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A review by git_r_read
Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury
3.0
I looked forward to listening to this book as I enjoy cozies, especially paranormal cozies. I liked it well enough, but had issues with most of the story. I liked the characters, setting, and premise but I had issues with the story.
I will start with what I did like: Characters, setting and premise were sufficiently intriguing enough for me to keep listening. I also liked how the two main characters became involved in the investigation. If the cold case doesn't get solved, they can't open their inn and there's only one detective and he's out on two other suspicious deaths. So the main characters start looking for information and clues.
What bugged me:
It tends to irritate me when the characters fret about how much work they have to do and how little money they have left, but sleep in, eat a lot of meals, go shopping and do very little of the actual work they have been fretting about. Here one little room is off-limits for refurbishing in time for the grand opening in four weeks, yet they pretty much completely stop work on everything. They fret that there are boxes to go through, rooms to paint or wallpaper removed, furniture to move around, rooms to set up....and it all stops once the skeleton is found in the wall of the first bedroom they decide to work on.
Plus the grandmother, Liza, pestered granddaughter, Mel, about the good looking reporter and/or honey of a cop who answered their call about finding the skeleton. Mel is just out of a divorce and isn't interested in getting back on that horse but Liza keeps herding the horse towards her.
Tidbits that will have me coming back for more of the series at least one more time:
There may or may not be a ghost in the house. Ghostly laughter and items mysteriously going missing or being moved around occur so there might be one. And I am interested in Mel's research into what happened to her mother when Mel was young.
I liked it enough to come back for another listen and then I will decide if I can recommend.
I will start with what I did like: Characters, setting and premise were sufficiently intriguing enough for me to keep listening. I also liked how the two main characters became involved in the investigation. If the cold case doesn't get solved, they can't open their inn and there's only one detective and he's out on two other suspicious deaths. So the main characters start looking for information and clues.
What bugged me:
It tends to irritate me when the characters fret about how much work they have to do and how little money they have left, but sleep in, eat a lot of meals, go shopping and do very little of the actual work they have been fretting about. Here one little room is off-limits for refurbishing in time for the grand opening in four weeks, yet they pretty much completely stop work on everything. They fret that there are boxes to go through, rooms to paint or wallpaper removed, furniture to move around, rooms to set up....and it all stops once the skeleton is found in the wall of the first bedroom they decide to work on.
Plus the grandmother, Liza, pestered granddaughter, Mel, about the good looking reporter and/or honey of a cop who answered their call about finding the skeleton. Mel is just out of a divorce and isn't interested in getting back on that horse but Liza keeps herding the horse towards her.
Tidbits that will have me coming back for more of the series at least one more time:
There may or may not be a ghost in the house. Ghostly laughter and items mysteriously going missing or being moved around occur so there might be one. And I am interested in Mel's research into what happened to her mother when Mel was young.
I liked it enough to come back for another listen and then I will decide if I can recommend.