Everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their
doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married!
Hannah is
thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only
grows when she learns he’ll be able to join her on her trip to New York City
for the Food Channel’s dessert chef contest. She’s especially nervous about
facing Alain Duquesne, a celebrity chef with a nasty reputation. But before he
can tear into Hannah’s layer cake, she finds him stabbed to death on the show’s
kitchen set. Out of the oven, as the saying goes, and into the bright lights of
Broadway, as Hannah tries to solve a mystery with more layers than a
five-tiered wedding cake…
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Kensington
Hannah Swensen #19
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza’s Review:
I've been a fan of the Hannah Swensen’s books from the
very beginning. While I did miss reading the last 2 books, I was able to easily
pick up the series and keep up with no problems. I do plan on going back to
read the books I missed, as I really love the characters in this series.
I really enjoyed Wedding
Cake Murder. I got to spend time with all my favorite characters while
getting to see Hannah prepare to get married and compete in a dessert chef
contest. Of course, no Hannah Swensen novel is complete until we have at least
one murder and the Swensen sisters work together to solve the crime.
Hannah has always been my favorite character from this
series, but I love her sisters Andrea and Michelle as well. I love how each
sister's mind works a little bit differently, but they can work so well
together to solve murders. I also love that the police always know that Hannah
and her friends and family are on the case just like them and actually look to
Hannah for help with the investigations.
Since I had missed the last 2 books, I was a little
surprised to see Hannah was getting married to someone other than Mike or
Norman. I'm still not really sure how I feel about Ross other than to say I
don't think we know enough about him at this time. Maybe because I like Mike
and Norman so much, flaws and all, I wasn't ready for another man to be in
Hannah's life, but I still think there is something we are missing about Ross.
I’ll really be watching him in the next book to see if anything is revealed.
I'm
still a fan of the Hannah Swensen books and absolutely love all the recipes
that are included in each book. I do wish all the recipes were listed in one
section at the back of the book rather than at the end of the chapters, but I
can always skip ahead pretty easily while reading. With Wedding Cake Murder many changes happened that could effect
upcoming books and I look forward to seeing where the author takes her fans.
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