Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

Author: Joanne Fluke
Publisher: Kensington Books
Year: 2019
Genre:Cozy Mystery
Age: Adult 18+
Page Count: 239 pages (ebook)

Audio Publisher & Year: Recorded Books 2019
Audio Reader: Suzanne Toren
Audio Length: 9 hours & 33 mins


Rating:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 This review contains spoilers!

This is book #24 in the Hannah Swensen series. I'm currently on the newest book & that means I've successfully caught up on the series. The next one comes out in the fall & it will be her Christmas special that she does every year.


The story up to the last few books has been pretty mild. But once Ross really came into the picture things changed. Hannah & Ross got married 4 books ago. Everything seemed to be going good until he disappeared in the next book. Then in this book she has her first contact with him after finding out he was already married & leaving town. Turns out (in case you didn't already figure that out) he's not a good guy; he's violent & mean. But you'll be happy to know after spending most of the book hating him, trying to figure out what his plan is, & out smart him he finally gets what he deserves! All is well again in Lake Eden!

I do have some unanswered questions about this series after all this. #1 Why bring Ross into the picture only to make him the bad guy & take him away again? #2 Why not just have Hannah pick Mike or Norman? #3 What will happen now? #4 Will Hannah pick one of her 2 existing love interests?

Since I'm almost all caught up on this series I'm looking for another cozy mystery series to start, do you have any suggestions? I mostly listened to these on audio because they were quick & light & I didn't have to pay a whole lot of attention to the story if I was listening & working on something else. I'm hoping to find another series like this one to do that with.

The recipe I've included with this review I picked because it sounded so weird! You bake the cookies part of the way then leave them in the oven overnight...WHAT!!!

Stay tuned for more reviews to follow this month!

February 2020 Wrap-Up & March 2020 TBR

Where did February go??? It can't be March! So I'm not totally sure what happened last month but I really only read 1 book...BAD BAD BAD! Between getting ready for my surgery & having it, then now in recovery I think I just need a do over. There was a few books that I didn't finish & I'll talk more about those so I have some evidence of my bad behavior LOL. Maybe March will be better?

The one book I did read was: 

The Quilter's Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini 

Goodreads

The 2 books I finally gave up on after attempting to read were:

You by Caroline Kepnes

Goodreads

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Goodreads

I'm also on the fence about this book. I've been reading it since the beginning on February & I'm less than 100 pages in still. The story is good but I just don't know if I'm invested:

24-Karat Kids by Judy Goldstein

Goodreads

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The March prospects are: 

The Union Street Bakery by Mary Ellen Taylor

Goodreads

This is our book club book so I'll definitely be reading this one!

The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg 

Goodreads

I saw this book come in through the book drop much like I do my other random book picks. Seems interesting, kinda chick litish so we'll see what happens.

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian 

Goodreads

Been wanting to read this series for YEARS but I try & wait until a series has been fully published before I start it. I saw the last book on the cataloging cart & decided to pick them up & try them. 

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder & Coconut Layer Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Goodreads 

The newest book just came out. It was also on the cataloging cart so I'm finishing up with Chocolate Cream Pie Murder & then heading into the next one so I'm all caught up! I haven't been able to find #25 on audio & it came out last year!