A Crafty Christmas is the 4th book in the Cumberland Creek series by Mollie Cox Bryan. This was a great combination of a split locale mystery. Half of the ensemble cast is at home in Cumberland Creek while the rest of the group is on a scrapbooking cruise. I would love to have the opportunity to go on a cruise like that, it combines 2 of my favorite things- cruising and scrapbooking.
The mystery was well written and combines a nice balance of the scrapbooking techniques and an inside look at the industry. I found myself comparing the characters in the story with real life scrapbooking industry personalities. This added a fun element to the already enjoyable story for me.
I enjoy the level of introspection and cultural discussions that Ms. Bryan incorporates into her stories. This series combines storylines that are more involved than many cozies. I enjoy her mystery structures and the extra elements to the story.
I look forward to reading more in the series.
A Crafty Christmas by Mollie Cox Bryan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a great cozy that combines the craft of scrapbooking and a fun setting on a cruise ship. The mystery was well constructed and had numerous levels of details. There was a number of victims and the motivation for their murders was well concealed. The clues eventually lead to a surprise ending. I enjoy that this book incorporates great characters and a well structured mystery.
View all my reviews
Challenge Prompts
The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Library Love #LibraryLoveChallenge Book #4
- Literary Escapes #LiteraryEscapes VA
- AtoZ #2022AtoZReadingChallenge #AlphabetSoupChallenge C
- Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge B
- Finishing the Series #FinishingTheSeries2022 Series:5 Book #1
- Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022 Book #8
- Back List Reader #Backlistreader Book #2
- Beat the Backlist #BTB2022 #49 a book set in the season you read it in
- Cozy Mysteries #11 involving travel
- Cruisin thru Cozies Craft #1
- Cloak & Dagger #CloakDaggerChal Book #8
- Craving for Cozies Book #8
- 52 Book Club #the52bookclub #37 Set in a rural area
- Around the Year in 52 Books #22. A book with a Jewish character or author
- Bookworm #39 Read a book that takes place around your favorite holiday
- Nancy Drew #19. The Quest of the Missing Map (1942) - read a book where the mc uses a map
- OWLS 22 #26 DADA: A book featuring good vs. evil
- Pick your Poison #36 a book about a fandom or fanfic
- PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #28. A book set during a holiday
- What's in a Name #5 seasonal
- Medical Examiner Challenge 3 Toe Tags
- Beachcomber Challenge
- Crime Scene- cruise ship; basement
- Weapon- ricin
- Six Shooter Challenge Target #51 Shot #3
- 52 books in 52 weeks #34 Lost and Found
- Unruly Reader Bingo #5 seasonal
No comments:
Post a Comment