The characters in this series are so nice to read about. I love the setting, the drama and the cosy feeling these stories give me. ( )

I usually like anything by Ellery Adams, but this was just not for me at all. Finished it because I felt I should. ( )

A bit too earnest for me, and, once again, too squeaky clean. I guess I like a bit more angst and excitement. ( )

Digital audiobook narrated by C.S.E. Cooney

Book three in the “Charmed Pie Shoppe” series gets more ridiculous.

I guess I need some pie, because I’m no longer charmed by the eccentric characters and the lead character, Ella Mae, drives me crazy.

I haven’t read book # 2 yet (for some reason there is an insane number of holds on that Overdrive audio through my library). So, I was quite surprised to learn that Ella Mae’s mother has been “merged” (turned into?) with a tree. The whole work of THIS episode is releasing her mother from that spell.

Yes, there’s a murder. Yes, she gets some magical help from other “others.” The romance is heating up (literally and figuratively). I pushed to finish only because it fit a challenge. Oh, well. It was a fast read at least.

C.S.E.Cooney does a fine job narrating the audiobook. She sets a good pace and her diction is clear enough that I could listen at double speed. ( )

This one was slow going for some reason. Not up to her usual pace. ( )