I've just finished reading Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke. It's a cozy murder mystery series about Hannah Swensen who owns a cookieshop/cafe in a Minnesota town.
About the book:
Hannah Swensen and her bakery, The Cookie Jar, bask in the glow of Hollywood glamour when Main Street becomes a movie set. And although tensions simmer as the cameras roll, no one expects the action to turn deadly...until it's too late... There's no such thing as privacy in Lake Eden, but Hannah never thought things would go this far. Everyone has been telling her what to do ever since she got not one but two marriage proposals. Movie mania soon shoves Hannah's marriage dilemma into the background and even gives her cat a shot at stardom. The Cookie Jar serves as snack central with Main Street rented out for the week. She stirs lots of fresh gossip, whipping up treats for cast and crew, including demanding director Dean Lawrence's favorite--cherry cheesecake. Everything's on schedule until Dean demonstrates a suicide scene with a prop gun that turns out to be all too real. As filming continues, Hannah sifts through the clues, hoping against hope that the person responsible for Dean's death is half-baked enough to have made a mistake. When it happens, Hannah intends be there--ready to rewrite a killer's lethal script with the kind of quirky ending that can only happen in Lake Eden...
What I like about this book:
I like the cozy writing style and the adventures of Hannah and her family and friends. The book is filled with great cookie recipes. I still haven't tried one of them but I collect all the books just because of the recipes. This series is a easy and enjoyable read and I would recommend it as nighttime reading, nothing too strenuous;)
What I don't like about this book/the series:
What I dislike about the book and the series is the repetition of certain things, like certain phrases or character portrayals seem to be written down in every....single...book... Also the issues Hannah has with love (she has 2 boyfriends and has been proposed by both, the boyfriends know & like each other as well) is kinda getting really old. I mean it's certainly not very realistic and personally I just find it very annoying that the bf's keep running after her and she doesn't choose one or the other or none. I mean this is the 8th book I'm reading in this series, so for the life of me Hannah will you just choose or walk away, LOL!
The dislikes are however not making me stop reading the series, they can be easily overlooked, so I will continue on and hope for the best;)
Rating:
3 out of 5*
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