katiemayveil's review
5.0
This book brought tears to my eyes! It was so fun to catch up with Sadie Hoffmiller. In 'The Candy Cane Caper' Sadie is determined to help her friend Mary have a good last Christmas. Mary is older and blind, so Sadie helps her decorate her Christmas tree. The very next day Sadie realizes that several antique ornaments are missing from Mary's tree. Sadie is now on a mission to recover the ornaments without Mary discovering they were taken. All she has to do is conduct several interviews, pretend to be Mrs. Claus, and pick a few locks.
As always, Sadie treats us to some wonderful awkward moments, some laughs and some tears. Sadie helps remind us of the importance of family, memories, traditions, and service. This book was a wonderful end to Sadie's stories that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The previous books don't necessarily need to be read to follow this story, but I highly recommend them.
As always, Sadie treats us to some wonderful awkward moments, some laughs and some tears. Sadie helps remind us of the importance of family, memories, traditions, and service. This book was a wonderful end to Sadie's stories that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The previous books don't necessarily need to be read to follow this story, but I highly recommend them.
the_sassy_bookworm's review
3.0
This was another cute cozy mystery torpedoed by a super unlikable lead character. Sadie was annoying as #"¤%. A judgmental busybody that I wanted to throat punch about a million times. Other than that, the rest of the book was good. Very festive. The mystery was well done. A nice array of likable side characters. And a lot of yummy sounding recipes to try out. 
kshea1's review
3.0
3 stars
Adorable! First of all, any story set during Christmas has a special magic. Secondly, I love that this cozy mystery surrounded stolen goods, not a murder
Adorable! First of all, any story set during Christmas has a special magic. Secondly, I love that this cozy mystery surrounded stolen goods, not a murder
diana_blackmoon's review
There is a scene at the very beginning making fun of a lady that has some botox done. It drags for a while, makes fun of her face and expressions.
aliciareadsit's review
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 STARS
Christmas has come early for cozy culinary lovers! The Candy Cane Caper is the 13th book in the Cozy Culinary Mystery series. If you like cozy mysteries with recipes, this series is for you! This was actually my very first Cozy Culinary Mystery, but it read as a standalone, so i was not super confused.
The mystery was interesting without adding murder (which I hear is in most of the other novels) and the culprit was a bit of a surprise so that was always nice, It's always a disappointment if its too predictable. There was a lot of investigating throughout the book, and I would have liked a bit more story around the characters than just that, but it was still an entertaining holiday read. I absoluetly loved that the author included recipes throughout the book, and all the talk of baking had me hungry while reading! Some of these recipes sound so delicious that I may just have to try them out too!
Overall, I enjoyed the read and look forward to returning to the beginning books in the series and getting to know the characters even better.
*Special Thanks to Shadow Mountain Publishing for the advanced paperback copy in exchange for my honest review and blog post*
4 STARS
Christmas has come early for cozy culinary lovers! The Candy Cane Caper is the 13th book in the Cozy Culinary Mystery series. If you like cozy mysteries with recipes, this series is for you! This was actually my very first Cozy Culinary Mystery, but it read as a standalone, so i was not super confused.
The mystery was interesting without adding murder (which I hear is in most of the other novels) and the culprit was a bit of a surprise so that was always nice, It's always a disappointment if its too predictable. There was a lot of investigating throughout the book, and I would have liked a bit more story around the characters than just that, but it was still an entertaining holiday read. I absoluetly loved that the author included recipes throughout the book, and all the talk of baking had me hungry while reading! Some of these recipes sound so delicious that I may just have to try them out too!
Overall, I enjoyed the read and look forward to returning to the beginning books in the series and getting to know the characters even better.
*Special Thanks to Shadow Mountain Publishing for the advanced paperback copy in exchange for my honest review and blog post*
kelliepalmer's review
3.0
Really easy read. Found the first like 50 pages rather boring. Didn’t hate the mystery being solved. Excited to try some of the recipes.
katiereads42's review
5.0
This was a fun book! I loved the mystery of who took the ornaments and trying to figure it out!
tayparks's review
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
amymiller's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5