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A Fool and His Honey (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries #6)
Sleepless nights, a cross-country chase and a temporary stint at motherhood all turn newlywed Aurora Teagarden's life upside down. When her husband's niece, Regina, shows up unannounced on their doorstep with a baby and a secret, Aurora's perpetual curiosity leaps into overdrive -- especially when the body of the girl's husband is found axe-murdered in her own backyard! Bu...more
Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages
Published
May 3rd 2001
by Worldwide Library
(first published September 13th 1999)
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Roe is distraught that she is unable to have kids (despite not ever discussing with her husband about having kids before they were married), but when a baby is unexpectedly dumped in her lap, she does nothing but whine about it the ENTIRE book. And seriously, how does she not know a thing about babies? She's so upset that her father moved her half-brother to California - obviously they didn't think she would be that concerned about it since she apparently spent no time with him as a baby. If she...more
Warning: This review contains spoilers for this and the previous book in the series, Dead Over Heels.
Dead Over Heels was definitely not one of my favorites in this series. The mystery seems contrived--a body is pushed out of a plane to land in Roe's yard, and the fact that a couple of murders and assaults have arisen from someone's unrequited love for Roe feels artificial. Roe's complete obliviousness, meanwhile, is not at all Roe-like. A whole array of core characters have emerged out of Roe's...more
Dead Over Heels was definitely not one of my favorites in this series. The mystery seems contrived--a body is pushed out of a plane to land in Roe's yard, and the fact that a couple of murders and assaults have arisen from someone's unrequited love for Roe feels artificial. Roe's complete obliviousness, meanwhile, is not at all Roe-like. A whole array of core characters have emerged out of Roe's...more
Aurora’s been around long enough to know that when a day starts out with your handyman going crazy in your front yard, it probably won’t get any better. Sure enough, her husband Martin’s niece Regina shows up with a baby whom no one knew she was expecting. Then she disappears, leaving behind the child—and a murdered husband. To find her, Roe and Martin retrace her steps from sunny Georgia back to snowy Ohio, where they will uncover dark family secrets—at their own peril.
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This is the first Charlaine Harris book I've read. I want to give the author the benefit of the doubt, and I will try another of her novels. In talking with friends about her other books, I'm hoping I just happened to pick up the lemon in this series.
The main character, Aurora Teagarden came off as whiny and self-centered. Many times throughout the book she alludes to the painful situation of not being able to have children, yet she complains continuously about a baby who has been dropped in her...more
The main character, Aurora Teagarden came off as whiny and self-centered. Many times throughout the book she alludes to the painful situation of not being able to have children, yet she complains continuously about a baby who has been dropped in her...more
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I really enjoy this series. Every time I pick up the next book, I get totally captivated by what's going on in Roe's life, and can't believe just how much trouble she gets into.
Just when Roe is sure her day can't get any worse--after the handyman dropping off some timber flips out in her backyard--Regina, Martin's niece, drops in unannounced. With a baby. When no one even knew she was expecting. If that's not strange enough, the erratic behaviour of their dinner hosts adds to her list of worries...more
Just when Roe is sure her day can't get any worse--after the handyman dropping off some timber flips out in her backyard--Regina, Martin's niece, drops in unannounced. With a baby. When no one even knew she was expecting. If that's not strange enough, the erratic behaviour of their dinner hosts adds to her list of worries...more
Aurora Teagarden's (Roe) life is feeling quite perfect lately. She loves her husband, although she thinks he works too much, and she loves her part-time job at the library. She hasn't even found any dead bodies lately, which is a relief to poor Roe, since she always seems to be a suspect. When her wood delivery guy goes crazy in her side yard, ripping off his clothes then proceeding to dance around and sing, Roe knows that things can only get worse from here. When Martin's niece shows up with a...more
Local, part-time Librarian Aurora Teagarden is about to be pulled into a mystery that is almost too close to home. In fact, that is where the adventure starts. With winter setting in, Roe and her husband Martin have ordered some wood. The gentleman who was hired to bring in the wood seems to totally go nuts while doing so. After being led away by the police, it becomes clear that someone spiked his asprin.
