This is an entertaining story with a surprise, to me, but perfect ending. One thing I liked about this book was the paragraph: "On a good day, stamping was entertaining. On a so-so day, art could pick up your mood. On a bad one, it was a way to lose yourself. A soul strengthener." This is something that I need to write down and read again. It is a great reminder.

I had a hard time remembering the details of the characters and I thought the old people going to live int he barn was really strange. Otherwise this is a an entertaining book and worth a few hours of your time.

Carmela has done it again get herself into trouble while helping a good friend with her murdered fiance'. The 3rd book had some slow spots, but picked up and you did not want to put it down. We learn more about Carmela and how she feels about Shamus and what happens to them. I will be looking for the 4th book to read. ( )

This book was a great cozy mystery. I like the idea of a stamping mystery, but I have to admit, I am getting a little tired of craft theme books (interior design, knitting, cooking, decoupage, ect). This one was well written, with clues dropped, but I still guessed the bad guy. I like mysteries that drop clues you can follow to guess who you think done it. I know this is going to sound a little weird, but I like when a mystery ends in a happy ending. But I guess that is why I mostly enjoy cozies. Enough said. One final note, as much as I enjoyed this book while I was reading it, it was not that memorable. It was only about a month ago I read it (I know, bad blogger, I am really behind. But my goal IS to catch up), but I had to sit and think to remember it to write about it today. I guess, keep that in mind when thinking of reading, pleasurable but not memorable. Would definitely like to read more in the series one day. =D ( )