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needed a tasty little morsel to get me out of work mode and into the holiday spirit, and this cozy mystery certainly fit the bill, Coffee lovers will get plenty out of the delicious sounding drink descriptions and the litany of recipes in the back of the book, and mystery lovers will have fun figuring out whodunnit.
Fair warning, there's a bit of steamy steamed milk romance and suggestive language, though I wouldn't call it graphic, Cozy. Holiday. Murder Mystery. New York City. What else could you ask for Oh you wantpages of coffee terms and Christmas recipes Sure, you can have that too, Falaloved!!! Clare Cosi a coffee barista, Finds Santa dead. He was suppose to come to a Christmas party set up for the tasting off the coffees Fa la La Christmas flavor coffee all the barristas choices, But he did not show up, Clair found somethings about Alf the dress up Santa, Was he really a robber or a peeping Tom Disappointed by the racist references to the two new cop characters, Cleo Coyle and Berkeley Prime Crime should know better, What can I say that i havent' said already about this series, another great one! There's always a twist at the end, and the characters are so finely drawn you
think they're sitting right next to you, Love, love, love! Not finishing this because I read the series out of order and skimmed to the ending, Predictable most of the time,
So, here's what bothers me,
If we're supposed to have an empowering female detective in this day and age, why is she being sexually harassed in every freaking book It's fine describing her looks, so readers can visualize what the character looks like.
However, are most male NY police officers a leery twat I know every cop is different based on their personalities, but you would think that many would have enough common sense to understand putting their jobs at risk voicing their sexual desires towards people in the holding cell or interrogation room.
To the next point: When it comes to the actual female police detectives, Soles and Bass, they are pretty flirty as well, I don't know if I'm coming off as a prude, but if real police officers are supposed to be serious while having some dry humor, then that disturbs me a little.
We know Matt is hot, but you would think any straight female or gay male cop wouldn't act like a scatterbrain moron around smexy suspects or witnesses, The only time I would think that any smart cop would fall short on is not suspecting an old lady of doing anything,
Last point: Being an amateur detective, Understanding this is a cozy mystery although it gets a little cynical and morbid at times, I don't care about the coffee/recipe facts, In fact, the author does alright imbedding her java jive with the mysteries, However, when it comes to Clare sleuthing, either she is reluctant on doing it or just bulldozes into it, Many times, she isn't right about the murderer or the motive, I don't expect her to know everything, but there are moments she is completely way off the radar, The only thing I find hilarious is that she knows how to weasel her way past the suspect's comfort zone and gain new leads from there, Every time the unknown assailant tries to kill her, she comes back like a nasty yeast infection, Criminals beware! I actually really enjoyed this one! Nice and complicated in plot and you really didn't know who in the HECKKKKKKK was the murderer! Nice plot! But oooooo Lordt Cosi got on my damn nerves with some moments she had with Nick, wanted to slap her lol This one takes place at Christmas.
There is family and relationship drama, The mystery involves blackmail, photographs, a cold case, and a party, There are some twists, but not much coffee, I did like the holiday themed beverages, The mystery was interesting, but I didn't like the family drama, I also liked the cats, but they were hardly in the story, It was probably the best one I've read in the series, I just wish cozy mysteries in general stopped using relationship tropes for side plots, It gets really boring to have something constantly hinting that the protagonist and her ex have enough chemistry to get back together, when we know that's not true, and at this point he's remarried.
Just made my eyes roll and skip forward over that, But maybe people like that and it's just a "me" problem I don't know,
The actual mystery was interesting in itself, I could have done without the handholding walkthrough of a classic Christmas tale, but I guess that's trying to cover ground for people who don't know it, and a nice page buffer.
As a Christmas themed book, that isn't set on the day but the period before it, it was pretty good for a fast read, As cheesy as they are, I do enjoy these Coffeehouse mysteries, Easy to listen to, but still well put together, A nice relief from the last two! The mystery here was great, I was interested and wanted to keep going until I found out who it was, and I certainly did not predict the culprit, I also am a Christmasphile, so that was a great combo,
Only took a star off for Matts gross comments on Victorias Secret models/catalogue postits Really Is he ayear old boy! Gross, Clares response to Mikes handling of his relationship with his exwife, and Clares constant use of the word germane in the beginning honestly get a new word.
