Easy reading, set in a nice beach town off of Florida. The protagonist is a pretty teary one (it feels like she’s about to cry soo much) but I suppose that’s probably more realistic than glib amateur detectives who seem unphased after finding a dead body days earlier.

📚 Series or Standalone: series (but can be read as a standalone)
📚 Genre: cozy mystery
📚 Target Age Group: adult
📚 Cliffhanger: no

✨ Will I Reread: no
✨ Recommended For: fans of coastal cozies with a little romance

💕 Characters: 3/5
💕 Writing: 3/5
💕 Plot: 3/5
💕 Pacing: 3/5
💕 Unputdownability: 3/5
💕 Enjoyment: 3/5
💕 Book Cover: 3/5

Thanks, NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.