kirkw1972's review against another edition
3.0
This is one of those charming, quirky stories where a shop owner of some description solves murders. This time, for a nice change of the ones I've read in this style, the sleuth openly admits she likes solving the murders and participating in the apprehension of a criminal instead of oh I don't know how these things keep happening to me! Krissy Hancock likes being in the thick of it.
I read this in a day. I'm not a real fan of romancey/chick lit types of books. This style of writing is the closest I get and I find them perfect for the beach (except I'm in rainy England). Krissy is happily trying to not solve a murder this time whilst sort of, definitely trying to solve it while building on her relationship with hunky doctor Will, wondering if she should be with hunky cop Paul and running her own business. This is one busy woman!
The secondary characters don't really have much to do with the book, even the love interests. I couldn't really connect with any of them except Rita, the local writers club nosey parker. She just got on my nerves. Even the 2 hunks didn't really do much. It's pretty much all about Krissy. I would like more interaction with her work colleagues, friends and so on. Otherwise it gets a bit boring. In this her dad is along for the ride. Having not read the previous three I don't know if she has a sidekick but maybe she should.
It's fun, frothy and enjoyable. Thumbs up
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I read this in a day. I'm not a real fan of romancey/chick lit types of books. This style of writing is the closest I get and I find them perfect for the beach (except I'm in rainy England). Krissy is happily trying to not solve a murder this time whilst sort of, definitely trying to solve it while building on her relationship with hunky doctor Will, wondering if she should be with hunky cop Paul and running her own business. This is one busy woman!
The secondary characters don't really have much to do with the book, even the love interests. I couldn't really connect with any of them except Rita, the local writers club nosey parker. She just got on my nerves. Even the 2 hunks didn't really do much. It's pretty much all about Krissy. I would like more interaction with her work colleagues, friends and so on. Otherwise it gets a bit boring. In this her dad is along for the ride. Having not read the previous three I don't know if she has a sidekick but maybe she should.
It's fun, frothy and enjoyable. Thumbs up
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kpowers's review against another edition
3.0
I read these books because they are easy, not because they are great works of literature. This series is a little blasé, but at the end of a long work day, sometimes this is exactly what you need. I'm giving it three stars because I'm going to continue to read the series. You have to go into it knowing that the series was never made to really floor anyone, they were made to be an easy read in your favorite reading chair with a warm cup of coffee.
lunifur's review against another edition
4.0
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Oh my gosh, Krissy's dad needs to visit more often! I loved how his character was written, and he added a lot to the story. The mystery was great, with lots of suspects and a personal connection to Krissy.
Oh my gosh, Krissy's dad needs to visit more often! I loved how his character was written, and he added a lot to the story. The mystery was great, with lots of suspects and a personal connection to Krissy.
verityw's review against another edition
3.0
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I quite enjoyed this cozy crime novel, the first that I have read in this series, set in a cafe. This installment sees the owner's author father in town for a book signing when his agent gets murdered. I thought this lost steam a little in the second half, and while I liked the author's honesty about the lead character's nosiness and investigative activity, when the plot started to drag a little that too-stupid-to-live-ness started to grate on me a little. I might read more if they came my way, but I'm not going to go looking.
I quite enjoyed this cozy crime novel, the first that I have read in this series, set in a cafe. This installment sees the owner's author father in town for a book signing when his agent gets murdered. I thought this lost steam a little in the second half, and while I liked the author's honesty about the lead character's nosiness and investigative activity, when the plot started to drag a little that too-stupid-to-live-ness started to grate on me a little. I might read more if they came my way, but I'm not going to go looking.
thehodgenator's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely loved it - Krissy is a fun character, but I just want to fight Rita every time she’s on the page.
More to come...
More to come...
misswinchester84's review
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
autumns_booktique's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second book I've read within this series, the first being Death by Coffee which I liked decently more than this one. With that being said I really enjoyed this cozy mystery and will continue picking up books within this series.
There were two big things I did not enjoy about this book; the first being that I guessed the killer kind of early on in the book, and the next is that our main character would walk right onto crime scenes and insert herself into every mystery even though she is no detective.
Surprisingly, neither of these issues hindered my enjoyment of this novel too majorly.
There were two big things I did not enjoy about this book; the first being that I guessed the killer kind of early on in the book, and the next is that our main character would walk right onto crime scenes and insert herself into every mystery even though she is no detective.
Surprisingly, neither of these issues hindered my enjoyment of this novel too majorly.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
Death by Vanilla Latte by Alex Erickson is the fourth in the Bookstore Café series. Krissy's father, James Hancock, has come to visit Pine Hills to do a book signing. When his obnoxious agent is found murdered, James ends up being the prime suspect!
http://pussreboots.com/blog/2020/comments_07/death_by_vanilla_latte.html
http://pussreboots.com/blog/2020/comments_07/death_by_vanilla_latte.html