Muffin But the Truth
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- Author：Ellie Alexander
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Reviews
Jennifer
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We're back in Ashland Oregon， where local baker Juliet Capshaw is giving her all to make Bamboo's corporate retreat a success。 The executive team's attitude is the polar opposite of the cozy and supportive network of family and fri nds Juliet has assembled。 Despite her misgivings， she soldiers through the weekend rafting trip only to have murder rear its ugly head。The author is an expert at embroidering a solid crime with all the local color that makes this series so much fun！ An interesting cas We're back in Ashland Oregon， where local baker Juliet Capshaw is giving her all to make Bamboo's corporate retreat a success。 The executive team's attitude is the polar opposite of the cozy and supportive network of family and fri nds Juliet has assembled。 Despite her misgivings， she soldiers through the weekend rafting trip only to have murder rear its ugly head。The author is an expert at embroidering a solid crime with all the local color that makes this series so much fun！ An interesting cast of characters that have only become more vivid as the series develops？ Yep。 Mouthwatering descriptions of food and the local scenery？ That， too。 Peek backstage at the Oregon Shakespeare festival？ You got it。I thoroughly enjoyed this latest installment and look forward to more！ 。。。more
LORI CASWELL
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Dollycas’s ThoughtsJules Capshaw and her team at Torte are preparing for a group of business professionals coming for a weekend retreat in the Rogue Valley。 Torte has been hired to cater a welcome dinner and then Jules， Carlos， Jules’ mom and her husband Doug， aka The Professor， and Carlos’ son Ramiro will join the group in the woods to prepare campsite food as their retreat continues with glamping， rafting， ghost stories， and team building。While Jules had worked out all the details with the CEO Dollycas’s ThoughtsJules Capshaw and her team at Torte are preparing for a group of business professionals coming for a weekend retreat in the Rogue Valley。 Torte has been hired to cater a welcome dinner and then Jules， Carlos， Jules’ mom and her husband Doug， aka The Professor， and Carlos’ son Ramiro will join the group in the woods to prepare campsite food as their retreat continues with glamping， rafting， ghost stories， and team building。While Jules had worked out all the details with the CEO’s assistant， Miller， when his boss arrives on the scene she micromanages everything。 Then as the welcome dinner is served Jules sees huge cracks in the team。 When they arrive in the woods the dysfunction is magnified especially when the wine and liquor start to flow。Jules is a happy camper when the group hits the rapids for an afternoon of rafting。 She learns that trip was filled with drama too but she was totally shocked when she finds one of the executives dead in the water the next morning。 Thankfully The Professor is quickly on the scene because the death was NOT an accident 。 。 。 It Was MURDER！I get excited every time I start a new book in this series。 It is like visiting old friends。 As I have said time and time again， Ms。 Alexander’s characters are genuine and their dialogues are true to life。 Jules is so supportive of her employees and they are growing by leaps and bounds。 They are so proficient at their jobs that she knows they will go out on their own someday but so far they have been able to take part in new opportunities while keeping their positions at Torte。 They truly are like family。 And speaking of family， Carlos’ son Ramiro has come to the states and is attending school as an exchange student。 Jules loves having him in her home and attending her school。The new characters introduced， members are the Bamboo executive team are quite a group。 The CEO is way beyond unlikeable。 If she were my boss I think I would run screaming from the building。 The rest of the crew seems to be very talented but poorly utilized。 It was no surprise that one of them didn’t survive the retreat。In this story， we are taken away from Ashland to explore more of the Rogue Valley。 Venturing into the woods and out onto the Rogue River sounds like such a good time。 Glamping would be more my style these days and of course， we can skip the dead body。 And just because we are outside of his Shakespeare realm doesn’t mean Jules’s friend Lance doesn’t make an appearance。 He is around and more than ready to start an investigation with Jules into the murder。Part of the mystery was an easy solve for me but some of the details were a bit foggy。 I knew the who but not the why。 Every one of the Bamboo team was suspect and there were some true red herrings。 I always have fun tagging along with Jules as she tries to put the clues in order。 I enjoy the way she uses Lance as a sounding board and more。 But this time there was a difference in how all was revealed。 A nice twist！Muffin But the Truth comes alive with Ms。 Alexander’s descriptive writing style。 I love when she describes what’s baking in the kitchen。 She always tempts my tastebuds。While I am a stickler about reading a series in order the author writes the stories to stand on their own。 But if you really want to get to know these fabulous characters start at the beginning and enjoy！ 。。。more
