This cozy mystery is part of a series and is book 3, but it can be read first. The premise was interesting and I would continue with the series.

I had high hopes for this one as I love books involving decorating and anything vintage. However, it just didn't quite work out for me. The first issue was that I didn't really like any of the characters (well Caprice's sister Nikki seemed okay and her mother wasn't too awful). For the most part they came across as judgmental and prickly almost all the time. The second issue was there was just so much information. Now I like getting the backstory in a nutshell even if it's going over things previously covered. That's one of the wonderful things about cozy mystery series that makes it easy to jump in whenever. However, not only was there backstory but there was so much detail about the tiniest of things. When Caprice sat down after something stressful happened she didn't just fall into her chair. She fell onto a yellow cushion with braided trim that slid out just a little when her weight hit it. As well there is a lot of page time given to puppy training, her sister and brother-in-law's marriage, and countless other things. If I had like the characters more this might have worked but as it was it just fell a bit flat.