About this book:
“Harriet Bailey can’t wait to marry Pastor Will Knight in just one month. But planning a wedding on top of tending her veterinary practice keeps her hopping—so much so that her Aunt Jinny prescribes a new hobby to lower knitting. Yet another challenge confronts her when local farmer Alfred Ramshaw brings a sick goat to her veterinary clinic.
Is there any truth to Alfred’s claim that his neighbor and rival, Arlene Pendergraf, is responsible for the mysterious ailment? Harriet cannot believe the sweet older woman would harm someone’s livestock, but she is struggling to find any other solution.
The mystery takes an even more interesting turn when Harriet finds clues that lead her to investigate a famous pilot who disappeared in 1910 on his flight to Dover.
Could the secrets of the past give Harriet the answers she needs before more goats get sick—or worse?”
Series: Book #14 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, Book #10, Book #11, Book #12, and Book #13!
Spiritual Content- Luke 15:6 at the beginning; Scriptures are mentioned, read, & quoted; Prayers; ’H’s are capital when referring to God and Jesus; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, services, pastors, sermons, a Sunday School class, & a prayer meeting; Mentions of a missionary organization; A few mentions of Bibles & Bible studies; A couple mentions of being blessed; A couple mentions of a godsend; A mention of the Holy Grail;
*Note: A mention of meditation; A mention of the Bronze Age.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: Two forms of ‘idiot’ and three forms of ‘stupid’; Some sarcasm & eye rolling; Trespassing and being held at rifle-point (barely-above-not-detailed); All about & many mentions of injured animals & Harriet’s veterinary clinic treatments (including vaccinations, goats being very sick and near death, a cat that was rescued from a burning trash bin, a dog that was hit by a car and paralyzed, a puppy that is malnourished, a chipmunk being very ill, & conditions like tumors, brain swelling and bleeding, seizures, infections, surgeries, fractures, bleeding, scars/stitches, & pain (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Many mentions of possible poison & someone harming animals; Mentions of deaths from cancer and plane crashes, a body not being found, & grief (including a husband grieving his wife & wife grieving her husband); Mentions of thieves, stealing, a possible robbery, & crimes; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, being tipsy, & a puppy possibly getting into alcohol; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A couple mentions of being struck by lightning; A mention of a pub;
*Note: A man recalls his father’s harsh words (including implying that he was worthless and his parents not seeing anything good in him); A quote from Hamlet; Mentions of Jane Austen, books, movies, & a quote; Mentions of historical figures (Orville and Wilbur Wright); Mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of therapy & a therapist; A mention of a mental disorder; A mention of panic attacks; A mention of horror movies; A mention of brand name items (android phones).
Sexual Content- A forehead kiss; A few mentions of couples sharing kisses & an embrace; A few mentions of broken engagements & broken hearts; A couple mentions of flirting; A couple mentions of blushes; A mention of an engaged couple going to be falling asleep side by side soon; A mention of the wedding garter tradition at weddings (which Harriet is happy that has faded in popularity); Light love, being in love, & the emotions.
-Harriet Bailey, age 35/36 (?)
P.O.V. of Harriet
Mostly contemporary, but also five scenes from 1910
288 pages
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My personal Rating-
I honestly don’t have too much to say about this cozy mystery! It was definitely one of the more animal focused mysteries of this series (a handful of them are more like 50% of the book is one mystery and the other 50% is an animal-based mystery) so I liked that part of this book, even if it felt a little slow at times (probably because I’m not a goat lover or really have an interest in them). I did find the handful of historical chapters to be completely random (until the end when everything was connected) which made me kind of ignore those were even there to begin with. The ending result felt a little far-fetched, but it was overall fine, I suppose.
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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