Publishing date: Apr. 8,
2018
From the Publisher:
Wedding bells and death knells are ringing for the
Fairy Tale Cupcake crew in this latest mystery in the New York Times
bestselling series
With Angie and Tate's wedding just around the corner, it's a happy--but very busy--time for Mel. Not only is she doing double duty as both the maid of honor and best man, but her bakery, Fairy Tale Cupcakes, has just been hired to provide cupcakes for a famous author's book signing. But when the author turns up dead, it's just the start of a murder mystery that Mel must solve.
With Angie and Tate's wedding just around the corner, it's a happy--but very busy--time for Mel. Not only is she doing double duty as both the maid of honor and best man, but her bakery, Fairy Tale Cupcakes, has just been hired to provide cupcakes for a famous author's book signing. But when the author turns up dead, it's just the start of a murder mystery that Mel must solve.
My Thoughts:
This was the first book I read in the Cupcake Bakery
Mystery series, so I was expecting to take some time getting up to speed. Not
so: I was quickly familiar with the characters, who are charming and just plain
fun to hang out with.
The murder mystery was solid. I liked how the author
(or characters) didn't take herself too seriously, and made a little fun of the
fact that there was yet another murder in their small little town and social
circle. In fact, the first few chapters reveal that several murders were
committed before we get to the main crime: the murder of a local author with
lots of skeletons in her closet.
The story drags a little toward the last quarter of
the book, when two of the main characters get married. But I imagine that
faithful readers will enjoy this part.
Jenn McKinlay has the cozy mystery genre down. I'd
recommend this series, and think I might go read book one now...
**NetGalley copy provided for review**
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