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Aurora Teagarden #6
A Fool and His Honey
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Charlaine Harris has charmed audiences recently with her noirish cozy series starring Lily Bard. Now she returns to her cozy roots with her first Aurora "Roe" Teagarden mystery since Dead Over Heels. Roe and her new and considerably older husband Martin are settled into their new life quite nicely when everything changes with the arrival of Martin's niece Regina. The flighty Regina lands on their doorstep with a baby no one knew she was expecting, then disappears a few hours later leaving both the baby and her husband's brutally murdered corpse in her wake. Roe and Martin must try to answer all the questions in this sticky case: whodunnit, why, and where (as in, Where the heck did this baby come from?). Fans of Roe's earlier exploits and of Lily Bard will be delighted by Harris' reprisal of the Teagarden series.
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First published September 13, 1999
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Charlaine Harris
203 books37k followersCharlaine Harris has been a published writer for over forty years. Her first two books were standalones, followed by a long sabbatical when she was having children. Then she began the Aurora Teagarden book, mysteries featuring a short librarian (eventually adapted for Hallmark movies). The darker Lily Bard books came next, about a house cleaner with a dark past and considerable fighting skills.
Tired of abiding by the mystery rules, Harris wrote a novel about a telepathic barmaid that took at least two years to sell. When the book was published, it turned into a best seller, and DEAD UNTIL DARK and the subsequent Sookie books were adapted in Alan Ball's "True Blood" series. At the same time, Harris began the Harper Connelly books. Harper can find the bones of the dead and see their last minute.
When those two series wound to a close, the next three books were about a mysterious town in Texas, called Midnight.
A change in publisher and editor led to Harris's novels about a female gunslinger in an alternate America, Lizbeth Rose. The Gunnie Rose books concluded with the sixth novel.
She's thinking about what to write next.
Tired of abiding by the mystery rules, Harris wrote a novel about a telepathic barmaid that took at least two years to sell. When the book was published, it turned into a best seller, and DEAD UNTIL DARK and the subsequent Sookie books were adapted in Alan Ball's "True Blood" series. At the same time, Harris began the Harper Connelly books. Harper can find the bones of the dead and see their last minute.
When those two series wound to a close, the next three books were about a mysterious town in Texas, called Midnight.
A change in publisher and editor led to Harris's novels about a female gunslinger in an alternate America, Lizbeth Rose. The Gunnie Rose books concluded with the sixth novel.
She's thinking about what to write next.
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August 18, 2010
I've really been enjoying this series. Aurora is a cute, fun protagonist. But ever since she's married Martin Bartell, it's driven me crazy. I don't see the chemistry between them at all, and he's just a jerk. Then Harris adds these mysterious things in his past that do absolutely nothing for the story. Then in this installment, he suddenly begins treating her (even more) like a stupid woman who's there to serve and take care of him. It drove me absolutely crazy. In the first few books, Aurora wasn't the kind of woman to take that from anyone. The fact that she does in this book is absurd.
On the other hand, this book had one of the most exciting, action-filled, suspenseful plots, especially for a supposedly cozy series. The plot strained credulity (and that's being generous), but it was different in a good way. On the other hand, the ending was absolutely incredible. There's a sudden surprise that's not related to the plot at all, and a tiny side mystery is inexplicably explained (yes, this is a fitting oxymoron!) almost as an afterthought; it doesn't tie into the rest of the plot at all, and I really wonder why Harris included it at all.
It all balanced out to an okay tale. I'm hoping the next one will be better, and the ending of this one (paired with the knowledge that her former acquaintance the mystery writer will be returning in the next installment) leads me to believe it will be. So here I go!
On the other hand, this book had one of the most exciting, action-filled, suspenseful plots, especially for a supposedly cozy series. The plot strained credulity (and that's being generous), but it was different in a good way. On the other hand, the ending was absolutely incredible. There's a sudden surprise that's not related to the plot at all, and a tiny side mystery is inexplicably explained (yes, this is a fitting oxymoron!) almost as an afterthought; it doesn't tie into the rest of the plot at all, and I really wonder why Harris included it at all.
