"Chaos we Unravel" by Chelsea Michelle

About this book:

  “A woman’s scream. A mysterious fire. And an entire town of suspects.
    Fourth of July is a day twins Chelsea and Michelle look forward to every year. In Maple Springs, it means a day of community, celebration, and family fun.
    When chaos erupts in the heart of the town picnic, Michelle cannot resist the urge to straighten it out. While she starts to chase down leads, Chelsea tries hard not to be drawn into the chaos.
    As sunset falls, Michelle is determined to unravel the chaos before the real culprit escapes. With each clue she discovers, the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, turning an ordinary Fourth of July into an adventure that Chelsea didn’t sign up for.”


Series: Book #2 in the “Watson Twins Mini Mystery” series. Review of Book #1 Here!


Spiritual Content- Prayers & praising God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; A couple mentions of blessings & being Blessed; A mention of church; 
             *Note: Chelsea & Michelle share a twin connection where they can have internal conversations with the other; The phrases “hotter than blazes” and someone running like the “devil himself” was after him are both said once; A mention of being lucky.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crap’, a ‘duh’, a ‘geeze’, a ‘sheesh’, a ‘shut up’, a ‘suckers’, two ‘drat’s, and four ‘stupid’s; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Pain, Injuries, & Blood/Bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); All about & many mentions of a fire, thieves, stealing, & stolen money; Mentions of guns & gunshots; A few mentions of gossip & rumors; 
             *Note: A mention of brand names (Under Armor); A mention of Scooby Doo.
 
 
Sexual Content- A bit of touches & fluttering (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); Women are called “chicks” (by main characters’ and their brother); Michelle is concerned that she might fall out of love again and wants chemistry with a guy; A comment about college girls being “notorious” for falling in love with older men, but another says “Wrong. they fall in love with hunky college professions”; Mentions of dates, dating, boyfriends/girlfriends, interest in someone, break-ups, & exes; Mentions of flirting; A couple mentions of winks; A mention of cheating.
 
-Michelle Watson
-Chelsea Watson
                                1^st person P.O.V. switches between them 
                                                        114 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Pre Teens- 

New Teens- 

Early High School Teens- 

Older High School Teens- 

My personal Rating- 

It was fun to read a mystery set on the Fourth of July on the Fourth of July. 🇺🇸🧨 🎆

 

As far as the story, I liked how this mystery was a bit low-key and had no murders. It took a little bit for me to remember the characters and their backgrounds—and I pretty got Michelle and Chelsea mixed up a few times at least, but it eventually came back to me. There were enough suspects that could have felt overwhelming, but the authors did well on making it easy on my brain to keep straight. I will say that I’m finding Michelle a little annoying though, particularly because of her messy dating life and wanting chemistry with a guy. I’m going to need her to get it together or it’s going to be difficult to read the next book in the series. 😅

 

 

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.

"Hours We Regret" by Chelsea Michelle

About this book:

  “A serial killer. A dangerous road. And a cell phone going straight to voicemail…
    A string of murders happening just across the state line makes residents of idyllic Maple Springs nervous. While Michelle Watson is obsessed with finding the killer’s pattern, her twin Chelsea disagrees with her involvement.
    Reading the victims’ stories makes Michelle face the decisions she’s been trying to ignore. Determined to live her life to the fullest, she makes an innocent choice that takes a life-threatening turn.
    When Michelle stops answering her phone, Chelsea can’t ignore the feeling that something is wrong. Very wrong. With friends and family, Chelsea sets out to find her sister, all while questioning if her faith is strong enough to weather the trial.
    Time is running out and the last thing Chelsea wants to do is file a missing person’s report for her twin.”


Series: Book #1 in the “Watson Twins Mini Mystery” series. 


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, read, & thoughts over; Prayers; Talks about God & trusting Him; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & prayer chains; A few mentions of those & events in the Bible; A few mentions of the Holy Spirit; A couple mentions of churches & a pastor’s wife; A couple mentions of angels; A mention of Heaven; A mention of being Blessed.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘gosh’ and two ‘shut up’; A mention of a curse (said, not written); Some eye rolling & sarcasm; Being ran off the road, a car accident, fear (for herself and a loved one), pain, & passing out (up to semi-detailed); Michelle is concerned about the serial killer in their area & wants to come up with a plan from keeping her and Chelsea from becoming victims; Michelle is bothered by the thought of the victims having plans they never got to do; Many mentions of a serial killer, his victims, the bodies, & being ran off the road (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a car crash/accident, injuries, & pain; A few mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of a bomber; A couple mentions of gossip; A mention of kidnappers; A mention of the death of a grandparent & grief; A mention of the grief of losing children (Job in the Bible);
             *Note: Mentions of car brands; Mentions of stores & places (Walmart); A few mentions of a TV show, movie, & actor (Diagnosis Murder, North and South, You’ve Got Mail, Richard Armitage); A mention of Facebook.
 
 
Sexual Content- Four hair/head kisses and a cheek kiss; Touches, Embraces, Nearness, & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); Michelle is unsure if she really loves the guy she is dating and *Spoiler* breaks-up with him shortly into the book because she has the idea of someone else *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of dates, dating, boyfriends, exes, & break-ups; A mention of Michelle setting Chelsea up on a blind date with a man around their father’s age.
 
-Michelle Watson, age 26
-Chelsea Watson, age 26
                                1^st person P.O.V. switches between them 
                                                        110 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Pre Teens- 

New Teens- 

Early High School Teens- 

Older High School Teens- 

My personal Rating- 

This is just a short prequel to the series, so it’s more of setting the stage by introducing us to the cast of characters in a bite-sized story that you can read in around an hour. 

 

I thought this was going to be more of a cozy mystery, but it ended up being more of a suspenseful read for me. One thing I thought was great was despite it being more on the suspenseful side, the serial killer and all of the things relating to him were kept very minor. We aren’t even told how he killed his victims, only that he ran them off the road and the bodies were found elsewhere. This makes me appreciative, but also think that this book and series may be an option for slightly younger teens unlike most Christian Fiction Suspense books that have heavier content. We’ll just have to see how the rest of the series goes! 

 

I’ve had my eye on this series since it first released and since we don’t have everything answered in this short story, I’m looking forward to continuing the books to see what happens next! I was disappointed that we don’t get answers to what happened in this book fully, but I suspect (and expect) that it will all be brought back up again in a future book.

 

 

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.