Book 55, 2015
Sep. 9th, 2015 06:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeI spent a good portion of Monday reading Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates, and I finished it last night. It's part of the author's "Magical Bakery" mystery series, featuring protagonist Katie Lightfoot.
When Katie and her coven are meeting at the Honeybee bakery after hours, a young woman comes to the door, calling out for Katie in desperation. Before she collapses, she tells Katie that she was told to seek her out if she needed help. It's up to Katie to figure out who the woman was and how she knew to seek help. The search for information leads Katie to delve into Savannah's voodoo scene.
The story was fast-paced and engrossing, but there were enough lulls to allow me to catch my breath. I enjoy reading about the day-to-day operations of the Honeybee bakery, as well as the more domestic scenes between Katie and her boyfriend Declan. Katie learns more about her destiny as a lightwitch. The author introduced just enough suspects to make it difficult to guess whodunnit, without bogging the story down with too many potential killers. The final showdown was a bit less fraught with danger and drama than other stories in the series, but it was satisfying, nonetheless.
Five of five!
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When Katie and her coven are meeting at the Honeybee bakery after hours, a young woman comes to the door, calling out for Katie in desperation. Before she collapses, she tells Katie that she was told to seek her out if she needed help. It's up to Katie to figure out who the woman was and how she knew to seek help. The search for information leads Katie to delve into Savannah's voodoo scene.
The story was fast-paced and engrossing, but there were enough lulls to allow me to catch my breath. I enjoy reading about the day-to-day operations of the Honeybee bakery, as well as the more domestic scenes between Katie and her boyfriend Declan. Katie learns more about her destiny as a lightwitch. The author introduced just enough suspects to make it difficult to guess whodunnit, without bogging the story down with too many potential killers. The final showdown was a bit less fraught with danger and drama than other stories in the series, but it was satisfying, nonetheless.
Five of five!
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