small-business, small-town, theft, friendship, amateur-sleuth, cozy-mystery, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, relatives, sewing, falsely-accused, series, family****

Engaging characters and typical small-town problems. The murder victim was almost universally disliked, but it takes quite a bit of sleuthing to narrow the suspects down to the correct one. A light, enjoyable read.
I requested and received a free e-book copy from Kensington Books/Kensington Cozies via NetGalley. Thank you

This book was part good and part bland. It had promise and I was interested in the premise, but the murder mystery didn't seem like the plot of the story at times. Some conversations felt weird and forced and the characters were a bit stiff for me. while the good parts were enjoyable, the blandness was so much that I wouldn't pick this up again. Easily 2.75-3 stars.

I was expecting a bit more excitement from #HangingbyaThread #NetGalley.
Parts of the story seemed redundant and forced, while others we really good.
I like the premise of the story, and I think the author has the beginning of a great cozy series.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

Abbey has moved back to help her Aunt Sarah with her bakery and to set up a sewing space. Enjoyed this one at times, although the murder mystery felt at times a distraction instead of part of the story. Not sure why. Still though, enjoyed it enough to want to see how it ended. Would recommend.

I enjoyed this book very much. It’s fast, interesting and great characters. I was definitely surprised by who the killer is. #HangingbyaThread #NetGalley

This book didn't really pull me in. I liked the writing but there were so many characters and not ask if then were fully explained. I found myself having to go back and look up descriptions from earlier in the story. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.