readinggrrl's review
4.0
This book made me wish I could drink wine, unfortunately a sulfite allergy destroys that ability. So with little to no knowledge of wine but feeling mighty thirsty at the end of the book I learned a lot (like the merits of a traditional cork over a screw top in wine bottles!) and had a lot of fun with this book.
This cozy mystery intertwined around the wines and vines of France's Wine Country is quick, entertaining read. There isn't the graphic sex and violence accompanying many mystery/thrillers these days and it actually reminds me a bit of a good old English Murder Mystery such as anything by Agatha Christie.
So grab a glass of your favorite vintage and curl up for an evening of fun. I'll sit here and sip my juice and wish it was of the fermented variety.
This cozy mystery intertwined around the wines and vines of France's Wine Country is quick, entertaining read. There isn't the graphic sex and violence accompanying many mystery/thrillers these days and it actually reminds me a bit of a good old English Murder Mystery such as anything by Agatha Christie.
So grab a glass of your favorite vintage and curl up for an evening of fun. I'll sit here and sip my juice and wish it was of the fermented variety.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
3.0
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley.
This installment finds everyone’s favorite wine taster, Benjamin facing a family crisis. It’s a cozy mystery, so one can pretty much figure out how that ends before even opening the book.
However, the charm of this series rests not on the mystery but on the Cooker family and the scenery where the series takes place. This series is something that you enjoy not because it is on the level of Ruth Rendell, but because it is a pleasant hour that concerns wine and food, with a little mystery thrown in for good measure.
As a plus to this, the Cooker family is believable family in the sense that the family is clearly a close one without being too over repetitive in saying it is one. In other words, the Cooker family is a happy family in a way that does not defy belief. It is fun spending time with them, and they are the type of family that you might want to stay with will visiting France.
Virgile too is here as well, and while the trajectory of his story is some too cliché in this story, it really does not take away from the pleasant enjoyment that this series brings.
This installment finds everyone’s favorite wine taster, Benjamin facing a family crisis. It’s a cozy mystery, so one can pretty much figure out how that ends before even opening the book.
However, the charm of this series rests not on the mystery but on the Cooker family and the scenery where the series takes place. This series is something that you enjoy not because it is on the level of Ruth Rendell, but because it is a pleasant hour that concerns wine and food, with a little mystery thrown in for good measure.
As a plus to this, the Cooker family is believable family in the sense that the family is clearly a close one without being too over repetitive in saying it is one. In other words, the Cooker family is a happy family in a way that does not defy belief. It is fun spending time with them, and they are the type of family that you might want to stay with will visiting France.
Virgile too is here as well, and while the trajectory of his story is some too cliché in this story, it really does not take away from the pleasant enjoyment that this series brings.
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