Welcome to Litsy!

I overall mostly liked this story of a small community with a treasure mystery and a series of death that may be connected. There are some slow moments and a few characters that are not fully fleshed out and have no actual purpose besides being an obvious red herring. A light mystery that is not thrilling but overall fine. 3⭐️

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Each box I opened kept getting more and more!

@kspenmoll the chocolate 🍫 did melt and has been devoured! lol

I have not read either hardcover book - great choices!

A very smart move to go with Emma as the Jane Austen book and tabbies!

I can‘t wait to use the tabbies; I‘ve been wanting that size for some time!

Thank you!!!

Loved the book; loved the ending! There‘s a story of pirates and pirate treasure in Maple Bay. Rumor exists that someone found it and re-hid it. Then there are all the suspected secrets of Bellwoods. This is a story rich in adventure, mysteries and murder, with a few surprises. You won‘t regret reading it!

Seemed a bit slow at the start, but the second half made up for it. Some great surprises and twists. 4 ⭐️

Litsy seems to have a mind of its own. Anyone else having issues posting photos?
Mine always appear turned on its side or uploads a photo other than the one I chose (like above). 😤

A long lost treasure, engaging main characters and family secrets make for fun cozy mystery. Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC.

Ryan is an established writer who first made a name for himself in the YA world—one in which this book really should have been marketed even though it‘s billed as adult. Told from three POVs, this book is light and fluffy and lacks real tension. There are some good twists but the writing feels very simple—& having two characters go by Grandy & Dandy was…annoying. I didn‘t love it but I can see people looking for a light, cozy read enjoying this.

Hunting for treasure today!

This felt like a light, cozy type of mystery, but I found it to be overly complicated and keeping track of the characters was sometimes difficult and diluted each of their stories. The many POV's did not help. I also found the romance was not well written. That being said, it was still a decently fun read, with a nice twist. I also liked the Nova Scotia setting. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital advance reading copy. 3.25/5

Pub Day 15 October 2024

This was just MEH! I struggled with the different POVs of the story. They weren't signposted and I often had to re-read the beginning of the third-person POV chapters to find out whose POV I was reading, the first-person POV was, obviously, easier to follow.

I struggled to finish this book and in the end the twist wasn't as surprising as I had anticipated.

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This was an ARC which isn't the final version, so some things might change. Hopefully, some things might improve, because this book really deserves some further attention. It was hard to decide between a soft pick or a So-so+, but I think it's the latter. I didn't like how one of the twists at the end was done, which was frustrating because it's a really nice idea that could have been explored much better. 1/2

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