It all balanced out to an okay tale. I'm hoping the next one will be better, and the ending of this one (paired with the knowledge that her former acquaintance the mystery writer will be returning in the next installment) leads me to believe it will be. So here I go!
August 25, 2010
I think I'm just reading these to say I finished the series at this point. This book finds Roe's husband's niece showing up at her front door with a baby no one knew she had. The niece disappears, leaving the baby and a dead body behind. Roe and Martin then head back to his hometown to try to give the baby to some relatives. Any relatives, I think.
There were lots of deaths in this one, an implausible story and again with the final explanation right at the end. Also, a lot more of Roe feeling sorry for herself and being mad at Martin. For someone in her 30s, she doesn't seem very mature.
Two more to go then I can move on with my life. Man, I'm just too stubborn sometimes.
There were lots of deaths in this one, an implausible story and again with the final explanation right at the end. Also, a lot more of Roe feeling sorry for herself and being mad at Martin. For someone in her 30s, she doesn't seem very mature.
Two more to go then I can move on with my life. Man, I'm just too stubborn sometimes.
December 10, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️ -Library Book 📕
The last few chapters saved this book, but unfortunately more than half this book was Aurora complaining about the baby she got “stuck” taking care of while she’s lamenting she can’t have kids. Make that make sense.
The first four books of this series were so good, but the last two have left something to be desired. I really want to finish the series, so I’m hoping the next book is better.
The last few chapters saved this book, but unfortunately more than half this book was Aurora complaining about the baby she got “stuck” taking care of while she’s lamenting she can’t have kids. Make that make sense.
The first four books of this series were so good, but the last two have left something to be desired. I really want to finish the series, so I’m hoping the next book is better.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 6, 2013
Warning: This review contains spoilers for this and the previous book in the series, Dead Over Heels.
Dead Over Heels was definitely not one of my favorites in this series. The mystery seems contrived--a body is pushed out of a plane to land in Roe's yard, and the fact that a couple of murders and assaults have arisen from someone's unrequited love for Roe feels artificial. Roe's complete obliviousness, meanwhile, is not at all Roe-like. A whole array of core characters have emerged out of Roe's new married life, and most of them seem strange and artificial--not at all organic to Roe's life, despite her marriage to Martin.
That problem is pretty much taken care of in the subsequent book, A Fool and His Honey, where the appearance of Martin's niece, Regina, with an unexpected baby in tow, and then the murder of Regina's husband and concurrent disappearance of Regina leads Roe and Martin on a road trip to locate Regina and deposit the baby in an appropriate home. The removal of Roe from her usual surroundings, her unexpected transformation into an unwilling baby-minder, and the new dynamic this creates with Martin all very effectively refresh what had become a rather tired series. The denouement, a shootout that leaves Martin and a friend gravely injured and results in Roe being taken hostage is adequately unexpected and effectively brutal. But this pales next to Roe's post-rescue reunion with Martin in the hospital where relief turns to wrenching grief as Martin rather matter-of-factly dies from a heart attack. The every day ordinariness is devastating in its truth and relatable-ness. For isn't this how so many of us find ourselves suddenly transported from our ordinary lives to a grief-stricken alternate but permanent reality?
Dead Over Heels was definitely not one of my favorites in this series. The mystery seems contrived--a body is pushed out of a plane to land in Roe's yard, and the fact that a couple of murders and assaults have arisen from someone's unrequited love for Roe feels artificial. Roe's complete obliviousness, meanwhile, is not at all Roe-like. A whole array of core characters have emerged out of Roe's new married life, and most of them seem strange and artificial--not at all organic to Roe's life, despite her marriage to Martin.
