Must Love Weiners

    In  Casey Griffin’s Must Love Weiners, the first installment in the Rescue Dog contemporary romance series, this delightful debut is perfect for all dog lovers alike. It has a sprinkle of humor and intrigue, all wrapped up in one book. For Piper Summers, she worked hard for her money to get through vet school and to pay the rent. She worked three jobs as a telegram girl, taxi driver, and a pizza delivery girl, and tried to keep her beloved Doxie, Colin, a secret from her landlord.  But when she delivered a telegram to a prestigious investment company, she had  given a more than wide impression on CEO, Aiden Caldwell. Down in her luck and lost two jobs, he offered her a job walking his Doxie Sophie while he worked. Of course, she would take the job, since Colin’s in love with Sophie as close friends with her. While they walked the dogs and got closer together, she came across some unwanted threats that did more damage than good to the rescue center, and then her home.  After a kiss, she wanted to be his partner rather than his girlfriend. But with fledging doubts about his secrets about the shelter, she didn’t know about trusting him, until she discovered the real culprit who had been hounding her revealed itself.

This  charming contemporary romance is enchanted and tickled some places in the funny bone. I cared about Piper and how she would do a lot to make ends meet and wanted to make it on her own. Colin and Sophie were a foot, Aidan was a nice piece of eye-candy.  The location of San Francisco was wonderful with gripping scenic settings to set the mood and the theme for her story. The theme of the story is it’s never too late to ask for help and rely on others to lend you a hand.

This delightful contemporary romance is intriguing and compelling.  I rated this book, four out of five stars for no reason. If you love heart-warming contemporary romance novels on rescue dogs and cats with non-stop dramatic action, plenty of suspense, and exciting romance, Must Love Weiners is right up your alley. This book is recommended for those who love rescue dog stories from Alana Martin, Jill Shalvis, Jenn McKinlay, and Kelly Moran.

The Giver

    In  this blog post, I reviewed Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the first installment in the Giver YA dystopian series, this timeless classic is compelling and a fascinating read. For Jonas, he’s just a 12-year-old boy who lived in a community where you have to obey orders in school, in society, and also at home. Some words you can’t speak of or feel. It wasn’t allowed. At the Ceremony, he waited for his turn to be given a societal role and duty like a chosen career. At the end, he was shocked he was passed over for some reason. Later, he learned that he was given the most coveted role of being the Receiver in training in the Giver. And there, he began his training with the Giver, an old man who shared with him memories of the past to feel love, experience colors, and learn pain. During this apprenticeship, he learned more about the role and the Giver himself. But when it became enough when the newchild Gabe was to be Released along with a weak twin, he asked the Giver about Release and how to change society’s rules. They planned how he could break away to escape to Elsewhere. Throughout it all, he would risk it all to make change and to find freedom in a whole new world.

This  gripping YA dystopian is tailor-made for all ages for this coming-to-ages story. I cared for Jonas and the dangerous role that had befallen upon him. He had to endure it all and keep it as a secret between him and the Giver, who was weak and old. The futuristic location is mesmerizing and enchanted like anything you read in an ordinary and strict world. The theme of the story is that it takes one person to change the world, one step at a time, to learn about feelings that we all experience as memories from the past. 

This amazing YA dystopian novel is intriguing and compelling.  I rated this book, four out of five stars for no reason. If you love YA dystopian novels that focus on a new version for the future, and is filled with non-stop dramatic action, plenty of suspense, and exciting page-turning tension, the Giver is a must-read for you. This book is recommended for those who love dystopian novels like the Handmaid’s Tale and other futuristic novels that scintillate the mind.

Mint Chocolate Murder

    In  this blog post, I reviewed Meri Allen’s Mint Chocolate Murder, the 2nd installment in the Ice Cream Shop cozy mystery series, this delicious new tale will keep you suspense with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing right to the end. For Riley Rhodes, a former CIA librarian, and proprietor of Udderly Delightful Ice Cream Shop, she’s been invited to a festival by Maud Monaco at the legendary Scottish Moy Mull Castle in Penniman, Rhode Island to serve her delicious ice cream. At first everything went okay, until she witnessed an argument between famed photographer Adam Blasco and one of her team members. When he was supposed to attend his art show at the gala, he didn’t show up, and his protegee Vye had to step in for him. Later, his body was discovered in a hidden dudgeon in the castle. Now it was up to Riley to sleuth around Adam’s past and the secrets of the castle’s historical background.Before she knew it, her life wound up endangered when she’s literally toe to toe with the real culprit in a real cliffhanger ending.

This captivating cozy novel is as compelling and delightful as the ice cream recipes. I cared for Riley, since she looked out for her best friend Caroline, and her co-workers at the ice cream shop. She had a nose for sleuthing and for digging into the nitty gritty truth. I really liked the picturesque small town of Penniman, Rhode Island for the location and its majestic scenic settings. The theme of the story is be careful and watch your step, since your past might sneak up on you.

This intriguing cozy mystery is enchanted and fascinating to read.  I rated this book, three out of five stars for no reason. If you love culinary cozy mysteries with dramatic action, plenty of, heart-stopping suspense, and lots of twisted turns, Mint Chocolate Murder is a delicious story for you to enjoy. This book is recommended for those who love culinary cozy mystery authors like Joanne Fluke, JoAnne Carl, Jessica Beck, and Hallmark movies.