Ryan Hoffman
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Muffin But The Truth is the latest entry in the Bakeshop Mysteries。 Jules and the Torte team are heading to Rogue Valley along the Rogue River。 Catering a outdoor retreat for a company， until one of the members is found dead。 These books are fun with this one being the 16th in the series。 It's an enjoyment。 Muffin But The Truth is the latest entry in the Bakeshop Mysteries。 Jules and the Torte team are heading to Rogue Valley along the Rogue River。 Catering a outdoor retreat for a company， until one of the members is found dead。 These books are fun with this one being the 16th in the series。 It's an enjoyment。 。。。more
Tracy Condie
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An Executive Team that needs more than just building， hires Jules and Torte to cater their roughing it and rafting retreat complete with all the glamping essentials。 I am not sure that toxic truly illustrates just how bad the work relations are with the Bamboo group， the boss would make a great victim because no one seems to like her and she doesn’t seem to like her employees。 While the employee that everyone says good things about ends up as the victim。 The whole time I am reading this story I An Executive Team that needs more than just building， hires Jules and Torte to cater their roughing it and rafting retreat complete with all the glamping essentials。 I am not sure that toxic truly illustrates just how bad the work relations are with the Bamboo group， the boss would make a great victim because no one seems to like her and she doesn’t seem to like her employees。 While the employee that everyone says good things about ends up as the victim。 The whole time I am reading this story I am wondering to myself why these people have not found new jobs and moved on！ Needless to say there are plenty of suspects; there are also plenty of likable characters thanks to Jules and company。 Torte would be an amazing place to work or frequent， between the menus and those who create such tantalizing food and drink。 Then there is Jules and Carlos who make a dynamic and loving couple and have worked hard to achieve their happy ever after。 No need to read the earlier installments of the series as the backstory is worked in where and when needed， but you are going to want to go back and start at the beginning。 Not to mention the great collection of recipes that you will acquire with each book。 。。。more
Lynne
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so fun！。。。 even with murder！
Jean Bansback
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Great Series and Characters I love this series。 Ellie is an exceptional story teller。。。。just when you think you have it figured out， there's another twist。 I so look forward to the next book in the series。。。。。please keep them coming！ Great Series and Characters I love this series。 Ellie is an exceptional story teller。。。。just when you think you have it figured out， there's another twist。 I so look forward to the next book in the series。。。。。please keep them coming！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Thanks to the publisher， via Edelweiss， for an advance e-galley for honest review。Sixteen books into the series it's hard to think of what to say that I haven't before。 It's still solid and Ellie Alexander keeps the series fresh with new aspects of Torte and Ashland， Jules remains one of the calmest， coolest main characters in cozies， and the mystery is good。 I'll keep reading these as long as Ellie Alexander publishes them。 Thanks to the publisher， via Edelweiss， for an advance e-galley for honest review。Sixteen books into the series it's hard to think of what to say that I haven't before。 It's still solid and Ellie Alexander keeps the series fresh with new aspects of Torte and Ashland， Jules remains one of the calmest， coolest main characters in cozies， and the mystery is good。 I'll keep reading these as long as Ellie Alexander publishes them。 。。。more
Beth Medrano
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Another great story！ Jules and her team never disappoint。 Loved trying to figure out who did it。 Looking forward to the next Torte adventure！
Annu
