Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
Death Bee Comes Her is the debut of the An Oregon Honeycomb Mystery series set on the Oregon coast and featuring Wren Johnson, owner of a honey boutique named Let it Bee. Wren is an environmentalist whose main focus is drawing attention to the plight of honeybees, so all of her homemade creams, moisturizers and lip balms are made from locally sourced honey and she has built a working bee hive inside the walls of her store.
It's late October and the town is buzzing with excitement over the annual Halloweentown festival. The rivalry between Wren's Aunt Eloise and rival crafter Agnes Snow are also ramping up. An early morning walk along the beach with her prized Havana Brown cat, Everett leads Wren to discover Agnes' body lying dead in the sand. Agnes is clutching a tube of Wren's lip balm after the police determine that there was poison in the balm, Wren and her aunt become the prime suspects. Determined to clear their names, Wren sets out to hunt down a killer.
A big fan of the author's Candy-Coated mystery series I was looking forward to this new series. However, the plot and characters fell a little flat for me. Parts of the mystery seemed disjointed - characters were introduced that suddenly seemed to disappear, but perhaps will become relevant in future installments. It was extremely disappointing that the book ends with a glaring error that was obviously overlooked by both the author and editors - I actually had to go back and reread the last chapter as I thought I'd overlooked a crucial detail. Realizing that sometimes it takes a book or two to really get a series going, I won't give up on Wren and Everett just yet.
It's late October and the town is buzzing with excitement over the annual Halloweentown festival. The rivalry between Wren's Aunt Eloise and rival crafter Agnes Snow are also ramping up. An early morning walk along the beach with her prized Havana Brown cat, Everett leads Wren to discover Agnes' body lying dead in the sand. Agnes is clutching a tube of Wren's lip balm after the police determine that there was poison in the balm, Wren and her aunt become the prime suspects. Determined to clear their names, Wren sets out to hunt down a killer.
A big fan of the author's Candy-Coated mystery series I was looking forward to this new series. However, the plot and characters fell a little flat for me. Parts of the mystery seemed disjointed - characters were introduced that suddenly seemed to disappear, but perhaps will become relevant in future installments. It was extremely disappointing that the book ends with a glaring error that was obviously overlooked by both the author and editors - I actually had to go back and reread the last chapter as I thought I'd overlooked a crucial detail. Realizing that sometimes it takes a book or two to really get a series going, I won't give up on Wren and Everett just yet.
