KILL OR BEE KILLED, book two in the Bee Keeping Mystery series has arrived, and I was delighted to open it to start my binge-reading.
Bailey sets out to prove her forever bestie is cleared of a murder, and this story is full of the family-loving fun of the first book. Everyone has returned, including Granny Bee and Bailey’s daughter Daisy, which was a highlight for me. I love a good mother-daughter relationship, but I enjoy that it’s a younger experience vs. the older mother-daughter relationship of the usual cozy mystery series out there.
Bailey and Daisy's relationship grows a lot, so I was thrilled to explore more of that within the pages as the Hive helps to clear Evie’s good name and keep her out of jail. I also adore the tension between Bailey and the uber-dreamy Sheriff Sawyer Dunn but love the way he’s always the one to pull them out of danger like the true hero he is within this world.
I enjoyed this wild ride through Humble Hills and its oh-so-fun whacky residents with a twist I didn’t see coming that kept me flipping the pages. While many cozy mysteries can’t be read as a stand-alone, Ms. Marts has built a wonderful world full of family, fun, and all the cozy mystery fun we’ve come to expect.
I cannot wait for book three in this series and look forward to even more stories from Ms. Marts.
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