That problem is pretty much taken care of in the subsequent book, A Fool and His Honey, where the appearance of Martin's niece, Regina, with an unexpected baby in tow, and then the murder of Regina's husband and concurrent disappearance of Regina leads Roe and Martin on a road trip to locate Regina and deposit the baby in an appropriate home. The removal of Roe from her usual surroundings, her unexpected transformation into an unwilling baby-minder, and the new dynamic this creates with Martin all very effectively refresh what had become a rather tired series. The denouement, a shootout that leaves Martin and a friend gravely injured and results in Roe being taken hostage is adequately unexpected and effectively brutal. But this pales next to Roe's post-rescue reunion with Martin in the hospital where relief turns to wrenching grief as Martin rather matter-of-factly dies from a heart attack. The every day ordinariness is devastating in its truth and relatable-ness. For isn't this how so many of us find ourselves suddenly transported from our ordinary lives to a grief-stricken alternate but permanent reality?
September 5, 2019
I read this book to fill the Cozy Mystery square of my 2019 Halloween Bingo Card.
I’ve been slowly but surely working my way through this Charlaine Harris cozy mystery series over the last several years. This is the sixth installment in the series and in my opinion it is the best so far.
I’m not the biggest fan of cozies. For me, they have too much emphasis on things like what the heroine is cooking for supper or everybody’s showering schedules. Spare me those details! I like a bit less domesticity and a bit more dastardly murder. However, Harris ends this one with a bang and that elevates it for me. Usually I can wait many months before picking up the next book, but this one makes me want to pick up Last Scene Alive right away!
A great beginning to this year’s Halloween Bingo on Booklikes!
I’ve been slowly but surely working my way through this Charlaine Harris cozy mystery series over the last several years. This is the sixth installment in the series and in my opinion it is the best so far.
I’m not the biggest fan of cozies. For me, they have too much emphasis on things like what the heroine is cooking for supper or everybody’s showering schedules. Spare me those details! I like a bit less domesticity and a bit more dastardly murder. However, Harris ends this one with a bang and that elevates it for me. Usually I can wait many months before picking up the next book, but this one makes me want to pick up Last Scene Alive right away!
A great beginning to this year’s Halloween Bingo on Booklikes!
November 25, 2011
I don't think I liked this book. The people are all unlikeable, most particularly the main character. She really is just selfish and whines a lot. I appreciated one of the characters actually saying this to her face, but it doesn't seem to have helped as the author kept her very unpleasant. Also, how incredibly stupid to not go to the police with everything. You find someone you don't know in your house after someone is killed on your property? Call the police! You figure out the baby you aren't particularly enjoying caring for may have been taken? Call the police! Just, stupid decision after stupid decision. Plus, nobody really knows anybody else in this book--how can they be that emotionally invested? And the end just seemed a convenient way for the author to get out of a corner she had boxed herself into.
January 6, 2010
Local, part-time Librarian Aurora Teagarden is about to be pulled into a mystery that is almost too close to home. In fact, that is where the adventure starts. With winter setting in, Roe and her husband Martin have ordered some wood. The gentleman who was hired to bring in the wood seems to totally go nuts while doing so. After being led away by the police, it becomes clear that someone spiked his asprin.
And that is just the start of it. After Martin heads into work to do a couple of things before they have to go to a business dinner, Roe is visited by Regina, Martin's niece. Regina comes with a little surprise ... a baby, and the little one is hers. After settling Regina and the newborn in the apartment over the garage, Martin and Roe head off to their dinner and return to an even more bizarre scene than the one that took place earlier. Regina is missing, the baby's father Craig is lying dead on the stairs to the apartment after getting hit by an axe, and the baby, named Hayden, is all alone under a bed in the apartment.
Roe, who has been wanting to have a child for years and is unable to, now finds herself responsible for taking care of little Hayden while also trying to figure out what really happened with Martin's family. Their only clue walks out of their house a short time after they have come home. Rory Brown comes out in a daze. It turns out that he is a friend of Craig and Regina, and he clearly knows more than he is willing to say.
