It's a cozy read, perfect to read at this time of the year. I loved the characters, though I wish there was more depth to the mystery and a little more insight to the characters. Anyways, it's a good read overall.

A summer cozy cottage mystery series is a cool concept and it was very atmospheric, taking me back to many summers spent lakeside up North. It was a fun easy read. The mystery was original and there were a few tense scenes where I wanted to yell at Rain to be more careful!

Rain goes back to her family's lakeside cottage after losing her husband and instead of solitude, gets an onslaught of old summer friends, an on property library to open and .. the body of a murdered man on her property! As with all cozies, Rain sets out with her friend Julia to help solve the mystery of who killed the man and why. This is the first in a series set in fictional Lofty Pines.

I wish there were a few more characters and I would have loved some more suspects. Her friendship with Julia was lovely and I enjoyed Rain's scenes with Jace, the officer in charge of the scene.

The dialogue could have been smoother with less time spent describing people making gestures with their hands while talking or handing things to each other during conversations, the story was good enough without and would have been more fluid. It hit a good pace 3/4 the way so that was nice.

There were some moments with police procedure that made me cringe but it is a cozy. But unfortunately as well, the ending explanation of the motive had a glaring problem for me and didn't make sense so that was unfortunate for the conclusion of the plot.

But, it was a good read, its a cozy! and who doesn't love a cottage on a sparkling lake and summer friends🥤

This book will publish July 2021 so look for it as an atmospheric cottage read for a day out on the boat. Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for an Advanced Reader Copy

Honestly all Crooked Lane cozies are a hit for me. This one is no different. Rain returns to her childhood lakefront cottage to grieve her recently deceased husband. Her mother has other ideas and has arranged for Rain to run the local library in her absence. A dead body shows up outside her cabin and its thought the deceased had a relationship with her mother. Small town rumors percolate and it's up to Rain to come out of her shell, start living and help solve the murder.

This cozy mystery is a good start to a new series. The lakeside setting is so inviting and I enjoyed the cast of characters. It was a nice, breezy read.

A very satisfying premiere entry to a new series. I would love to meet Rain and the other Lakers. It is just as I would imagine a lakeside summer community would be like (or I would like it to be like). Sometimes the first book in a cozy series is overwhelmed with the creation of the community and introduction of so many new people and the mystery is neglected or there isn’t enough buildup and the community and characters feel flat. That is not the case in this book.

The mystery was well plotted and had surprises to keep the reader guessing. There were outrageous moments and some danger thrown in to raise the heartbeat. My favorite part was the characters though. Rain and the other characters were relatable and someone you would like to spend a summer’s day or night with.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a free copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel and found myself completing it in one sitting. The story is fast paced with a protagonist that you will root for the entire way. The characters are just like the next door neighbors that you enjoy visiting and the plot is well worth the time invested to read and find out the ending. I had no idea what to expect as this was the first by this author but I must say I was thrilled to find myself enthralled totally in the book. This is one I highly recommend.

Read this one on a wintry afternoon cuddled in a comfy chair. Character driven...try it. The protagonist is endearing and one wants her to win.

I cannot say enough about this book! It was refreshing and Rain is like an old friend. I enjoyed every minute. Losing her husband after discovering he had an affair was difficult for rain. She packs up and moves back to her families Pine Lake cabin to spend the summer. She reconnects with her best friend and is annoyed to she needs to open her mother’s library. Rain discovered deep seeded secrets of her families while doing her best to find a murderer.
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Reopening Library Is Deadly....
A series debut- the Lakeside Library Mystery series. Protagonist, Rain, returns to her family cabin which comes complete with a lakeside library. The reopening of the library does not go well for Rain, however, when a body is discovered. Theories and gossip abound in the small town. Can Rain get to the bottom of the mystery? Enjoyable and entertaining cosy mystery with a likeable protagonist and a nice setting.

After the death of her husband Rain has decided to leave the city and live at her family’s lakefront home. Her mother, usually there, has asked Rain to open the family library for the community although it’s not what Rain really wants and finding a dead body on the property makes things even more difficult. When it becomes known her mother Willow knew the dead man and is somewhat blamed for his death, Rain feels compelled to look for the murderer.
This is the start of a new cozy series and while I found it okay there is nothing to really distinguish it from the many other cozily series out there.

Rain Wilmont has left her stressful job in the city after the death of her husband to take up residence at her family’s waterfront camp. This deal is so sweet, it even comes with a library job. She’s all set to reopen the library her mother used to run when she finds a dead body there. The dead man is a local property developer, whom Rain’s mother, Willow has been seeing. The locals immediately cast Willow as the murderess and it’s up to Rain to prove her mother is innocent by finding the real killer

This is an interesting addition to the cozy mystery genre. Rain returns to her family home, hoping to heal after the loss of her husband.
Upon her arrival, she finds the residents eager for her to open the small library her family owns, but unfortunately, she also finds a dead body, which leads to a whirlwind investigation.
I like the idea of this series, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers was an early release copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Rain Wilmot drives her Ford Explorer filled to the brim with all of her possessions to her family's cabin. The cabin also is a local summer library in Lofty Pines. Rain, Julia and Marge - two neighbors, come across a dead man. After losing her husband, Rain had hoped to find peace and quiet at the cabin. However, there has been one problem after another since she arrived. Rain's mom is in Africa and her dad is in Japan. This story was an interesting read. The author wrote in a way to grab the reader's interest right away. A lot of twists and turns and stolen identities. I'd like to read the next in the series and see what new adventures Rain has.

Rain Wilmont has left her life in Milwaukee behind her and heads to her family cabin on the lake. She’s trying to recover not only from the loss of her husband in an accident, but from his betrayal. Hoping to remove herself from life and just hunker down and try to come to terms with things, she finds that life has a different plan for her when she reestablishes old friendships from her childhood.

The first evening at the cabin a body is found outside her home and Rain soon finds that there are lots of secrets and betrayals in her family, not just the one she is dealing with. Now she has to find out who the man that was murdered on her property is and whether her family is truly who she thought they were.

I had read a book in another series by this author and was not impressed. Then I picked this one up and realized it was the same author, but decided to give it a go. I’m glad I did. This has change my mind and I am a fan of this series. Looking forward to more time with the Lakers.