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dnemec's review against another edition
2.0
I'm done with this series. Another interesting book with a lackluster ending. Life is too short!
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
I've loved all of Sheila Connolly's Orchard Mystery series. In this book Meg and Bree add 3 acres more of apple trees, planting them all by themselves. A neighbor organic dairy farmer is found dead in her milking barn. It turns out she was murdered, not killed accidentally by a cow. Who would want to murder a woman who had no enemies? She is renting pasture land from the town. When her cows start getting sick and one dies she has soil testing done. Was the land properly treated after serving as a home to a paint factory years ago? Then her husband turns up hanging from a rope in the barn. Did he commit suicide or was he murdered too? And what does the hometown boy running for congress have to do with all of this?
This was my favorite so far in the series
This was my favorite so far in the series
asanford's review against another edition
3.0
I think my favorite thing about ms connolly’s books is the conversational writing that intertwines historical information, cultural background, relationships, and oh a murder. Her books are always a fun quick read that I don’t wanna put down. They aren’t literature masterpieces nor are they suspenseful thrillers - but they are fun and enjoyable.
bfth23's review against another edition
3.0
Another good story; although these are less mystery and more story. That's not a bad thing. This series has been enjoyable.
setaian's review against another edition
3.0
A politician comes to town.
An organic farmer is murdered.
Old friendships are tested.
Old animosities are rekindled.
Meg and Seth plant a new orchard.
...no, not a metaphor.
An organic farmer is murdered.
Old friendships are tested.
Old animosities are rekindled.
Meg and Seth plant a new orchard.
...no, not a metaphor.
jenneb_readingjournal's review against another edition
4.0
Read as part of my March Madness readathon to work on my TBR pile.
Another enjoyable entry in the Orchard series. Topics used as plot points: land contamination and remediation, the involvement of a potential candidate for Congress, coverup of the inadequate land remediation. Not as much mention of the orchard except for an expansion of three acres, and nothing regarding the renovation/restoration of Meg’s Colonial-era home.
Another enjoyable entry in the Orchard series. Topics used as plot points: land contamination and remediation, the involvement of a potential candidate for Congress, coverup of the inadequate land remediation. Not as much mention of the orchard except for an expansion of three acres, and nothing regarding the renovation/restoration of Meg’s Colonial-era home.
lafontain's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
katherineep's review against another edition
3.0
One of my favorite mystery series but not my favorite book in it
Full review: http://iwishilivedinalibrary.blogspot.com/2013/08/sour-apples-by-sheila-connolly-review.html
Full review: http://iwishilivedinalibrary.blogspot.com/2013/08/sour-apples-by-sheila-connolly-review.html
kc1005us's review against another edition
4.0
Again...another great mystery where you don't know "who did it" until it is revealed! Great for the mystery fan who doesn't want a real scary story!
dollycas's review against another edition
5.0
Meg Corey has settled in nicely in Granford and her future looks bright with her orchard a success and even expanding. She has made many new friends and her relationship with Seth Chapin is growing as well as her apples.
Then Meg's friend Lauren blows into town. She has left the bank and is now running the congressional campaign for a former football star from Granford. Seth has some reservations about the candidate and his campaign but there is no time to delve into those details as a local dairy farmer, Joyce Truesdell is found dead. It is first ruled accidental as she was thought to have been kicked my one of her cows, but the autopsy shows that fatal blow came not from a hoof but from a weapon of some sort.
The husband is pegged as the prime suspect but Meg thinks someone else may have had a beef with the dairy farmer. She intends to milk everyone she can think of for clues to finding the real culprit without churning too much attention her way.
Dollycas's Thoughts
This book is a bestseller for a reason. The entire series in extraordinary. Each book picks up almost where the last one left off so you feel as if you never left Granford or missed any detail.
The plot of the story is clever and timely as the entire nation is a hotbed of politics right now and environmental issues have been in the news for years.
The characters have become friends and and you just want to see them succeed and grow. Meg is a feisty protagonist that can admit when she is wrong and fight for what she knows is right. Her life took a very unexpected turn when she came to town to take over the orchard but her life has bloomed in Granford. With Bree by her side helping to managing the orchard and Seth at the ready for anything Meg needs, her life is and will continue to be very fruitful.
Connolly plants the seeds allowing the clues to unfold at a perfect pace. The readers are treated to a juicy and appealing mystery. The recipes, apple and orchard tips are the ala-mode to a tart and tasty pie of a story. I cannot wait to bite into the next orchard mystery.
Then Meg's friend Lauren blows into town. She has left the bank and is now running the congressional campaign for a former football star from Granford. Seth has some reservations about the candidate and his campaign but there is no time to delve into those details as a local dairy farmer, Joyce Truesdell is found dead. It is first ruled accidental as she was thought to have been kicked my one of her cows, but the autopsy shows that fatal blow came not from a hoof but from a weapon of some sort.
The husband is pegged as the prime suspect but Meg thinks someone else may have had a beef with the dairy farmer. She intends to milk everyone she can think of for clues to finding the real culprit without churning too much attention her way.
Dollycas's Thoughts
This book is a bestseller for a reason. The entire series in extraordinary. Each book picks up almost where the last one left off so you feel as if you never left Granford or missed any detail.
The plot of the story is clever and timely as the entire nation is a hotbed of politics right now and environmental issues have been in the news for years.
The characters have become friends and and you just want to see them succeed and grow. Meg is a feisty protagonist that can admit when she is wrong and fight for what she knows is right. Her life took a very unexpected turn when she came to town to take over the orchard but her life has bloomed in Granford. With Bree by her side helping to managing the orchard and Seth at the ready for anything Meg needs, her life is and will continue to be very fruitful.
Connolly plants the seeds allowing the clues to unfold at a perfect pace. The readers are treated to a juicy and appealing mystery. The recipes, apple and orchard tips are the ala-mode to a tart and tasty pie of a story. I cannot wait to bite into the next orchard mystery.