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When the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them--and the public is hungry for more.
Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.
My thoughts:
Not the best time to write a review when I am all grrr goodreads drama, I should not even post a review there! (edit in October, as you can see my reviews are old.)
Right, so this is my first cozy mystery. I have meant to read one for AGES, trust me, ages. And now I finally did. It was cute, charming and with a sprinkle of magic that I really enjoyed.
What I did not like is that Ella is falsely accused, I hate that premise, it makes me sad :/ But I loved that she did not let it stop her. She opened her pie shop, she went on a hunt for the real killer. Go Ella!
The magic, loved the is there really magic?
Her aunts were fun too. Her nemesis, grrr, yes her I certainly did not like. Her love interest, oh I am really on the fence about him...
Conclusion:
So all in all a charming book.
Cover
I neeeeeeeed pie!
Mass Market Paperback, 291 pages
Published July 2012 by Berkley Publishing Group
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #1
Cozy mystery
From a book angel
Grr indeed. I am sooooo late with reviews.
ReplyDeleteThat she was :D
I love those covers with the dogs lol And PIE! I've been meaning to try one of these, they sound so adorable.
ReplyDeleteI know dogs,cute, pie, yum! But I do prefer the cat covers some cozy ones have
DeleteI hear ya - BOOOOO GRs drama.
ReplyDeleteBooooooo again
DeleteThat looks adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey always do :D
DeleteI love these types of mysteries, I find them very relaxing. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
That they are, together with a cup of tea...and pie! Lol
DeleteDon't really know about this one but I definitely need to go back to the genre, I have many of them.
ReplyDeleteIt was my first try as I said, I like them better than real mysteries cos they are well...cozy
DeleteThis sounds like a great cozy. As for GR drama... I haven't seen it, but I usually don't pay attention to it.
ReplyDeleteThis time it was GR themselves, those asses
DeleteI love cozy mysteries, and keep meaning to read one again, this sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteThe library do have some but they are all like book 6...another book 3. Boo
DeleteThis sounds too cute. Sorry about the goodreads drama.
ReplyDeleteLong gone...but still on my mind
DeleteYeah, so glad you enjoyed it Blodeuedd! I love this series very much.
ReplyDeleteThe other one will be posted next week :D I am review swamped
DeleteI really want to read this one! I saw it on Heidi's blog ages ago and wanted to give it a try, and now that you liked it too I have no excuse to keep stalling. Great review! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am very very late to the party too ;)
DeleteHehe, yes give it a go too
I love the title and the cover. I think I'll add this to my TBR.
ReplyDeleteIt just so cute :D
DeleteMmm pie. Love the foodie cozies :)
ReplyDeleteThey just make me wanna eat
DeleteThis looks cute - the name of the book caught my attention! :) Hope everything is better on your end now, and you are not too "grr"! ;)
ReplyDeleteLol, I am more hmmm now, but I might go grrr any moment if they mess up.
DeleteI do admit I love the title the most
Lol I like your edit =)
ReplyDeleteAnd I admit this sounds like a super cute read. I may have to give a go sometime
I hope that you will :) It was a fun and still suspenseful read
DeleteI've only read one cozy mystery but wasn't that impressed. Your review of this book, though, makes me want to give that genre another try!
ReplyDeleteAnd next week there will be one more ;)
DeleteI'm sorry...but I had a hard time concentrating while reading your review...I kept thinking about pie and how hungry I am. lol
ReplyDeleteHaha, I always have that problem when I read a cozy m review
DeleteIt was the stuff in Sep when they deleted some reviews
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge cozy fan. There are a few series I enjoy, but not many.
ReplyDeleteThey are cute, but maybe not something I go gaga over
DeleteHooray, your first cozy!
ReplyDeleteHooray :D
DeleteI have yet to try a cozy...
ReplyDeleteGoodreads drama huh? Guess I haven't been there enough recently. (other than to look up that trilogy) Have you checked out BookLikes?
Yup I am on booklikes, I just do not like it as much :/
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