Monday, May 9, 2022

"Trouble Brewing" by Susan Page Davis

About this book:

  “When Jan Blake and Elaine Cook arrive at Lancaster Community Church to prepare for the Mother Daughter Tea, they discover that the historic white clapboard building has been broken into. Have the cousins stumbled on to yet another mystery? At first, it appears that nothing was taken, but it soon becomes clear that something valuable—dating back to the very founding of Maine and part of Pastor Mike’s family history—is gone. And then another unusual item, far less valuable, is discovered missing too. Who ransacked the church and took these things?
   The plot thickens as red herrings sidetrack the sleuthing cousins from their pursuit of clues and, as is often the case when there’s trouble brewing in Lancaster, the truth is more surprising and complex than they could imagine. Meanwhile, Elaine’s daughter arrives for a visit from Colorado, and the cousins’ latest flea market find might very well bring with it a mystery of its own.”


Series: Book #9 in the “Tearoom Mysteries” series. Review of Book #1, Here!, #2 Here!, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, and #8 Here!


Spiritual Content- Prayers & Thanking God; A devotional/message at an event & with a Scripture read; Church going; All about many mentions of a church, church going, church events, Sunday school, youth groups, Bible study groups, pastors, sermons, & services; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mention of Bibles, Bible reading, devotionals, & Bible quizzes; A mention of someone from the Bible; A mention of a blessing;   
             *Note: A mention of bad luck.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘stupid’s and three forms of ‘shut up’; A bit of eye rolling; Being held at gunpoint (up to semi-detailed); All about many mentions of a break-in, vandalism, a theft, a stolen item, the thief, & vandalizers; Mentions of wars & battles; Mentions of break-ins, burglaries, & robberies; Mentions of jail & arrests; Mentions of gambling, casinos, a poker chip, & debts; A few mentions of lies & lying; A mention of a car accident; A mention of drugs; A mention of hunting;
             *Note: Elaine goes to a gun range with her daughter & a few gun brands are mentioned (there is also a mention of her daughter wanting her to think about having a gun for protection; There are other mentions of a man that Elaine and Jan don’t really like (because of his personality) applying to own a gun and them being uncomfortable with it; All the mentions of guns and shooting are neutral, though they do lean to the more positive opinion); Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of brand names (Kool-Aid, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike); A mention of a Disney movie (Frozen); A mention of a TV show (Jeopardy); A mention of a social media site (Facebook).
 
 
Sexual Content- Mentions of dates, dating, & boyfriends; A mention of a cheek kiss; Very light love, falling/emotions in love, & the emotions;
             *Note: A mention of Elaine worrying if a top makes her look fat.
 
-Elaine Cook
                                P.O.V. mainly of Elaine
                                       281 pages

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My personal Rating-
While this book kept my attention better than other ones in the series, it still had it’s frustrating moments such as Elaine and Jane withholding important evidence, jumping to conclusions on who could have stolen something, and lifting people’s finger prints off of trash. I was very certain of who the thief was quickly in and was correct.
 
 
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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