{"id":20614,"date":"2018-03-07T07:12:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T12:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=20614"},"modified":"2022-10-13T08:04:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:04:45","slug":"review-plum-tea-crazy-by-laura-childs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/07\/review-plum-tea-crazy-by-laura-childs\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-20614\" data-postid=\"20614\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-20614 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_or6z003 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_03py003 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jpp1030 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/plum-tea-crazy-laura-childs.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u3nh430 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f3eef2;\"><strong>Theodosia Browning investigates a Charleston steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from\u00a0<i>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author Laura Childs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f3eef2;\">While viewing the harbor&#8217;s Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow&#8217;s walk of Timothy Neville&#8217;s Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it&#8217;s discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f3eef2;\">At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon neck deep in suspects. An almost ex-wife, a coworker, a real estate partner&#8211;all had motives for killing the luckless banker, but one resorted to murder to settle accounts.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f3eef2;\"><b>INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!<\/b><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_3i2a001 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_im2m300  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 6, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Tea Shop Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong>\u00a09<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Theodosia Browning<\/strong>, owner of a tea shop in historic Charleston, is having fun at a local event with her employee and friend, Drayton. Banker Carson Lanier is also present at Timothy Neville&#8217;s mansion to watch the Gaslights and Galleons Parade in the harbor and falls three stories over a railing. Theodosia and Drayton are shaken and later are shocked when they learn Carson&#8217;s death wasn&#8217;t an accident. Neville wants to know who is behind the death of one of his guests and asks Theodosia, who has a history of amateur sleuthing, to find the killer. Theodosia can\u2019t resist getting involved in this unusual, tragic murder.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is part of a long-running series, but I&#8217;ve only read some of the books. I\u2019ve found it\u2019s easy for new or casual readers to become engaged and enjoy the story without reading all the prior books. The book has likeable characters, vivid descriptions of the Charleston setting, and plenty of information about all of the delicious-sounding teas served in Theo\u2019s shop. I especially enjoy the close-knit friendship between Theodosia, Drayton, and Theo\u2019s other employee Haley. I also like that much of Theodosia&#8217;s investigating is done at various society and charitable events that she attends as a guest or caterer. This helps liven up the story and gives the reader a glimpse of various events including\u00a0gallery openings, designer clothing samples sale, and other happenings that are part of Charleston&#8217;s social scene.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The downside of the book is that parts are too drawn out without adding much to the story. I&#8217;m also not a fan of slapstick in my mysteries and unfortunately there are a few of these scenes, including a catfight between two possible suspects. Luckily, this is the exception not the rule and the rest of the book is an enjoyable cozy mystery that kept my interest until all of the unanswered questions are resolved at the end. After the story concludes, the author shares a variety of recipes for dishes referenced in the story, tips for themed tea parties, and a list of websites and books to help plan your own visit to Charleston to tide you over until Theo&#8217;s next adventure.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ydlx336 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FzQ6SM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/plum-tea-crazy\/id1247263189?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/plum-tea-crazy-laura-childs\/1126551894?ean=9780451489623#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/plum-tea-crazy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Laura_Childs_Plum_Tea_Crazy?id=rocnDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theodosia Browning investigates a Charleston steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling author Laura Childs. 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But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it's discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon neck deep in suspects. An almost ex-wife, a coworker, a real estate partner--all had motives for killing the luckless banker, but one resorted to murder to settle accounts.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 6, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Tea Shop Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong>\u00a09<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Theodosia Browning<\/strong>, owner of a tea shop in historic Charleston, is having fun at a local event with her employee and friend, Drayton. Banker Carson Lanier is also present at Timothy Neville's mansion to watch the Gaslights and Galleons Parade in the harbor and falls three stories over a railing. Theodosia and Drayton are shaken and later are shocked when they learn Carson's death wasn't an accident. Neville wants to know who is behind the death of one of his guests and asks Theodosia, who has a history of amateur sleuthing, to find the killer. Theodosia can\u2019t resist getting involved in this unusual, tragic murder.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is part of a long-running series, but I've only read some of the books. I\u2019ve found it\u2019s easy for new or casual readers to become engaged and enjoy the story without reading all the prior books. The book has likeable characters, vivid descriptions of the Charleston setting, and plenty of information about all of the delicious-sounding teas served in Theo\u2019s shop. I especially enjoy the close-knit friendship between Theodosia, Drayton, and Theo\u2019s other employee Haley. I also like that much of Theodosia's investigating is done at various society and charitable events that she attends as a guest or caterer. This helps liven up the story and gives the reader a glimpse of various events including\u00a0gallery openings, designer clothing samples sale, and other happenings that are part of Charleston's social scene.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The downside of the book is that parts are too drawn out without adding much to the story. I'm also not a fan of slapstick in my mysteries and unfortunately there are a few of these scenes, including a catfight between two possible suspects. Luckily, this is the exception not the rule and the rest of the book is an enjoyable cozy mystery that kept my interest until all of the unanswered questions are resolved at the end. After the story concludes, the author shares a variety of recipes for dishes referenced in the story, tips for themed tea parties, and a list of websites and books to help plan your own visit to Charleston to tide you over until Theo's next adventure.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FzQ6SM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/plum-tea-crazy\/id1247263189?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/plum-tea-crazy-laura-childs\/1126551894?ean=9780451489623#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/plum-tea-crazy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Laura_Childs_Plum_Tea_Crazy?id=rocnDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}