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This was an impressive little cozy mystery. It reminded me of Heather Graham and her style of paranormal books, but with more of a “cozy” feel and less focus on “romance”. This is the 5th book in Salem B&B Mystery Series and works very well as a standalone. It was well written and well plotted. The mystery kept me guessing until the end and honestly surprised me. So kudos to the author for that! I loved the bits of Salem history that the author included. And the characters (most of them) were very likable.
The only slight issue I had was “BRANDY.” With not having read any of the previous books in the series. I was unsure what dynamic Brandy and Charlene share. Are they supposed to be good friends? Acquaintances? Because I found Brandy a bit of a witch with a capital “B” towards Charlene a lot of time.