Tag: pet shop

A Side Dish of Death review

Tari Hann

This is the fifth book in the Urban Tails Pet Shop mysteries by T.C. (Toni) LoTempio and it’s another series I’ve enjoyed from the very beginning. I love how Shell’s former co-star, Gary, of their spy series has stayed around and now he’s dating her bestie, Olivia. And the murder taking place at an event that featured a murder mystery and dinner was just too fun.

Shell and Gary always make for great sleuths, who knows, maybe the TV show gave the two some practice they never thought they’d use in real life, lol! He’s a hoot and totally reminds me of Richard Castle from TV–he likes to cook and sleuth plus he’s crazy fun.

#NetGalley #BeyondthePage #TCLoTempio

My Goodreads review:

A Side Dish of Death (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries Book 5)A Side Dish of Death by T. C. LoTempio
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely love Gary’s character! He always cracks me up. Luckily he’s dating Shell’s bestie and only doing sleuthing with Shell now instead of how he originally hoped they could be together. Shell’s super happy with her detective boyfriend who’s come to appreciate her and Gary’s help even if it’s just being a runner for something. This was the summertime version of characters stranded in a place with a storm raging outside, technically a hurricane. Purrday and Princess Fuzzypants were their usual good kitty helpers and found clues and even got to help when it was needed most. The showdown was a crazy one and led to the following day being spent with food and friends while Shell, Josh and Gary filled in everyone on the excitement. Can’t wait for the next book! This is one of my fave series.

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

View all my reviews

The Time for Murder Is Meow–review

Tari Hann

This was a fun first book for a brand new series called Purr N Bark Pet Shop Mysteries by T.C. LoTempio. She wrote the Nick and Nora series using her own cat, Rocco, as the model for Nick the cat. She also writes the Cat Rescue mysteries which I really have enjoyed. The main characters in this book became like friends toward the end of the book, and I loved how they investigated together. Purrday, aunt Tillie’s cat that Shell inherited along with the house and business proved to be a very insightful and useful cat for solving the murder.

The book releases August 8, 2019. I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from NetGalley.

My Goodreads review:

The Time for Murder is Meow (A Purr N' Bark Pet Shop Mystery #1)The Time for Murder is Meow by T.C. LoTempio

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well, I really enjoyed this new first for a brand new series. It releases in a couple of days, and I was happy to be able to read the ARC of it. The characters drew me right in, and I love that Shell didn’t waste any time letting the detective know that she was interested in him. I’m pretty sure the feelings were mutual from the beginning though. There was a fairly early clue that told me exactly who the killer was, but it was a lot of fun to read as Shel and her three new friends from town along with her former co-star Gary all sleuthed together. If Gary hangs around town now that the case is solved, I can see a lot of fun possibilities for Shell sleuthing with him…or I think it would be cute if he got together with Olivia. But only the next book can tell us all that, and I’m definitely anxious to read it!

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

View all my reviews