{"id":30575,"date":"2023-09-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30575"},"modified":"2023-09-20T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:53:35","slug":"review-murder-and-mamon-by-mia-p-manansala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/20\/review-murder-and-mamon-by-mia-p-manansala\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Murder and Mamon by Mia P. 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However, what should\u2019ve been a joyous occasion quickly turns into a tragedy when they discover the building has been vandalized\u2014and the body of Ninang April\u2019s niece, recently arrived from the Philippines, next to a chilling message painted on the floor. The question is, was the message aimed at the victim or Lila&#8217;s gossipy godmothers, who have not-so-squeaky-clean reputations?<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">With Ninang April falling apart from grief and little progress from the Shady Palms Police Department in this slippery case, it\u2019s up to Lila and her network to find justice for the young woman.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Calendar Crew have stuck their noses into everybody\u2019s business for years, but now the tables are turned as Lila must pry into the Calendar Crew\u2019s lives to figure out who has a vendetta against the (extremely opinionated yet loving) aunties and stop them before they strike again.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_4hh3166 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9o25166  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> Sep 19, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Tita Rosie&#8217;s Kitchen<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lila Macapagal<\/strong> is thrilled for her three godmothers, April, Mae, and June, affectionately known as the Calendar Crew. They are excited about opening a laundromat together, but someone in Shady Palms, Illinois, isn\u2019t so happy about it. The laundromat is vandalized, and a threatening message is left next to the body of April\u2019s niece, Davina, who is visiting from the Philippines. Nobody is sure if Davina made an enemy so soon after her arrival or if the Calendar Crew\u2019s gossiping and meddling has finally caught up with them. It\u2019s up to Lila to get to the truth of the matter to protect her family and to get justice for Davina.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Murder and Mamon <\/strong>is the fourth book in the Tita Rosie\u2019s Kitchen Mystery series about a Filipino-American family living in a small town outside Chicago. Lila Macapagal is the main character, and she runs a cafe with her two friends, Adeena and Elena. Lila\u2019s extended family plays a large role in the series and in this book in particular since her godmothers are at the center of the mystery. Davina is someone who was hard to like at first, but just when the young woman starts showing some vulnerabilities, making her easier to connect with, she is killed. I love that even though Lila didn\u2019t love everything Davina did, including flirting with Lila\u2019s boyfriend, she will not give up until she finds out who was responsible for Davina\u2019s death.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Fans of this series will enjoy spending more time with these characters, but new readers can enjoy it just as much. I am happy that compared to the first book in this series, the tone of this book is much more positive, with Lila\u2019s friends and family supporting Lila\u2019s investigation. Just when you think you have figured out who the killer is, there is a twist that is very surprising. 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However, what should\u2019ve been a joyous occasion quickly turns into a tragedy when they discover the building has been vandalized\u2014and the body of Ninang April\u2019s niece, recently arrived from the Philippines, next to a chilling message painted on the floor. The question is, was the message aimed at the victim or Lila's gossipy godmothers, who have not-so-squeaky-clean reputations?<br \/><br \/>With Ninang April falling apart from grief and little progress from the Shady Palms Police Department in this slippery case, it\u2019s up to Lila and her network to find justice for the young woman.<br \/><br \/>The Calendar Crew have stuck their noses into everybody\u2019s business for years, but now the tables are turned as Lila must pry into the Calendar Crew\u2019s lives to figure out who has a vendetta against the (extremely opinionated yet loving) aunties and stop them before they strike again.<\/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> Sep 19, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Tita Rosie's Kitchen<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lila Macapagal<\/strong> is thrilled for her three godmothers, April, Mae, and June, affectionately known as the Calendar Crew. They are excited about opening a laundromat together, but someone in Shady Palms, Illinois, isn\u2019t so happy about it. The laundromat is vandalized, and a threatening message is left next to the body of April\u2019s niece, Davina, who is visiting from the Philippines. Nobody is sure if Davina made an enemy so soon after her arrival or if the Calendar Crew\u2019s gossiping and meddling has finally caught up with them. It\u2019s up to Lila to get to the truth of the matter to protect her family and to get justice for Davina.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Murder and Mamon <\/strong>is the fourth book in the Tita Rosie\u2019s Kitchen Mystery series about a Filipino-American family living in a small town outside Chicago. Lila Macapagal is the main character, and she runs a cafe with her two friends, Adeena and Elena. Lila\u2019s extended family plays a large role in the series and in this book in particular since her godmothers are at the center of the mystery. Davina is someone who was hard to like at first, but just when the young woman starts showing some vulnerabilities, making her easier to connect with, she is killed. I love that even though Lila didn\u2019t love everything Davina did, including flirting with Lila\u2019s boyfriend, she will not give up until she finds out who was responsible for Davina\u2019s death.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Fans of this series will enjoy spending more time with these characters, but new readers can enjoy it just as much. I am happy that compared to the first book in this series, the tone of this book is much more positive, with Lila\u2019s friends and family supporting Lila\u2019s investigation. Just when you think you have figured out who the killer is, there is a twist that is very surprising. There are a few different recipes in the back for dishes that are discussed during the story. This book is my favorite in the series so far.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Zmv3JK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3LsOQkZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/murder-and-mamon-mia-p-manansala\/1142954307?ean=9780593549179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/murder-and-mamon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Mia_P_Manansala_Murder_and_Mamon?id=VP2nEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30575","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=30575"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30593,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30575\/revisions\/30593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}