*This story is found at the end of Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Paperback Edition*

Candy for Christmas
Hannah Swensen, Book 1.5

I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series.

Media Type: Paperback
Source: CC Public Library
Dates Read: 2/25/24 - 3/10/24
Stars: 4 Stars

The Characters:

Hannah Swensen
Candy “R”
Norman, Andrea, Bill, Lisa

The Story:

I am not mature enough for this title to not sound dirty. The fact that it’s a very sweet story that reunites a family is crazy. It was short and sweet with like 5 recipes. This is the first paperback I’ve picked up in forever and I have mixed feelings about that. ( )

Delicious fun, and I did not see the end coming.

Of course, I was also confused because my copy from the library also had the novella in it "Candy for Christmas." I had not noticed this, so I was not expecting the murder mystery to wrap up for another 100 pages or so! Ha! ( )

so good! great mini story at the end! excited to start the next one soon! ( )

so good! great mini story at the end! excited to start the next one soon! ( )

A fast little cozy mystery. The characters are likeable, although I sometimes forget who the random townies are. The mystery is relatively predictable, there's not really any suspense in these books, just a murder and Hannah trying to figure it out. I don't really understand how an officer is actually asking her to investigate for him, that is not something a cop should ever be doing, and she does all of the work and he does nothing when she's just a baker. He's putting her in danger when he's just hanging back eating cookies. The only truly unbelievable thing is that everyone pretty much has photographic memories. People all know the most random, specific information, like the manufacturer, year something was made, and how much it's worth...or they remember something from third grade that's pertinent information now.

All in all, if you enjoy cozy mysteries (or Hallmark mystery movies because this is one) then you will enjoy this series. There are recipes included, and Hannah and her friends are all likeable characters. These are quick reads and simple to follow the clues to the conclusion that Hannah comes to. ( )