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Monday, October 30, 2023

Fatal Fudge Swirl

 Fatal Fudge Swirl is set in Penniman, CT, and is based around an ice cream shop.  This particular one is based upon a socialite wedding at Halloween.  Of course, there is a murder and a list of suspects a mile long.  Instead of focusing on ice cream making the crew of the shop ends up investigating the murder.  As a backdrop to the story, there is a movie being filmed that is loosely modeled on the Hallmark channel movies.  Lots of references to repeat appearances by actors and actresses and the rom-com-type approach to the stories depicted in the movies.   This aspect of the story involves Sprinkles in a major role allowing the outcast cat show feline to strut her stuff.  Allen captures the personality of a cat in a very lifelike manner in this book.   I realized as I was reading this book I had forgotten to read book 2 in the series so I am going back and catching up on that one now.  I can say there isn't much in the way of spoilers in this book so if a reader wanted to have a seasonal read they can jump in with this book.  


Fatal Fudge SwirlFatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A fine book that will appeal especially to Halloween and fall lovers. The ice cream flavors will make your mouth water if you’re not careful. The mystery is quite well laid out and not super obvious. I like how there is some historic significance included in the book since it is set in Connecticut. Looking forward to reading more in the series.

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

  1. Goodreads and Reading by the Numbers #ReadingByNumbers2023 Book #  105
  2. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book #  87 
  3. Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2023  Series:17  Book #1
  4. Stacking the Series  #stackingseries2023 3
  5. Series Catchup #seriescatchup2023 3
  6. What an Animal Book #39
  7. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023   Book #96
  8. Cruisin thru Cozies  Free choice #52
  9. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #81
  10. Craving for Cozies  Book #69
  11. Medical Examiner Challenge  3 Toe Tags
  12. Diversify your reading #DYRC23  October: True Crime/Mystery
  13. Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO  OCTOBER- Spellbinding or Spooktacular
  14. TBRChallenge  #TBRChallenge  October 18 - Danger Zone

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