{"id":27552,"date":"2021-08-11T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27552"},"modified":"2022-10-16T18:17:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T18:17:24","slug":"review-the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-by-joanna-carl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/11\/review-the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-by-joanna-carl\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by JoAnna Carl"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27552\" data-postid=\"27552\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27552 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 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_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl.jpg?resize=331%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29425\" title=\"the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl\" alt=\"the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl.jpg?w=331&amp;ssl=1 331w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-chocolate-raccoon-rigmarole-joanna-carl.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\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_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A frantic late-night phone call from her right-hand woman Dolly Jolly brings Lee Woodyard to the scene of a break-in at the Warner Pier jewelry store next door to TenHuis Chocolade. To her shock, the suspect being held at gunpoint by police is Dolly&#8217;s boyfriend, Mike Westerly, who was recently hired as a night watchman specifically to\u00a0<i>prevent<\/i>\u00a0break-ins. Dolly hopes Lee can help straighten out the crazy misunderstanding.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Even crazier? The thieves took nothing of value from the jewelry store, only swiping some snacks. It&#8217;s another in a series of break-ins by burglars the media has dubbed the Cookie Monsters. They&#8217;ve been hitting shops selling everything from sunglasses to shoes but stealing only sweets: lollipops, cookies, even chewing gum!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It all seems pretty funny&#8211;until the discovery of a dead body. With her friends and community in danger, Lee must stop one very sour killer before someone else comes to a bitter end.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  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>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 3, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Chocoholic Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>18<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sudden break-ins start to occur in the quaint businesses, in the quiet town of Warner Pier, in west Michigan.\u00a0 Confusing and stranger yet, that nothing was stolen.\u00a0 It will take a village to solve this crime and absolve the obvious suspects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A chocolatier of luxury chocolates, <strong>Lee McKinney Woodyard<\/strong>, has a good eye for sleuthing and solving puzzling situations. Lee is always in the loop of things and it helps that her husband is the town\u2019s part-time lawyer, and her uncle is the town\u2019s Police Chief, thus landing Lee, most times, at the right place, wrong time situation.\u00a0Details and trouble abound around Lee and I liked her easy-going personality and her willingness to help others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supportive characters in this mystery are minimal and are mostly Lee\u2019s close family and shop assistant.\u00a0 I found my interest focus on the extra characters in this story.\u00a0 I like how some carried on a change in their characterization and how others didn\u2019t.\u00a0 Some characters are mysteries that refuse divulge their secrets and I like how the author developed them throughout the arc of the story.\u00a0 You would never guess who the villain is, because some characters carried too much complexity in this mystery, which helped this story maintain my momentum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although, I enjoyed the character development in this story, I felt the actual plot and turn of events fell a little flat.\u00a0 The story seemed to go on and on and I often found myself losing interest in the mystery itself. Nevertheless, it was a good story, but I personally prefer a fast and suspenseful murder-mystery read.\u00a0 I did enjoy the plot twist, the hero of the story, a broken umbrella and a racoon mama? 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To her shock, the suspect being held at gunpoint by police is Dolly's boyfriend, Mike Westerly, who was recently hired as a night watchman specifically to\u00a0<i>prevent<\/i>\u00a0break-ins. Dolly hopes Lee can help straighten out the crazy misunderstanding.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Even crazier? The thieves took nothing of value from the jewelry store, only swiping some snacks. It's another in a series of break-ins by burglars the media has dubbed the Cookie Monsters. They've been hitting shops selling everything from sunglasses to shoes but stealing only sweets: lollipops, cookies, even chewing gum!<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>It all seems pretty funny--until the discovery of a dead body. With her friends and community in danger, Lee must stop one very sour killer before someone else comes to a bitter end.<\/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><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 3, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Chocoholic Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>18<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p><br \/><br \/><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sudden break-ins start to occur in the quaint businesses, in the quiet town of Warner Pier, in west Michigan.\u00a0 Confusing and stranger yet, that nothing was stolen.\u00a0 It will take a village to solve this crime and absolve the obvious suspects.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A chocolatier of luxury chocolates, <strong>Lee McKinney Woodyard<\/strong>, has a good eye for sleuthing and solving puzzling situations. Lee is always in the loop of things and it helps that her husband is the town\u2019s part-time lawyer, and her uncle is the town\u2019s Police Chief, thus landing Lee, most times, at the right place, wrong time situation.\u00a0Details and trouble abound around Lee and I liked her easy-going personality and her willingness to help others.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supportive characters in this mystery are minimal and are mostly Lee\u2019s close family and shop assistant.\u00a0 I found my interest focus on the extra characters in this story.\u00a0 I like how some carried on a change in their characterization and how others didn\u2019t.\u00a0 Some characters are mysteries that refuse divulge their secrets and I like how the author developed them throughout the arc of the story.\u00a0 You would never guess who the villain is, because some characters carried too much complexity in this mystery, which helped this story maintain my momentum.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although, I enjoyed the character development in this story, I felt the actual plot and turn of events fell a little flat.\u00a0 The story seemed to go on and on and I often found myself losing interest in the mystery itself. Nevertheless, it was a good story, but I personally prefer a fast and suspenseful murder-mystery read.\u00a0 I did enjoy the plot twist, the hero of the story, a broken umbrella and a racoon mama? 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