5 stars = Outstanding!

This was SO great! A fascinating family. Likeable main character. Intriguing case. I loved all of it and can't wait for book 2.

The blurb and the cover drew me to this book. I’ve been on the hunt for an easy mystery, and I wasn’t disappointed. If you’re into the spoiled heiress , this book definitely delivers as it evokes London Tipton vibes. You get to see Pomona struggle to navigate a world where she has to figure out life. The money ain’t flowing no mo LOL! During this journey, you can see her becoming more confident, even standing up to her family and demanding respect. I really enjoyed her friendship and interactions with Gabe; he was supportive, funny, and the perfect partner for the mystery. And the cat story—-WILD! As a novice mystery reader, it wasn’t hard for me to figure out who the killer was—I guessed it pretty early on in the book. The cozy vibes made it easier to enjoy though! I appreciated the writing; it was easy to follow, although at times it felt a little fluffy, which could have been used for more character development. Overall, it was a fun read that kept me entertained. The ending was a bit abrupt, but it didn’t significantly diminish the story as a whole. I recommend it if you’re looking for a cozy and easy read.

I loved this book. I thought it was so light (meaning not too scary -- I'm a wimp at times) and well done. I finished it so quickly and read the last page hoping that the author does a sequel. If you like Finlay Donovan, you'll love Pomona Afton.

Pomona is a Paris Hilton-esque heiress living the high life in her family's New York hotel. That is until her grandmother is murdered and her assets are frozen until the murdered is captured. After being unceremoniously evicted from her penthouse, Pomona takes matters into her own hands -- with the help of her former nanny's grumpy but handsome son, and a cast of friends of family members who could be allies or murderers.

This book was fun. I loved every minute of it and will pick up whatever Rose writes next.

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

Loved this one! It kept me on the edge of my seat while still coming off as endearing. Loved the chemistry between Pom and Gabe but obviously did not love how Pom’s family treated her.

I was sent a widget and wasn't sure about this book. So I dawdled and requested the audio from my library and forgot about it. Then the library came through and I really regret not being more excited about this book.

Pomona Afton is a spoiled rich girl. Her family owns a chain of high end hotels and she lives in an Upper East Side Apartment in one of them. She spends her time shopping, going to galas, and partying. So when her grandmother is murdered, she is drowning when her cushy life is pulled out from under her. With an abundance of bad choices, she decides to move in with her former nanny's son, Gabe. Gabe gets her a job in the coffee shop he manages and soon they start solving the murder together, after all, Pom wants her life back and he wants to protect his mother's retirement. But the more time Pom spends as a regular person, the more she grows, and the more into Gabe she falls.

I hated Pom within the first few seconds of this book. She was a helpless, spoiled brat that I had zero sympathy for. However, this book has one of the most believable massive character transformations I have ever read! Bellamy Rose knows how far she can push a character.

This is a fun romantic mystery. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some mystery with their romance or vice versa.

Thank you to Net Galley. Atria Books, and Emily Bestler books for the ARC. I did not actually use it, as I waited entirely too long. But without the widget, this would not have been on my radar. All opinions are my own!

Thanks to Atria and Netgalley for this advanced copy!

This was a fun mystery about a woman who loses everything but finds something along the way. I loved Pomona. She's a spoiled brat but she picks herself up and tries to make something of her life while trying to figure out who murdered her Grandmother. Does she have baking skills and a great palate that seems to materialize from nothing? I don't know! If you roll with it, you get a fun tale and a little romance. Because Pomona and Gabe are adorable and I loved them together.

A fun romp of a good time.

Okay I absolutely adored this book. It was seriously so fun. It was the perfect cozy mystery meets romance and I was invested in the whole thing. I love a good mystery and I really enjoyed watching Pomona and Gabe put their heads together to solve this one.

And I freaking loved Pomona. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about her at first; I’m not a huge fan of the spoiled oblivious rich girl character. But I think even somewhat early on we could see glimpses of Pomona’s heart and her ambitions outside of the (lack of) expectations her family had for her. I think in some ways Pomona changed, partly because she was thrust into a different type of life she had never really had to experience before. But I also feel like the Pomona we see at the end was just the more mature version of the Pomona we saw glimpses of in the beginning. And I loved Gabe and his steadiness and how he helped Pom see her worth and all she was capable of.

This one was truly so fun and sweet. Thank you Atria book and the author for the ARC!

👍🏻Read If You Like:
•cozy mystery
•temporary roomies
•Piper Bellinger from It Happened One Summer
•baking

🛑Content Warnings:
•murder
•demeaning parents
•moderate language

🚪Closed Door Romance

Thank you to Atria Books and Simon Audio for the #gifted copies to review.

Oh my, I did not expect to love this as much as I did! The audio was fantastic, I love a good rich people behaving badly, and this was full of that along with our oblivious Pomona! I love a NY setting also and this was so fun, I figured most of it out but it did not matter I enjoyed this one so much. I loved the chemistry between Gabe and Pomona, and Pomona’s growth was fun to watch. I’m not sure if this is the first in a series (I tend to think it is), but I would not mind another one at all given how much fun I had reading this!

This was such a fun mystery read. It reminded me a lot of a grown up Good Girl's Guide to Murder except with a lot less supportive family and friends and a little less darkness.

I’m a diehard romance girlie and I’ve always avoided branching out into other genres but a few months ago, I read this mystery romcom that had me obsessed so when I heard about this book, I knew I had to check it out and oooh it was so good!

Yes, I know romance is a bit part of these books (as I said - romance girlie through and through so I wouldn’t just abandon my favourite genre) but so is the (murder) mystery and I’m simply obsessed with everything about this book!

