This was sadly not my cup of tea. The wrong side of cosy for my taste. I am sure that it will have a great readership though, as it is quite well done.

Going back to your hometown after a long time away can be a little nerve wracking. Robin Pearse is going home for her sister's wedding and is a little nervous about running into old classmates from high school. She knows it is inevitable because it is a small town, but she didn't know how literal it would be. When an old classmate dies in her arms, she is determined to pass on his final message and figure out who murdered him. The sheriff just happens to be the guy she had a crush on in high school. Will she be able to help him figure out who the murderer is before anyone else is harmed? This book flows smoothly and have well developed characters. I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward learning more about the characters and their lives in the next book.

I enjoyed this book. An interesting story combined with the weirdness many feel when coming home after a long time gone. Robin literally almost crashes into this mystery as the soon to be dead man stumbles out in front of her car. He's only able to mutter a few syllables before he dies but that is enough to make Robin, a computer search wiz, determined to find out not just who killed him but why. Along the way she encounters some blasts from the past, both good and bad. I had the wrong suspect pegged as the murderer, by the way, but it all made perfect sense at the end.

I liked Robin. Having been quite shy during my own high school days, more at home with my nose in a book than being social, I could relate. That made her ability to focus on finding long forgotten clues that tied two cases together make sense. She seemed to jump right into questioning people and pushing ahead when it might have been wiser to allow Chris, the local police and a former crush, to take the lead, of course. Will she get smarter and let him into her amateur investigation? Will Jenn's wedding come off with no more problems? Will Chris ever act on his long ago crush? Will Robin stay or will Robin go?

This book seemed to be a nice mesh of mystery and romance. Between Jenn's upcoming wedding (and I should probably note for any who care that it's a same sex wedding, in small town West Virginia, no less) and Robin discovering Chris' long ago crush, the mystery occasionally seems shoved into the background. That's actually good as, let's face it, even in real life investigations shouldn't focus our attention on finding the solution 24/7 but allow those involved to continue living, too. I liked that. On the downside, I made an early note to myself saying, "Will what's in her suitcase matter?" as I read the great detail given to that aspect of Robin's trip back to her ol' home town. Let's just say, the book started slow in my eyes. No fault of the author, I'm sure, but Ch. 2 was a repeat of Ch. 1, so the real action didn't start until the third chapter. After that, however, the pace began to pick up and I found myself interested in not just the mystery but Robin's family and relationships about her. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and Media Medusa LLC for the copy.

This was such a cozy mystery. A short n sweet one. I liked the premise of it as well as the characters. It isn’t too intense. Just a light read! The plot twists weren’t that great but overall, it’s not bad given the length of the book which is only around 152 pages. You’ll definitely get all the small town vibes! This might be a perfect read for those who are just starting out with the thriller genre.

This is book one of the River Sutton Country Cozy Mysteries Series.. This is the perfect cozy mystery. Good story, interesting people, and hopefully a budding romance. Am excited to read the next book.

Okay be prepared because once you start reading this one, you are definitely NOT going to want to put it down until your finished! What an awesome start to a series. Robin is an excellent character. She's headed home for her sister's wedding when an injured man steps in front of her car, passing away in her arms. Highly recommend this solid whodunit! Thanks #netgalley and #MediaMedusaLLC for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.
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Unputdownable! I truly enjoyed the characters and the great story line. Really loved this book! I totally recommend it.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Media Medusa LLC, in return for an honest review. This is a good start to a new cozy series. Robin is driving to her hometown for her sister’s wedding. Returning after a long absence was always going to be fraught with emotions about her past dealings with her high school peers. Things get off to a really bad start when a dying man stumbles in front of her car as she’s driving toward town. Trying to help him, she hears his last words and realizes he was murdered. When she discovers that a former classmate is now the town sheriff, she resolves to help by putting her IT skills into action to figure out why he was murdered and, ideally, by whom before her sister’s wedding becomes a wedding and a funeral. The story combines the mystery, some romance and realizations about whether you really can go home again (nod to Thomas Wolfe).

A good start for a new cozy mystery series: it's entertaining and compelling.
The characters are fleshed out and relatable, the mystery is solid and kept me guessing.
I like the setting.
Hope to read other books in this series.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

3.5/5 stars

Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me an arc in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed this read. It features Robin, who's on her way home for her sister's wedding when she comes upon an injured man who dies in her arms. The rest of the story follows Robin as she attempts to both prepare for her sister's wedding and solve the mystery surrounding the man's death. Though it was a mystery, and generally those tend to be a little darker, I felt like this book still had a very fun, light-hearted feel to it.

If you like to visualize books as you read them, definitely pick this one up - the author is very detailed with her writing (also, was she sponsored by Subaru? I definitely read the word Subaru once every other page). Here's a short, spoiler-free passage as an example:

"She held her phone up to the window, and the boy shot it with his handheld scanner. Trying and failing to hold back another yawn, he handed Robin her thirty-one ounce cup of mocha. She drove to the curb and took a sip before she pulled out into the street."

There were a few random aspects about the book, like the appearance of characters that wouldn't show up again, or really detailed scenes that didn't have a connection to the plot. At times, information that Robin got seemed very conveniently dropped into her lap, which seemed a little too easy in a mystery. I also would have loved to see more depth with the characters, because I felt like there wasn't as much depth into their thought processes or characteristics as there could've been.

Overall, this was a really light-hearted, easy read, and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who'd like to read a mystery like that!

The mystery was well written. The landscape descriptions was the best. Robin and the cast of characters were likable. Overall a good cozy.

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Before even reading the description of the book the title really captivated me. I wanted to know the story of the characters. Then I read the summary and knew I just had to read it. This book was so interesting to read. It kept me guessing what happened every step of the way while also having me fall in love with the characters. I can't wait for the next book.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Media Medusa, LLC and #NetGalley for my honest opinion. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Fun plot, cute characters and a delightful cozy.

I love a cosy mystery so this was always going to be a fun read for me. I liked the setting - and am excited for an entire River Sutton series - and the characters, but I found myself enjoying the scenes sorting out the wedding chaos more than the scenes involving the mystery itself. The mystery aspect may be better suited to someone who doesn't consume a lot of mystery in media, because it was a very predictable conclusion and it was kind of surprising just how incompetent the police department was, all so that our main character could investigate instead.
Our main character Robin is a web traffic analyst, which sounds promising for the future of this series. I haven't read a cosy mystery series with a character well versed in tech, so I'm interested to see how she uses these skills for future mysteries, and I actually really enjoyed the side characters so I'm excited to see where they all end up in River Sutton.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this book! Great characters, interesting plot, fun asides. Even with a number of characters nobody got lost or confused. I look forward to more in the series
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!