a bit annoying in this one. I much prefer when they team up to track down the doer of no good, rather than point fingers at each other, but I realize that the towns people are really just getting to know each other and learning who is who. Can't wait till the next book is out.