Monday, February 14, 2022

"On Thin Ice" by Anne Marie Rodgers

About this book:

  “As Tea for Two gears up for Valentine’s Day, Elaine and Jan hear some shouts behind the tearoom. They look out the window to frozen Chickadee Lake to observe what appear to be inebriated men leaving their ice-fishing shanty. But when the cousins learn that one of the members of their community has gone missing, they’re almost certain it’s one of the fishermen they saw. Were they witnesses to a crime? As the cousins delve into the man’s disappearance, they learn that this incident could be more complex than they imagined.
   Meanwhile, a new regular at the tearoom seems intent on disrupting the neighborhood in search for some old coins. Why does she care so much? And could this charming and seemingly innocent woman be involved in the crime on the lake?”
 
 
Series: Book #7 in the “Tearoom Mysteries” series. Review of Book #1, Here!, #2 Here!, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, and #6 Here!


Spiritual Content- A couple Prayers; Church going; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & devotionals; Mentions of churches, church going, a sermon, a pastor, & a Sunday school class;
             *Note: Mentions of ghost stories & a story of a haunted place; A few mentions of a tea grown on a mountain with Buddhist monks and a monastery.
 
 
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘stupid’s and five ‘idiot’s; A bit of eye rolling; Many mentions of a kidnapping, missing person, kidnappers, ransom, & threats; Mentions of cars going into a lake, believing there was a drowning, & looking for a body (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of injuries & blood; Mentions of break-ins, robberies, vandalism, crimes, thefts, stealing, & stolen items; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & someone not drunk driving; Mentions of divorces (and a woman referring to her ex-husband as a “good-for-nothin’”); Mentions of gossip; A few mentions of bullies & beating up on others; A couple mentions of weapons & gunshots; A mention of a liar;
             *Note: Mentions of singers & songs; Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of brand names; A couple mentions of chain stores; A few mentions of social media sites (Pinterest & Skype); A mention of the Star Trek movies; A mention of brown-nosing.
 
 
Sexual Content- A cheek kiss; A wink; Going on a date & dating; Mentions of a kiss, kissing, & turning your head at the last minute; Mentions of dates, dating, couples, & boyfriends/girlfriends; A mention of seeing a couple kissing; A mention of flirting; A mention of a crush; A very little bit of love, falling/being in love, & the emotions;
             *Note: A couple mentions of a young man being referred to as a red-blooded male & that he might go sow some wild oats; A mention of a wife leaving her husband for another man.
 
-Elaine Cook
-Jan Blake
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        242 pages
 
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My personal Rating-
While I personally found this book’s mystery to be more interesting than others in the series, I still struggled with keeping track of everyone and how they’re all connected. It was all very clean, but I wasn’t a big fan of the reveal which affected my rating. Not sure why, but this series hasn’t been my favorite.
 
 
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.
 

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