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🎄 Christmas scenery ❤️❤️❤️
🎄 small town mystery
🎄 quirky characters
🎄 short chapters

It is just a liiiiiiiittle bit early, but I was honestly craving a Christmas read 🤣 I have read a few others in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series, so there is no surprise that I loved this one as well.
One thing I really like about this is the relationships between the family and the friends. The family all works on the farm together, the friends all come together when each other is in need… if only the real world was like this 🤪
This one was a little different than usual cozy mysteries where the murder takes place immediately when the book starts (which I do like) but this one was kind of nice that it built the story and characters up a little bit before the crime happens.
There was SO MUCH Christmas scenery throughout this whole book; it is the absolute perfect read if you are in need of a beautiful Christmasy murder 🤪 All of the names were Christmas names, the towns were Christmasy and of course the beautiful descriptions of the town completely covered in Christmas and snow and mistletoe. And we can’t forget all the delicious Christmasy treats!! Mmmmm it makes me can’t wait for the Christmas season! Some Christmas books just mention that it’s Christmastime once or twice and that’s it… but this one did such a good job with setting the scene in every single page 🩷 I literally felt like I was in a little Christmasy winter wonderland village.
As serious as murder is, I love cozy mysteries so much because they’re a little bit silly and almost humorous even though obviously, someone in this perfect, quaint town has killed someone else. The body found coated in cookie dough batter actually made me laugh-out-loud 🤣
I love that the (nosy, amateur detective) female main character is married to the sheriff 🤣🤣 That is so cozy mystery 🤪
Another very enjoyable mystery read from Jacqueline Frost! I love that this series is so specific (Christmas tree farm mystery) but as I just demonstrated, they are not just for Christmastime; they can be read year round for anyone looking for a little palette cleanser between heavier reads. I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in this series!

In this cosy mystery series, this new installment offers the lovely Christmas ambiance, but the plot was not as strong as the previous books. I'll still read the next books though.

Another solid installation of the Christmas tree farm series! The death in this one is so absolutely wild I couldn’t believe it! I don’t want to take away from it but I will say a world record attempt is made. So many wacky ans wild things happen in this book, it’s really found its stride as a series.

I always enjoy my yearly visit to the Christmas tree farm. We are back in Mistletoe, Maine and Holly White is right in the middle of another murder. This was a great mixture of Christmas magic with beloved family and friends and a mystery of a murdered, not so well liked man. A few plot points were fairly obvious early on but the developments kept me guessing who our culprit was until the end. This is a great book to add to your holiday reads list.

Thank you to the publisher for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, for letting me read and review an advanced copy of this book, ‘I’ll Be Home For Mischief’, by Jacqueline Frost.

Holly and her parents are celebrating another Christmas in Mistletoe, Maine at their Christmas Tree farm, Reindeer Games. Holly, and her sheriff husband, Evan, are hoping that it will be a quiet season without the yearly murder, but that hope is dashed when Holly’s mother tries to bake the world’s largest gingerbread man and a dead body is found in the batter. Evan already knows that Holly can’t keep her nose out of the investigation and always puts herself in danger.

This was another fun Christmas themed mystery in a ‘Hallmark’ setting.

I really enjoy this series. It is very well written and is so full of Christmas cheer and joy. The MC is likable and her family is incredible. The community is both adorable and welcoming. This book makes you want to visit Mistletoe, Maine, and stay on the Christmas Tree Farm. The murder and plot are both interesting and immediately draws you in. Thank you so much Net Galley for the ARC. I really enjoyed this book and think others will too, especially around the holiday season.

