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Title: Color Me Murder
Author: Krista Davis
Genre:
The book started with this quote:
Sometimes you have to see people as a crayon.
They may not be your favorite color, but
you need them to complete the picture.
-Ritu Ghatourey
By day, Florrie Fox manages Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. By night, she creates her own intricately detailed coloring books for adults, filling the pages with objects that catch her eye. There’s plenty of inspiration in her new apartment—a beautiful carriage house belonging to Professor John Maxwell, Florrie’s boss. He offers the property to Florrie rent-free with one condition—she must move in immediately to prevent his covetous sister and nephew from trying to claim it.
When the professor’s nephew, Delbert, arrives, he proves just as sketchy as Florrie feared. But the following morning, Delbert has vanished. It’s not until she visits the third floor of the store that Florrie makes a tragic discovery—there’s a trap door in the landing, and a dead Delbert inside. The esteemed Professor Maxwell is an obvious suspect, but Florrie is certain this case isn’t so black and white. Doodling clues, she begins to consider other colorful characters on the scene, all with a motive for murder. With a killer drawing closer, Florrie will need to think outside the lines . . . before death makes his mark again.
Wow, what a book! This novel had me hooked from the first few pages with the beautiful descriptions of the beautiful book store, Color Me Read. Of course as a reader, I am drawn to books that involve books and this book was not the exception! When I first received this ARC from Kensington, I was over the moon not only did the story sound captivating but the cover was amazing!!! Not only did it have a beautiful and intricate design wrapped around the cover, you could customize it by coloring it anyway you wanted!!! Woot!
I fell in love with the characters right away with this book! Florrie was such a relatable character. She loved others to a fault, was bookish, was open-minded and was an animal lover. Her passion and loyalty to her job as manager at Color Me Read, gave Florrie the drive to be a great amateur sleuth. I loved that her knowledge from detecting and figuring out what is what came strictly from her being a bookworm. I always knew reading too many mysteries could benefit me in a adventurous way. I loved Florrie’s interactions with the fellow customers, coworkers and a local homeless man, Jim. She always looked out for everyone else and tried to see the best in them.
The mystery of this story was well thought out. I thought for sure I had things figured out early on but of course I was wrong. The plot had great descriptions of the settings and the characterizations but still had a steady pace that was perfect for the outline of this story. Overall, this was hands down one of the best cozies I have read in awhile. This book was so much fun but it also had all the details that us bookworms love. I felt like I was in the middle of the book with Florrie and think I enjoyed her adventure and new home way too much! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good cozy and/or anyone who loves to read books that involve books. I thought it was a very unique take to have Coloring Book Artist/Book Store Manager as our amateur sleuth. This is the first book I have read by Krista Davis but it surely won’t be my last!
Krista Davis lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She resided in Northern Virginia for many years and lived for a time in Old Town, Alexandria.
She really does have a gregarious Ocicat named Mochie who can open cabinets and leap to amazing heights. Her dogs, including a Golden Retriever who isn’t golden and won’t retrieve, consider Krista’s writing career a convenient second job that allows her to be available for her primary job as door opener, canine cuisine chef, and walking assistant.
Krista’s fascination with mysteries was fueled by Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and Agatha Christie. Like her protagonist, Sophie Winston, Krista loves to entertain friends and family, but would just as soon leave cleaning to someone else.
A book that you colour, as well as read. That’s a good idea indeed.
But when I read that the author lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, I of course immediately thought of this.
Can’t get enough of that song! 🙂 x
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Awesome, Pete!❤😄🤗 Thanks so much for sharing! That was fun to listen to this morning!🤗😘 Xoxo
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It always cheers me up! 🙂 xx
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Yay!😍💖💙💛💜 Same here!😘 It was definitely something nice to wake up to!👍💯🌈
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Sounds fun Dani, nice review.
