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adventuregirl74's review
3.0
Thoroughly enjoyed book three of this series. I love getting to know the larger cast of characters that series books gives you the time to meet!
ivy_skye's review against another edition
4.0
I love those books. They are light, fluffy and cozy. No bad language or gruesome details. Just a nice easy book to take your mind off. A perfect predictable book for the summer vacation and the beach. Recipes at the end of the book.
The author should maybe pay attention to time. So they are on an island, which you get to by boat only. They are hiking to a lighthouse, find a dead body, Natalie leaves to call the cops from the mainland and remains at the inn because she has lunch to prepare. She has an errand to run at her friends store on the usland after lunch, just a few hours after the body was found, and her friend tells that the autopsy result is inconclusive....? This is just one example of the messed up time references. Other than that, like I said before: easy, light, predictable, clean and fluffy
The author should maybe pay attention to time. So they are on an island, which you get to by boat only. They are hiking to a lighthouse, find a dead body, Natalie leaves to call the cops from the mainland and remains at the inn because she has lunch to prepare. She has an errand to run at her friends store on the usland after lunch, just a few hours after the body was found, and her friend tells that the autopsy result is inconclusive....? This is just one example of the messed up time references. Other than that, like I said before: easy, light, predictable, clean and fluffy
elkieb's review
I am going to stop this series. The main character is obsessed in an unhealthy way with weight & body size. The author describes many characters as thick, with jowels, etc. I enjoy a fun mindless romp - but these just aren't.
shammons's review
4.0
Another really good cozy mystery. I'm really enjoying the Gray Whale Inn mysteries. I have decided I really like books involving inns! I loved all the Grace Chapel Inn books I've read (Christian fiction from Guideposts) and this series as well I got the first one for free, and have bought the last two at a discounted price. I hope to find #4, Berried to the Hilt, marked down sooner or later. I enjoy the characters, the setting, the recipes, and the workings of the inn and the island, a small fictitious island off the coast of Maine. This one I did figure out a little quicker, but I think it's just because I'm getting used to this author and the characters and how she writes her cozies. Still enjoyable!
quietjenn's review
2.0
super predictable (figured out the mystery before i was half-way through) and pretty ho-hum
melmmoore's review
3.0
I enjoy this cozy mystery series set in Maine. A quick and effortless read if a bit predictable.
bwilhoite8's review
4.0
I've been wanting to start this series for a while now. One of my online book clubs was reading book 3 and I thought why not. I hate not starting with the first book. I have no complaints starting at book 3. I wasn't lost at all and didn't feel like I missed anything. I enjoyed this book so much. I will go back to read the two I missed and continue this series.
jesabesblog's review
3.0
I enjoy Karen MacInerney's writing. The storyline in this book was fun and interesting, but I was disappointed at how easy it was to figure out who was the murderer. By the time I was halfway through the book I knew who did it. Also, it wasn't just one clue that gave it away - it kept getting brought up again and again, making Natalie look pretty dense for not figuring it out. The rest of the book was still fun to read, though. I enjoyed the historical subplot (which didn't have anything to do with the present-day murder).
debrajoreads's review
4.0
This is the first book of the series that I have read. This was a quick, fun, and suspenseful one sitting read. I didn’t have any issues following along even though I hadn’t read the first two books.
If you enjoy small town mysteries in an inn type setting, you’ll enjoy this series. I will definitely be picking up the others in the series.
If you enjoy small town mysteries in an inn type setting, you’ll enjoy this series. I will definitely be picking up the others in the series.