The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis Review

Good Morning Bookish Friends :)

I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

Unfortunately, I've had a couple of really busy weeks lately, and I haven't had quite as much reading time as I usually do. That basically means I've been pretty picky with the books I've been reading lately, as less reading time means I really need to try and make sure that I'm going to end up enjoying the books I choose to pick up.

I recently had the chance to read the newest book release in one of my all time favorite cozy mystery series, and today I'm hear to share with you all what I ended up thinking about it.

The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis:

Source: Libby App

Publisher: Kensington

Publication Date: May 25th, 2021

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Series: Domestic Diva Mystery

Synopsis:

She's a young Martha Stewart...in Old Town Virginia!
New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis delights with the 14th in her enormously popular and completely charming Domestic Diva Mystery series, as entertaining maven Sophie Winston must cut to the core of another murder investigation when members of an international tour group begin dropping like flies all over Old Town, Virginia...

With Old Town's DIY Home Decorating Festival in full swing, Sophie's swamped, juggling a bumper crop of artisans, antique dealers, and decorators for the busy street fair. Still, when her best friend Nina suddenly needs a ride from the airport, Sophie is happy to help...until she sees Nina disembarking in a state of disarray. It's obvious the trip to Portugal soured somewhere along the way. But after one of Nina's traveling companions turns up murdered the following day, Sophie knows something is truly rotten...

Though the crime scene is staged to look like an accident, Sophie isn't fooled and peels off to conduct her own investigation. Her only clue is a strange image the victim scratched into the soil before dying. Could it point to a cryptic killer in Old Town? A bitter travel adversary? Or a cursed artifact smuggled back from the trip? As the mystery grows, so does the body count, and if Sophie doesn't pluck the murderer soon, her best friend may be the next to fall...

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit is the 14th installment in Krista Davis' beloved Domestic Diva Mystery series. I've read every single title in this series, and I keep coming back for more as I truly adore these characters, the setting of Old Town, and the way that mysteries always seem to fall right into Sophie's lap.

In this particular title, the mystery focuses around the murder of a beloved Old Town resident, and it all seems to point back to a recent trip she returned from to Portugal. Sophie's even further on edge when it appears that her best friend Nina, who was also on the same trip, is appearing to be targeted, and she'll stop at nothing to get to the bottom of what is going on. All while successfully pulling off the area's first ever DIY festival, and keeping her friends and family well fed with numerous delicious entrees and desserts.

The Domestic Diva series continues to be one of my all time mystery series, and I realized with this one that this is largely due to the beloved cast of characters. I really enjoy the fact that Sophie doesn't usually run into trouble by herself, and instead all of her friends work with her to try and figure out what's going on, and they all do their best to keep each other out of harm's way. Krista Davis has a way of writing her mysteries that usually keeps me guessing on at least part of the story right until the end, and this one was no exception.

I highly enjoyed another visit to Old Town, and I'm looking forward to seeing what trouble Sophie shall find herself in next in the next release in the series.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)

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