danadoesbooks's Reviews (954)

Thank you Minotaur and NetGalley for the eARC of Case of the Bleus!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I was in such a bad reading slump until I started Case of the Bleus. I should have known that the latest installment in the Cheese Shop Mystery series would fix it!

I fell in love with this series after reading Gone for Gouda (the second book) so it will always be my favorite. However, Case of the Bleus definitely rivals it! Not only is this a murder mystery, but there is also a puzzle aspect to it as well.  I had so much fun reading this one and I already pre-ordered the next mystery Fondue or Die set to come out in October!

Thank you Minotaur and NetGalley for the eARC of Catch Me If You Candy!  All opinions in this review are my own.

Catch Me If Your Candy is a solid cozy mystery. It is well-paced and has enough suspects to keep you guessing throughout the story. This was my first Bakeshop Mystery but it won't be my last!

Thank you Minotaur and NetGalley for the eARC of Nine Lives and Alibis!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I really struggled with this one.  Part of the reason is I was in a really bad reading slump but part of it was the pacing of the book.  So much of the plot was revealed on the back of the book that it took 150 pages to catch up to it.  This made the first half really slow and not very exciting.  However, after hitting the halfway point, Nine Lives and Alibis got much better!  Overall, I feel like the synopsis spoiled too much and the first half could have been much shorter.  However, the second half was great and I wish the first half had been more succinct so we could get to the mystery faster!

Thank you to the author for the eARC of Rush Part One & Two!  All opinions in this review are my own.

It is fitting that I finished Rush over the same weekend that F1 Academy had their first race of the season.  Valentina is working so hard to get a seat in F1 that it made me wish she had an opportunity like this to help her break into the male-dominated sport.

If you are new to F1 romances, then Rush is a great place start!  There is not too much on track action and Rose does really well with breaking up the information needed to understand the sport better.  However, Rose expertly depicts the road blocks that Valentina faces on her journey to become an F1 driver while navigating her relationship with Gabriel.  

Valentina and Gabriel have known each other for years and are both dealing with grief.  Rush tells the story of them starting to figure out how to be together but their story doesn't end in one book.  After the ending of Rush, I wonder what Chase has in store for them!

The revised version of Rush Part One & Two will be available March 20th!

Thank you St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley for the eARC of Never Wager With a Wallflower!  All opinions in this review are my own.

It is always hard to read the last book in a series that you love, but Heath's Never Wager With a Wallflower is a fantastic end to the series. Venus and Galahad's hate to love story is such a good blend of humor and seriousness.  While it can be read as a standalone novel, readers of the previous two books will be rewarded with many appearances of familiar characters.  It is difficult to choose, but I think this was my favorite book in the series.