And that is just the start of it. After Martin heads into work to do a couple of things bef...more
And that is just the start of it. After Martin heads into work to do a couple of things bef...more
Having a strange day already, Aurora (Roe) Teagarden was not shocked by the appearance of her husband’s (Martin Bartell) niece Regina Graham. The surprise was Regina showing up with a baby nobody knew about. Returning home later that evening, Martin and Roe find Regina gone, her husband (Craig) dead on the steps, her baby (Hayden) under the bed, and their friend (Rory Brown) half passed out on their couch. With so many questions and Rory not giving any answers, Martin and Roe head to Ohio to try...more
This is a tale that explores the lengths to which people will go to obtain what they desire; in this case the central figure is a baby. Roe and husband, Martin, are surprised when Martin's niece Regina arrives unannounced with a new baby. Returning home after a dinner party, Roe and Martin find Regina's husband, Craig, has been murdered in their yard, Regina is gone and the baby, Hayden, has been hidden under a bed. Roe is burdened with Hayden's care as she and Martin attempt to find Regina who...more
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Usually I see things through to the end - but this is going to be tough to get through the next two books in this series. While this story was a tad better than the couple before it, the main character is by no means enjoyable and I do not see many redeeming qualities about her. I am into reading series as I get to know the characters and circumstances. Fortunately there are alot to choose from and I mix the good with the bad - more good than bad (Micheal Connelly's Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer and...more
Feb 08, 2013
Marianne
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
borrowed-copy-returned
A Fool And His Honey is the sixth novel in the Aurora Teagarden series by American author, Charlaine Harris. The unexpected arrival in Lawrenceton of Martin’s niece, Regina, with a very young baby no-one even knew she had, sets in motion a series of events that have tragic consequences. The murder of Regina’s husband, Craig, and the disappearance of Regina herself leaves Roe holding the baby. Much as she may have wanted her own child, with her inexperience in this field, Roe finds her resourcefu...more
Aug 17, 2010
Kristin
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Die-hard Charlaine Harris fans; I wouldn't even recommend it to Aurora Teagarden fans
I've really been enjoying this series. Aurora is a cute, fun protagonist. But ever since she's married Martin Bartell, it's driven me crazy. I don't see the chemistry between them at all, and he's just a jerk. Then Harris adds these mysterious things in his past that do absolutely nothing for the story. Then in this installment, he suddenly begins treating her (even more) like a stupid woman who's there to serve and take care of him. It drove me absolutely crazy. In the first few books, Aurora w...more
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Another lackluster Aurora Teagarden book. The best part was when Aurora's friend Sally tried to gently tell her that she was being selfish and Aurora flies off the handle and describes herself with harsh but appropriate language. Not that she learned anything from the conversation. The book seemed a little disjointed, with the majority of it focused on the disappearance of Martin's niece Regina and Aurora and Martin trying to take care of Regina's baby. Despite having friends who have plenty of...more
This is my favorite installment in the series (of what I've read, which is, inexplicably, most of it) by far. Check out the opening line:
The day everything went rotten was the day the woodman went crazy in my backyard.
Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do! Harris seems to have more fun with this one, and also things get good and dark here. The book lagged at points, and characterization of Aurora is still all over the place; she remains not especially likable, but, without giving too much away, at...more
The day everything went rotten was the day the woodman went crazy in my backyard.
Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do! Harris seems to have more fun with this one, and also things get good and dark here. The book lagged at points, and characterization of Aurora is still all over the place; she remains not especially likable, but, without giving too much away, at...more
So, um, yeah, I just had a good cry. Not usually something to happen with Charlaine Harris novels, I tell ya!
Ok, spoiler alert: If you plan on reading A Fool and His Honey, STOP READING RIGHT NOW!
So, Aurora Teagarden works with books, part-time, and her husband is fifteen years her senior. How can I (until recently a bookstore clerk, and with a man fourteen years my senior) not relate? Said husband dies horribly of a heart attack at the closing of this book, after being present at a shootout. Ok...more
Ok, spoiler alert: If you plan on reading A Fool and His Honey, STOP READING RIGHT NOW!
