A review by blogginboutbooks
Murder Most Sweet: A Bookish Baker Mystery by Laura Jensen Walker

3.0

An amateur sleuth who loves books and baking? Yes, please! I was hoping to really like this heroine and series, but this first installment ended up being more than enough for me. Teddi is likable in some ways, but she gets super annoying super fast. Like the author, Teddi has had a double mastectomy, which is interesting, except that she talks about breasts in some way or another on every page of this book! It's a *bit* much. She also just doesn't seem very smart. Why in the world would she jump right into a relationship with a man who's just broken up with his fiancee, doesn't seem at all broken up about her death, and is being investigated for murder? And her friends cheered her on? Makes no sense. As far as plot goes, the story focuses mostly on Teddi's relationships, not on the murder investigation. It's wordy to boot and features some ridiculous scenes involving costumes and fake identities. The murderer is obvious from the get-go as well. Needless to say, I didn't love MURDER SO SWEET. If I hadn't needed to read a book set in Wisconsin for a reading challenge, I wouldn't have finished it. I gave it three stars, because I don't expect cozies to be realistic in the first place and because it is a light, entertaining read. Also, the recipes included seem unique and yummy. For me, though, MURDER MOST SWEET was just an average (or less than) read. Bummer.