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A review by beate251
You Feta Watch Out by Linda Reilly
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for this ARC.
Carly Hale lives in Balsam Dell, Vermont, with her fiancé Ari and dog Havarti (yes, after the cheese). She runs a Grilled Cheese Eatery and in her spare time solves murders in her community.
This has a huge cast of people that are her friends, colleagues or other business owners. She's even on good terms with the police now. There is her sister Norah with Nate, her BFF Gina with Zach and a million other people we get the lowdown on. Now I know this is book 5 in a series but I honestly didn't need to be caught up on every person Carly has ever come across. If you've read the other books you don't need the info, and if you haven't, it's too much to learn.
I would have been content to just have the people introduced that actually have something to do with the murder mystery but I agree that the world building has been successful in bringing together a community of very nice people - almost too nice.
I don't know why but it took me forever to read this even though it's a short book. I don't think the mystery was very interesting. An obnoxious actor in a Christmas production of A Christmas Carol is murdered and he was so awful that every single person around him would have had motive.
Friends and family come together to eat and drink too much mouthwatering food, which is nice, and we get a couple of recipes at the end, but the measurements are in imperial only. I liked how Christmassy it all was, with tree decorating etc.
You might enjoy this book more if you've read the previous books with the cheesy pun titles, just for the development of the community relationships. As it is, it is a nice fluffy holiday read, but the central mystery isn't too taxing or memorable.
Carly Hale lives in Balsam Dell, Vermont, with her fiancé Ari and dog Havarti (yes, after the cheese). She runs a Grilled Cheese Eatery and in her spare time solves murders in her community.
This has a huge cast of people that are her friends, colleagues or other business owners. She's even on good terms with the police now. There is her sister Norah with Nate, her BFF Gina with Zach and a million other people we get the lowdown on. Now I know this is book 5 in a series but I honestly didn't need to be caught up on every person Carly has ever come across. If you've read the other books you don't need the info, and if you haven't, it's too much to learn.
I would have been content to just have the people introduced that actually have something to do with the murder mystery but I agree that the world building has been successful in bringing together a community of very nice people - almost too nice.
I don't know why but it took me forever to read this even though it's a short book. I don't think the mystery was very interesting. An obnoxious actor in a Christmas production of A Christmas Carol is murdered and he was so awful that every single person around him would have had motive.
Friends and family come together to eat and drink too much mouthwatering food, which is nice, and we get a couple of recipes at the end, but the measurements are in imperial only. I liked how Christmassy it all was, with tree decorating etc.
You might enjoy this book more if you've read the previous books with the cheesy pun titles, just for the development of the community relationships. As it is, it is a nice fluffy holiday read, but the central mystery isn't too taxing or memorable.