Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Figgy Pudding Disaster by London Lovett [Review]

Figgy Pudding Disaster: Firefly Junction: 1815 (Firefly Junction #18) by London Lovett
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: December 19, 2023

Firefly Junction Mystery
1. Death in the Park
2. Killer Bridal Party
3. Murder at the Inn
4. A Humbug Holiday
5. Calamity at the Carnival
6. Double Trouble
7. Havoc at Wildwood Manor
8. Fatal Feud
9. Trick or Trouble
10. A Crafty Killing
11. Death at the Museum
12. Murder at the Pumpkin Patch
13. Founders' Day Fiasco
14. Heat Wave Homicide
15. Terror at Thornbridge Hotel
16. Chocolate Festival Felony
17. Movie Night Madness
18. Figgy Pudding Disaster - Paperback | Kindle
19. Apple Cider Assault

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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
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1. Marigolds and Murder

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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Take a trip back two hundred years to Firefly Junction 1815, when Edward Beckett was young and alive and desperately in love with Kathy “Kat” Garfield…

It’s mid-December in Firefly Junction, and there’s a lot of buzz around the local figgy pudding contest. When the winner winds up face down in her winning pudding, the local constable arrests her husband. But Kat is convinced he has the wrong person. Edward, looking for any excuse to be with Kat, volunteers his services to help her find the real killer. They soon discover that their quaint little town has numerous secrets, and they all seem to connect to the victim. And while Edward is enjoying his long, investigative days at Kat’s side, he also knows it won’t be long before she leaves him for good, and his heart will be forever broken.
Thoughts on Figgy Pudding Disaster: Firefly Junction: 1815: Spending time with Edward is a little bittersweet because you know he ultimately doesn't end up with his lady and his final fate is, well, of the ghostly variety. So, you know, bittersweet.

That said, Edward isn't nearly the entitled and uptight as he sometimes comes across with Sunni when you can see into his head. He's lonely, dealing with his banishment/estrangement by his family, and trying to make the best of the situation he's ended up in. Admittedly, the situation was his own fault, but still. The guy is doing what people of his station where raised to do at the time.

But enough about Edward and his issues. Let's talk about the murder he and Kat are investigating. A pretty awful woman ends up dead in her figgy pudding and Kat isn't convinced the constable has picked up the right guy. Given that these sort of things tend to end in a hanging, its kind of important to get the right guy.

A little baking rivalry, a whole lot of secrets, more than a little pining, a lady of the house who is a little smitten with her houseguest, and a lady who has obligations she can't put aside. Like I said, spending time in Edward's past is a little bittersweet, but he and Kat give good investigation.

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