First in the Renaissance Faire mystery series featuring craft apprentice and sleuth Jessie Morton.
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Oct 05, 2008
Pam
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I saw that this was a renaissance faire mystery, and I love to read those. They had some fun behind the scenes stuff so I think they have been to rennie faires, but they didn't do it totally realistic in the book. It was a permanent village rather than a temporary ren faire. That would be a really cool place! But as far as I know, there isn't anything like that anywhere so I'm not sure why they just didn't make it a regular renaissance festival. They mystery part was interesting even though they
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Feb 02, 2012
Michelle
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A year-round, permament Renaissance Faire that is more like a real village, what could be a better basis for a new Cozy Mystery series.
It sounds good, but it just never made it for me. You have the VIllage itself, which I never really understood or could get into, the whole idea of people making a living in the village and acting all the time, just didn't get it for me, it just never felt real, it felt contrived.
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It sounds good, but it just never made it for me. You have the VIllage itself, which I never really understood or could get into, the whole idea of people making a living in the village and acting all the time, just didn't get it for me, it just never felt real, it felt contrived.
Jessie is the lead character and I just couldn't believe in her, More...
Jan 10, 2011
Marion
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Nov 21, 2011
Snap
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The best part of Wicked Weaves (the first book in the Renaissance Faire cozy mystery series) was the setting. I do love a good Renaissance Faire and this one was very entertaining. I didn't much care for Jessie Morton, who is an assistant professor at a local college. She spends her summer working at the Renaissance faire. She's working on her PhD and is writing about apprenticing with the craftsmen at the Faire. This summer she is working with Mary Shift a master basket weaver. (Information ab
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Oct 31, 2010
Heather
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Jessie Morton is an assistant professor who spends her summers as an apprentice at a Renaissance Faire. This year she is apprentice to Mary, a basket weaver. When Mary's long lost husband turns up murdered outside her shop, Jessie is determined to find out who did it.
This is a quick, fun book. I like the originality of the Renaissance Faire setting, it makes it a little different than all the other cozy-mysteries out there. You do have to suspend belief, as I'm pretty sure the police More...
This is a quick, fun book. I like the originality of the Renaissance Faire setting, it makes it a little different than all the other cozy-mysteries out there. You do have to suspend belief, as I'm pretty sure the police More...
Apr 15, 2009
Violet
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I really like these cute quick read mystery books, and this book had potential, but fell a little short of keeping my attention in a steady manner. Told in the first person, much like Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity Books (and this one comes with a recipe in the back as well), it was a little confusing in areas, and choppy. There were places where the character's conversations really made no sense. One example of this is that the main character, a woman named Jessie, has a twin brother who consta
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Dec 03, 2008
Amanda
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First off, why would anybody in their right mind have or go to a Renaissance fair near Charleston, SC in the summer? Have you ever been there? I've been in saunas that weren't that steamy and miserable, the idea of dressing up in a wool dress and a wimple made me queasy while reading the book.
Main character not interesting. Too much dorky insider stuff about the Ren fair and also the author is too into TELLING you stuff about the characters rather than showing or developing them. Gah. I c More...
Main character not interesting. Too much dorky insider stuff about the Ren fair and also the author is too into TELLING you stuff about the characters rather than showing or developing them. Gah. I c More...
Sep 15, 2011
Kitty
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A cute cozy mystery series that revolves around a Renaissance Faire. There were things I liked about it, and things I found a little silly... which seems to be fairly typical for me with cozy mysteries. I enjoyed some of the Renaissance Faire stuff, and there were a few funny moments. I'd call a number of the characters "quirky" - those who take their roles at the Renaissance Village a bit too seriously. However, I just didn't find the main characters, or the mystery, to be all tha
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Oct 15, 2010
Zzzzzz......this book never really started. I didn't get the sense of place in the Renaissance village, the story could have taken place anywhere and just because people are in period dress doing period things is no description to make me believe it took place in a Ren. village. The storyline was boring, the characters boring and granted I didn't get too far into this, what I read just didn't make me wish I could stop everything and read some more.
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Oct 16, 2008
Alison
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The first 100 pages took me almost a week to read while the final 70 took me but a small part of a Saturday afternoon. I blame the first person narration for many of the books shortcomings. I actually found myself using a piece of scrap paper to highlight the book's cons as I read for fear that I wouldn't be able to keep them all in my head. The pros were much easier to remember and kept the book from going unfinished. The rating is actually a 2.5.
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Sep 01, 2009
Debye
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After a rocky start (I didn't like the main character much) I ended up enjoying the book. Decent mystery set in a Renaissance Faire. And since I like Ren Faires very much I thought I'd give it a try. The main character just rubbed me the wrong way for a while, but she either grew on me or changed enough in the story for me to like her more, so I liked the story more. I wouldn't mind reading the next book, but I'm in no hurry.