My Christmas in July (continuing into August because it’s the first and ONLY Christmas book I’ve completed in July) started off strong with one of my favorite cozy series of all time! Evan and Holly are adorable and couple goals and I just love every character and this whole town! I would LOVE to spend Christmas in Mistletoe! Even though I guessed the who dunnit, still a really solid mystery

It is another Christmas in the town of Mistletoe, Maine where they are celebrating 150 years. It should be an epic Christmas for all. Holly's mom is working to break a world record, a founding family is visiting, and popular podcasters are in town. Everyone is hoping to move forward with festivities by putting the last few years of Christmas murders in the past. However, the fun is ruined when someone is murdered (was it murder?) with all in attendance. In true Mistletoe fashion, Holly has yet another Christmas mystery to solve and everyone is a suspect. She gets to work unraveling how the guest at Christmas Tree Farm met an untimely end. Holly gets a little too close and puts herself in danger. Jacqueline Frost keeps the readers engaged and wanting more. Another hit with this cozy mystery series. Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC.

This series is a Christmas treat. And like a good Christmas cookie, it's colorful, light, and gone before you know it. A quick, easy read.

Review copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A great addition to an incredible series! Wonderful characters in an incredible setting. This book will keep you guessing until the end.

Fun read for Christmas. The characters were likeable and I especially enjoyed the conversations with the Podcasters and Holly. This book made me want to eat gingerbread and drink hot cocoa in July! I recommend this book for cozy Christmas evenings.

I'm so in love with this series. The ending for this was so high-stakes and made me tear up! I love Holly, her family, and (especially) Cookie and Theodore. What a fantastic setting! You can't go wrong with this series.

Last December, I binged the first four books in Jacqueline Frost's Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series. I loved the series so much that I was glad I didn't have to wait to listen to each one. Since they were already released and available through my local library, I listened to one right after the other. After book 4, I was disappointed I would have to wait until this year to read or listen to the next one. I was delighted to see I'll Be Home for Mischief (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery 5) was recently a "read now" option on NetGalley. I grabbed it, knowing I would read it during Christmas in July.

It is once again Christmastime in Misteltoe, Maine, and this year, the town is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Descendants of the founding family have returned for what promises to be a festive occasion. Unfortunately, just as innkeeper's Holly White's mother is about to set a world record, a dead body is discovered in what is one of the most unique ways I've read in a cozy mystery. The local farmer, Mr. Moore, is accused of the crime, but Holly knows better. She sets out on another dangerous quest to clear the sweet man's name. She does so while also keeping her guests at the Inn comfortable and happy, and searching for the perfect anniversary gift for the love of her life. She may need a Christmas miracle to make it all happen...and to survive.

I've been waiting seven months to read this installment and it did not disappoint! I really enjoyed spending time with some of the same characters from previous books, humans and otherwise, as well as meeting new ones. There are a wide variety of characters with interesting personalities. For example, you will get a kick out of reading about Theodore and his wife. They are a couple of goats!

The people in Mistletoe, Maine are so warm and welcoming. It's a town where I would want to spend Christmas (minus the annual Christmastime murders, of course). I especially adore Holly White, our amateur sleuth. She loves her family and friends so much and she wants to see everyone smile.

Although Holly is investigating a murder, Jacqueline Frost does such a great job painting a festive picture of the town. It was the perfect cozy read, complete with snow, cookies, hot chocolate, and more. I also loved reading about the Reindeer Games. These games were not just briefly mentioned. As a reader, I felt like I was there participating in them as they were happening. If you're planning a Christmas party, you might want to read this book to get some ideas for games!

As for the mystery, there were several viable suspects, but not too many to overwhelm the reader. Although the culprit was one of those viable suspects, the big reveal still surprised me. Those reveal scenes read like a cozy thriller novel without being too graphic. I was on the edge of my seat hoping for the best outcome possible. I was happy to see there was still some time left to read in the book because I needed something calming after that, and that's what the reader gets. I was comforted and satisfied in the end.

I am really hoping this series continues for a long, long time. I think the characters still have potential to grow, especially in their relationships. There is just the right amount of romance in this installment. It does not distract from the mystery. In fact, some of those relationships are the needed calm in the midst of the storm.

