Hello Friends :)
I'm Kirby, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
I've been talking quite a bit lately about how much I adore clean and cozy mysteries. I've been reading quite a bit of them lately, mostly by either Krista Davis or Julie Anne Lindsey, and today I have another review to share with you all from Julie Anne Lindsey writing under one of her pen names.
If you're interested in seeing my other reviews of the books in the Seaside Café Mystery series, then check out my links below:
Now let's jump right into today's review.
A Call For Kelp by Bree Baker:
Source: Libby App
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publication Date: May 26th, 2020
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Seaside Café Mystery
Synopsis:
It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet!
Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz-Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mira has agreed to help. But when the actress turns up dead, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives of the townspeople.
Everly's never been good at minding her own beeswax, so she starts following her own leads and combing through the evidence. Then there's the mystery of Detective Hays-ever since their kiss under the mistletoe, he's been acting distant. And he's annoyingly determined to keep Everly away from the case. But when she receives a cryptic warning to "Bee Careful", Everly realizes that she's gotten herself into a really sticky situation...
The fourth book in Bree Baker's Seaside Café Mystery series, readers of Joanne Fluke and Kate Carlisle will love A Call for Kelp!
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
I honestly think this series just keeps getting better and better, and this installment might just be my favorite yet. I adore Charm and it's eccentric cast of characters, and I love Everly's iced tea shop, it's literally the perfect setting for a cozy mystery series.
In this installment of the Seaside Café Mystery series, the glitz and glam of Hollywood has made its way into Charm. Everly's beloved elderly great aunts have won the opportunity to star in a documentary about the life of the honeybee. While this would already be a big deal for the community, it turns into something much more when an old friend of Everly's grandmother, beloved movie star Mitzi Calgon, signs on to work with the documentary. Soon Charm is flooded with super fans of the beloved actress, but the situation turns dire when Mitzi turns up dead at her much anticipated appearance in the beloved town. Grady is determined Everly is going to stay out of it this time, but how can she when her beloved best friend's dad is one of the top suspects in the murder. As Everly strives to get answers, she'll once again find herself the target of a dastardly murderer, and it will take her working with all of her friends and family; including her aunts, Amelia, Grady, Denise, Wyatt and Ryan, to finally get to the bottom of everything.
From start to finish, A Call For Kelp is a thrilling but still cozy mystery that keeps the reader engaged through each and every plot twist. While I thought this mystery might just be the best one yet, I also continue to love the emphasis that's placed on Everly's relationships with her friends and family, and her budding romance with Grady. I'm also surprising myself by really starting to enjoy Wyatt as a character, and the maturity that's shown on both his and Everly's behalves by trying to find their way back to friendship after their tumulus breakup.
The Seaside Café Mystery series is quickly becoming a new favorite for me, and I look forward to reading the next book in the series in the very near future.
Final Rating: 4/5.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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