So, Aurora Teagarden works with books, part-time, and her husband is fifteen years her senior. How can I (until recently a bookstore clerk, and with a man fourteen years my senior) not relate? Said husband dies horribly of a heart attack at the closing of this book, after being present at a shootout. Ok...more
Apr 29, 2012
Xulieta NeveraDeLibros
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2012,
cozy-mystery
Ya va quedando menos para terminar con esta saga de ocho volúmenes donde la querida e inocente Aurora se ve trágicamente envuelta en todo crimen perpetuado en la ya no pacífica Lawrecenton.
Un nuevo misterio asoma la pata por debajo de la puerta de la casa de Aurora y es que quién llama al timbre no es más que la sobrina de su marido Martin disfrazada de problemas, Regina. Para empezar aparece con un recién nacido del que nadie tenía ni idea, ni Martin ni Barby (su madre) ni ningún conocido de és...more
Un nuevo misterio asoma la pata por debajo de la puerta de la casa de Aurora y es que quién llama al timbre no es más que la sobrina de su marido Martin disfrazada de problemas, Regina. Para empezar aparece con un recién nacido del que nadie tenía ni idea, ni Martin ni Barby (su madre) ni ningún conocido de és...more
Again, a reason to admire Harris even as I didn't really enjoy this book: despite her liberation(s) Aurora Teagarden is still a Southern belle. Harris' prose works within a set of restraints and constraints worthy of an unliberated Southern belle: gaps, silences, matters passed over in discussion. Harris' style is quite chameleon-like, adapting to the main character.
At first I thought I would enjoy this tale of a liberated Southern belle librarian and would recommend it to a friend who is an avi...more
At first I thought I would enjoy this tale of a liberated Southern belle librarian and would recommend it to a friend who is an avi...more
OMG!!! This book is the reason to read the series!!!! It doesn't get really really good until the last 50 pages, but holy bananas it keeps you on the edgeof your seat and the curve all it throws came out of nowhere!!!
In this book, Roe's husband's niece Regina shows up unannounced on their doorstep with a baby no one knew she had and a secret. Regina disappears as fast as she shows up, leaving behind her baby and the body of her ax murdered husband.
Roe is left with the baby, struggling with the...more
In this book, Roe's husband's niece Regina shows up unannounced on their doorstep with a baby no one knew she had and a secret. Regina disappears as fast as she shows up, leaving behind her baby and the body of her ax murdered husband.
Roe is left with the baby, struggling with the...more
I don't think I liked this book. The people are all unlikeable, most particularly the main character. She really is just selfish and whines a lot. I appreciated one of the characters actually saying this to her face, but it doesn't seem to have helped as the author kept her very unpleasant. Also, how incredibly stupid to not go to the police with everything. You find someone you don't know in your house after someone is killed on your property? Call the police! You figure out the baby you aren't...more
I nearly lost all respect for Charlaine Harris over this book. It is probably fine for people who have had/want/like babies. I am not into them myself and this book rapidly turned into a long list of disgusting things babies do. And isn't it tiring looking after a baby. And they vomit on you. And their excrement smells. And they pee on you. And you have to change nappies. And you don't get enough sleep. And they scream. And .....
Are you bored yet?
I was mind numbingly bored by the time I decided...more
Are you bored yet?
I was mind numbingly bored by the time I decided...more
This is book #6 in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series. Martin’s troublesome niece, Regina, shows up on Roe’s doorsteps. Several hours later she disappears leaving behind a month-old baby and her husband’s corpse. Once again Aurora finds herself in the middle of a mystery.