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Ellie Alexander's descriptions really draw you into the town and the valley。 And its always nice to catch up with the characters。 There have been developments in some character's personal and professional lives。 Ramiro was very involved in this book， and it was great to see what a nice young boy he is， just like his dad。 Ellie Alexander's descriptions really draw you into the town and the valley。 And its always nice to catch up with the characters。 There have been developments in some character's personal and professional lives。 Ramiro was very involved in this book， and it was great to see what a nice young boy he is， just like his dad。 。。。more
David G
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I mean these books are set in the town we live in。 I know they aren’t incredibly in depth but the world of torte is so fun。 Tomorrow I want to bake something。
Malinda Wilson
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Another hit from Ellie Alexander5 stars again from Ellie Alexander。 I couldn’t put the book down once I started reading。 I have absolutely loved this series from the start and seeing how happy the main character Jules is and how she was lost and so very sad in book one shows me that it’s always gets better。 The muddle case definitely has you guessing just like it does Jules， Lance， and the police team。 Such a twist of events。 I can’t wait for the next book to see if Andy finally takes his shot w Another hit from Ellie Alexander5 stars again from Ellie Alexander。 I couldn’t put the book down once I started reading。 I have absolutely loved this series from the start and seeing how happy the main character Jules is and how she was lost and so very sad in book one shows me that it’s always gets better。 The muddle case definitely has you guessing just like it does Jules， Lance， and the police team。 Such a twist of events。 I can’t wait for the next book to see if Andy finally takes his shot with Bethany。 I am with Jules though， it would be nice to see the Torte team go out into the world and be successful but， I sure would hate for them to leave。 。。。more
Sheila
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Jules and the team at Torte are getting ready to cater a corporate retreat being held on the Rogue River。 It will be an upscale event so the team has come up with delicious food they know will be loved by all。 All is going great until they meet the execs， especially the head lady。 Turns out not to be a peaceful retreat with the amount of drinking and fighting going on。 When one turns up dead accusations fly。 Who was the person murdered？ And why？ Suspicions abound！ The characters are great and de Jules and the team at Torte are getting ready to cater a corporate retreat being held on the Rogue River。 It will be an upscale event so the team has come up with delicious food they know will be loved by all。 All is going great until they meet the execs， especially the head lady。 Turns out not to be a peaceful retreat with the amount of drinking and fighting going on。 When one turns up dead accusations fly。 Who was the person murdered？ And why？ Suspicions abound！ The characters are great and described in detail。 The mystery is well written。 Some delicious recipes are also included。 This is a great series！ I love watching the characters grow and develop。 I can't wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Cyndi
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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin for the arc。 I have to give this book 4 stars。 I think I should have read the other 15 books before this one。 It was an entertaining cozy mystery and will start the series from the beginning。
Isis
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Fantastic read as always。 Ellie Alexander never disappoints。 I had no clue who the killer was until the reveal！ Can’t wait for the next book in the series to come out。
Thereadingbell
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Muffin But the Truth by Ellie AlexanderThis is book #16 of the Bakeshop Mystery series。 In this installment the Torte which is the name of the bakery and Jules is the owner。 She and her gang of employees take on a client who wants to do a team build outdoor retreat。 At the outdoor retreat someone from the corporate team ends up dead。 Jules decides to do her own detective work because she is the one who finds the body。 Who killed the executive？ Will they get to the bottom of this and solve the ca Muffin But the Truth by Ellie AlexanderThis is book #16 of the Bakeshop Mystery series。 In this installment the Torte which is the name of the bakery and Jules is the owner。 She and her gang of employees take on a client who wants to do a team build outdoor retreat。 At the outdoor retreat someone from the corporate team ends up dead。 Jules decides to do her own detective work because she is the one who finds the body。 Who killed the executive？ Will they get to the bottom of this and solve the case？Normally these types of mysteries are things i highly enjoy and rate them high but this one was somewhat of a disappointment。 I felt to much page space spent taking about how different recipes made for the shop that is fine and dandy most times but I felt that was page space taken away from building better character back stories。 