Book Summary:
With Autumn comes the famous Shady Palms Corn Festival! Lila and her Brew-ha Cafe partners, Adeena and Elena, have a full display, complete with delicious-sounding corn-based snacks and treats.
Unfortunately, the festival doesn’t go as smoothly as anyone had hoped. Before the first day of the festival is over, a body will be discovered - with Adeena holding the murder weapon. It’s time for these amateur sleuths to get back to work!
My Review:
Ahh! I can’t believe it’s time for the next Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery! A word of advice - don’t read Guilt and Ginataan while hungry. This book made me so hungry, mostly because I’m a wee bit obsessed with corn recipes, so everything sounded delicious.
Okay, I will move away from the subject of food now, or I’ll just make myself hungry again. As usual, I loved the characters in this story. I feel like Adeena and Elana got more fleshing out, though I would still happily embrace more of them.
As far as the mystery goes, that one was a bit more far-fetched than I hoped. Then again, we’re at death number five for a small town. So, things are going to have to get a little outlandish to justify another murder, especially one that connects to the main characters.
Don’t get me wrong, it was still a fun read! It just wasn’t the strongest in the series. It’s still worth reading Guilt and Ginataan, especially if you want to keep up with the series. I’ll be curious to see how far the series goes - and how Brew-ha will fare.
Highlights:
Cozy Mystery
Amateur Sleuths
Heavy Food Elements
Family Drama
Trigger Warnings:
Controlling Behaviors
Blackmail
Unhealthy Relationships
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- Started reading
- 29 December, 2024: Finished reading
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