This entire book is just good vibes. Well, aside from the murder, sabotage, attempted murder, fraud, poisoning, another attempted murder, being shot and another attempted murder... Other than that, it's all good vibes!

For real, though, I really enjoyed this book, much more than I expected to. The characters are lovely, the plot was interesting and the narrator did a great job. I wasn't even on the killer's TRAIL, I had no idea it was (Redacted)! I really liked 'em, too 😔

I found myself smiling throughout the book but I managed not to cry when (Redacted) was run over and hospitalized! I was worried the book would end with 'em dying and I was not prepared. Thankfully, that didn't happen! Happy endings and good vibes.

(I stopped at the general store for the pet carrier and wound up with $100 worth of kitten supplies. I wasn't sure quite how.)

Girl, if that ain't the truth! You go in to get one feckin' thing and end up buying the whole damn store. The lil babies deserve it! 

While on the subject - I've read a lot of cozy mysteries that "feature" a cat only for them to mention the cat once or twice and call it a day. Most of them I think just put a cat on the cover to pull in cat lovers like myself - and damn if it don't work. This book is different, though. Those tiny little balls of mischief are apart of the story, they're not just props.

I found myself smiling everytime they climbed her legs because my Grim did that when she was a kitten 😂 We are just trees to them, our legs be damned!

They're so cute and I would die for them.

"There must be something in the water. Dot gave her number to Jake at the bank yesterday. She's regretting it now because she's four years older  than him, but what's done is done." 

"The age difference didn't seem to bother my stitching crew. Some of them have new hips older than the sherrif."

Okay, first, I don't understand why she is so obsessed with a four year age gap??? Like, that's nothing. She acts like it's a 40 year age gap and it did get a bit annoying that she kept bringing it up.

Second, what the fuck Granny 😂 Who allowed this old woman to be this funny? I fucking love her and if anything happens to her, so help me... *Shakes fist at author* You protect her at all costs, ma'am!

(Granny showed off photos of the kittens as if they were her grandchildren.)

Whatchu mean 'as if they were her grandchildren'? They ARE her grandchildren! You know how old folks have those wallets with the plastic sleeve of like 30 photos of their grandkids? Me and Granny would have those filled with cats lmao

(He laughed at his joke, unaffected by the zigzagging chemistry he plowed through like a blind mule.)

I do not like this man and I do not like that he's back. She needs to stop messing around and let him go!

Overall, this book was awesome and I'm glad I got to listen to it before Audible removed it from the premium plan lol 

!!SPOILER AHEAD!!
One thing I didn't like was when she got shot. It was such an emotional scene that could have really tugged at our heartstrings and it started to... But then it skipped time and she was perfectly fine. It felt like a missed opportunity. Maybe she wanted to keep this book lighthearted? It just felt... Not cheap but, unfulfilling, I guess? 

Like, you can't just have her get shot, have the bestie crying and the love interest scared as she's taken away on a stretcher then the next page is just "oh yeah I'm fine I was in the hospital for a few days chilling with Granny, got some stitches and a cool scar."

It rubbed me the wrong way and felt like a missed opportunity.