This book, Christmas Cake Murder, Hannah Swensen #23, is the other portion of the combined Holiday-themed entry by Joanne Fluke. This one is a bit of a prequel to the series and goes back and tells the reader the origin story of Hannah's bakery, the Cookie Jar. We are also provided a glimpse into the first mystery she found herself embroiled in solving. This book has a twist as the mystery is being told in the form of a journal entry written by one of the town elders, Emmie. This format made for a fun twist on the usual cozy. All in all, I always enjoy reading this series even if it is a reread.
Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I reread this one as part of the Christmas compilation. I really enjoy how the story is a combo of the live-action of Hannah and her family combined with the written journal/stories of Emmie the main character outside the Swenson family. It is fun to read the origin story of the Cookie Jar and Hannah’s adventures. The descriptions of the Christmas Ball from years gone by was wonderful as well
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Challenge Prompts
The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Library Love #LibraryLoveChallenge Book # 24
- Finishing the Series #FinishingTheSeries2022 Series: 13 Book #2
- Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022 Book #26
- Back List Reader #Backlistreader Book #16
- Cruisin thru Cozies Free choice #11
- Cloak & Dagger #CloakDaggerChal Book #25
- Craving for Cozies Book #24
- Medical Examiner Challenge 2 Toe Tags
- Beachcomber Challenge
- Crime Scene- hospital/sidewalk
- Weapon- heart attack/hospital
- Detectives- Hannah Swensen
- Six Shooter Challenge Target #44 Shot #5
- Nancy Drew #27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady (1950) - read a book written by a female author
- Nerd Daily #NERDREADING2022 #23 reread
- OWLS 22 # 12 Star Gazing: A book with a star on the cover or in the title
- Pick your Poison #106 an epistolary book
- 52 books in 52 weeks #18 Teen Detective
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