Review: Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams

Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #6)
by Ellery Adams
narrated by Cris Dukehart

My Rating: 4 stars

Genre: Cozy Mystery
Age Category: Adult
Type of romance: m/f

Blurb:
Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is famed for its healing springs. But bookstore owner Nora Pennington has a tendency to land in a different kind of hot water. Though she loves to practice bibliotherapy by finding the perfect books for her customers while listening to their secrets, she also likes to bury her nose in the occasional local crime . . .

Nora escaped her past a decade ago. So it feels like a visit from another world when Kelly Walsh—the woman her ex-husband left her for—walks through the door of Miracle Books along with her son. Kelly hasn’t come to gloat, though. As it turns out, she’s been dumped too. She’s also terribly ill, and all she wants from Nora is forgiveness.

Shockingly, however, this woman who’s been the victim of so much misfortune is about to become a murder victim. Who would do such a thing? Certainly not Nora, but that doesn’t stop the gossip and suspicion—especially after Kelly’s brother claims that he saw the two women arguing.

In seeking justice for Kelly, The Secret, Book, and Scone Society joins forces with the sheriff’s department, but they’ve barely begun their probe when life throws another wrench. After serving a twenty-year sentence, Estella’s father returns to Miracle Springs. And when his past comes back to haunt him, it might be more than the four friends can handle.

My Review

I really like this series and this book was another great one. Paper Cuts has a new mystery for Nora to solve, but this time she’s a suspect and this mystery ties in with her past. I love the blend of cozy scenes with real life topics and struggles in this series. It also was interesting to see an autistic side character in this book.

I thought this was an interesting mystery and I liked seeing it all play out. I did feel sorry for Nora with how she was a suspect and how the events that happened made her think of her past she tried so hard to put behind her. There are some tough things she has to deal with in this book. It also was tough to see how Grant couldn’t speak or interact with her for a bit as she was a main suspect. I liked how more was revealed and came to light as the mystery progressed. And I liked seeing how it all got wrapped up.

All the characters in this series feel so real and it’s always fun to return to Miracle Springs and spend time with familiar characters. I like seeing how Nora, June, Estella, Esther and Sheldon are doing and they are all interesting characters who have their own things going on. Then each book adds new side character that are involved in the mystery. I liked getting to know Estella’s father in this one as well as the Walsh family.

To summarize: I really enjoyed this sixth book in the series. The whole series is awesome and I like returning to spend more time with the familiar characters. This series blends cozy scenes with real life topics and it works very well. The mystery in this one was a good one and has some ties to Nora’s past. I liked reading more about all the characters and seeing how the events play out. Another good one and I look forward to the next book.

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