chath90's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this cozy!!! I read the first two books in the series, and was enthralled with Poly Monroe and the cast of characters in San Ladron, California. Poly is firmly in her shop now, and a member of the community after moving there full time in book two. I've always been intrigued by pageants, and after watching a ton of Miss Congeniality back in the day, I was excited about the idea of Poly making pageant dresses. This book was a quick read, and kept my attention. 5 Stars for Miss Vallere. I couldn't have picked a better book for the series. The mystery kept me guessing, and I appreciate the suspense. I hate when I can tell the entire plot right away, but these books keep me going.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
morticia32's review against another edition
4.0
Ms. Vallere comes close to designing the perfect murder.
Polyester Monroe is certainly busy these days, between helping transform Genevieve's tea shop into a Paris nightclub for the town's Midnight in Paris party to helping the young ladies competing in the local Miss Tangorli pageant design their own dresses. Oh, and finding the dead body of the pageant's founder makes her even busier!
I really like Poly, she's a take charge kind of gal, who cares about her friends and even complete strangers. It's that caring about her best friend, Charlie, that has her sticking her nose in to this murder, as it seems to be connected to Charlie's past.
The books in this series just keep getting better. This one had a nice, solid plot and interesting action that kept me reading long after I should have gone to bed. It had twists enough that it took me almost as long as Poly to figure out who the killer was, haha.
I do have one small complaint, and that is that Charlie's "poor me" attitude is starting to get old. Hopefully, some of that is lessened with the ending of this book.
*I received this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.*
Polyester Monroe is certainly busy these days, between helping transform Genevieve's tea shop into a Paris nightclub for the town's Midnight in Paris party to helping the young ladies competing in the local Miss Tangorli pageant design their own dresses. Oh, and finding the dead body of the pageant's founder makes her even busier!
I really like Poly, she's a take charge kind of gal, who cares about her friends and even complete strangers. It's that caring about her best friend, Charlie, that has her sticking her nose in to this murder, as it seems to be connected to Charlie's past.
The books in this series just keep getting better. This one had a nice, solid plot and interesting action that kept me reading long after I should have gone to bed. It had twists enough that it took me almost as long as Poly to figure out who the killer was, haha.
I do have one small complaint, and that is that Charlie's "poor me" attitude is starting to get old. Hopefully, some of that is lessened with the ending of this book.
*I received this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.*
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