Cathy C. (cathyskye) -
In this latest installment of the Cackleberry Club series, I found the personal lives of the main characters to be much more interesting than the mystery. Suzanne's fixated in the difference in age between herself and Sam, the man in her life who has something important he wants to say to her. Toni's dingbat ex-husband Junior is up to his usual silliness, and if you're going to insist on sticking your nose into murder, it's best to be on good terms with the local sheriff like Suzanne is. The best parts of the book actually seemed to be when food was involved. (There's some excellent recipes and a list of resources in the back of the book.)
It didn't take me very long at all to figure out the true focus of the fire, and that wildlife would play a part in the ending. Which reminds me of something else: if a baby bird falls out of a tree and isn't the least bit hurt, wouldn't it be better to put it back up in the tree where the parent can find it easily rather than try to haul it around with you and add keeping it warm and fed to your long list of things to do? I know... it wouldn't fit in with the story very well. And that brings to mind something that Suzanne found at the crime scene that stayed in her pocket much too long. All in all, I think my tendency to find fault with Scorched Eggs (which I've kept to a bare minimum here) to be a sign that-- unfortunately-- the story just didn't hold my interest nearly as well as other books in the series.
It didn't take me very long at all to figure out the true focus of the fire, and that wildlife would play a part in the ending. Which reminds me of something else: if a baby bird falls out of a tree and isn't the least bit hurt, wouldn't it be better to put it back up in the tree where the parent can find it easily rather than try to haul it around with you and add keeping it warm and fed to your long list of things to do? I know... it wouldn't fit in with the story very well. And that brings to mind something that Suzanne found at the crime scene that stayed in her pocket much too long. All in all, I think my tendency to find fault with Scorched Eggs (which I've kept to a bare minimum here) to be a sign that-- unfortunately-- the story just didn't hold my interest nearly as well as other books in the series.
Bonnie A. (ladycholla) -
I loved this story and the good characters, fun, friendships, animals and romance are all here. I didn't know who the killer was, not even a hint for me. Laura Childs has done a marvelous job of making this a grand series. I love all the kooky characters and all the stuff they get up to. Such fun. Recipes are good, simple and easy to follow. We have chickens so egg recipes are always good.
Pamela C. (pj-s-bookcorner) reviewed Scorched Eggs (Cackleberry Club, Bk 6) on + 857 more book reviews
While Cackleberry Club is not my favorite of Laura Childs' series, this is an enjoyable installment to the series. I found it a little slow in spots. Nice cozy mystery.
I just love Laura Childs books. Her character building makes you feel like you know each and every one of them personally. And the plots are fantastic. Entertaining reads EVERY time!!