Aug 03, 2011
Anki
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This is one of those books where the concept is very interesting, but I felt that it sort of failed when it came to execution and getting the facts/setting right.
The setting is a Ren Faire--a permanent one. While there may be permanent Renaissance Faires in existence, all the ones I know of (at least in the United States where this book is set) are temporary things. They are open for a period of weeks or months, often in the late summer and through the autumn months. Given the descr More...
The setting is a Ren Faire--a permanent one. While there may be permanent Renaissance Faires in existence, all the ones I know of (at least in the United States where this book is set) are temporary things. They are open for a period of weeks or months, often in the late summer and through the autumn months. Given the descr More...
Mar 25, 2010
Erin
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Interesting idea to set a series at a Ren Fair, but the lead character was unlikable because she was so shallow and judgemental about her brother and her boyfriend. She wouldn't even date the boyfriend until she found out he was a lawyer outside of the Ren Fair...methinks he could do better. ;) Will I read more in this series? If they are free, like this one. Otherwise, probably not.
Dec 09, 2009
This book was awful. I was looking for a light mystery and this one was so light I actually might have lost brain cells by reading it. The main character is a professor but has no common sense and is always "throwing herself" at her new found boyfriend. she comes across as being stupid and skanky. This book had two authors and this is the best they could come up with?
Nov 30, 2008
Beverly
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I like the idea of a story set in a Renaissance Faire village. It's not exactly the best mystery I've read. Perhpas that due to the fact that it's the first in this series and not everything has been fleshed out yet. I'm going to withold judgement until I see what happens in the next book. Let's hope Jessie is not always such flibbergibbet.
Jul 28, 2011
It drove me crazy whenever the main character, Jessie, thought about her twin brother, Tony, and lamented that they came from the same egg. Fraternal twins cannot share an egg. Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs. They are no more alike than any brother and sister.
Oct 31, 2009
April
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Before reading: A crafting history nerd gets involved with a murder mystery at a Renaissance Faire? Yes, please.
After reading: Too much time spent on the romance, the main character's pretty immature, and I'm not satisfied with the murderer's identity, motive, or capture.
After reading: Too much time spent on the romance, the main character's pretty immature, and I'm not satisfied with the murderer's identity, motive, or capture.
Oct 11, 2009
Mendy
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I live near a Ren-fair and I thought this would help me 'get' it. It does but I'm still not sure if I'm all that likely to enjoy going to one. I've never been much for role-playing... maybe that's my problem. :O)
Sep 03, 2010
Grey853
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I read this some time ago. I thought I'd already included it in my bookshelf, but apparently not.
I enjoyed the story, the characters, and the whole concept of setting the story in the Renaissance Faire.
I enjoyed the story, the characters, and the whole concept of setting the story in the Renaissance Faire.
Apr 12, 2010
Elizabeth
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A benign blend of "cozy" mystery (no blood) and romance, picturesquely set in a Renaissance faire. Unexciting, but a good read while convalescing or as antidote to overtaxing one's brain with a difficult read.
Jul 31, 2009
Betty
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This book was a fun read, in part because we once lived on Myrtle Beach AFB. The characters are enjoyable and the setting unusual. It fills the need for a "cozy" read that allows the reader to simply enjoy.
Aug 15, 2011
Pam
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A light summer read for the road trip we took this summer. Interesting info on making baskets. Realized that I had read it before about 25 pages into the book, but couldn't remember when.
Apr 04, 2010
Wyncia
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A rather silly mystery that I longed to be done with, but I did want to find out "who dun it." At least the solution was consistent with the characters and not an out of the blue finish.
Dec 29, 2011
Marcy
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Though it has nothing to do with dogs or agility. I really liked the book. I've always liked Ref festivals and this one has a murder to solve!
Dec 01, 2010
Joseph
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The mystery was nothing special, but it was an interesting fictional read about what working at a Renaissance Faire could be like.
Oct 12, 2010
Diana
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A fun very light light read. Jessie is a little too silly but I intend to give the next book a try.
Feb 25, 2009
Beth
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A light mystery set in a Renaissance Fair. Sound good right? It was meh. Dragged on and on.
Jan 29, 2012
Phair
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Either I am in a grumpy mood or this was pretty silly. I did not get the lackadaisical way the real police handled this MURDER- it was too unbelievable for me to enjoy the amateur sleuthing. Too much fluff and romance for a satisfying mystery. The whole Ren Fair aspect was too quirky. Granted, I've only been to a couple so maybe RenFair employees are sometimes that far out of touch with reality. While there was a tiny bit of interesting information about Gullah culture, this could have been
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Mar 28, 2011
Wonderbunny
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This was a pretty good cozy mystery read. I couldn't really get into the main female character, Jessie. But I enjoyed the setting and the mystery.
