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A review by bookclubtrivia
Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford
3.0
I really wanted to try one of these recipe-themed cozy mystery books and see what the hype was about.
This one was cute; it had some lovable characters, a mystery full of red herrings, and some goofy dessert puns. And there are recipes in the back! Yay!
The writing itself was alright. The dialogue is a little cheesy and repetitive, especially in the beginning. The business sounds completely unrealistic, but it's fun to imagine. Winnie isn't the brightest when it comes to solving mysteries; she really should've involved the police more.
But I did spend the whole book convinced one person was the murderer, and I was proven wrong! The evidence for the real killer was hidden in plain sight. So it's a decent, fun mystery. There's also a cute little romance which is 100% clean, which I know my book club will appreciate.
This one was cute; it had some lovable characters, a mystery full of red herrings, and some goofy dessert puns. And there are recipes in the back! Yay!
The writing itself was alright. The dialogue is a little cheesy and repetitive, especially in the beginning. The business sounds completely unrealistic, but it's fun to imagine. Winnie isn't the brightest when it comes to solving mysteries; she really should've involved the police more.
But I did spend the whole book convinced one person was the murderer, and I was proven wrong! The evidence for the real killer was hidden in plain sight. So it's a decent, fun mystery. There's also a cute little romance which is 100% clean, which I know my book club will appreciate.