The three of them end up heading north to Martin's family farm with the hopes of finding out some information that might have caused all of this trouble. They find more than they could have ever expected after some money turns up in Hayden's diaper bag.
Upon arriving in Martin's hometown, readers are introduced to a whole new set of country characters. All of them seem to have a history with Martin and his family. In fact, that proves to be even more so than it seems at first glance.
The story builds into an exciting conclusion on a cold, dark, and wintry night that uncovers all the secrets that everyone needs to know to know what really happened to Regina, Craig, and poor little baby Hayden. It won't come to a conclusion without more death and danger for everyone involved.
To this day, I am not quite sure why this series has been overlooked until Harris' recent super-success with the Sookie Stackhouse series. Roe is an interesting character, though I have to admit that I am not a fan of her husband Martin. I keep wanting her to seek out her beau, an Atlanta horror writer, from the first book. With that said, the mysteries and Roe's relating adventures rarely disappoint. She would give Jessica Fletcher, from Murder She Wrote a run for her money. This sixth volume in the series doesn't disappoint.
And that is just the start of it. After Martin heads into work to do a couple of things before they have to go to a business dinner, Roe is visited by Regina, Martin's niece. Regina comes with a little surprise ... a baby, and the little one is hers. After settling Regina and the newborn in the apartment over the garage, Martin and Roe head off to their dinner and return to an even more bizarre scene than the one that took place earlier. Regina is missing, the baby's father Craig is lying dead on the stairs to the apartment after getting hit by an axe, and the baby, named Hayden, is all alone under a bed in the apartment.
Roe, who has been wanting to have a child for years and is unable to, now finds herself responsible for taking care of little Hayden while also trying to figure out what really happened with Martin's family. Their only clue walks out of their house a short time after they have come home. Rory Brown comes out in a daze. It turns out that he is a friend of Craig and Regina, and he clearly knows more than he is willing to say.
The three of them end up heading north to Martin's family farm with the hopes of finding out some information that might have caused all of this trouble. They find more than they could have ever expected after some money turns up in Hayden's diaper bag.
Upon arriving in Martin's hometown, readers are introduced to a whole new set of country characters. All of them seem to have a history with Martin and his family. In fact, that proves to be even more so than it seems at first glance.
The story builds into an exciting conclusion on a cold, dark, and wintry night that uncovers all the secrets that everyone needs to know to know what really happened to Regina, Craig, and poor little baby Hayden. It won't come to a conclusion without more death and danger for everyone involved.
To this day, I am not quite sure why this series has been overlooked until Harris' recent super-success with the Sookie Stackhouse series. Roe is an interesting character, though I have to admit that I am not a fan of her husband Martin. I keep wanting her to seek out her beau, an Atlanta horror writer, from the first book. With that said, the mysteries and Roe's relating adventures rarely disappoint. She would give Jessica Fletcher, from Murder She Wrote a run for her money. This sixth volume in the series doesn't disappoint.
October 19, 2011
Another lackluster Aurora Teagarden book. The best part was when Aurora's friend Sally tried to gently tell her that she was being selfish and Aurora flies off the handle and describes herself with harsh but appropriate language. Not that she learned anything from the conversation. The book seemed a little disjointed, with the majority of it focused on the disappearance of Martin's niece Regina and Aurora and Martin trying to take care of Regina's baby. Despite having friends who have plenty of kids, and despite having batted around the idea of having kids of her own, and apparently not absorbing anything from TV, books, or radio about babies, Aurora acts like she has zero knowledge of how to take care of the kid.
The whole book was rather unsatisfying, and the ending felt like the book had reached a certain length and had to be ended, so it was finished off as quickly as possible. I began to wonder during the book if even Charlaine Harris liked Aurora.
