{"id":31049,"date":"2024-03-11T12:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31049"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:13:00","slug":"review-a-catered-quilting-bee-by-isis-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/review-a-catered-quilting-bee-by-isis-crawford\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Catered Quilting Bee by Isis Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31049\" data-postid=\"31049\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31049 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xukp765 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_w7ny765 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4uvl765 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=\"640\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford.jpeg?resize=640%2C968&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31050\" title=\"a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford\" alt=\"a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford.jpeg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford.jpeg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford.jpeg?resize=677%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford.jpeg?resize=768%2C1161&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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_asb8765 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quilts, quiet, and delicious food. That\u2019s exactly what Bernie and Libby expect as they build the menu for the Longely Sip and Sew Quilting Circle\u2019s first-ever exhibition hosted at the local library. The eclectic ladies of the group couldn\u2019t appear more harmlessly wholesome if they tried, especially mild-mannered kindergarten teacher Cecilia Larson, who hired A Little of Taste of Heaven to cater the event. So it\u2019s a complete shock when disturbing news drops about member Ellen Fisher, found hanging from a plant hook in her otherwise pristine sewing room . . .<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">All are very quick to deem the tragic death a suicide. All except for Cecilia. She believes something else happened to her best friend\u2014who was busy adding the finishing stitches on her greatest work yet in hopes of displaying it at the exhibition\u2014and looks to Bernie and Libby to expose the truth . . . and the killer. As Ellen\u2019s patchy past comes into focus along with a mysterious connection to a missing seven-hundred-year-old quilt fragment, can the sisters unravel the victim\u2019s final thread before another turns up dead?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_k3f0765 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_07tf765  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> Feb 20, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>A Mystery With Recipes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>18<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington\u00a0<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Kensington Cozies\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bernie<\/strong> and <strong>Libby Simmons<\/strong> are sisters, and together they own A Little Taste of Heaven catering company. They\u2019re really excited about their latest job and think it should be fun. They\u2019ve been hired by teacher Cecelia Larson to cater an exhibition for the Longely Sip and Sew Quilting Circle at the local library. One of the members, Ellen Fisher, was putting the finishing touches on her entry for the show, but was found dead in her sewing room. It\u2019s ruled a suicide, but Ceclia tells Bernie and Libby that she doesn\u2019t think that\u2019s true. The Simmons sisters agree to look into Ellen\u2019s death, with some help from their dad, who is a retired police officer. They find out there was more to Ellen\u2019s life than it first appeared and hope it will help them prevent a killer from striking again.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is a fun mixture of mystery, food, and quilting. I enjoyed the characters of Bernie, Libby, and their father Sean, but would have liked to know more about their backstory. The three of them make a fun sleuthing team. The author\u2019s writing style and the frequent humor makes this a quick, light read. The clues were there, but I was still very surprised when everything was revealed. The solution was much more complicated than I had expected and some parts are far-fetched. However, I was happy that the story is wrapped up nicely at the end. This is a culinary cozy, so as expected, it includes recipes and they all sound tasty.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Catered Quilting Bee<\/strong> is the eighteenth book of the series, but I\u2019ve only read a couple of the prior books. It\u2019s been a long time since I had read them, so it was like starting a brand new series. It took me a while to get to know all the regular characters and didn\u2019t connect with all of them. The book was entertaining, but I think readers who follow the series more closely will enjoy it more.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dm5s765 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\/3TwuFH9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3TvPCC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford\/1143523643?ean=9781496735003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-catered-quilting-bee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Isis_Crawford_A_Catered_Quilting_Bee?id=bxrBEAAAQBAJ\" 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>Quilts, quiet, and delicious food. 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That\u2019s exactly what Bernie and Libby expect as they build the menu for the Longely Sip and Sew Quilting Circle\u2019s first-ever exhibition hosted at the local library. The eclectic ladies of the group couldn\u2019t appear more harmlessly wholesome if they tried, especially mild-mannered kindergarten teacher Cecilia Larson, who hired A Little of Taste of Heaven to cater the event. So it\u2019s a complete shock when disturbing news drops about member Ellen Fisher, found hanging from a plant hook in her otherwise pristine sewing room . . .<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>All are very quick to deem the tragic death a suicide. All except for Cecilia. She believes something else happened to her best friend\u2014who was busy adding the finishing stitches on her greatest work yet in hopes of displaying it at the exhibition\u2014and looks to Bernie and Libby to expose the truth . . . and the killer. As Ellen\u2019s patchy past comes into focus along with a mysterious connection to a missing seven-hundred-year-old quilt fragment, can the sisters unravel the victim\u2019s final thread before another turns up dead?<\/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> Feb 20, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>A Mystery With Recipes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>18<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington\u00a0<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Kensington Cozies\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bernie<\/strong> and <strong>Libby Simmons<\/strong> are sisters, and together they own A Little Taste of Heaven catering company. They\u2019re really excited about their latest job and think it should be fun. They\u2019ve been hired by teacher Cecelia Larson to cater an exhibition for the Longely Sip and Sew Quilting Circle at the local library. One of the members, Ellen Fisher, was putting the finishing touches on her entry for the show, but was found dead in her sewing room. It\u2019s ruled a suicide, but Ceclia tells Bernie and Libby that she doesn\u2019t think that\u2019s true. The Simmons sisters agree to look into Ellen\u2019s death, with some help from their dad, who is a retired police officer. They find out there was more to Ellen\u2019s life than it first appeared and hope it will help them prevent a killer from striking again.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is a fun mixture of mystery, food, and quilting. I enjoyed the characters of Bernie, Libby, and their father Sean, but would have liked to know more about their backstory. The three of them make a fun sleuthing team. The author\u2019s writing style and the frequent humor makes this a quick, light read. The clues were there, but I was still very surprised when everything was revealed. The solution was much more complicated than I had expected and some parts are far-fetched. However, I was happy that the story is wrapped up nicely at the end. This is a culinary cozy, so as expected, it includes recipes and they all sound tasty.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Catered Quilting Bee<\/strong> is the eighteenth book of the series, but I\u2019ve only read a couple of the prior books. It\u2019s been a long time since I had read them, so it was like starting a brand new series. It took me a while to get to know all the regular characters and didn\u2019t connect with all of them. The book was entertaining, but I think readers who follow the series more closely will enjoy it more.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TwuFH9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3TvPCC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-catered-quilting-bee-isis-crawford\/1143523643?ean=9781496735003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-catered-quilting-bee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Isis_Crawford_A_Catered_Quilting_Bee?id=bxrBEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31049","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=31049"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31057,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31049\/revisions\/31057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}