4.5 Stars

This is the fourth book in the Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery series by Christina Freeburn

I have always enjoyed Christina Freeburn’s cozy mystery books and I was glad to get back into the world of Faith Hunter. It was one of the first cozy mystery series I really dug into back when I discovered the genre back in 2014. I was certainly hooked thanks to series like this.

This book was really good. Let me say that right off the get go. But I felt like this was a bit all over the place in the mystery department. And I have to admit I was a confused about the plot of the story. There was a drug handling issue in the beginning where Faith was being framed for giving drugs to minors via a photo on Instagram and then later in the book there was an arson. I wasn’t exactly certain where to put my focus as far as the mystery went. And that is what good author’s do, right? They throw you off the scent so you never know if you are coming or going. I had no idea whodunit or why they would try and frame Faith to begin with.

I wish there had been a bit more scrapbooking just so we could get the gist of the craft. I know getting the theme of the book and the mystery in the right balance is quite a challenge in books like this so I never take off stars when I just want more of the yummy goodness of crafting/scrapbooking.

Great story but I felt like the wrap up left me wanting more of a resolution.

If you love a good cozy mystery, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

This book was OK. There were just so many characters and this novel seemed to go in a lot of different directions. It sounded like Faith, the main character, was going to be framed, but then all of a sudden, the story line of her being a suspect was dropped. There were also so many suspects in this story that it was hard to keep track of who. I did start reading this book in the middle of the series, so I did get the first book in the series and may read to get more history on the characters.

First time reading this author! I absolutely loved it and even if I didn’t see, to have started at the beginning, I will go back to check them all out!