{"id":29696,"date":"2022-12-01T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29696"},"modified":"2022-12-23T00:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T04:57:08","slug":"review-death-by-smoothie-by-laura-levine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/01\/review-death-by-smoothie-by-laura-levine\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Death by Smoothie by Laura Levine"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29696\" data-postid=\"29696\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29696 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 col_align_top gutter-narrow 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\/2022\/12\/death-by-smoothie-laura-levine.jpg?resize=331%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29697\" title=\"death-by-smoothie-laura-levine\" alt=\"death-by-smoothie-laura-levine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/death-by-smoothie-laura-levine.jpg?w=331&amp;ssl=1 331w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/death-by-smoothie-laura-levine.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/death-by-smoothie-laura-levine.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;\">The\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Bewitched<\/span>\u00a0knockoff I<span class=\"a-text-italic\">\u00a0Married a Zombie<\/span>\u00a0may have flopped in its day, but it\u2019s got a devoted cult following. Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show\u2014until she reads the awful script and meets Misty, the actress who\u2019ll be playing Cryptessa\u2019s role. Misty has Audrey Hepburn\u2019s doe eyes but not a smidgen of her ability. Yet she can certainly act the diva, demanding a special smoothie every day at 3pm. Meanwhile, Jaine is grappling with another spoiled female\u2014her uncooperative cat, Prozac, who\u2019s refusing to be wrangled into a kitty harness for outside walks.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When someone spikes Misty\u2019s signature drink with a fatal shot of rat poison, the cast of suspects extends far beyond the theater. What Misty lacked in talent she made up for in enemies. Everyone Jaine talks to maintains their innocence, but one of them is clearly only playing the part. And it\u2019s up to Jaine to figure out who, before a killer schedules an encore performance . . .<\/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-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 29, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Jaine Austen Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>19<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Freelance writer <strong>Jaine Austen<\/strong> is always on the lookout for the perfect assignment, a great boyfriend, a way to keep her cat out of trouble, and a delicious snack. For a while, Jaine thinks she may have hit the jackpot in all of these, starting with an assignment helping a playwright modify his script for a zombie play based on a short-lived sitcom. When the beautiful, demanding, but talentless lead actress dies after someone poisons her smoothie, Jaine decides to investigate to find out which of Misty\u2019s enemies wanted her dead.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is the nineteenth in this series, but each book works well as a standalone. The books follow somewhat of a formula, with Jaine getting a new writing job and getting her hopes up for her career and love life, with something usually happening to cause a disaster in either one or both. On hand to create even more trouble for Jaine is her mischievous cat Prozac. However, there are always enough differences in the details of the stories to keep each book fresh for even longtime readers. Jaine isn\u2019t perfect and doesn\u2019t always have the greatest luck, but she is good at investigating crimes. I love the way she remains determined to find out who killed Misty despite the obstacles she encounters. The investigation goes much smoother than the play which is full of problems and conflicts.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This is such a fun series, and each book has several laugh-out-loud moments. The added drama from the chapters during the play rehearsals gives the book some extra fun. I enjoyed this entertaining book, and even though things don&#8217;t turn out the way Jaine had hoped in her latest writing assignment, she still proves she is a great investigator even when luck isn&#8217;t always on her side in other areas of her life. I was entertained by Jaine and Prozac and enjoyed this fast-paced, humorous mystery.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GSFjV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/wedding-cake-crumble\/id1260340886?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/wedding-cake-crumble-jenn-mckinlay\/1126791516?ean=9780399583834#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/audiobook\/wedding-cake-crumble-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jenn_McKinlay_Wedding_Cake_Crumble?id=neosDwAAQBAJ\" 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>The\u00a0Bewitched\u00a0knockoff I\u00a0Married a Zombie\u00a0may have flopped in its day, but it\u2019s got a devoted cult following. 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Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show\u2014until she reads the awful script and meets Misty, the actress who\u2019ll be playing Cryptessa\u2019s role. Misty has Audrey Hepburn\u2019s doe eyes but not a smidgen of her ability. Yet she can certainly act the diva, demanding a special smoothie every day at 3pm. Meanwhile, Jaine is grappling with another spoiled female\u2014her uncooperative cat, Prozac, who\u2019s refusing to be wrangled into a kitty harness for outside walks.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>When someone spikes Misty\u2019s signature drink with a fatal shot of rat poison, the cast of suspects extends far beyond the theater. What Misty lacked in talent she made up for in enemies. Everyone Jaine talks to maintains their innocence, but one of them is clearly only playing the part. And it\u2019s up to Jaine to figure out who, before a killer schedules an encore performance . . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 29, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Jaine Austen Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>19<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Freelance writer <strong>Jaine Austen<\/strong> is always on the lookout for the perfect assignment, a great boyfriend, a way to keep her cat out of trouble, and a delicious snack. For a while, Jaine thinks she may have hit the jackpot in all of these, starting with an assignment helping a playwright modify his script for a zombie play based on a short-lived sitcom. When the beautiful, demanding, but talentless lead actress dies after someone poisons her smoothie, Jaine decides to investigate to find out which of Misty\u2019s enemies wanted her dead.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is the nineteenth in this series, but each book works well as a standalone. The books follow somewhat of a formula, with Jaine getting a new writing job and getting her hopes up for her career and love life, with something usually happening to cause a disaster in either one or both. On hand to create even more trouble for Jaine is her mischievous cat Prozac. However, there are always enough differences in the details of the stories to keep each book fresh for even longtime readers. Jaine isn\u2019t perfect and doesn\u2019t always have the greatest luck, but she is good at investigating crimes. I love the way she remains determined to find out who killed Misty despite the obstacles she encounters. The investigation goes much smoother than the play which is full of problems and conflicts.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This is such a fun series, and each book has several laugh-out-loud moments. The added drama from the chapters during the play rehearsals gives the book some extra fun. I enjoyed this entertaining book, and even though things don't turn out the way Jaine had hoped in her latest writing assignment, she still proves she is a great investigator even when luck isn't always on her side in other areas of her life. I was entertained by Jaine and Prozac and enjoyed this fast-paced, humorous mystery.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GSFjV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/wedding-cake-crumble\/id1260340886?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/wedding-cake-crumble-jenn-mckinlay\/1126791516?ean=9780399583834#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/audiobook\/wedding-cake-crumble-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jenn_McKinlay_Wedding_Cake_Crumble?id=neosDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29696","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=29696"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29747,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29696\/revisions\/29747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}