Mother’s Day Mayhem
by Lynn Cahoon
You don’t have to have a good relationship with your mother or your child to enjoy Lynn Cahoon’s Mother’s Day Mayhem. This novella provides a quick, enjoyable, themed read. Lynn Cahoon is a big proponent of “sometimes, the family you make is just as strong or stronger than blood.” Another nice feature of this book is that although there are mysteries (where ARE those missing garden gnomes?), there are no murders.
I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Kensington Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 5/5
Category: mystery
Notes: a novella in the Tourist Trap series
Publication: April 2, 2019—Kensington
Memorable Lines:
Life was good. Or it would have been if Greg hadn’t thrown a stone in the pond. Now, I had to deal with the ripples his request had caused.
“You’re never making a mistake by making yourself vulnerable. You’d regret it more if you didn’t take a chance.”
“Bite me,” the kid called back, speeding up even more. Greg sighed. “Not my circus, not my monkey. But if it was, that kid would be sitting in my office waiting for his folks to come and get him. Sometimes people need to know that respect is an important part of building a community.”
Novella have there place. This one is good.
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Ripples. Great image in the quote.
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Yes, we all have to deal with ripples, some caused by others and some we bring on ourselves.
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Too true!
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This was a good one.
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Great lines! Made me smile.
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Thanks. I have fun choosing the memorable lines. I’m glad you made the comment because I went back to reread them and saw that autocorrect had done a number on me. Instead of “not my circus, not my money,” it should have, of course, read “my monkey.”
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My eyes totally skipped over that!
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Mysteries but no murders? That’s interesting for a cozy mystery book. I think I’d like that.
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I’ve only read a few mysteries without a murder, but it is refreshing to come across one.
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I don’t think I’ve read any 🤔, but it would be nice to read one.
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