Mango, Mambo and Murder

I am so glad I found Mango, Mambo and Murder  at the library.  I picked it up off the new releases shelf at random solely based on the bright cover and the title catching my eye.  Mango, Mambo and Murder is the first book in a series by Raquel V. Reyes.    

This was a very interesting read that was a great mix of the Cuban culture and an intriguing mystery.  Reyes captures the sights and culture of Miami so well in this book and it was especially fun for me to read after having just visited Miami for the first time last fall.  Besides having a fascinating mystery that has several layers to it, the family dynamics presented are well written and believable.  Be prepared to have your mouth water when reading about some of the dishes prepared in this cozy.  I hope the series continues as I really enjoyed it.

Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

great mystery with lovely descriptions of Miami

This is a well-written mystery with beautiful descriptions of Miami and the Latin culture there. The descriptions of the awesome dishes will have your mouth watering. I love how the author weaves Spanish into the story seamlessly. I look forward to reading more of the series

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

1. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book #1
2. Literary Escapes  #LiteraryEscapes  FL
3. AtoZ   #2022AtoZReadingChallenge  #AlphabetSoupChallenge M
4. Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge  R
5. 2022TBR  #2022ReadingChallenge  # 7 own voices
6. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022   Book #2
7. Beat the Backlist #BTB2022  #21 new to you author
8. Color Coded #9 a book that implies color
9. Cozy Mysteries   #7  recommended by an online guide, book blogger, book club
10. Cruisin thru Cozies Culinary #1
11. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #2
12. Craving for Cozies  Book #2
13. Around the Year in 52 Books # 41. A book with a theme of food or drink
14. 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub  #33 A bilingual character
15. BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenreadingchallenge2022  #21. Recommended on Instagram
16. Bookworm  #6 Read a book because of the cover
17. Nancy Drew #39 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (1962) - read a book with a small child in the story
18. Nerd Daily  #NERDREADING2022 #30 #ownvoices author
19. Nerdy Bookworm  #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO  #21 A book where the cover caught your eye 
20. OWLS 22  #46 Muggle Studies: An own voices book
21. Pick your Poison #11 a book about food from another culture
22. PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #5. A sapphic book
23. RAD challenge #aradreadingchallenge #4 A Book about Food
24. Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO  yes New to you- author
25. Medical Examiner Challenge 3 Toe Tags
26. Beachcomber Challenge  
• Crime Scene- country club
• Weapon- poison
• Detectives- Miriam Quinones-Smith
27. 52 books in 52 weeks  #19 Judge a Book
28. Unruly Reader Bingo  #8 subculture

Possible prompts

I will decide as the year goes along which prompts I use it for on several challenges since it meets multiple criteria within the challenge.

1. OWLS 22  # 7 Hoggy Warty Hogwarts: A book that involves music