Booked for Death

 This is the first cozy in the new Booklover B&B mysteries by Victoria Gilbert.  I enjoyed the fact the story had the main murder plot but also some other side mysteries regarding the different characters backgrounds.  This of course leads to different false suspicions and some misunderstandings.

The interesting aspect of this character list to me was the fact Charlotte, the MC, suspects her friends and employees along with the guests of her B&B.   The reactions were as expected but I did feel their would have been more resentment that others suspected you although the book portrayed them as taking it in stride as objective investigators.  I think there would have been a bit more emotion and hard feelings involved though.   

The book has many references to other works of mysteries as the central event in the story is a literary theme week and there are many book club members as characters.  All the characters are avid mystery readers.

I enjoyed the series debut and look forward to reading more as the series expands.

Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Great first book in a new cozy series

This cozy has some great characters and lots of descriptions. This book felt like there was more detail about environment, food, locations and people than a typical cozy. I liked that the lead, Charlotte, suspected friends as well as strangers. The awkward encounters were. Included and seemed mostly realistic although I’d think there would be a few hard feelings if your friend thought you might have committed murder. There were lots of twists and the ending was a bit of a surprise although I had begun to suspect that character was the guilty party

I look forward to reading more of the Booklover B&B series

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

1. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book #21
2. AtoZ   #2021AtoZReadingChallenge  #AlphabetSoupChallenge "B"
3. Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge  "G"
4. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2021   Book #30
5. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #33
6. Calendar of Crime  #CalendarOfCrime2021   
7. Cozy Mysteries   #4 set in hotel or b&b
8. Cruisin thru Cozies  Freebie #6
9. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #22
10. Craving for Cozies  Book #19
11. PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
12. Bookworm  #48 free space level 4
13. Magic in the Books  Book 7 #3 first in a series
14. Pick your Poison #3-1 A book about a hotel
15. Medical Examiner Challenge  1 Toe Tags (stabbed)
16. Beachcomber Challenge  
• Weapons
• Row 2 
• Knife
• Detectives- Charlotte/Ellen
• Victims- Lincoln Delamont
17. Six Shooter Challenge  Target #52  Shot #1