I was disappointed in the last book in this series and I was pleasantly surprised with how exciting and perilous this book was. It was a definite change of pace from the normal Mainely Needlepoint mysteries.

The conclusion, however, was a terrible letdown. The motivation, the ‘story’ behind the mystery were so flimsy. It was an incredibly disappointing end to what had been such a promising book.

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I wasn’t able to get into the meditative place that this book requires because it’s an unfamiliar place. I don’t relate to any of the experiences that are supposed to be my ‘everyday enchantments’. This is a book for a very small subset of people. It’s far too specific to include anyone outside of that subset, which defeats the purpose of a book like this. Also, throwing around Coyote in a non-Indigenous context is very problematic.

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I really enjoyed this. There were so many interesting character and relationship developments in this book. This is a really enjoyable series to read and I can’t wait for the next book!

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I didn’t love this mystery. It just fell flat for me.

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Promising start to a new series.

A promising start to a new cozy series. Really enjoyable.

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This is another case of poor marketing for a book. I pick the books I want to review on the Netgalley platform based on the synopsis and the genre. I was a bit on the fence about this book but it was classified as a mystery/thriller so I thought I’d take a chance on it.

SPOILER ALERT!

This book isn’t a mystery or a thriller. It’s an exploration into the aftermath of a brutal murder and it’s not super strong on that front. If this book had not been placed in the wrong genre, I wouldn’t have read it and I wouldn’t be giving it a bad review. Please stop marketing books this way. I don’t like being played for a fool and if I’d paid for this book, I’d be even angrier.

Get your book into the hands of people who WANT to read it. Not the people who don’t.

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