Cozy Mystery Book Review ~ Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery, Book 5) by Meg Macy @megmims

Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

5th in Series

Publisher: ‎ Kensington (November 30, 2021)

Paperback: ‎ 304 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 149672917X

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1496729170 Kindle

 ASIN: ‎ B08Y69JKKM

Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3HkXXQ5

Teddy bear shop manager Sasha Silverman must step fast to find a murderer before an upcoming Scottish festival . . . 

It’s springtime in Silver Hollow, Michigan, and Sasha is looking forward to the village’s inaugural Highland Fling weekend. Plans are underway for a Kilted 5K, athletic competitions, dancing, live music, and even a Hurl-the-Haggis contest. Meanwhile, Sasha’s staff is busy crafting custom teddy bears in kilts for the Silver Bear Shop’s vendor booth. But trouble’s brewing behind the scenes, as the obnoxious Teddy Hartman, former owner of a rival teddy bear company, sows seeds of discord about town, targeting Sasha’s family and their business. 

Things go from plaid to worse when—just a week before the festival kicks-off—the disgruntled gossip is found murdered with an ax buried in his back. Sasha’s dad is arrested, since he’s a champion ax-thrower. But she doesn’t give a dram what it looks like—Sasha knows that despite the old business rivalry with Hartman, her father is innocent. So with a spot of help from her friends, Sasha must bag the real killer before her first Fling also becomes her last. 

My Review and Rating:

Bear a Wee Grudge by Meg Macy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Trouble has found its way back to Silver Hollow, Michigan in the form of Teddy and Lisa Hartman. Spreading lies, perpetuating distrust between citizens, instigating arguments, and tossing around wild accusations is Teddy's MO. Unfortunately, Sasha and her family are continuously on the receiving end of everything that spews forth from Teddy's mouth. Bear a Wee Grudge is quite intense straight out of the gate and I enjoyed every single bit of the book.

A clever who-done-it, Bear a Wee Grudge kept me entertained and engaged in the story. Meg Macy delivered a well-written story with a unique setting in a fictional small town in southeast Michigan. As a lifelong Michigander I enjoy a good story, in any genre, that is based in my state. I always love it when I recognize locations in a book because I've been there, lived there, or worked in the town/city.

I enjoyed the personalities of each character in the book. The book was descriptive well developed, allowing me to visualize the elements of the story, characters, and locations. The characters and situations were believable and the pacing of the story was steady. I enjoyed Bear a Wee Grudge, found the mystery interesting, the characters likable, and the story's pacing to be on target. I love the Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy and I look forward to the next book.

I was provided a copy of this book to read.  

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#CozyMystery #Review ~ Wedding Bear Blues by Meg Macy @megmims @KensingtonBooks ~ Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery, Book 4

In the fourth shamelessly adorable Teddy Bear Mystery, teddy bear shop manager and amateur sleuth Sasha Silverman vows to find out who killed the best man in a Valentine's Day wedding when a heartless, ice-pick wielding killer ruins the big day...

Always a bridesmaid, never a killer...

At the Silver Bear Shop and Factory, Sasha will be selling plenty of bride and groom teddy bears come springtime. But this Valentine's Day weekend, she'd take any of those silent, stuffed couples over the real thing. Sasha and her sister Maddie are bridesmaids at Cissy Davison's upcoming wedding in Silver Hollow. Cissy is fuming over the worst choice of best man--the jerk who broke her sister Debbie's heart--and the groom-to-be won't budge in his decision. At the rehearsal dinner you could cut the tension with a wedding cake knife.

That is, until best man Dylan is found dead, impaled with an ice pick. Although jilted Debbie is the most likely suspect--the blood on her dress doesn't help her case--the bride begs Sasha to prove her sister's innocence. If anyone's going to walk down the aisle, Sasha will first need to find the cold-hearted killer who iced Dylan...

ASIN : B086R75PC1
Publisher : Kensington Books
Publication date : December 29, 2020
Print length : 336 pages

Purchase Link: Amazon

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My Review:

Valentine's Day is coming up and the Silver Bear Shop and Factory in Michigan is quite busy. There are workshops, last minute gift purchasers, and both Sasha and her sister Maddie are in a wedding. The wedding of Cissy Davison has proven to be a lot more stressful than any event at the Silver Bear Shop and Factory. The groom's choice of best man has the bride and her sister, Debbie, incensed and all of the events leading up to Cissy's big day have been rife with tension. Things take a violent and deadly turn at the rehearsal dinner when Maddie and Sasha walk right into a murder scene. Dylan, the best man, has been killed by ice pick. As if Sasha isn't busy enough at the shop and factory, Cissy has asked her to help prove her sister's innocence, even if Debbie is the most likely suspect.

