- Title: The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop
- Author: J. A. Whiting
- Book Form: E-Book
- Pages: 204
- Publisher: Self-Published
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Rating: ★★★
Angie Roseland runs The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop in the seacoast town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts. The building’s new owners are not renewing the bake shop’s lease and Angie is running out of time to find a new location. When one of the town’s long-time residents is murdered, Angie finds herself on the suspect list. With the help of her three sisters and a huge orange cat, Angie works to uncover the killer’s identity.
A cozy mystery with recipes !
– Goodreads
Cozy mysteries aren’t usually my thing. I often read them when I need a palate cleanser of sorts, like if I’m in a slump. The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop would be good for that. It was a fast read. It didn’t take long to get into. I read it in less than a day.
I picked up this book because we have an Ice Cream theme in Book Battle, and I needed a book set in a restaurant.
So The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop follows Angie as she tries to identify who murdered one of her regular customers. I found it kind of odd at times. She flirts with one of the realtors who purchased the building where her shop is located. However, she inherits the Professor’s mansion after she dies – and invites all of her sisters to live with her. Now Angie is an adult, so I kept thinking – ‘Ok, when her and this guy get together, he’s gonna be living in a house full of her sisters…?’ I thought that multiple times throughout this book. It’s just a little odd to me.
The story was ok as far as cozy mysteries go. It wasn’t the best I’ve read, but it wasn’t the worst. I wasn’t super surprised at who the killer was. One of my favorite things was the Professor’s cat. The cat apparently knew who did it, but no one paid attention to him. Poor kitty. I didn’t find that Angie and her sisters did a lot of investigating though? It was more like, oh what if this happened? Speculation, I guess.
Overall, this was a quick read. It wasn’t very fulfilling. There wasn’t a ton of depth. It’s nice to read if you’re in a slump and need somthing quick to break you out.
It does include recipes in the back for all you bakers!
Until next time…
Mithah Reads 