We really don't know much about the corporate team that Torte caters。 I wanted more backstory about the team this I think would of made the mystery so much better but instead so much page space was talking food recipes that I felt pulled away from the main story。 Sometimes it is fine to give us recipes but this one was way over done in my opinion。I would like to read more from the author in the future even though this one did not payout like i wanted it too。 there was some aspects of the story i did enjoy so it wasn't a complete bomb for me。 This is a 3 star read for me and I still recommend this book to others if they like cozy mysteries with recipes included in the text of the story。Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martins Press for a free copy of Muffin But the Truth for an honest review。 All opinions and ideas expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
Carolyn Bragg
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Juliet's bakeshop staff is about to experience a catering job they never imagined， for the worst client possible; a bridezilla + mean girl + rich and spoiled CEO = Josie Jones。 Stir in anxiety at level 10 because the corporate retreat includes river rafting， and Josie can't swim， and her staff hates her more each minute。So， with all of the arguing， belittling， demanding， and ordering going on， it's hard to know whether they enjoy the food or just the excuse to sit somewhere quietly to eat it。As Juliet's bakeshop staff is about to experience a catering job they never imagined， for the worst client possible; a bridezilla + mean girl + rich and spoiled CEO = Josie Jones。 Stir in anxiety at level 10 because the corporate retreat includes river rafting， and Josie can't swim， and her staff hates her more each minute。So， with all of the arguing， belittling， demanding， and ordering going on， it's hard to know whether they enjoy the food or just the excuse to sit somewhere quietly to eat it。As tension increases， someone pranks Josie by dumping a large box of spiders into her yurt。 The next day， she is pushed out of a raft。 Are these building up to something more serious？ In the morning， a woman is dead， floating in the river。 Was Josie the killer or victim？3/5 StarsThanks to St。 Martin's Press， St。 Martin's Paperbacks， and NetGalley for the temporary digital preview; any review is voluntary and my own opinion。#MuffinButtheTruth #ABakeshopMystery#EllieAlexander #EllieAlexanderAuth#CozyCulinaryMystery#CozyCulinaryMysteries#AmateurSleuthMysteries#FemaleSleuth#MysteryandThriller 。。。more
Zerita McAtee
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I have grown to love this series so much， and each installment just gets better and better。 From the characters to the twisting mysteries， I am absolutely hooked to this cozy series， and am convinced I'll never find one better。 Considering that I started this series while on a rafting trip， and that this story starts out with a rafting trip was so perfectly ironic that it just enhanced my reading experience all the more。 I 100% reading this series （in order！） to get to this incredible novel。 I have grown to love this series so much， and each installment just gets better and better。 From the characters to the twisting mysteries， I am absolutely hooked to this cozy series， and am convinced I'll never find one better。 Considering that I started this series while on a rafting trip， and that this story starts out with a rafting trip was so perfectly ironic that it just enhanced my reading experience all the more。 I 100% reading this series （in order！） to get to this incredible novel。 。。。more
Traci Warner
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Still loving this series！
Gretchen
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Another good addition to the bakeshop series。 I love these books。 This one involves catering during a glamping experience on the river。 Jules and Lance investigate a murder。 This time I was more wrapped up in the characters’ relationships and growth than the murder。 The tone at the end is hopeful with a twinge of nostalgia。 I’m eagerly awaiting the next one - a Halloween one！
Karen Hollins-Stallman
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"Muffin but the Truth" the 16th instalment in the A Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander。 Torte's pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself in deep water。。。 I really enjoyed this story， seeing Ramiro living in Ashland and Jules be a stepmom。 Visiting Torte and Ashland is like coming home to old friends and family lots of fun with a bit of chaos thrown in for good measure。 The mystery is interesting and well plotted， and there were just enough twists and turns to keep you "Muffin but the Truth" the 16th instalment in the A Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander。 Torte's pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself in deep water。。。 I really enjoyed this story， seeing Ramiro living in Ashland and Jules be a stepmom。 Visiting Torte and Ashland is like coming home to old friends and family lots of fun with a bit of chaos thrown in for good measure。 The mystery is interesting and well plotted， and there were just enough twists and turns to keep you guessing。 Jules and Carlos have found their place， home and family of friends and now is it time to expand their family。。。 Needless to say I cant wait for the next book。 I recommend this book to all my cozy lover friends。I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from St。 Martin's Press and Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Judith von Kirchbach