The whole book was rather unsatisfying, and the ending felt like the book had reached a certain length and had to be ended, so it was finished off as quickly as possible. I began to wonder during the book if even Charlaine Harris liked Aurora.
January 9, 2017
Well, I am starting to recover from the shocking ending which I sure did not expect! She gives plenty of hints but I totally failed to pick up on them. It may take me awhile to get over this. I felt so sad for Aurora.
February 3, 2012
I've enjoyed the series up to this point, but this book is disjointed and incredibly slow-paced. Characters aren't developed so much as they are tools to reach a plot point. There is more casual racism and disdain for those to aren't as together as Aurora Teagarden sees herself. The number of times the main character complains about the rigors of taking care of a baby is ridiculous, all the while feeling sorry for herself that she cannot have a child of her own. The very coy way that any sexual encounter is mentioned is saccharine and grating. Hopefully this was written under a distressing deadline and suffered for it, because Charlaine Harris has written better.
September 25, 2009
NOOOOOOOOO!!!! This was a great book, but it doesn't mean that I have to be happy about what happened...I think I actually threw this book at a wall I was so upset...
June 19, 2019
I’m shocked to report that there is a large number of very obvious typos in this eBook edition I read. I’m not sure if this is poor editing, or maybe errors introduced when it was converted to an eBook. Maybe the original publication from the 90’s wasn’t easily converted? The typos give the story an amateur feel. Charlaine has been writing books for a very long time, and I’m enjoying reading her older work, but I can definitely say her writing has improved.
Spelling aside, there are parts of this story that seem incomplete. The scenes aren’t rushed, they just sometimes stop. There will be a great passage painting a very vivid scene with great dialogue and then it just moves on without finishing their conversation. This is a short book, so there is room for the scenes to be fleshed out more.
Being a new mother myself, I quite enjoyed the parts with the newborn. Though after a few rough nights and the baby slept through, I snorted and exclaimed loudly “yeah, right, as if!” This absurd little story was believable except for that one line lol
I did get a little kick of enjoyment seeing Aurora mention Stephanie Plum, another 90’s mystery series I’m reading through. That was very much an inception moment.
Overall I didn’t guess the ending, but it wasn’t really thrilling or shocking. Just the usual Aurora style ending where everything is resolved. Still interested in continuing the series, if only because they are a quick easy read and good as a break between heavier books.
Spelling aside, there are parts of this story that seem incomplete. The scenes aren’t rushed, they just sometimes stop. There will be a great passage painting a very vivid scene with great dialogue and then it just moves on without finishing their conversation. This is a short book, so there is room for the scenes to be fleshed out more.
Being a new mother myself, I quite enjoyed the parts with the newborn. Though after a few rough nights and the baby slept through, I snorted and exclaimed loudly “yeah, right, as if!” This absurd little story was believable except for that one line lol
I did get a little kick of enjoyment seeing Aurora mention Stephanie Plum, another 90’s mystery series I’m reading through. That was very much an inception moment.
Overall I didn’t guess the ending, but it wasn’t really thrilling or shocking. Just the usual Aurora style ending where everything is resolved. Still interested in continuing the series, if only because they are a quick easy read and good as a break between heavier books.
June 30, 2014
Mystery. In one evening, Roe's had a naked guy dancing on her lawn, a dead guy on her steps, and a baby abandoned under her guest bed, and the day's not over yet.
There are at least four mysteries in this book and no one's trying very hard to solve any of them. Roe's common sense, one of the things I liked best about her, seems to have totally deserted her. They have a witness who knows more than he's saying and instead of grilling him or turning him over to the police, Roe defers to her husband and lets him go. Martin, who I have never liked, further unendears himself to me when he explains that after his son was born, he was so tiny that Martin was scared to touch him, and by the time he'd gotten a little bigger, Martin and Cindy (his wife at the time) had already "gotten into the habit" of having Cindy be the one who fed him, changed him, bathed him, and took care of him. Yeah, right, Martin, I bet that's exactly what happened, asshole. Roe, of course, doesn't even notice that her beloved husband is an inconsiderate ballsack, not even when she asks him a serious question about his past and he distracts her with sex.
