With the eleventh book in the Bibliophile Mystery series, Kate Carlisle dazzles and delights readers with ONCE UPON A SPINE. Our heroine, Brooklyn, has shown a lot of growth and development throughout the series and she has matured very well. However, in this book, she is set to meet the parents of her boyfriend, Derek and this scares the wits out of her.

As if that wasn't enough to worry about, a lot of people are dropping dead around her and she can't figure out why. Fingers are being pointed this way and that, causing a lot of tension to build. It's no surprise that Carlisle is able to weave a magnificent mystery for this book. She's always been an excellent writer, but this book was especially excellent. Not only was it engaging, but the Alice in Wonderland touches really tapped into my interests because I am a fan as well. In this way, I felt like I could really connect with Brooklyn's character.

This book was so well-written and executed that I breezed through this book. There's also a wonderful balance between the mystery and the romance, which is a bonus for me since those are my top two favorite genres.

ONCE UPON A SPINE is definitely my favorite book in this series. It had everything a Mystery lover like me needed in a book.