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Oct 24, 2017 Kimberlee rated it it was amazing

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"The Secret, Book, and Scone Society" by Ellery Adams is an absolutely wonderful start to a new cozy mystery series! The story is centered upon Nora, a woman with scars both physical and emotional. Nora runs a bookshop and often helps customers heal from emotional trauma by suggesting just the right mix of books. One such potential reader is found dead before he can enjoy his books, and Nora sets out to determine what really happened.

The mystery is well-plotted, with enough clues and information "The Secret, Book, and Scone Society" by Ellery Adams is an absolutely wonderful start to a new cozy mystery series! The story is centered upon Nora, a woman with scars both physical and emotional. Nora runs a bookshop and often helps customers heal from emotional trauma by suggesting just the right mix of books. One such potential reader is found dead before he can enjoy his books, and Nora sets out to determine what really happened.

The mystery is well-plotted, with enough clues and information provided to the reader to keep things interesting, but never enough to make the answer obvious. Nora thinks things through and takes logical steps to solve the mystery, instead of bumbling around and occasionally coming across a clue (like so many cozy heroines are prone to do). Of course, this doesn't mean that she never does anything dangerous or stupid! Nora's flaws are actually what make the reader love her; perfect heroines get annoying quickly.

The book also shines in the area of characters and their relationships with one another. Despite running a successful business, Nora has kept herself fairly closed off from others. As the mystery unfolds, she finds herself drawing together a group of like-minded women with problems of their own. As the story progresses, each woman begins to share her secrets and find personal healing. I love the way that these personal journeys are woven into the mystery plotline, and look forward to watching the friendships deepen as the group goes on to solve future crimes (which will undoubtedly occur in their cozy town).

Honestly, I can't say enough good things about "The Secret, Book, and Scone Society". It has everything a typical cozy should (including a crew of very oddly-behaving cats), but brings so much more to the table. Nora's character in particular has the potential for extensive growth and development in future installments of this series. The other regular characters (plus one mysterious newcomer) also have plenty of room to grow and provide the bases for more stories.

Overall, five chunks of the tastiest, sharpest cheddar available! ...more

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Jul 09, 2017 Jennifer Brown rated it liked it

I was actually a little disappointed in this one. Maybe it's because it's the first in the series, but the first half of the book was lacking. I enjoy this author's books and had hoped for better. I did like Nora as a main character and was happy that she was flawed. I think when I got to the last part of the book, I couldn't put it down. I'm hoping the next one is like that! ...more

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Oct 07, 2020 Sheila Samuelson marked it as to-read

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