But the thing I was hoping for ever since she married him actually happens, and . I regret nothing.
The mystery is totally phoned in, like, everyone's all, "I wonder what's going on here?" But they do a crappy job of asking questions that might lead to some answers. In that regard, it's possibly the laziest mystery I've ever read. In fact, no one even solves it, they just stumble onto the answer by getting kidnapped, and then an explanatory infodump is delivered unto them.
And let's talk about the suggestion that a developmentally disabled woman was forced to have an abortion. Which is just RANDOMLY TOSSED INTO THE CONVERSATION AND THEN IGNORED. What the fuck, Charlaine Harris?
Then the end has this pointless bit tacked on where Roe confronts a poisoner, all, "I know what you did!" but I can't even remember who this person is or why they would be drugging random strangers. Book, you are drunk.
Two stars. Roe has a few sparks left in her, but the mystery is a boring, underdeveloped, ugly mess. I'll read the next in the series, but only because it's the last one.
eBook: No cover, only a few errors.
There are at least four mysteries in this book and no one's trying very hard to solve any of them. Roe's common sense, one of the things I liked best about her, seems to have totally deserted her. They have a witness who knows more than he's saying and instead of grilling him or turning him over to the police, Roe defers to her husband and lets him go. Martin, who I have never liked, further unendears himself to me when he explains that after his son was born, he was so tiny that Martin was scared to touch him, and by the time he'd gotten a little bigger, Martin and Cindy (his wife at the time) had already "gotten into the habit" of having Cindy be the one who fed him, changed him, bathed him, and took care of him. Yeah, right, Martin, I bet that's exactly what happened, asshole. Roe, of course, doesn't even notice that her beloved husband is an inconsiderate ballsack, not even when she asks him a serious question about his past and he distracts her with sex.
But the thing I was hoping for ever since she married him actually happens, and . I regret nothing.
The mystery is totally phoned in, like, everyone's all, "I wonder what's going on here?" But they do a crappy job of asking questions that might lead to some answers. In that regard, it's possibly the laziest mystery I've ever read. In fact, no one even solves it, they just stumble onto the answer by getting kidnapped, and then an explanatory infodump is delivered unto them.
And let's talk about the suggestion that a developmentally disabled woman was forced to have an abortion. Which is just RANDOMLY TOSSED INTO THE CONVERSATION AND THEN IGNORED. What the fuck, Charlaine Harris?
Then the end has this pointless bit tacked on where Roe confronts a poisoner, all, "I know what you did!" but I can't even remember who this person is or why they would be drugging random strangers. Book, you are drunk.
Two stars. Roe has a few sparks left in her, but the mystery is a boring, underdeveloped, ugly mess. I'll read the next in the series, but only because it's the last one.
eBook: No cover, only a few errors.
May 1, 2011
I really enjoy this series. Every time I pick up the next book, I get totally captivated by what's going on in Roe's life, and can't believe just how much trouble she gets into.
Just when Roe is sure her day can't get any worse--after the handyman dropping off some timber flips out in her backyard--Regina, Martin's niece, drops in unannounced. With a baby. When no one even knew she was expecting. If that's not strange enough, the erratic behaviour of their dinner hosts adds to her list of worries.
However, when they get home from the dinner to find a dead man near their house, Regina and her car gone, and the baby hidden under the bed, Roe's whole life gets turned upside down.
All the while Roe's forced to care for baby Hayden as Martin and her travel to Ohio in hopes of unravelling some of the mystery about why Regina popped into their home in the first place, why/who killed her husband, and how the baby fits into everything.
