You Feta Watch Out by Linda Reilly

Available: November 19, 2024

Rated: 4 cheeses

Carly's BFF Nina has landed a role in the chorus of the Christmas Carol at the local theater but things are not going great. The lead actor is a diva and when he's found dead in his dressing room no one is too broken up. When the police hone in on Nina, Carly is back on the case!

I have been reading this series since the very beginning and I really enjoy it. The town of Balsam Dell is lovely and the characters are all very sweet (almost too sweet sometimes, but that's ok). The idea of a grilled cheese restaurant is awesome, I would totally go eat there! The mystery in this book involves a new local theater, which I would have loved to see more of. There were some fun new characters involved in the Christmas Carol production too, some of which made for great suspects.

There was one clue dropped early in this book that, for me, narrowed the suspects down to just two people and that kind of messed me up for the rest of the book. That didn't much take away from my enjoyment of the story though, because I loved being back in Balsam Dell and seeing Carly and Ari together and getting ready for their wedding. I'm a bit concerned about Norah and Nate, I'm not sure they'll last, especially as Norah is getting her business back up and running in Balsam Dell. At this point in the series I'm totally invested in the characters!

Overall I would say this was not my favorite of the series but I do really enjoy the series and I'm definitely going to continue it as long as it lasts (which will hopefully be for many books to come!)

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.