lakecake's review against another edition
3.0
Meg is great, the town is cool, but there was a little too much "orchard" and not enough "mystery" in this one for me.
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
This is the 4th in Sheila Connolly's Orchard Mystery series. It's my favorite so far. Meg's mother Elizabeth comes to visit an old friend, a college professor whose specialty is the poetry of Emily Dickinson. When the professor turns up dead in a nearby cider mill Elizabeth is suspected of killing him. The solution to finding his murderer lies in looking at Emily Dickinson's life and an exchange of letters she had with an unknown farm girl.
asanford's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable read by Sheila Connolly
I love that this book built upon the history of the town and brought Meg's family into play. It's a very fun and lighthearted series
I love that this book built upon the history of the town and brought Meg's family into play. It's a very fun and lighthearted series
setaian's review against another edition
3.0
These books are fun but don't really require much of a commitment. This is book 4 in the series and it just does enough to make me want to read book 5, but honestly I've pretty much forgotten the first three books.
Sheila Connolly doesn't do anything new but she doesn't do anything bad either. If you want to kill some time with a cosy mystery, these are pretty good.
Sheila Connolly doesn't do anything new but she doesn't do anything bad either. If you want to kill some time with a cosy mystery, these are pretty good.
cozyreads1988's review against another edition
Loved the mystery, plot and characters
lafontain's review against another edition
mysterious
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
4.25
smiley7245's review against another edition
3.0
This book was just meh. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. It picked up right where the previous book left off, which was nice. However, I was just not wrapped up in the mother story line. It seemed a bit forced. I did not like that the vet, who I was a fan of when we first met her, was trying to make a move on Seth and his reaction upset me as well; he either didn't realize or noticed but did nothing to discourage it. I like that Seth is a genuinely good guy so I am trying to convince myself that he just did not notice. Now, on to the mystery. It was a little bland. The Emily Dickinson connection was a good idea that fell a little flat. I went back and forth between suspecting that it was Susan and Kenneth. I thought it might be professional in nature. The fact that he wanted to take credit for Susan's work was horrible, but her having killed him on accident was unfortunate. This story was a little lackluster.
rebeccasreadingrambles's review against another edition
3.0
I like this book a lot, but wish I didn't start the series in the middle. The pacing and structure of the book was different than many others I've read. This one really focuses on a genealogy search rather than questioning locals and disbelieving their alibis.
I liked the scene of this mystery and loved read in about the apple picking (even though Bree yelling COME ON TIME TO GO and Meg complaining about the money/how hard apple picking us did get old by the end). I also love how Meg lives in an old ancestral house and plans to restore it. I liked that her parents were involved even though Meg kept complaining about it. I think I can get used to Meg as a MC but in this one (maybe because of her parents' intrusion) she did exasperate me a bit. I don't really know how she ended up on this farm other than being fired and an old boyfriend, so I will definitely go back and start this series from the beginning. I LOVE the town setting and the authors writing!
Spoiler
This killer wasn't even a killer and poor Daniel died totally by accident (though he did seem like a total ass). The ending didn't involve a gun wielding killer that was desperate for their identity to stay quiet, willing to kill the detective, and spilling their guts and all their plans along the way before a brilliant rescue. I liked this refreshing change of situation. Poor Susan never meant any harm and was put into a terrible situation.I liked the scene of this mystery and loved read in about the apple picking (even though Bree yelling COME ON TIME TO GO and Meg complaining about the money/how hard apple picking us did get old by the end). I also love how Meg lives in an old ancestral house and plans to restore it. I liked that her parents were involved even though Meg kept complaining about it. I think I can get used to Meg as a MC but in this one (maybe because of her parents' intrusion) she did exasperate me a bit. I don't really know how she ended up on this farm other than being fired and an old boyfriend, so I will definitely go back and start this series from the beginning. I LOVE the town setting and the authors writing!
hezann73's review against another edition
4.0
A solid new addition to this series. I enjoy getting to know Meg and her family/friends. MINOR SPOILER AHEAD.......I really liked that Meg or her mom didn't have to be in mortal danger to solve the mystery. I honestly can't think of another cozy I've read where that's the case.
emilyyy7's review against another edition
4.0
This book was nice & funny .However,the investigation itself was too long for the mystery.I knew who the murderer was so it kind of sucked