Valerie Tate
Auteur van Catnip (The Dunbarton Mysteries Series, #1)
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- Canada
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- Ontario, Canada
- Woonplaatsen
- Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
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- Victoria College, University of Toronto
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Catnip (The Dunbarton Mysteries Series, #1) door Valerie Tate
Very good story line. Loved the humorous parts. Marmalade was the best character in the book, he reminded me of a cat I once had.
This is my third Dunbarton mystery and I loved it! It was a great way to start the Christmas season.
There was a lot of humour and enough twists and turns to the plot to keep you going to the end. How can you not enjoy a story where Santa is accused of murdering an Elf? Where a valued reindeer goes missing? My only gripe is that the mayor is too overbearing and high-strung, and comes across as a caricature than a true character - it rather spoils the otherwise wonderful story.
There was a lot of humour and enough twists and turns to the plot to keep you going to the end. How can you not enjoy a story where Santa is accused of murdering an Elf? Where a valued reindeer goes missing? My only gripe is that the mayor is too overbearing and high-strung, and comes across as a caricature than a true character - it rather spoils the otherwise wonderful story.
The premise for the story made me chuckle, so I decided to give the book a try. It's a book that is about two parts whodunit mystery, one part romance. I'm not a big romance reader, but once I got through that pocket of the book, I found the rest of the story to be a quick, entertaining read. Surprisingly, the character I sympathized with and liked the most was Marmalade, the cat. Lots of things seemed a bit far-fetched or potentially inaccurate, but suspension of disbelief goes a long way in being able to enjoy a novel. Definitely an enjoyable book!… (meer)
I really enjoyed this book, and recommend it! You get two cozy mysteries for the price of one.
After the mystery was solved and everything was wrapping up, I noticed that the book was about 75% complete (on my Kindle). I figured that there was an excerpt from the next book in the Dunbarton Mystery Series. Lo and behold, a #X&$@ occurred (I don't give spoilers in reviews), and so there was another mystery to solve.
Both mysteries were solved satisfactorily. The characters were likeable, with two who grew to like each other very much indeed. Marmalade the cat was a scene-stealer whenever he appeared.
Have I whetted your appetite? Read the book!… (meer)
After the mystery was solved and everything was wrapping up, I noticed that the book was about 75% complete (on my Kindle). I figured that there was an excerpt from the next book in the Dunbarton Mystery Series. Lo and behold, a #X&$@ occurred (I don't give spoilers in reviews), and so there was another mystery to solve.
Both mysteries were solved satisfactorily. The characters were likeable, with two who grew to like each other very much indeed. Marmalade the cat was a scene-stealer whenever he appeared.
Have I whetted your appetite? Read the book!… (meer)
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- 8
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- 82
- Populariteit
- #220,761
- Waardering
- 3.2
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 8
