Book Review: Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall
Murder in a Scottish Shire - Traci Hall - 3 Stars
This is the first book in A Scottish Shire Mystery series. This is set in Scotland and follows Paislee, a 28 year old single mother, who owns a knitting shop called Cashmere Crush. She makes specialty sweaters, socks and more. Everything in her life seems like it’s going wrong – she receives an eviction notice, her estranged, homeless grandfather shows up after his son Craigh’s disappearance so he moves in with her and her 10 year old son, Brody and their dog, Wallace. Things get even worse for Paislee when she finds Isla, an employee of hers, dead. The story kicks off here as Paislee tries to solve the case.
This cozy was a lot of fun because of the Scotland setting and Scottish narrator. I liked the mystery but found myself bored at times and even though this was just 300 or so pages, it felt too long on the audio at times because the mystery wasn’t progressing a whole lot and we were following some other side stories and characters. I did like our characters though, especially her little boy Brody! So sweet. As usual, I loved the Scottish references and dialogue.
One thing missing was romance and sometimes the story got a bit dry at times, but it wasn’t bad. I think this series is off to a good start and look forward to reading more. I hope for some romance with our main character in the next books! Love her.
This cozy was a lot of fun because of the Scotland setting and Scottish narrator. I liked the mystery but found myself bored at times and even though this was just 300 or so pages, it felt too long on the audio at times because the mystery wasn’t progressing a whole lot and we were following some other side stories and characters. I did like our characters though, especially her little boy Brody! So sweet. As usual, I loved the Scottish references and dialogue.
One thing missing was romance and sometimes the story got a bit dry at times, but it wasn’t bad. I think this series is off to a good start and look forward to reading more. I hope for some romance with our main character in the next books! Love her.
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Amazon: https://amzn.to/44G9Mft
YouTube Review Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmUXgZGhqm4&t=64s
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