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Home of the Braised by Julie Hyzy



 ★★★★ ¾

GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT:
Setting: Washington, DC
CHARACTERS: Olivia Parras, Leonard Gavin, Peter Sargaent, Virgil Ballantine
DATE READ: February 1 - February 2
NO. OF PAGES: 304
Challenges: TIOLI, CATEGORY, MYSTERYCAT, GASTROCAT, ALPHACAT
SOURCE: My Nook

PLOT:....................................................................4.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................4.50
TOPICS: ...............................................................4.50
STYLE:..................................................................5.00
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................4.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................5.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................5.00
Threshold Quality.................................................5.00
Average..............................................................................................4.75  

Ollie and Gav have finally decided to get marry but in the meantime Ollie is also in the midst of planning a major State Dinner for representatives from a nation that the US has been at odds with for 50 years.  Trouble seems to gravitate toward Ollie and throughout she is trying to avoid international or political problems.  But Ollie being Ollie, she finds the problems that are reverberating  and saves the day!

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