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Average. Like in many other reviews, I disliked the irritating voice of the narrator, which made the main character sound like a silly little girl. It was obvious who the murderer was early in the story. However, Watson, the corgi, was a delight with his cute little way of bouncing on his paws when excited. He was also the most intelligent of all the characters!

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What’s not to love about Watson

The narrator of this book has that squeaky accent that normally grates on me and causes me to turn the book off before I get to end of chapter 1, but I was driving and my the time I got to chapter 3 the book story and likeable characters especially Watson had me hooked.
Yes it’s light hearted and the story probably done before but it was throughly enjoyable if not a little too short and so I’m off to download the next book as I need more Watson and this quiet village in my life

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Enjoyable but…

Narrators way of making squeaky voices made me think of Fred as a 19 year old girl - which she isn’t, at all, so that messed things up a bit for me. Otherwise I enjoyed it, in the same same way I enjoy watching a lot of so Hallmark Christmas movies in December just to cozy up and zone out with something that doesn’t demand a lot of concentration.

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Very easy to listen to

Narrators voice is annoying but a great story and I look forward to some more

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enjoyable

A bit twee but moved along nicely. Nice setting and one could picture the town and surroundings - I'd like to live there! Unusual storyline and villain - I'll probably listen to more in the series but not just yet.

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great story

I really liked this story, there was enough interest to keep up the story pace and although it's pretty obvious from the start who the killer was I still found it entertaining.
The narrator did a good job of getting the characters across
All in all a nice cozy mystery and I enjoyed it from start to finish, will definitely be listening to the rest in the series

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A cute murder mystery and a good start to a series

Mildred Abbott is a new-to-me author, and I liked her writing style.

What let this down was Angie Hickman's performance. I must confess that she doesn't alter her voice much for the multiple characters. This led me to be confused a few times, wondering who was saying what. This pulled me out of the story and marred my enjoyment of the tale.

The narration aside, this is a solid 4-stars. I'll probably skip the audiobooks and buy the ebooks to see what Fred and Watson get involved with next.

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Fun and entertaining!

I chose this as an audiobook likely to provide light-hearted and easy listening fun. It wasn't disappointing in this respect.
The story was not unusual for its genre but was nicely done.
The characters were fun and those with challenging or unlikeable traits made my knuckles itch, just as I feel the author wanted them to 😅.
I wasn't 100% sure who the killer was for a while but even when you know who the killer is, hearing their motive and how it happened can be surprising or at least interesting in books like these.
It was a little sad that all the Healthy cakes and treats were described as inedible apart from the liquorice. I myself bake loads of healthy alternatives to refined sugar and gluten containing cakes. If I don't tell anyone, they don't notice and ask for the recipe! I also make Raw Organic chocolate using Maple syrup rather than regular sugar, and without dairy, just the Cacao butter in the recipe providing creaminess. I haven't found any chocolate lovers who have disliked them as yet, and have even found some people who generally don't like chocolate who have said that they actually like mine 😯😁. I don't say these things to boast a out my own skills, but rather to illustrate that it is 100% possible to create healthy treats that are delicious! Many 'shop bought' treats are too sugary for my taste but even I can find cakes and treats in tea and coffee shops that offer delicious gluten free and vegan cakes/ bars/ treats. This said, Lois's character was meant to be unsuccessful in her business, and it is totally possible for people to make inedible or unpleasant food in their endeavours to be healthy.😅

Coming back to the story in general, the narration was very good.😁 Also, I absolutely love that the recipe and method for baking Lemon Bars - that Katie makes in the story - is given at the end of the book! I will certainly be having a go at making them - probably with coconut/Palm sugar 😜 !

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A wonderfully fun and sweet cozy mystery

Mildred Abbott is my new favourite author. This is a nice easy listen, with some great characters and a cute dog. Angie Hickman is a fantastic narrator, her performance is fun and sincere. I listened to this in one day. I have downloaded the next book.

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fantastic

what a fantastic audiobook, I love cosy mysteries especially if there's a cute animal. Going to recommend this to my mum xxxxxx

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