Otherwise enjoyed it and looking forward to the next one, This was more of a,rating for me. Clare really got stupid and hypocritical in the last couple of chapters, She forgot to look at her own life and see what she was mad about with Mike was stupid considering her ex husband, The mystery part of the story was good though, The only thing that would have made this better is if Joy hadn't showed up at the end, I can't stand that girl, Ever since I picked up the first book int he Coffeehouse Mystery Series I've been hooked, Coyle describes the characters with such vividness that I feel that I've walked into the Village Blend, and this book was no exception,
I loved the Christmas setting of this book, especially the falalalattes and the santas, they added a great coziness to the read, I also loved that Clare and Mike had a fight, to me it added a bit more realism into their relationship that I felt was a nice touch,
However, this is ratedinstead ofbecause of the murder, I guessed the killer early on and I though the murder plot wasn't the best the authors had come up with,
However this was a great, quick read that I enjoyed, especially with Christmastime, If only the Village Blend was a real place! sitelink HOLIDAY GRIND is the perfect concoction for those cozy mystery lovers you like a little bit of action but also want something to get you into that holiday mood.
As you may know, Im a huge sucker for holiday themed novels and when I learned that Cleo Coyle had not one, but two in this series, I got really excited.
This book is book eight in the Coffeehouse Mystery series, Although its a book that is well into the series, you can definitely read these as standalone since each new book features a different crime, In this particular book, Clare Cosi is expecting a traveling Santa to arrive at her coffeehouse to bring some Christmas cheer to her employees and loyal customers but when he doesnt show she grows concerned.
She goes out to find him and discovers him dead in an alley, Thats when the investigating occurs and in this one, Clare gets herself into a few messes that I found hilarious,
I freaking love Clare, Shes a good mix of curious without being dumb about it, I can understand her drive, especially with this one since the victim is a good friend of hers, If youre a Romance addict like me, then youll be happy to note there are some good scenes with Clares hot boyfriend, Mike Quinn and her exhusband, Matt, Man, let me tell you, I love these guys, Mike is a little more quiet, a little more serious while Matt is more of your typical ladies man, I love both and am extremely jealous that Clare has both men in her life in some capacity, In Romance, youll never see an ex so frequently in a series except when they appear as the villain so I LOVED that we get to explore this dynamic in this series.
If you cant tell already, Im hooked and Im looking forward to reading more from Cleo Coyle,
ed by Ann Don't want to miss any of our posts sitelinkSubscribe to our blog by email! When Village Blend manager Clare Cosi finds a redsuited body in the snow, she adds solving Santa's slaying to her coffeehouse menu, only to discover the jolly old soul had a list that he was checking twiceand the folks on it were not very nice.
I have read all of the Coffee House Mysteries to date and this one let me down a bit, Once the story got going it was good, but the slow beginning and the jumpy feel lacked that initial spark for me,
When traveling Santa Alfred Glockner fails to show at the Village Blend for Clare Cosis falalalala latte holiday party, Clare takes it upon herself to go out in the freezing snow to find him.
Unfortunately, she finds him dead in a nearby alley from what appears to be a random mugging, A couple of things just do not add up and once again, Clare sets out to do her Nancy Drew thing,
As the story falls into place, it is not just Santa that has a couple of secrets this holiday season and with the help of Madam, who just happens to know the right people, plus Clares usual cast of characters not to mention a new vigilante cop the story slowly unfolds until you hit the end and think “that was it, this long meandering book and boom its over”.
As I said, it was not my favorite of the series, the beginning did not seem as well laid out as the previous books and the writing was a bit roundabout.
Parts were thrown in, Mikes exwife, that were not necessary, There did not seem to be as much humor as the other books so over all I would say that this is only “soso” as compared to her previous offerings.
Do not be misled by the page count in this book, It sayspages but in truth the story itself is onlypages, The remainingpages are recipes, tips and information concerning holiday gift giving organizations, Not that that is wrong, it just misleads the reader when you know the story is ending, but there is quite a bit of pages to go,
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