Actually, that's not true. Debbie is one of many, it seems, with an issue with Dylan. As Sasha puts her sleuthing cap on and begins her search, it appears that more than just Debbie had means, motive and opportunity. Dylan seems to have a long history of upsetting people. With everything going on at the shop and factory, additional side threads, Cissy, and the death of Dylan, Sasha has her hands full.

A clever who-done-it, Wedding Bear Blues kept me entertained and engaged in the story. Meg Macy delivered a well-written story with a unique setting in a fictional small town in southeast Michigan. As a lifelong Michigander I enjoy a good story, in any genre, that is based in my state. The author mentions places in Michigan I'm very familiar with, including Harrison. I always love it when I recognize locations in a book because I've been there, lived there, or worked in the town/city.

I enjoyed the personalities of each character introduced to us in the book. The book was descriptive well developed, allowing me to visualize the elements of the story, characters, and locations. The characters and situations were believable and the pacing of the story was steady. I enjoyed Wedding Bear Blues, found the mystery interesting, the characters likable, and the story's pacing to be on target. I love the Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy and I look forward to the next book.

I was provided a copy of this book to read. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Book Review ~ Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder by Meg Macy @megmims @KensingtonBooks (Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery, Book #3)

Book Details:

Print Length: 260 pages
Publisher: Kensington Books
Publication Date: September 24, 2019
ASIN: B07MRC5KZG
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3avH8D5

About the Book:

This holiday season, teddy bear shop manager Sasha Silverman must solve the slaying of Santa Bear . . .

Sasha and her sister Maddie are thrilled that the Silver Bear Shop and Factory has won the Teddy Bear Keepsake Contest, which means they get to produce a holiday specialty toy, a wizard bear named "Beary Potter." Promising to be just as magical is Silver Hollow's annual tree-lighting ceremony and village parade. Only one hitch: the parade's mascot, Santa Bear--played by Mayor Cal Bloom--is missing.

After a frantic search among the floats, Bloom is found dead. When the outfit is removed, it's clear the mayor's been electrocuted. Who zapped hizzoner and then stuffed him into his Santa Bear suit? While the police investigate the grisly crime, Sasha attempts to track down the murderer herself, with some help from the Guilty Pleasures Gossip Club. Can they wrap up this case in time for Christmas--or will Sasha meet her own shocking end?

My Review:

The Silver Hollow Annual Tree Lighting and Festival of Lights Parade is coming up soon in the small Michigan town. Residents of Silver Hollow are rushing to make sure all of the events, floats, and people are in place. As the rush for the annual holiday festivities comes calling, the Silver Bear Shop and Factory is even busier this year. As the winners of the Teddy Bear Keepsake Contest, Sasha, Maggie and the entire group of family and employees is in a rush to complete the orders for their winning "Beary Potter" bear. Plus, they have to plan the annual holiday party and their Uncle and Aunt are also getting remarried the same day as the party. On top of all of the festivities, as the town is preparing for the tree lighting and parade, Sasha's mom along with Sasha's ex-husband and his girlfriend, find Cal Bloom in his parade mascot costume dead right before the parade is due to begin. 

Cal looks like he's been electrocuted and if he was, why didn't anyone see him get hurt? Plus, he's found on a bench a distance away from the activity. How did he stumble all the way to the bench in a town full of activity and no one see him? Sasha knows there's more to the story about the death of Cal, this year's parade Santa Bear. Sasha had no plans to "investigate" until her mother, good friends with Cal's wife, asks Sasha to help. It seems Cal's wife is a suspect and her mother doesn't believe it's possible for Cal's wife to commit such a heinous act.

As Sasha puts her sleuthing cap on and begins her search, it appears that more than just his wife has means, motive and opportunity. Family secrets are divulged that no one, including Sasha's mom, were aware of, making Cal's wife and his daughter numbers 1 and 2 on her list. However, family members aren't the only ones moving up the list as Sasha beings digging deeper into Cal's life. 

A clever who-done-it, Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder kept me entertained and engaged in the story. Meg Macy delivered a well-written story with a unique setting in a fictional small town in southeast Michigan. As a lifelong Michigander I enjoy a good story, in any genre, that is based in my state. The author mentions Starbucks in Mount Pleasant and I might just happen to be very familiar with that particular city in Michigan. I always love it when I recognize locations in a book because I've been there, lived there, or worked in the town/city.

I enjoyed the personalities of each character introduced to us in the book. The book was descriptive well developed, allowing me to visualize the elements of the story, characters, and locations. The characters and situations were believable and the pacing of the story was steady. I enjoyed Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder, found the mystery interesting, the characters likable, and the story's pacing to be on target. I love the Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy and I look forward to book 4 in the Teddy Bear Mystery series.

I was provided a copy of this book to review.

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