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Muffin But The Truth is the 16th installment in a very well-written culinary cozy series。 While the character development is， of course， augmented by reading the series in order， it is perfectly possible and fun and entertaining to read this book as a standalone。 The premise: Pastry chef and sleuth Juliet Capshaw is catering a corporate team building retreat that includes a river rafting on Oregon's Rogue River and glamping on the shore。 Could be a fun weekend - but the corporate team is textboo Muffin But The Truth is the 16th installment in a very well-written culinary cozy series。 While the character development is， of course， augmented by reading the series in order， it is perfectly possible and fun and entertaining to read this book as a standalone。 The premise: Pastry chef and sleuth Juliet Capshaw is catering a corporate team building retreat that includes a river rafting on Oregon's Rogue River and glamping on the shore。 Could be a fun weekend - but the corporate team is textbook dysfunctional。Things take a turn for worse when Juliet discovers the floating body of one member of the group。 There are multiple twists and turns as well as multiple viable suspects and the crime is well plotted。I loved all the food and food ideas mentioned in this book and will try some of them。 。。。more
Karen Fan
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I absolutely love the Bakeshop Mysteries and this book just flew by！ The characters are amazing and very well fleshed out， the mysteries are always entertaining， and there’s just the right amount of red herrings to shift though while solving the mystery。 She may not always solve the mystery， but she also doesn’t do anything dumb to put herself in danger。 Plus， I really like that she presents info to the police and they actually figure it out。 Like police should。
Tyneisha Lewis
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Another entry in the Bakeshop Mystery series: Muffin But The Truth！I found the title of this book clever and fun。 I'm a new fan of Ellie Alexander's books， and I truly enjoy her Bakeshop Mystery series。 Juliet （also known as Jules） is our series' protagonist。 It's always great fun to see her try to solve a new mystery， as well as doing baking as well and her family's bake shop。 The camping/campsite setting for this story gave the book a new， refreshing twist。 The drama and mystery made this book Another entry in the Bakeshop Mystery series: Muffin But The Truth！I found the title of this book clever and fun。 I'm a new fan of Ellie Alexander's books， and I truly enjoy her Bakeshop Mystery series。 Juliet （also known as Jules） is our series' protagonist。 It's always great fun to see her try to solve a new mystery， as well as doing baking as well and her family's bake shop。 The camping/campsite setting for this story gave the book a new， refreshing twist。 The drama and mystery made this book enjoyable， fun to read， and gives readers a chance to solve the mystery。As a bonus the Bakeshop Mystery books also includes recipes for readers to try。My thanks to St。 Martin's and NetGallery for a digital copy of this book。 I'm looking forward to more of Ellie Alexander's works！ 。。。more
MA
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It's great to be back in Torte again！ Jules & Carlos are spending a weekend catering a corporate event at the Rogue Valley when， of course， a body turns up。 Luckily the professor is on hand to start the investigation & all the suspects end up back in Ashland。 With Lance's "help"， Jules ends up involved in the investigation。 I love every visit to Torte， the growth of all the characters- especially the staff & the settings。 Cannot recommend highly enough！ It's great to be back in Torte again！ Jules & Carlos are spending a weekend catering a corporate event at the Rogue Valley when， of course， a body turns up。 Luckily the professor is on hand to start the investigation & all the suspects end up back in Ashland。 With Lance's "help"， Jules ends up involved in the investigation。 I love every visit to Torte， the growth of all the characters- especially the staff & the settings。 Cannot recommend highly enough！ 。。。more
Lynzie