This happens to be one of the most confusing murder-mysteries that Roe has found herself in, and it's especially harder because it deals with Martin's family. It's personal, and Roe--who's never had children around her--is suddenly forced to take care of a baby as if it was hers. This puts an added strain on her life.
A Fool and His Honey is one of the most intense books in this excellent mystery series. One strange and bad thing flows into another, and another... never letting Roe and Martin get a break. Seriously, my heartbeat sped up so much while I was reading this book, especially during the last 50 pages. I couldn't believe what was going on and didn't want to stop until I reached the very shocking, sad, and unpredictable end. :(
This is fast becoming one of my most favourite series, and I've got two more to go until I get to the end...
Just when Roe is sure her day can't get any worse--after the handyman dropping off some timber flips out in her backyard--Regina, Martin's niece, drops in unannounced. With a baby. When no one even knew she was expecting. If that's not strange enough, the erratic behaviour of their dinner hosts adds to her list of worries.
However, when they get home from the dinner to find a dead man near their house, Regina and her car gone, and the baby hidden under the bed, Roe's whole life gets turned upside down.
All the while Roe's forced to care for baby Hayden as Martin and her travel to Ohio in hopes of unravelling some of the mystery about why Regina popped into their home in the first place, why/who killed her husband, and how the baby fits into everything.
This happens to be one of the most confusing murder-mysteries that Roe has found herself in, and it's especially harder because it deals with Martin's family. It's personal, and Roe--who's never had children around her--is suddenly forced to take care of a baby as if it was hers. This puts an added strain on her life.
A Fool and His Honey is one of the most intense books in this excellent mystery series. One strange and bad thing flows into another, and another... never letting Roe and Martin get a break. Seriously, my heartbeat sped up so much while I was reading this book, especially during the last 50 pages. I couldn't believe what was going on and didn't want to stop until I reached the very shocking, sad, and unpredictable end. :(
This is fast becoming one of my most favourite series, and I've got two more to go until I get to the end...
October 23, 2014
Another good mystery, better than the previous book. Surprisingly, after 4 books, she suddenly got over her sudden wrap up, which I found annoying. Instead, she's added a bit more complexity with a second mystery along the way & then stretched out the finale. Still tied up as neatly, but not all in a single page. I liked it much better.
October 21, 2018
I really like Aurora. She is 4'11" of spunk with a habit of finding dead bodies.
Yes the plots can be a little far-fetched, but that is Harris' schtick isn't it? Along with small town USA sensibilities of course.
I just really like the character development and, although these books have aged a bit (Aurora only just got a cell phone which is kept in the car), I don't mind that part of it either.
The ending of this one did surprise the business out of me, so I can only assume that Harris felt that particular part of the series plot needed to end (or maybe the readers did). I'm looking forward to seeing that Aurora gets up to next.
Yes the plots can be a little far-fetched, but that is Harris' schtick isn't it? Along with small town USA sensibilities of course.
I just really like the character development and, although these books have aged a bit (Aurora only just got a cell phone which is kept in the car), I don't mind that part of it either.
The ending of this one did surprise the business out of me, so I can only assume that Harris felt that particular part of the series plot needed to end (or maybe the readers did). I'm looking forward to seeing that Aurora gets up to next.
December 19, 2022
WoW. Simplemente WoW.
En el libro anterior dije que era lo mejor que había leído de la saga. Me retracto. Este libro es el mejor de la saga ahora.
Parece que esto va creciendo. Se nota mucho la evolución de la autora conforme avanza la saga.
Parecía que ya no iba a tener mucho argumento del que tirar y de repente te saca esta maravilla.
Deseando leerlo próximo.
En el libro anterior dije que era lo mejor que había leído de la saga. Me retracto. Este libro es el mejor de la saga ahora.
Parece que esto va creciendo. Se nota mucho la evolución de la autora conforme avanza la saga.
Parecía que ya no iba a tener mucho argumento del que tirar y de repente te saca esta maravilla.
Deseando leerlo próximo.
