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Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier

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whatmkisreading's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hheartbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

While I liked the plot of this story and the fact that the main character wasn't called out on being an amateur sleuth by every other townsperson she ran into (which a lot of cozy mysteries tend to do), it wasn't as clean of a book as I prefer reading. The son doing pot, not to mention references of herself and her husband doing it, and the f bomb at the end, dropped this books rating down for me.

alliereneau's review against another edition

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5.0

Good, quick read. will read more from this author.

cbsundance's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

katkinney's review against another edition

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5.0

Another great Lucy Stone mystery set in rural Maine. Yay for the lobstermen mention! This one had a GREAT blend of cozy mystery, fun setting, and Christmas-y themes. When Lucy is roped in to hosting the annual Christmas cookie party, she doesn’t expect the outcome. She winds up snooping around Tinker’s Cove to try to figure out why one of its residents has ended up dead amidst trying to finish up her Christmas shopping and keep her kids out of trouble.

This had some really funny b-plot lines including one that tied into nearly everything about drug prevention (which doesn’t sound funny… but trust me, some of the ways it played out wound up being a hoot… this author writes small town life in such a fun, oh so believable way!) The mystery in this one once again kept me guessing all the way until the end. Great twists and turns!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.

raemelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Mostly I’m giving this four stars because it was such a big improvement over the previous books in this series. Lucy’s husband was still bordering on unlikable, but not as bad as before. The Kindle version I read had several typos. But overall it was entertaining and pretty enjoyable.

rondabain's review against another edition

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4.0

A very tidy cozy. Nothing extra, if it is mentioned it is important. Kind of like an episode of Monk. Very tight plot. Love Lucy Stone.

booktrovertjen's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

shyleek's review

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lighthearted mysterious slow-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

2.75

I really wanted to love this book... I mean come on, Christmas and Murder? But no matter how much I willed myself to finish it I just did not enjoy it. The whole book was so slow. I mean, amazing attention to detail on little things that were irrelevant to the story but the actual plot... Just no. It was like the author finally realized in the last 15 pages she needed a climax and conclusion.

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