Rating: 4 out of 5

I deliberately chose cozy Christmas crime for December this year, specifically looking for stories set in England for that easy familiarity. It’s a genre I really like but one I don’t usually get the chance to read, so it felt like a proper seasonal treat. This book is my third festive crime novel of the season, and it landed right in the middle of the other two in terms of rating.

I enjoyed the story. It felt less preposterous than some. I liked the village settings and getting to know the characters, although the first couple of chapters did feel a bit overwhelming as all the people were introduced with their relationships to each other.

It was an easy read. I enjoyed it enough that I happily spent about half an hour on my own on Christmas Day just finishing it up.

This is another book as part of a series, as indeed all of my Christmas reads have been. I thought this one did a decent job of working as a stand-alone story.

Originally posted to my Goodreads account