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The Bark of Zorro review

Tari Hann

This is the fourth book in the Gone to the Dogs Mysteries with this one being written by Kathleen Y’Barbo who also wrote the second book in the series and is slated to write the sixth upcoming book. I’ve already requested and received the fifth book to review before it comes out July 1, 2023. I really enjoy these characters and their sense of family and good Christian friendship. It’s so fun that the ladies who work at the vet clinic are also friends outside the workplace. They’d accepted Dr. Cameron recently and now there’s another possible family member who happens to be related to Cameron. And I could tell Cassidy liked him a lot! Can’t wait to see what the future holds for them.

#NetGalley #BarbourPublishing #KathleenYBarbo

My Goodreads review:

The Bark of Zorro (Gone to the Dogs #4)The Bark of Zorro by Y’Barbo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was another sweet addition to this cute cozy mystery series that so far hasn’t had any murder, but it’s always a good mystery. I’m enjoying how the characters have had turns being the main character and first person narrator of the story. This time it was Cassidy Carter, the vet clinic’s receptionist and Mari Evans’s best friend.

It was a good, twisty mystery as well as super sweet when Cassidy found a nice guy as well as an awesome new home. There was a good side mystery about the building Cassidy and her friend Nora were buying, but that was resolved nicely too. I’m eager to see Cassidy and Jason enjoy a nice relationship. Now she’s got someone to go to Mari’s wedding with!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Barbour Publishing via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.

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Wined and Died in New Orleans review

Tari Hann

This is the second book in the Vintage Cookbooks Mysteries by one of my all-time fave cozy authors, Ellen Byron who wrote the hugely successful Cajun Country series that I was so sad to see come to an end. But she started writing this series and it’s an awesome alternative to it, so I do hope it goes as long or even longer than the other one. The same sense of family and friendship is there in both the Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, and I hope there’re lots more stories to tell with this set of amazing and dynamic characters.

I love Ricki and Virgil’s dogs so much and little Thor holds a special place in my heart since my friend always had chihuahuas, so I found a picture to represent Thor.

#BerkleyPublishing #EllenByron

My Goodreads review:

Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #2)Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m absolutely loving this series and this book might’ve been better than the first! Poor Eugenia seemed to have relatives coming out from every woodwork wanting to contest Aunt Vee’s will. One might be the real deal, but are the others fakes? And one relative wasn’t even interested in the will, just having a little shell shock at the moment.

Speaking of relatives (legit ones that is!) I just loved Olivia’s character as Eugenia’s granddaughter and hope she hangs around for the rest of the series (which I hope is at least as long as Cajun Country was). She’s fresh and funny and even taught Ricki and her Grams a thing or two. It’s hard to not spill secrets while I gush over loving this book, so I’ll just say to let the good times roll and read this awesome book to learn some fun secrets. It’s super satisfying when the ones set out to do wrong get what they deserve! In true NOLA style, family and friends celebrated with all their fave foods and drinks.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Berkley Publishing via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.

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