Review
The Sixth Great Witches Baking Show Mystery
It's bread week and amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson is nervous. While humans have been baking bread for eons and it should be a fairly simple task, Poppy just can't seem to make a decent loaf. Eloise, the new baker at the pub has offered to give Poppy some tips, but when Poppy ventures into the kitchen one night, she finds the young baker dead. Although she knows she needs to keep her mind on bread, Poppy finds herself looking into Eloise's life. Will Poppy discover the truth about the young woman? Will she be able to bake a loaf of bread good enough to keep her in the competition? Or will bread week be the end of Poppy?
I love bread, from crisp sourdough to a simple baguette with butter. Watching Paul Hollywood and the Great British Bake off, however, I realize how much of a challenge making it is-even though baking bread used to be a common household chore. It's not surprising that this is the week that Poppy struggles. I wondered how she would remain in the competition if she didn't improve. I mean, how could she get booted off when she had so much more to learn about her family?
The combination of baking mixed with character development proves a heady mix. I love how not only the bakers interact, but coven members too. They're both family! And the concept of family is such an integral component of this series. There's more, too. People are not always who they seem and secrets abound. These themes are at the core of the sixth Great Witches Baking Show mystery.
A touch of the paranormal and an intriguing mystery encased in a delightful nod to a well loved baking show make CRUMBS AND MISDEMEANORS fantastic read.
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