I liked the autism rep, I liked the conversation around consent and figuring out your sexuality. This book was heavy...it was also very triggering at times (for me) so I suggest reading the TW before diving in. I hated how Luis was everywhere...every conversation, every hallway, every thought. I get that, by what he's done, it's probably supposed to feel like hes always there. But it was such an uncomfortable and gross feeling to feel like he was always around.

A promising start to a new series! The cookies sounded amazing, I really enjoyed Mallory as a character and I enjoyed the set-up of the mystery. It was our classic setup with plenty of suspects and I had a fun time narrowing them down. Not super obvious so it wasn't boring. There is a possible future love interest which I don't personally care about buuut it's there.

The calendar crew is just adorable. I love their teamwork and sleuthing and I loved the initial setup of the mystery but... I think this is my least favorite so far. Something about it didn't pull me in right away and at times the story became a bit stale. The ending was good and I liked this one overall, but it just wasn't as cozy and fun as the others were.

I feel like Tamara Berry is good at thinking up unique storylines for mysteries and that's why I liked this one. The uniqueness is what carried it for me, Tess and Gertie were great as usual. It's just... This one didn't hit like I hoped. It was a bit boring and I didn't feel locked into the investigation like I wanted to be. I would've DNF'd but I wanted to know the ending which was fine.

I probably won't continue the series... It was fun but it was also kinda boring. It honestly felt like an unnecessary addition and it didn't feel like its own separate story. I enjoy Maddy but the mystery was a bit stale and this just didn't grab me like I hoped for.

This was so much fun and so entertaining. The world is so rich and so lively and so vivid that it's actually wild that this is a middle grade. The storytelling and the prose is so captivating that you feel like you've literally been sucked into another world. The characters are beyond unique and endearing and playful and everything about this is enchanting.

At first, this was just okay but I wasn't really feeling it. However, I quickly fell in love with Emma and Justin and their relationship. They were so comfortable and sweet together that it was impossible not to feel the sparks. Emma was witty and trusting and far too loving towards certain people (also lacking boundaries) and Justin was attentive and kind. The mother/daughter issues definitely hit a spot in me as I can relate with my own family problems. It was just a great time.

Tbh I didn't enjoy this at all. I didn't like Sylvie or Dominic, they both annoyed me for several reasons but Dominic gave me the biggest douche vibes and I just didn't care for any pairing that came from that. Aside from that, I found the story to be so boring and way too long and I was zoning out so much because nothing held my attention. Just a giant snooze fest.

This started interesting and I was enjoying it but then it had moments of where it got a little boring and felt like it droned on and then it would pick up again. The mystery itself was okay it was a classic cozy mystery set-up but it didn't hold my attention enough for me to give it anything other than "just okay".

Honestly...I was not a fan for like 50% of this. It was slow and boring and the tiny pieces of action or twists that we got weren't enough to hold me over until the big thing happened. Also, I really don't care for the romance in this series and while I understand the importance it plays in the story, I just didn't like it. The ending though was a nice turnaround and I couldn't stop reading until I finished and the last 5 or so pages was wild. That being said, this book was the epitome of second book syndrome... Simply just okay. Excited for the next one though!!