If you enjoy Christmastime cozy mysteries, you can't go wrong with this series. Each book is a self-contained mystery that is wrapped up in the end, but in order to see the characters grow, I recommend starting with the first installment, Twelve Slays of Christmas. They are best enjoyed in order even though you can easily pick up this one and not feel lost. Either way, I'm certain you'll be glad you dove into this series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a new favorite of mine in the series! I loved the idea of the 150th anniversary and all the fun activities and interesting people that it brought into Mistletoe. I felt like this mystery stretched Holly and Caroline and Cookie and Evan in new ways. Holly and Evan are still two of my favorite cozy mystery couples ever, and I'm so glad that we get more books with them!
Frost is a master at weaving clues into the story so that you can solve it yourself but also adding enough red herrings and plot twists to leave you guessing. Her thrilling ending with Holly's epic save was fantastic and kept me on the edge of my seat. Loved this story!

All is normal in Mistletoe, Maine this year. Will this be the first Christmas in four years that no murderer has struck? At Reindeer Games this year, Holly and her family are hoping to get in the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest gingerbread man made. As the crowds gather to watch Mrs. White put together her gigantic gingerbread man, they see a shoe in the batter, and a foot and body attached to the shoe. Was it murder? The victim was Elijah Snow, the son of the founders of Mistletoe who had left more than 40 years ago. There are a lot of laughs and suspects abound as Holly investigates this Christmas murder. Was it the pod casters who came to the murder town to get a story? Was it old Mr. Moore who had an old feud with the Snow’s that no one wanted to talk about? I love to read books about Christmas and this series in one of my favorites. It will have you hooked from the first page, and you won’t be able to put it down. Although it is part of a series, it is able to be read as a stand alone.

This is a wonderful cozy holiday mystery! That sentence seems like such an oxymoron. It is a Mary of a series, but I read it as a standalone. Holly is doing everything she can to make she the town of Mistletoe is perfect, because the founding family, the Snows, are coming to visit. Unfortunately, Mr. Snow ends up murdered, and it’s up to Holly to find the killer!

This is the 5th book in the "A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery" series. I love this series!!

Innkeeper Holly White is preparing for the Mistletoe, Maine 150th anniversary celebration. Her VIP guests are the Snows, who are descendants of the town's founding family.

Holly’s mother plans on breaking a world record for baking the largest gingerbread man to mark the occasion.

All plans come to a dead stop when Mr. Snow’s body is found in the gingerbread batter and Mr. Moore is accused of murder.

Holly puts on her sleuthing hat while her other guests enjoy the festivities.

This is a great holiday book!

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It's time for the annual Christmas madness in Mistletoe, Maine, a town that is all things Christmas.
Amateur sleuth/innkeeper Holly, her whole White family, her rather new husband Sheriff Evan Gray, and a whole lot of fun friends and neighbors are all involved in the annual Reindeer Games and other festivities. There's a presence from Guinness World Record about the 1000 cookies she baked and the enormous Gingerbread person she is making, a woman and son who were once prominent in Mistletoe, and several other disturbing people. Then one winds up in the cookie batter and the investigation is on despite the Sheriff's objections. Had to read right to the end!
I requested and received a free temporary review copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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I have read all of Jacqueline Frost's Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Books and this one did not disappoint. I love seeing the characters' growth. In most books, you can predict the outcome but that's not the case here. I hope we continue to get a new Christmas Tree Farm book every year.

Enjoyed our latest visit to Mistletoe, ME, and the gang from The Reindeer Games Farm. In this installment, Carol White is trying for a Guinness World Record. It's also two weeks before Holly and Evan's first anniversary... can they find the perfect gifts? While all this is going on once again, there is a murder hindering the holiday celebrations.

I enjoyed the different storylines interspersed throughout the book. Wish there really was a real place like the farm, would definitely visit each winter. I did like how a podcast was included, too, made the book feel realistic.

Despite some of the sadness, I enjoyed the book and will be anxiously waiting for the sixth in this fun series.

Thank you, NetGally, for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.