About this book:
“Spring has arrived, and Harriet Bailey teams up with wildlife rehabilitator Garth Hamblin on an intriguing quest—tracking down an injured European pine marten. No one has seen more than a glimpse of the elusive endangered species for many years. Garth hopes that together they can find and protect it. But can they do it quickly and quietly before someone else finds the creature?
Meanwhile, Harriet is happy to meet White Church Bay’s newest arrivals, Elena Hunter and her son, Jack. When the two move into a neglected seaside cottage, the local gossips invent outlandish stories about them. But then the newcomers’ lives are threatened, and Harriet rallies to their defense…although she cannot deny that she is curious about them. Why are they in town in the first place? Why is Elena so cagey about her past and Jack’s? And will their secrets put Harriet and her loved ones in danger?”
Series: Book #11 in the “Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm” series. Click on the numbers to be taken to the prior books’ reviews: Book #1, Book #2, Book #3, Book #4, Book #5, Book #6, Book #7, Book #8, Book #9, and Book #10!
Spiritual Content- 1 Corinthians 13:13 at the beginning; A few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, & remembered; Prayers; Talks about God & those and events in the Bible; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & thanking God; Mentions of churches, church going, church events, children’s church, Bible studies, & a pastor; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of blessings & being Blessed; A few mentions of faith & having faith; A mention of miracles;
*Note: Mentions of luck; A mention of a movie showing a cat going to the “feline afterlife”.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: A ‘dumb’; Some eye rolling; A fire, Trying to rescue someone in a fire, Injuries, & Pain (up to semi-detailed); Seeing someone faint & another trapped in a fire (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of injured animals, mistreated animals, blood/bleeding, broken bones, & Harriet’s veterinary clinic treatments (including her doing surgeries & a dog that was hit by a car, a cat that was rescued from a burning trash can, and dog being left to starve to death, up to semi-detailed); Mentions of deaths & grief (including from a boating accident & cancer; for wives, siblings, & parents); Mentions of accidents (including a biker being hit by a car and someone being trapped in a fire), injuries, pain, passing out, & it being touch and go for someone due to injuries; Mentions of poisons & someone being poisoned by someone who wants them ill; Mentions of crimes (including a hit-and-run), criminals, & arrests; Mentions of a break-in & intruder; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of the events in Book #4 that involved sibling rivalry and a near tragedy; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of a pub; A couple mentions of wars; A couple mentions of car accidents; A couple mentions of gambling; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of eavesdropping; A mention of a woman hiding from her abusive husband; A mention of being bullied;
*Note: Harriet thinks about women she knew that had relationships with others that were full of competition and backstabbing rather than the “unconditional love and support that characterized healthy friendships”; Mentions of authors, books, & fictional characters and events (The Brontë Sisters’ books); Mentions of a movie (The Three Lives of Thomasina); Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of comedians (The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, & Jerry Lewis); A mention of BBC; A mention of Queen Elizabeth; A mention of a horror movie.
Sexual Content- A barely-above-not-detailed kiss; A bit of touches, embraces, butterflies, smelling, & nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Harriet thinks about her broken engagement and is concerned that she could be mistaken again about being in love; Mentions of dates, dating, break-ups, & a broken engagement; Mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of being smitten; A mention of a woman throwing herself at a man; A bit of love, being in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Harriet has a moment of self-consciousness when around a glamorous woman.
-Harriet Bailey, age 34 (?)
P.O.V. of Harriet
240 pages
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My personal Rating-
Book eleven in this cozy mystery series introduces new characters, some familiar faces, and also a couple mysteries with a lot of details to keep up with. I will say that it did take me a bit to get into this mystery, but I kept reading and found the plot interesting as different things were revealed.
It was interesting to learn about the pine marten which aren’t actually endangered but are adorable. This book had a lot more of Harriet being a veterinarian and fixing up hurt animals, probably the most out of the whole series so far. There was a some suspense at the end too that I wasn’t expecting and I look forward to seeing what happens next for these characters.
See y’all on Wednesday 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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