Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sweet Revenge
Book Review: Another great book
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read every book she's ever written and have never been disappointed. It's fun reading, then you can go and cook or bake up her recipes as well.Book Review: Are we seeing ghosts here?
Summary: 4 Stars
Time for the fourteenth book in this series that follows the misadventures of Goldy the Caterer in a little town just west of Denver. In this one, Goldy is about to hit the Holiday rush when she also runs into someone that appears to be a ghost from the past. While driving to a catering assignment, Goldy sees a woman who reminds her greatly of Sandee Brisbane, the woman who killed Goldy's ex-husband and then fled into a raging forest fire to be, presumably, consumed by it. Was it really her? To make matters more interesting, Goldy is donating books at the local library when a murder occurs there. Was that the Sandee ghost lurking about at the time of the murder?
As Goldy goes about the Holiday catering rush, she is also assaulted by the murder in the library and the other bodies that start showing up. The police department, and her husband, are investigating, but Goldy takes the lead on all of this and tries to figure out who did what, to whom, when, and how did the ancient maps fit into all of this. Of course, all of this is done with the normal distractions offered by her teenage son and his activities and all of Goldy's friends and church associations.
Like all of the Goldy books, there are recipes galore and some of the fun is in reading the descriptions that the author provides of the cooking. Unfortunately, this book is not one of the better ones in this series. I have two main complaints:
1. The plot is overly convoluted. While I picked up on who the murderer is quite early on, I was not sure why the crime was committed until the end of the book. When it was finally revealed, I was quite disappointed as the whole chain was quite prepostorous.
2. Another ghost in this book is Goldy's murdered ex-husband. The man was a huge presence in all the previous volumes, but he was killed off in the last one. So, let him go already. There was very little reason for all the reminisces of who he was, how he acted, and why Goldy and he were "exes". It is time to move beyond this character.
If you have not previously read one of the books in this series, then you will likely not enjoy it very much as some of the material does not make sense unless you know the history. If you are a fan of the series, then this book will fill the gap - but again, it is not one of the best.
Book Review: Couldn't put it down
Summary: 5 Stars
Another great book by Davidson as usual I couldn't put it down I had to get to the end to find out who the killer was.Book Review: Delicious mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Diane Mott Davidson's mysteries, they are well written fun books. The mysteries are tightly woven and unpredictable, and the recipes are divine. She is delightful and entertaining. I wish I knew Goldy Schultz (the lead character) personally.Book Review: Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I have read several books in this series and this is the worst. No one cares about maps. No one wants to read pages of explanation as the ending of a book and whose 16 yr.old kid acts like Arch does in this book? " Mom, watch me as I snowboard down the hill." Goldy is becoming more unbelievable in her involvements in the mysteries. I am tired of this author at this point. It started out so good. You shouldn't keep writing if you don't care anymore.