E’s Reviews > Murder by Cheesecake > Status Update

A weekend of soft, steady rain and a chill in the air. The damp, earthy scent of fall? That too. Perfect weekend for getting lost in crafts and chores and, of course, more murder mystery antics. Things are getting weirder and more chaotic, which was exactly what I was hoping for from this book. So content to curl up with this one and come along for the ride <3 <3 <3

*mild spoiler*
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"You brought a book to a dance club?!"

This line is particularly funny to me, the person who, fresh out of college, once brought a tome of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to a bowling alley because I thought it was important to socialize with some new work colleagues, but I didn't really want to be there, and I didn't really want to bowl *facepalm*

A slow-paced weekend here that somehow went by fast. The pace (and the shenanigans) have picked up for our amateur sleuths as well. I feel for Rose after recent developments. She's trying to rescue her friend, a wedding, an inheritance, and her own dignity... and no one's making it easy for her. If only she had a cozy, comfort-read like this book to curl up with.

Once again I've hit the goal too soon. *sigh* I'm hoping these shenanigans will unravel into truly Shakespearean levels of misunderstanding. Also hoping for a lavish wedding scene that goes completely sideways (but not so much that it can't be salvaged later). So far the gals have not let me down.

Having reached the reading goal way too early, I might need to start another one of these to tide me over until I can continue with this one...

Having grown up watching the TV series, listening to this audiobook is like falling headfirst into an old CRT television. The attention to little scene-setting details that bring you into 1980s Miami is perfection. Chunky VHS tapes for modern dating? Little lizards skittering across the lanai? Signature 80s perfumes and shampoos? Amazing. The audiobook reader is nailing the voices, too. Total comfort read.