"A New Chapter" by Kristin Eckhardt

About this book:

  “Mary Fisher's dream has come true. She's about to open Mary's Mystery Bookshop in her beloved hometown of Ivy Bay on beautiful Cape Cod. But weeks before the grand opening, her shop is broken into and torn apart. Mary is stunned to discover that the only thing missing was an old, dusty photograph of the storefront. Who would have taken it, and why? With the help of her sister, a childhood friend, and decades of reading mystery novels, Mary searches for answers.”


Series: Book #1 in the “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop” series.

Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, read, remembered, quoted, & talks about; Prayers & thanking God; Church going, singing hymns, & a sermon; Most ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of faiths; Mentions of churches, church events, church going, a pastor & services; Mentions of hymns; Mentions of blessings & feeling blessed; A couple mentions of Sunday school; A couple mentions of stained glass windows with events from the Bible.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; A bit of sarcasm & eye rolling; All about a break-in and a stolen item; Mentions of husbands who left their families; Mentions of jail, criminal activities, & money laundering; Mentions of vandalism & vandals; Mentions of a fight & a black eye; Mentions of lies, lying & liars; A few mentions of an accident & injuries; A few mentions of pain; A few mentions of a bully & decking him; A couple mentions of a war; A couple mentions of divorces; A couple mentions of gossip; A couple mentions of cigar smoke; A mention of a fire;

*Note: A couple mentions of Boy Scouts.

Sexual Content- A bit of Noticing (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of wondering if someone had an affair & questioning their faithfulness (it’s revealed they didn’t have an affair); Mentions of dating & girlfriends; A few mentions of flirting; A couple mentions of smelling;

            *Note: A mention of a woman’s figure.

-Mary Fisher, age 62
                                        P.O.V. of Mary
                                                        290 pages

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My personal Rating-

This was a pretty clean read! I do feel like that Mary was acted out like she was older than what she actually was. Not my favorite Guidepost mystery book (that would go to the Secrets of the Blue Hill Library series), but I did enjoy it. I plan on checking out the rest of the series so see if I’m interesting in the later books. :)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.