10/14/13

Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams



★★★★½

GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT: poisonings, magical powers
Setting: Havenwood, GA
CHARACTERS: Ella Mae LeFaye, Adelaide LeFaye, Delia LeFaye, Verena Hewitt, Cecelia LeFaye, Reba, Loralyn Gaynor, Hugh Dylan, Maurelle, Freda Shaw, Sloan Ketteridge
DATE READ: October 13 - October 13
NO. OF PAGES: 265
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?:   no, new on Nook

PLOT:....................................................................4.00
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................4.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................4.50
STYLE:..................................................................4.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................4.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................4.50
OWNERSHIP:......................................................5.00
Threshold Quality.................................................5.00
Average..............................................................................................4.50

The Charmed Pie Shoppe series is that definitely - absolutely charming!  Ella Mae has finally been awakened to her substantial powers and just at the right time.  The Lady of the Ash has to be replaced at the Harvest festival but all of the candidates seem to be dying from food poisoning.

Purchasing a used vehicle from the Artisan Cheese makers in the area, Ella Mae is introduced to a bride ad groom and drafted to cater their small wedding as well as finding a young woman to work in her pie shoppe.

The harvest festival yields numerous surprises and a bit of unforeseen heartache.

Definitely looking forward to the next installment!

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