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Book 16， Muffin but the Truth， is the perfect addition to the series。 It's the quintessential cozy mystery。 Theres plenty of background to go in blind。 Jules and her friends discover a body and still have to go about making yummy baked goods at Torte。 It's perfect for the winter days， baked treats and a cup of coffee。 Recommended for fans of Joanne Fluke。 Book 16， Muffin but the Truth， is the perfect addition to the series。 It's the quintessential cozy mystery。 Theres plenty of background to go in blind。 Jules and her friends discover a body and still have to go about making yummy baked goods at Torte。 It's perfect for the winter days， baked treats and a cup of coffee。 Recommended for fans of Joanne Fluke。 。。。more
Barb Foerst
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Torte is hosting a weekend event for a company from Los Angeles。 The executives are a nightmare， slamming each other at each opportunity。 Juliet hopes things will be better on the glamping， river rafting trip。 However， things go from bad to worse when Juliet finds a member in the river。 This is a great mystery with a few surprises。 Love the characters and setting。
Ann
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Jules gets more than she bargained for when she she's to cater a team-building retreat。 The boss is mean， the team members are nervous and defensive， and there may be a killer amongst them after the body of one of the employees is found floating in the nearby lake。 Jules and her partner--in-crime-solving， Lance， will have to work quickly to solve this mystery before anyone else dies。I adore visiting with Jules， Lance， and Team Torte。 The mysteries are always interesting， and there's plenty of re Jules gets more than she bargained for when she she's to cater a team-building retreat。 The boss is mean， the team members are nervous and defensive， and there may be a killer amongst them after the body of one of the employees is found floating in the nearby lake。 Jules and her partner--in-crime-solving， Lance， will have to work quickly to solve this mystery before anyone else dies。I adore visiting with Jules， Lance， and Team Torte。 The mysteries are always interesting， and there's plenty of red herrings to keep me guessing whodunit。Many thanks to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book。 My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation。 。。。more
Valerie Blankenship
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This is book 16 of Ellie Alexander's Bake Shop Mysteries， but if you haven't read a single one yet don't fret， because they each can be read as a standalone。 This was my first one， and I got enough of the back story to understand the history of each character。 I love a good cozy mystery， and this one did not disappoint me at all。 I love Jules and her baking skills。 She's in really deep when she discovers a body in the Rogue River while she's catering for the Bamboo company。 At first glance what This is book 16 of Ellie Alexander's Bake Shop Mysteries， but if you haven't read a single one yet don't fret， because they each can be read as a standalone。 This was my first one， and I got enough of the back story to understand the history of each character。 I love a good cozy mystery， and this one did not disappoint me at all。 I love Jules and her baking skills。 She's in really deep when she discovers a body in the Rogue River while she's catering for the Bamboo company。 At first glance what appears to be the CEO， Josie， turns out to be someone else who looks like her。 Josie has plenty of enemies since she's the most unlikable boss ever。 This book is full of scenic beauty from Ashland， Oregon as well as yummy goodness from Jules and the team at Torte。 When you add in the mystery of finding a killer， you've got yourself a great book。 。。。more
Katie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this series， I really do。 But…I feel like the plot lines have become very character relationship focused at the expense of the mystery element。 The big reveal was at the 81% mark（per my Kindle）。 I honestly expected it to be a red herring designed to draw out the real killer but alas， it was not。 And the killer/victim reason and relationship didn’t make a lot of sense and felt pretty thin to me。 While I enjoyed the rest of the book， it had nothing to do with the mystery。 And I can get behi I love this series， I really do。 But…I feel like the plot lines have become very character relationship focused at the expense of the mystery element。 The big reveal was at the 81% mark（per my Kindle）。 I honestly expected it to be a red herring designed to draw out the real killer but alas， it was not。 And the killer/victim reason and relationship didn’t make a lot of sense and felt pretty thin to me。 While I enjoyed the rest of the book， it had nothing to do with the mystery。 And I can get behind that every so often in a long running series， it feels like it is starting to happen a lot。 。。。more
Pili
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