Edam and Weep by Linda Reilly

Edam and Weep by Linda Reilly

This is truly my coziest of cozy mystery series because I'm a grilled cheese girl to my core. I'm always excited when there's a new book out, and this one snuck up on me! But I added it to my birthday list and devoured it right away.

I've previously reviewed the first four books in the series, and the fifth after I got it for Christmas. I've recommended the series to several people so I genuinely love it.

Which made it hard to start and see the word "garbed" used so excessively! Am I nitpicking? Maybe... But it's a rare word, and when I first saw it, I stopped reading immediately to make sure I was computing it correctly. Then I saw it a few pages later... TWICE on that same page! Overall it's in the book about six times, which might not be too awful because I know there are words and phrases I overuse in my own writing. However, the first three being so close together seems like something an editor should have caught. Plus, with it being such a strange word, I started joking that it was like garbed... sorry, barbed wire to my brain.

Beyond that, though, this is truly cozy and works really well to move the series along. I like that the wedding wasn't a big thing in the plot because I find that really boring. There were a lot of wedding-related mentions and errands throughout the book, but I'd rather read that than an overly long play-by-play of the day, so I was pleased by that. Really looking forward to more in the series.