Review: Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper (A Teapot Collector Mystery #1) + Giveaway

Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper

Expected publication: June 3rd 2014 by Berkley

Paperback, 304 pages

Series: A Teapot Collector Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Source:  I got a copy of this book from the publisher  in exchange of an honest review.
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Summary from Goodreads

Tucked away in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York is the charming town of Gracious Grove, where time moves slowly, gossip spreads quickly, and the scones are to die for…

When her fashionable Manhattan restaurant goes under, Sophie Taylor retreats to her grandmother’s cozy shop, Auntie Rose’s Victorian Teahouse, where serenity is steeped to perfection in one of her many antique teapots. The last thing Sophie expects is a bustling calendar of teahouse events, like her old friend Cissy Peterson’s upcoming bridal shower.

Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-be’s choice of venue—like Cissy’s grandmother, who owns a competing establishment, La Belle Epoque, and has held a long-simmering grudge against Rose for stealing her beau sixty years ago. Tensions reach a boiling point when Cissy’s fiancé’s mother dies while sampling scones at La Belle Epoque. Now, to help her friend, Sophie will have to bag a killer before more of the guest list becomes a hit list…

Sophie Taylor makes a big move back home to Gracious Grove when her fashionable restaurant goes under in Manhattan. Now she finds herself working in her grandmother's cozy shop, Auntie Rose's Victorian Teahouse. While helping her grandmother deal with a busy schedule and trying to arrange a bridal shower for her old friend Cissy Peterson - Cissy's future mother in law ends up dead at Cissy's own grandmother's tea - poisoned. So to help her friend (who believed the killer was really after her), Sophie set out to find the real killer before they add another one to their list.

Cute start to a brand new series. Sophie is going to be an interesting sleuth to follow. I enjoyed the little town of Gracious Grove and learning about the local characters, including all the corruption that was going on in the small town in the very first book.

Sophie was... well, I think her character has a bit of growing to do. Everyone in town finds her a bit stuck up, and I have to say I don't blame them. It's the things she doesn't say to them in conversation, but thinks it, that kind of confirms that she is a bit of a stuck up and maybe thinks just a bit that she knows more than anyone else. At least that was the impression I got from her aside from her conversations.

It was also so curious. I never seen a tea house before, nor did I know that a town with no alcohol rules could exist. Gracious Grove is a totally dry town, they don't even serve wine in restaurant. So a few younger characters in the book have been found in trying to break the laws and smuggle some booze into Gracious Grove or have it written in.

I also bet collecting different tea pots would probably be pretty interesting. I know that a lot of really interesting ones out there, for having seen them myself.

But anyway, did enjoy this one - despite some issues with Sophie. I do hope her character continues to grow, she does have a lot of good intentions and really loves her grandmother.

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