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What a fun start to this cozy mystery series! I particularly liked the characters in this one. Tally Jones owns an ice cream shop. She is fun and interesting, she tries to be a nice person, she's lived in Dalliance, TX all her life, she's close to her crazy sister and sweet niece, and she's even friendly with her ex-husband and her ex-boyfriend. Unfortunately her ex-husband's girlfriend drops dead after a party where Tally served her ice cream for dessert, so suspicion points to her. She decides
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I liked this book, I really did. But I didn't love it like I thought I would. Not sure why as I liked the characters - Tally, Bree, Finn - and the small town of Dalliance, TX. At first the twangy colloquialisms seemed a litle too over the top, but I came to appreciate 'Miz' and 'ain't.' I would have enjoyed a little more about the ice cream making and Tally's business - I did love the name of her store, Remember the Ala-Mode!' The mystery itself was good. I'll try the next book in the series.
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