Book Review: Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers

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Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers opens with four high school friends meeting up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts for a reunion of sorts. When one of them doesn't show up, and no one can get a hold of her, the other friends are desperate to find out what happened. NetGalley, thank you for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of this novel. I requested a copy of this book based on their synopsis and the author. When my request was approved, I was thrilled. The story started off well and kept me wanting to know more. Early on, I thought I had everything figured out, but much to my surprise, there was a plot twist I didn't count on.  I won't say more as to not spoil it for others. It's an easy read and perfect to take on vacation. Although I enjoyed Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers a lot, I wish there was more action in the first half of the book. The second half was action packed, and I found myself rushing to finish the story to see if my gut instinct was correct. As for the charact...

Book Review: Cream Puff Killer (Lexy Baker, #13) by Leighann Dobbs

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Cream Puff Killer (Lexy Baker, #13) by Leighann Dobbs opens with Lexy Baker needing a lift to deliver her pastries to a meeting. Nan and the rest of her gaggle offer Lexy a ride, but they have to get Ruth's Oldsmobile out of storage first. When their Uber driver drops them off, they find a dead body in the storage unit, which causes the police to open up a cold case from years ago.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed this installment of the Lexy Baker cozy mystery book series, the one thing that seemed a bit far fetched is that Lexy, Nans, Ruth, and the rest of their group would take an Uber to get Ruth's car instead of Lexy just taking an Uber by herself for her delivery. I know that this needed to happen for the plot to play out, but this was the one thing that really bothered me about the book.

I thought I knew who the killer was and what the motive was early on, but to my chagrin, I was off base. Once it was revealed who it was, I groaned to myself and put my head in the palm of my hand because I should have seen this from a mile away!

One of the things that made me more happy than it should have was that the main character wasn't making "yummy noises" as she sampled her baked goods. The author has overused this description in previous books in the series, which drove me nuts, so it was a nice change.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed Cream Puff Killer (Lexy Baker, #13) by Leighann Dobbs despite me accidentally reading Ain't Seen Muffin Yet (Lexy Baker, #15) before this book, and I really dislike reading books in a series out of order. I gave Cream Puff Killer five out five stars for being a fun, entertaining read, and it renewed my faith in this series. If you enjoyed this book, I recommend the High Heel Mysteries by Gemma Halliday.

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