Book 2 was no better than book 1. Hannah is still insufferable, and she still treats everyone in town like they're an idiot (in her defense some of them are. "I didn't know raisins are a dried fruit. I thought they just came in a box." Seriously?). The detectives apparently don't do anything, while Hannah's running around nosing into people's personal lives and condescendingly telling her sister how helpful she is! She can count the beeps on an answering machine!I hope the real Eden Lake, Minnes...

"Most people don't lock their garages in Lake Eden. There's practically to crime. If you don't count murder." When Lake Eden is chosen to host the annual Bake Off competition, Hannah gets busy baking special creations to show off on television. Unfortunately, the violent death of one of the judges will leave everyone with a bitter taste in their mouths. And, once again, Hannah will find a way to get as involved as possible in the investigations... is someone developing a taste for murder?☠️Hanna...

NOW I remember why it has taken me so long to get to the 2nd book in this series. Hannah just makes me so irritated! There are 3 things that are very wrong about this book: 1) I know it's a little town and the police force might not be that experienced with murder and mayhem but in bulldozes Hannah with her English Lit degree and cookie recipes and thinks if only she plays a sort of Nancy Drew she can do so much better and solve the case. She actually tells her cop boyfriend, "I'll tell you what...

It's a cop-out, but the Hannah Swensen mysteries really only need a lump review:For some reason, I keep reading these when they show up at the library. I don't know why. Do I enjoy them? Sure. They're trashy murder mysteries that don't always make sense. I can huff at them in irritation when the main character does, or thinks, something especially stupid. They involve recipes.Actually, the books are formulaic enough that they themselves were written by recipe.Yes, I will keep reading them, assum...

The bad thing about these books is that I want to eat the entire time I'm reading! I enjoy Hannah Swensen and her uncanny ability to find herself in yet another murder mystery. It sort of reminds me of Scooby Doo and the gang and how they always wound up at the scene of a crime or in the middle of a case no matter what. I could do without the "too cheerful" dialogue and way happy ambience of these books, but I do enjoy them! This one had me stumped until the end. Now I'm on to the 3rd one :)

3.5Another enjoyable cozy mystery with Hannah. I'm not sure why she seems to head every investigation for the police department, but I've enjoyed her and the cookie shop.This is only the second in this long running cozy series. This one was a library loan.

This was cute enough but very dated! Publisher, remove the body shaming and casual usage of the R word and "anorexia" as a joke!

Enjoying reading through this cozy mystery series.. but ready for more storyline with the characters

Hannah is great. She seems very real but I don't know the mid-west all that well, so I have a few more books to read in this series before I come to a conclusion... but I'm looking forward to it.(MINOR SPOILER, skip next paragraph)I was glad the coach bit the dust in this one, as he was not a very nice guy... the whole abuse factor (not brought up a lot) made it clear he had to go.(OK to read)I loved the way this one was portrayed on the TV series with Alison Sweeney when the made it into a show...

I really liked book #1 and I quickly bought and finished the second installment. Had to lower my rating though because the book is EXACTLY the same as the first one. As if it was written by a template or paint-by-numbers. (view spoiler)[In both books there is a murder committed and then a second murder committed because someone was a witness to the first murder. Hannah investigates "unofficially" and ends up in a final confrontation with the killer that is EXACTLY the same in both books. They ha...

“Strawberry Shortcake Murder” book is used in the "Just Desserts" movie.2nd in the Hallmark TV series “Murder She Baked”. Book and Movie Comparisons List Hallmark’s Murder She Baked TV series A “cozy mystery” with Hannah Swensen of Lake Eden, Minnesota, running “The Cookie Jar”, her coffee shop “serving and selling” goodies.In this book, Hannah bakes her “Strawberry Shortcake Swensen” & organizes/runs the “Lake Eden Inn” town’s first annual “Bake Off” contest. Jordan High’s basketball coac...

3.5 StarsThis book was good; I did really enjoy the story line and the whodunit did keep me guessing right up until the end.My biggest issue was with Hannah; she drove me crazy! She just had this attitude about her that she knew everything. The way she talked about here sister, no wonder they didn't get along as children. I enjoy cozy mysteries, I think they are a lot of fun; but Hannah's whole 'I better than the police' started to get on my nerves.Like I said, I did enjoy it and I will be conti...

Hannah and her zany orange cat Moisha are back at it again. A baking contest has come to Lake Eden, and Hannah is making her famous Strawberry Shortcake Swenson (yum! I always get so hungry and want to fill my house with cupcakes reading Joanne Fluke’s cozies with all the delicious descriptions and recipes!) But when one of the judges is murdered, and it happens to be the basketball coach who Hannah knows has been abusing his wife Danielle, suspicion turns to her. Hannah and her sister Andrea ha...

:: 4 Delicious Stars :: I adore this series. It is light, action packed, fun, and leaves readers craving for more. Hannah Swensen (the books heroine/amateur sleuth) is very likeable. She is smart, charming, and really knows how to dish out delicious treats! While I do feel like her character could be a bit more dynamic, there really isn’t anything bad I can say about her. Hopefully as the series progresses her character will develop a bit more. In addition to this, the plot is a bit predictable

First chapter in and the MC starts getting nostalgic about the racist crap (a note book) they used to be able to buy, but now it's not "PC," and according to their friend Natives aren't actually Native at all, and I couldn't throw this book because it was an e-edition and I love my eReader. It'd be one thing if I wasn't reading reports about lead in the water of reservations and no one giving a damn, it'd be one thing if the Washington D.C. 'Merican football team changed their name; there might

Love this series! I love this series! I love the recipes and I love that the mystery is truly a mystery and it's fun and has great humor! I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries!

This is the second cozy mystery in the Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke. For those of you who don't know, you can currently watch this series on the Hallmark channel. I personally haven't seen it, although I have heard it's great.Set in the fictional tiny town of Lake Eden, MI, Hannah Swensen is the owner of a bakery called The Cookie Jar. Once again, there's been a murder, and once again, we find Hannah placing herself in the middle of the investigation. Why she gets away with this, I don'...

Excellent read! I was hooked from the very beginning. I loved this story and her writing flows so well. I'll definitely check out her next book!

Another delicious murder mystery! Hannah has become a cooking judge in front of a live audience. She is also given her few minutes of fame before each contest begins by baking a recipe and sharing it with the viewers.One of the judges has to back out at the last minute due to a dental emergency, so the station has to have another person randomly choosen to be a judge on such short notice. They draw the name Boyd Watson. A basketball coach at the local high school where they are filming the bakin...

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo after reading this I really wanted Strawberry Shortcake. Heck, I wanted to eat some while reading it. Even now I would go for some. Ugh, I love Strawberry Shortcake. Which is weird because I am not a sweets person anymore - the bakery life has killed my love of it. While diving into this delicious murder mystery, we meet Hannah who is judging a bake-off contest. Yum! Along the way, we meet Boyd and honestly I wasn't a big fan of his. He was just really rude and I'm...