Book: Jay To The World
Author: Donna Andrews
Thank you, NetGalley, and Macmillan Audio, for an advanced audio copy.
I loved this one, and it is a great pick for a cozy Christmas mystery.
Jay to the World takes us back to Caerphilly, Virginia, where Meg Langslow’s holiday to do list is already out of control. Her mother’s extended family is coming into town, there are holiday projects everywhere, and Meg is helping her niece Brynn nurse a wounded blue jay. Then someone attacks Meg’s mother, and it becomes clear she has been receiving threatening messages. Meg has to juggle the holiday chaos while figuring out who has it in for her mom.
This is book forty in the series but it works perfectly well as a standalone. That said, I do wish I had read more of them first. The cast is so big and so fun that I found myself wanting more background on these characters, so I plan to go back and start working through the series.
The mystery is a little twisty, the family chaos is hilarious, and the whole thing is cozy in the best way. It has everything you want from a Christmas mystery and I had a great time with it.
Final score: 4/5
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