pickMy reading and audio listening leading in Christmas has been enjoyable.
The tagged charmed me with references to mystery shows (loved Queens of Mystery!) and to interesting history like The Highwaymen, a traveling group of African American painters in Florida, back in the 1950‘s. Even when a story has a few bumps, little gems can still charm me and smooth out any rough edges.
panI had a lot of fun with Abby Collette‘s first ice cream parlour mystery, but this one felt choppy and random. At first, it struck me as something that‘d land better for me on screen than on page, but the randomness eventually ramped up so high I‘m not sure even the film treatment would‘ve worked for me.
I‘ll read Collette‘s next book as a tie breaker, but I‘ll start it with plenty of trepidation.
It‘s a good day for savoury porridge and a cozy mystery, with ice cream to follow this evening. Can‘t read a book about an ice cream shop without eating some.
so-soI didn‘t like this one as much as the first book. It seemed like she was trying to cram too much into the book. There was too much focus on the family drama and then it all just went away and I thought it was weird the book ended by you discovering the killer. Also, in the beginning, her friend was acting like a nut and it took her way too long to find it odd.
I think I‘ll read the next one, but I won‘t rush to get it.
🤨🤨🤨 What‘s going on here? Why did 3 of audiobook holds come in at the same time?
The Boston public library only lets you take books out for 14 days. No way I can listen to these 3 that quickly!
Which should I listen to first?
Is there a genre for racism fiction? Where racism is the key aspect of the story? The tagged book deals with gentrification. Alyssa Coles latest thriller "When No one is Looking" also deals with gentrification and racism
Does this seem likely a new genre that is coming forward? I welcome thoughts on this.
pickThese core characters are so well crafted. Diverse and engaging, with very believable family dynamics, these are characters I love after just 2 books in the series.
Read my full review here: https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2021/03/11/a-game-of-cones-an-ice-cream-parlo...
pickA great sequel to one of my favorite new cozy mysteries! The Crewse crew is back at making ice cream and solving mysteries, and this time Bronwyn has to help clear the name of her former coworker and friend. Rory has come from New York to woo Bronwyn back to her old job, but she's also hiding a secret. Lots of fun, lots of hijinks, and some yummy ice cream recipes at the end!
Book 24 of 2021
A little snowy Cafe and jazz music ambiance while I snuggle up to finish the tagged cozy mystery.
♠️♠️ My final #TBRDeckofCards selection for now! This #SixofSpades brought me the prompt “Punny Title”. This is from my #netgalleybacklog, which I really have to work on. ♠️♠️
A Game of Cones | 
