Cozy to a fault...but will it continue?

A Scone to Die For
by H. Y. Hanna

I enjoyed this and the mystery was good. While it's clear she's a romance writer by nature, the romance didn't overpower the story. And the cast of characters were excellent; I want to go on with them for a few volumes and see if they go anywhere.

Strong, interesting side characters can make a good mystery great, but if they never grow or change, they get old really fast. I've had to put a mystery series on hold because the same hiliarious characters show up in every book--which is great!--but then they speak and act exactly the same as they did before, with no memories of previous episodes. They remain eternal stereotypes of themselves.

It's like an old sixties sitcom--Desi is always the same Desi, Ethyl is always the same Ethyl, Fred the same Fred--you could shuffle the deck and watch them in any order and not miss a beat.

I hope sincerely this series is not going to be the same. Next up, Tea With Milk and Murder.