Off the Shelf --Up to No Gouda

 

Thanks to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of this title. This is first in a new culinary cozy series.Carly has returned to her home town after losing her husband and opened a grilled cheese restaurant. Her building is sold, and her new landlord evicts her. He is discovered dead outside the restaurant, and one of Carly's employees, Suzanne, is the prime suspect. To save her friend, Carly investigates.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read. The descriptions of the grilled cheese sandwiches had me craving one. The cast of characters is interesting. The relationships with some of the characters is a little weird in that progress through problematic issues in a breeze, trust super quickly, or just feel weird. I will give this series another book or so.

This is review is given freely.

Off the Shelf -- Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library

 Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC of this title, scheduled for release on February 8, 2022. This is the 2nd book in the Lakeside Library series and the first I have read.

Rain is the local librarian in the Wisconsin town of Lofty Pines and has recently decided to stay in town and run the library year round. The town is buzzing with excitement for the annual Ice Fishing Jamboree until one of the participants is found dead in his fishing shanty, resulting in the husband of Rain's best friend being accused if murder. Rain and her best friend, Julia, investigate to clear his name.

The actions of the characters falls a little unbelievable to me, even in a cozy mystery. There is a lot of unnecessary and excessive discussion of the winter weather.