A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson

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A Bitter Blend

by Erin Johnson

Series: Magical Tea Room Mysteries #8
Series Rating:
on March 16, 2023
Setting: Bath England
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 210
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Also in this series: Spelling the Tea, With Scream and Sugar, A Score to Kettle, English After-Doom Tea , Steeping Secrets, Save the Last Dance for Tea, Steep With One Eye Open, Tea Die For, Scrying Over Spelled Milk

For twenty-seven-year old witch Minnie Wells, when it rains murder and mayhem, it pours.

Minnie has high hopes for a relaxing weekend at a brand new, Jane Austen themed wellness retreat with her vampire beau and her paranormal co-workers from the tea room. A renovated manor house, stunning countryside, and farm fresh, chef-prepared cuisine —what could go wrong?

But Minnie’s zen is zapped when a vampire hunter shows up with his sights set on her fanged bestie, a fellow attendee is found dead in her locked room, and the whole group is trapped inside, without power, by a torrential storm.

When Minnie pieces together the clues and discovers the woman’s death was anything but natural, it’s up to the amateur sleuth to throw the vampire hunter off the trail, and catch the killer before they strike again. But with everyone keeping secrets —even her friends—this budding witch will have to summon all her mindfulness and magic to shine some light on the truth.

Can she solve the whodunnit and keep her friends safe, or will the murderer strike in the dark, making Minnie their next target?

A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson has a lot going on in only a couple of short days within the book.

Will Minnie have the relaxing weekend she wants? Or is everything doomed from the start?

Minnie Wells, Fitz, Gus, and the rest of the butlers from the tea shop spend their weekend at a wellness retreat in Bath’s countryside. They all except to have a fun retreat while learning the values and how Jane Austen handled her wellness back in the Regency era. Minnie was all on board with this weekend’s plans until she saw Kurt, the vampire hunter and, of course, a fellow attendee of this wellness retreat, dead in her room.

It’s up to Minnie, Fitz, Gus, the butlers, and Yasmine to find out if it was indeed an accident, if someone wanted that attendee gone, or if it was a case of mistaken identity. I have to say having Minnie solve the case with her friends’ help was splendid and a vast difference from her last points. Minnie gets better within this installment and sees how she should let people handle things independently instead of coming to their rescue.

The Mystery

Minnie and her friends discovered that a fellow attendee of this soft opening of the wellness center is deceased in her room, and the police can’t help with the investigation as a terrible storm is coming. It’s up to Minnie and her friends to find out what happened. I have to say that I figured it out, but I talked myself out of it because it didn’t make sense. Until it did when the killer was talking. A lot happens in this installment, and I don’t want to spoil it. Though I have to say, how will Kurt and Minnie’s situation change?

Five Stars

A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson is another excellent installment of this series, and I can’t wait to see what else Ms. Johnson has planned for this series. Well, if she intends to wrap it up in a cute bow or have it continue into another series? I love how each one interconnects, as it’s just so wonderful. My rating is five stars for A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson, and I recommend it to anyone that wants to read it.

I did miss Tilda, though, as she isn’t in this installment which is sad since I love her banter with Minnie.

Magical Tea Room Mysteries

 

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Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2023 Beachcombers Mystery RC
• 2023 Cloak and Dagger
• 2023 CMRC Prompts
• 2023 Craving the Cozies
• 2023 Cruisin' thru the Cozies
• 2023 Finishing the Series
• 2023 Goodreads RC
• 2023 Medical Examiner RC
• 2023 Six Shooter

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