I was so invested in the investigation and the romance that was blooming between Pom and Gabe - I just couldn’t put this book down! I was always trying to guess who’d done it and coming up with different theories and at least to me it wasn’t obvious from the start who the murderer was so it kept me on the edge of the seat.

Pom’s character development was one of my favourite things! Seeing her go from a spoiled brat to someone with passions who valued the people around her deeply and worked to connect with them was so great! She grew a lot throughout the book and I couldn’t have been happier for her and everything she achieved (in addition to solving a murder!!)

With this book being told in Pom’s POV only, I feel like I don’t know lots about Gabe but I loved seeing them get closer and seeing him fall in love with her as she got to know her better and realized that she wasn't the person he thought she was.

Huge thank you to Atria Books And Netgalley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review

I really enjoyed this lighthearted take on a murder mystery -- it was really entertaining and I found Pomona to be endearing (while also somewhat frustrating).

I loved all the descriptions of New York -- one of my very favorite places to read about. I enjoyed the glimpse in to such a different lifestyle than my own, and enjoyed the over-the-top characters a lot.

I saw that this is the first in a series -- I am excited to check out the next one and see how Pomona and Gabe's story evolves!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book!

This was genuinely such a fun read. I don't remember the last time I laughed out loud reading a book. Got me out of my months-long reading funk.

This was like Schitt’s Creek if Moria died and Alexis had to solve her death in order to get their money back. It was the rich behaving badly and everything that went along with it, but with that kind-hearted I’ve learned I’m more than money spin.

This is such a cute, fun mystery with a little romance too. Ponoma is such likeable character despite being surrounded by the wealthy elite, and Gabe is the perfect calm stable influence that she needs. The hunt for her Grandmother’s killer brings them together and while searching for answers they find that they're not that different in what they want in a relationship. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator, Jennifer Jill Araya, does a fantastic job voicing the different characters and creating a unique sound for each of them.

This was such a fun read! Pomona Afton is a spoiled heiress and after her grandmother is murdered, she is left without any money or place to live, due to a clause in her will. So, Pomona finds a place to live with her old nanny's son, tries and fails to get the police to investigate further into the murder, and instead decides that she will be the one to solve the murder.

Pomona wasn't really likeable due to her acting absolutely spoiled, but it took my a minute to understand that this was the point. Pomona had fallen on hard times and had absolutely no real-life experience, and took on an extremely difficult task to find out who murdered her grandmother. Throughout the book, there is a bunch of character progression for Pomona, who gets her first job and finds something that she loves: baking.

The mystery was also pretty good. Throughout the story, there were times where I was worried that it would be spoiled too soon, but that was just a part of the mystery of who had done it to make the reader second guess what they thought they knew up until then. It really did keep me guessing all the way until the big reveal.

The romance actually fit really well into the story, too. As soon as I read that she would be staying with the son of her former nanny, I was actually excited to see how that part of the story would play out and how much Gabe would help her with the mystery. He did a great job with supporting her and understanding her throughout the book with one or two exceptions.

Overall, I enjoyed this read, and would recommend this book to lovers of cozy mysteries that will keep you guessing.

Thank you to Atria Books, Bellamy Rose, and NetGalley for the eARC of this book. This is my honest review.

Gossip Girl meets Clueless meets Nancy Drew.

Great fun with some laugh out loud moments and a surprising level of depth. Love Pomona and her story of inventiveness and grit.

So this mystery was sweet and cute and it made me LAUGH...

I loved the chemistry between her and Gabe and I loved Pomona's antics.

However, when the romance actually came to be... it fell flat and so did the plot.

I loved the story up to 70% of the way and they author just wrapped up everything way to fast. The mystery's twist shocked me, but the resolution was kind of meh..

Overall, cute, but not completely what I was hoping for.

**4.25 stars

Thank you to Bellamy Roses, Atria Books, & Simon Audio for the gifted eARC & ALC of Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder!

This was such a fun book, with lots of little twists thrown in that kept you on your toes throughout the story. One of my favorite things was getting to see Pom grow as a person. She didn't let losing everything hold her back. And while a lot of this was because of the support Gabe gave her, it was also because she wanted to prove to herself and others that she wasn't just a spoiled brat.

And speaking of Gabe, I love these two together. He's so patient with her, and I loved that these two MCs communicated so well throughout the book. Their romance could have easily taken over this story and been all about miscommunication, but Bellamy Rose balanced their feelings and growing relationship so well with the plot of Pom solving her grandma's murder.

As for the murderer, I didn't see it coming. Bellamy Rose was great at peppering red herrings throughout the book to keep you intrigued. I wouldn't technically call this a cozy mystery, but on the mystery/thriller spectrum, it definitely leans more to the cozy side.

I don't know if this will turn into a series, but BR left a hint that this could be more than a standalone book. I hope we do get another Pom and Gabe story, because it's fun following them as they look for clues and check out different suspects.

3.5 stars | I will admit that the main reason I downloaded POMONA AFTON CAN SO SOLVE A MURDER is because I loved the cover. Who among us hasn’t done the same? Pomona is a spoiled heiress whose entire family loses access to their assets due their matriarch’s “unnatural death.” Did someone want her grandmother dead — and why? She’s got to solve the case if she wants any hope of getting her life of luxury back. It’s a fun premise that fell a bit flat for me. I liked it but didn’t feel very invested in the mystery and thought the romance lacked chemistry. It was cute and fun but ultimately, for me, very forgettable. But I do think many readers will find it very enjoyable! I liked it and would primarily recommend it to readers who are drawn to cozy mysteries with a romance.

It’s like if Alexis Rose solved a murder.

This was such a fun read. I was able to read it in one afternoon & when I was finished I was a little sad that this wasn’t a series so I couldn’t stay in this world a little longer.

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.