April 1, 2015
A Fool and His Honey is the 6th book in the Aurora Teagarden series. The Hallmark Mystery Channel is making TV movies based on this series of books. I decided to catch up and finish the series. It was good to be back again with Roe. I was surprised how much I remember from the previous books.
The book features strange behavior from a local man who wigs out while delivering wood. It features an unexpected house guest who also has a baby that was a complete surprise to Aurora and Martin. Then a murder occurs and also a disappearance. A road trip is made back to Ohio to Martin's hometown and home. Roe learns how to care for an infant and is somewhat overwhelmed by the process. There was humor and sadness. There is a life changing event for Roe.
It was a fast read. It was good to be back again with Roe and it made me realize why I enjoy this series.
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March 13, 2017Before there was Sookie, there was Aurora. I began reading this series when it first came out because Aurora Teagarden was a librarian, as was I. Also I like the southern charm of the series, as well as the mysteries. When I saw a new Charmaine Harris book was coming out, I ordered the audio book without really paying attention. When I started listening, I then noticed that after 10 years it was a new Aurora book, number 9. So after almost getting to the end, I went to the library to get the the previous books, and managed to get 6, 7, and 8 and spent the next 5 hours reading them. They were a cute as I remembered. So this book she is married to Martin and his neice shows up with a baby. That sets the plot in motion, and of course Aurora puts herself in jeopardy. So she sort I found solves the mystery by default. on to number 7.
December 17, 2016
Charlaine Harris is a great author. I found this hard to put down. Aurora is a librarian and always finds herself in a murder mystery. Her niece leaves her baby with her and her husband Martin. She has to find out why and unravel the whole mystery. She finds herself in quite a predicament.
April 26, 2017
This one made me laugh out loud and cry. Both while wedged between people on an airplane! Fave thing about this series is how the author allows major life changes from book to book. Following Aurora's life is a journey.
September 2, 2021
This has quite a twister/shocker at the end. I certainly won’t spoil it though. Roe’s husband’s niece shows up unexpectedly with a baby and then goes missing, leaving her dead husband on the stairs. Where’s the niece? Is the baby really hers? And what the heck is Toe going to do with a baby? This is a great series that always makes you want to read more and more.
January 11, 2022
The ending blew me away! Completely unexpected! Wow! Love these series! Highly recommend this book and the series. 😊
January 15, 2023
3.25 En esta novela se me hace muy cansina la protagonista con tanta queja y pierde esa chispa que tenía en sus anteriores libros cosa que no me gusto, reconozco que le misterio era más crudo que los anteriores, además que el final no era el que esperaba le falto carisma, no se como explicarlo, aun asi seguiré con Aurora para ver como evoluciona después del desenlace del libro, me he quedado con la intriga de si volverían personajes.
April 12, 2025
Quite a lot happening in this one. A lot less of the boring every day and more murder and kidnapping.
June 5, 2021
Mildly entertaining.
March 11, 2024
3.5 rounded up
Got to read the next book. Usually I need a break from Roe but I want to know what happens next.
Got to read the next book. Usually I need a break from Roe but I want to know what happens next.
March 26, 2022
Aurora must live in the most dangerous small town in America! This one stayed true to the series, with a bit of a twist at the end. A great listen for a long car ride.
October 5, 2018
EEP! I'm horrible at spoiling things, so I won't say much more, but suffice it to say the ending really shocked me. This isn't your regular fluffy cozy mystery! But somehow it still feels like one. Aurora Teagarden has definitely taken its place as one of my fave cozy mystery series.
March 20, 2020
RATING: 3 STARS
A Fool and His Honey was a bit of a zany caper with more undesirable characters that Roe is the least annoying in this book. And, usually with an ending like this I am interested in seeing where it goes.
A Fool and His Honey was a bit of a zany caper with more undesirable characters that Roe is the least annoying in this book. And, usually with an ending like this I am interested in seeing where it goes.
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