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Something Borrowed, Something Bleu (Home Crafting Mystery #4)
by
Cricket McRae (Goodreads Author)
Love--and smelly cheese--are in the air. Sophie Mae has accepted Barr's marriage proposal, and they're trying to keep her mother, Anna Belle, from taking over their no-fuss, no-muss wedding plans. But when Mom finds a cryptic suicide note that Sophie Mae's brother wrote two decades earlier, Sophie Mae reluctantly makes a trip back to her hometown of Spring Creek, Colorado,...more
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
2010
by Midnight Ink
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This was an okay mystery novel. The plot centered around the main character solving the mystery of her brothers suicide, 18 years earlier, while learning to make cheese... all in a week. Yes, it was as "cheesy" as it sounds! This story was as predictable as a Scooby-doo mystery, don't get me wrong I love Scooby-doo! I just couldn't help having mental images of Velma saying "jinkies" when a tornado hits while the main character is being chased by the villains, and the end did not seem complete wi...more
I found myself enjoying this book, as I had the others, but I almost feel that I enjoy them in spite of myself. The mystery in this book I felt was pretty obvious from the beginning, and really what was waiting to unravel were just the more minute details. And, I am starting to find Sophie Mae to be a bit annoying. If she ever ends up getting murdered herself, I'd have to say, she sort of had it coming.
Yet, despite all that, I can't stop turning pages or taking these books out of the library. T...more
Yet, despite all that, I can't stop turning pages or taking these books out of the library. T...more
This was an interesting book. I found it a bit less interesting to me because, as in a Grand Opera, The main mystery ended in sadness. As to the other elements of the story, I really enjoyed learning about homemade cheeses and butters. I wish a recipe and equipment needs for the butter and Mozzarella had been included for us amateur cooks. I enjoyed meeting Sophie Mae's parents and wish we had learned more. I would have enjoyed meeting Barr's parents too. Perhaps the next book out.
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I like this series. I love the crafting info and cooking info. They garden, have their own chickens, go to the farmer's market and in this book she is taking cheese making class and I am at a part where she is learning about making Kefir, the dairy she goes to is organic/pastured, etc
Refreshing to see a book that values these skills and way of procuring food, etc.
I loved that the author talks about raw milk, real food, etc. This book was interesting in plot although a bit predictable, because s...more
Refreshing to see a book that values these skills and way of procuring food, etc.
I loved that the author talks about raw milk, real food, etc. This book was interesting in plot although a bit predictable, because s...more
Sophie Mae does it again - solves that murder without getting herself killed! This time we meet her family from Colorado as she goes home to help her mother with a clue to why her brother may have killed himself 18 years ago. Nothing is ever simple when Sophie Mae starts to investigate. It seems she has a knack for being around when a dead body turns up and this investigation is no different.
She of course, solves the crime, which is no surprise in the end, but her agreeing to follow the lead of...more
She of course, solves the crime, which is no surprise in the end, but her agreeing to follow the lead of...more
When Sophie Mae's mother demands that she visit her hometown in Colorado, Sophie is ready to say no--until her mother reveals that she's just received a note that Sophie's brother wrote before he killed himself decades ago. Unfortunately, the note is not really clear about what drove Bobby to take his own life, so Sophie decides to ask his old girlfriend, now married to Bobby's best friend Joe. When a killing follows, Sophie realizes that she's on the trail of something that's still dangerous to...more
When a previously unknown letter from her deceased brother is found, Sophie goes to Colorado and her parents to see if they can finally unravel the mystery of why Bobby Lee committed suicide at age 18. Sophie gets tangled up in old mysteries and secrets all intertwined with plans for her wedding to Barr.
There are lots of tips on how to make your own cheeses and of course most of Sophie's extended family from Washington state are involved.
I love this series and will keep watching for more.
There are lots of tips on how to make your own cheeses and of course most of Sophie's extended family from Washington state are involved.
I love this series and will keep watching for more.
I think Ms. McRae's writing is improving with each book - this was, IMHO, the best of her work thus far. But I'm still only giving it 3 stars, cuz I save the 4s and 5s for what I consider to be justshyoflifechanginginglyawesome books :)
A decent cozy, interesting story and characters. This volume in the Home Crafting series featured cheese making, and although the descriptions of the processes were interesting, I wish the author had included some simple recipes or maybe a bibliography of sources for more information.
I love Sophie Mae! She goes home after a letter from her brother turns up almost two decades after his suicide. Teen angst, misplaced loyalty and cheesemaking. 4 stars
A quick read. I love learning interesting things in the novels I read. The subplot of this one has to do with cheesemaking.
Fun, easy mystery series. The characters meals are not the point of the story but I really want to have their dinners!
Nice 4th book in the series. Relationships develop and the author goes into some background on the characters.
Another fun story. It was fun to read about Sophie Mae visiting Spring Creek (a.k.a Fort Collins).
I like what's happening with the characters! I can't wait til the next book comes out!
Engaging plot and a great look at cheese making. Couldn't put it down.
Good author have read all her books each in one day!
Another fun read. Can't imagine taking the time to make cheese!
A quick read. Nice intrique but predictable. Loved the tips for making cheese.
I really enjoy this series and this one is the best so far, IMHO. Sophie Mae comes home to Spring Creek (Ft.Collins), Colorado, when her mother calls to tell her that a letter has turned up that her brother wrote to his girlfriend the day before he committed suicide. She wants Sophie to see if she can find out what the cryptic message means. When a person Sophie talks to turns up dead, the heat gets turned up on a couple of unsolved cases from 18 years ago. Really good read! I give this one a 9...more
Not bad not bad - good premise for mystery - solving riddle of brothers suicide some 18 years earlier.
Another series I know I shouldn't enjoy as much as I do, but I'm pretty well hooked.
Liked this one but not as much as the last one. Oh well can't love them all. Onto book 5!
Enjoying the Home Crafting Mystery books.
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I liked this one just as much as the other three before it! Looking forward to the next book!
Suicide is a painful subject for many of us. The cheese info in the book was fun and the relationship between Sophie and Barr is great.
I like the story line of following an old mystery. Good plot, easy read. Love the series.
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Cricket McRae enjoys home crafts like food preservation, cheese making, candle making, and fiber arts. She writes the Sophie Mae Reynolds Homecrafting Mystery Series. As Bailey Cates, she also writes the Magical Bakery Mysteries.
For two years Cricket managed her own soap making business, including all product design, manufacturing and marketing. The recipes included in her first book, Lye in Wait,...more
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For two years Cricket managed her own soap making business, including all product design, manufacturing and marketing. The recipes included in her first book, Lye in Wait,...more
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