Blood Orange Brewing (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs
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Author: Laura ChildsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-06
ISBN: 042521057X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425210574
- Condition: New
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Book Review: like lukewarm tea
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the 4th book in this series I've read and it is definitely my least favorite so far. I think the author does a good job describing her tea shop and the trivia about tea and some description of the city of Charleston was interesting as usual. For that I was tempted to give the book a higher rating, but at the end, I realized those descriptions weren't enough to carry a very weak poorly thought out plot or to cover up some of the big shortcomings.
As some of the other reviewers have said, the resolution to the story did almost seem like an add-on. There were few, if any, clues beforehand as to what was going on and all I could say at the end was, so what. The motive for the killings, and even how they were done, was barely explained. Nor does the author explain why her dog had been kidnapped or how it relates to anything else. Another problem were the characters. Hally, the master baker/chef doesn't seem quite believable, but even more troubling is the protagonist. Why would she go out to confront the villain, knowing that two people had already been killed? Who would do that, particularly after the chief of police specifically told her not to? And just what was she trying to prove? Of course, none of that is explained.
I have read these books out of order and found a later one to be better, so I won't give up on the series yet. But I wish the author would spend as much time on story development as on the tea trivia. That would make a much more enjoyable read.
Summary of Blood Orange Brewing (A Tea Shop Mystery)
When social darling Delaine Dish throws a lavish benefit for the restoration of a run-down Victorian home, Theodosia Browning donates tea and treats from her Indigo Tea Shop. But the grand unveiling of Theo's spread proves a gruesome scene when a beloved local politico falls dead with a jagged piece of metal in his neck. Anyone at the event could be the culprit, but the police have few leads-and no suspects. Try as she might, Theodosia can't help but wonder who the murderer is. But her investigation will lead her into places darker than the blackest tea ...Literature & Fiction Books
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