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swalk's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Set in Eastport, Maine. The Chocolate Moose is a bakery run by Ellie and her friend Jake (Jacobea) who previously had a shady past in money laundering. A new shop called Chocco’s has opened over the road from their bakery, run by a man called Brad Fairway - he has been spreading lies about The Chocolate Moose to try and steal their customers. So when Brand turns up dead and they stumble upon the body, Ellie is quickly under suspicion. Then a local artist who is known to have been involved with Fairway disappears. Can Ellie and Jake solve the mystery?
A quaint and cosy murder mystery set in a small town, this is part 6 of a book series, but works fine as a stand alone as they cover some of the backstory. It was an entertaining read, but nothing particularly blew me away.
The narrator was pretty good, they had a nice reading voice and were clear, some odd pronunciations though.
A quaint and cosy murder mystery set in a small town, this is part 6 of a book series, but works fine as a stand alone as they cover some of the backstory. It was an entertaining read, but nothing particularly blew me away.
The narrator was pretty good, they had a nice reading voice and were clear, some odd pronunciations though.
jitterbun's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
3.0
lolly_pop's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie is the 6th book in a mystery series by Sarah Graves. It was cute and extremely enjoyable. The main characters had pretty much figured out the murderer before I did. I loved the friendship between Jake and Ellie, and meeting their families. These are people you could really get attached to over the series I am sure, although I had not read any of the books previously. I also would love to visit their magical little town called Village of Eastport, Maine. It seems like such a sweet sea side. This is definitely a suggestion for all my cozy mystery buddies as well.
tylovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Jacobia “Jake” runs a bakery with her best friend Ellie in the island village of Eastport, Maine, where Ellie finds the owner of the competing bakery across the street, murdered in his shop. Because of previous occurrences, Ellie becomes the top suspect in the murder investigation, and so, Jake has no choice but to put her sleuthing hat on and do some investigating herself to clear Ellie’s name.
First off, I’ve never read a character who got themselves wrapped up in so many vines, scratched up by trees and plants and bit and stung by so many insects. Only to go back and end up getting “attacked” three more times because the area she scoped out made it difficult to spy or hide. Those moments made me laugh out loud at how she could just pick up herself, and go back to focusing on finding the real killer.
The darker edge of the story was due to Jake’s criminal past. Typically the amateur sleuths are squeaky clean in cozies, but Jake proves that you can still be sleuthing it in a cozy sphere with some grit.
I figured out who the killer was about half way through the novel but it was not obvious who it was and I found the story was well paced. Also, narrator Susan Boyce’s way of verbalizing the audiobook was wonderful.
Thank you Kensington Books for the arc and Dreamscape Media for the alc. Thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
First off, I’ve never read a character who got themselves wrapped up in so many vines, scratched up by trees and plants and bit and stung by so many insects. Only to go back and end up getting “attacked” three more times because the area she scoped out made it difficult to spy or hide. Those moments made me laugh out loud at how she could just pick up herself, and go back to focusing on finding the real killer.
The darker edge of the story was due to Jake’s criminal past. Typically the amateur sleuths are squeaky clean in cozies, but Jake proves that you can still be sleuthing it in a cozy sphere with some grit.
I figured out who the killer was about half way through the novel but it was not obvious who it was and I found the story was well paced. Also, narrator Susan Boyce’s way of verbalizing the audiobook was wonderful.
Thank you Kensington Books for the arc and Dreamscape Media for the alc. Thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
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