This is definitely one of the better books in the series. Writing is very engaging as usual. I enjoyed seeing Roe interact with a baby which she thought she wanted to have so badly but couldn’t. I also thought the mystery itself...more
This is definitely one of the better books in the series. Writing is very engaging as usual. I enjoyed seeing Roe interact with a baby which she thought she wanted to have so badly but couldn’t. I also thought the mystery itself...more
I picked this up in the library assuming it was a teenage book of sorts, from both author and cover, and so when it had none of the engaging hallmarks of a teenage book, that was mildly confusing. And from that point on at which I realised it wasn't that sort of book, I really wanted to know what sort of book it was...and I never did...and I didn't really care for it at all. The characters didn't ring well for me, the plot seemed rambling and uncomfortable, and I just wanted to know what was goi...more
Charlaine how could you? Sometimes when you read a new book by a well loved author you feel betrayed. The book did not have to end that way. It doesn't make the book better to have ended that way. It just means I cannot blindly read everything you write. Now I'll have to thumb the the end first before I have an opportunity to meet your new characters and enjoy your plot. I always knew if it was a Charlaine Harris book it would be a fast read and I would love the book. Now I cannot say that becau...more
I think I'm just reading these to say I finished the series at this point. This book finds Roe's husband's niece showing up at her front door with a baby no one knew she had. The niece disappears, leaving the baby and a dead body behind. Roe and Martin then head back to his hometown to try to give the baby to some relatives. Any relatives, I think.
There were lots of deaths in this one, an implausible story and again with the final explanation right at the end. Also, a lot more of Roe feeling sor...more
There were lots of deaths in this one, an implausible story and again with the final explanation right at the end. Also, a lot more of Roe feeling sor...more
I've enjoyed the series up to this point, but this book is disjointed and incredibly slow-paced. Characters aren't developed so much as they are tools to reach a plot point. There is more casual racism and disdain for those to aren't as together as Aurora Teagarden sees herself. The number of times the main character complains about the rigors of taking care of a baby is ridiculous, all the while feeling sorry for herself that she cannot have a child of her own. The very coy way that any sexual...more
I didn' t mind this Aurora book but just had to comment on some of the inaccuracies in this book. Firstly it keeps saying Aurora is thirteen years younger than Martin, but in previous and subsequent books it's fifteen. Also Amina's daughter has measles. In the 90s there is no way she should be having the measles. And also Hayden (the baby) is smiling. Um he's under a month old don't think he'd be smiling. All in all the story was actually more exciting than the rest of the books as it stays on t...more
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Until this book, I felt the Aurora Teagarden series as an "easy reading" like some music you would listen without really thinking about it and forget few days after you've listened to it.
No that I forgot the first novel already, that would be lying.
It has this kind of refreshing style, simple and direct, a page turner without being unforgettable, but still, a really nice moment passed while reading those books.
With this 6th volume, it's an other story. The main character, Aurora, gained in depth...more
No that I forgot the first novel already, that would be lying.
It has this kind of refreshing style, simple and direct, a page turner without being unforgettable, but still, a really nice moment passed while reading those books.
With this 6th volume, it's an other story. The main character, Aurora, gained in depth...more
I really really like this book. I need to read it again because this reading was stop and go due to life. My wife pointed out to me that I had read Charlaine Harris before in a vampire series. They were great.
A Fool is also a good read. The characters were varied and most believable. The story was fun and sad at the same time. But the most enjoyable part of the book was the main character. She is strong and vulnerable. She is loving and mean or hateful. The author allows us in that mind to expe...more
A Fool is also a good read. The characters were varied and most believable. The story was fun and sad at the same time. But the most enjoyable part of the book was the main character. She is strong and vulnerable. She is loving and mean or hateful. The author allows us in that mind to expe...more
This is the sixth in this series and Aurora gets a chance to find out what taking care of a baby was like. Martin's niece unexpectedly appears with a baby no one knows she has and before she can get settled, her husband comes and it promptly murdered and the niece disappears.
Martin and Roe are even more surprised by another young man who appears behind the couch in their front room. He is a friend of Regina's and her husband. Aurora and Martin have to take him back to Regina's home town and hope...more
Martin and Roe are even more surprised by another young man who appears behind the couch in their front room. He is a friend of Regina's and her husband. Aurora and Martin have to take him back to Regina's home town and hope...more
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Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.
Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was wr...more
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