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It was very fun, Fraggle!!!😄✏🖍 Thanks for sharing some LOVE with me like you always do! You rock!😘🤗 How do you like my new buttons and themes? The ones for the kitties, amazon buttons and genre? I’m still trying to figure out how to use them all but got a gift card from a friend so figured why not spruce it up but I don’t know if it looks right. Maybe I need to go to old my old logo that had a girl and a cat. I got the kitty themed stuff with a gift card @ this design place that sells original graphic designs to book bloggers and authors. Sorry I am rambling on now! Bahahaha
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I love the black kitties 🙂 everything looks good from here, happy sparkly shit all over the place, makes me smile anyway! My only worry is that unicorn at the top of the page is eventually going to fall off. 😀
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Yay! I’m glad you like the black kitties!😍 I saw them and tell in love with them too and they were cheap and effective!😘 Oh no I hope Twilight Sparkle doesn’t fall down! I would have to close for maintenance!😵📌 I’m glad it makes you smile then it’s all good! I love your theme setup how you have your other place and the maps thingy where it shows all the places you have traveled! I thought that was the coolest!😉👏👍💯
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Thanks Dani, I never think people bother with the other stuff so am dead chuffed you did xx
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I LOVE what you did with your blog. I was filling out this book blogger workbook last night and I put your blog as one of the five blogs that I want to strive to look like. I like how accessible yours is and your layout! You did a great job!
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Aw thanks Dani, 😊❤️
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You’re welcome, Fraggle!😍💖💜💙🌈💯👍👏
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Oh gosh you’ve sold me. Going to add it to my list.
I love the title Color Me Read for a bookshop.
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Yay!😍💖💙💛💜 I LOVE the name Color Me Read, as well! I would live at that bookshop if it wasn’t fiction!😭 Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some LOVE!😍🌹💜🌹
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Anytime 😄
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Yay! Xoxo
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There is a used bookshop in CO called “Black and Read” its the same idea of playing on the word “Read/Red” 🙂
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Nice. 🎈😉
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This sounds great, Dani!! Did you have time to colour? 😮 What was the result?! Or maybe did you give it to your kids to try?
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I haven’t actually colored it. I’m scared of messing up the cover because I don’t color inside the lines too well! Lmao. I am going to break down and do it sometime, though! Also hell to the no to letting the kids color it! They would have colored all the pages up and such! The other day I woke up with a pink mustache because my 2 year old decided to express his creativity using my face as a canvas while I was sleeping!😂😂😂
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HAHAHHHHAHAHA Thanks for sharing that Dani hahahahahh 🤣🤣🤣
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Hehehehe! True story!💯 The struggle is real!😉
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So glad you liked this- I’ve heard nothing but good things and I love the ideas. Great review!
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Thanks so much!😍 I LOVED it!💯 Yay!👯 I hope you’re having a great weekend!😘
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You’re welcome! You too! ❤
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🤗❤😍
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This sounds like a lovely cozy book and I love how well the cover goes with the title of the book.
Great review!
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What a cool and unique idea to make the cover one that you can actually color yourself! 😀 That’s awesome. Glad you enjoyed the book so much! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Lovely! I absolutely loved this book!😍📚💯💜 They should make more books that have colorable parts! I hope you are having a great weekend!📚💯💟🌈
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I do love a good cozy mystery every once in a while! Good to hear you enjoyed this one. Fab review! xx
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Same here! Sometimes a cozy is just what the dr. ordered! Thanks so much, Yvo! I appreciate you stopping by!
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I love your review – totally agree! Just about to write my review about it! ❤
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Thanks so much!!! YAY, I am glad you enjoyed it as well!! I will have to check out your review when it is posted! *happy dances*
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Sounds neat!
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It definitely was neat!❤😁 Thanks so much for stopping by!😄🤗😘
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Fab review, Dani. I really liked the sound of this one. Your description of the mystery being hard to guess, the setting and the characterization all have me interested in this title. Thanks for sharing this wonderful review.
Ps: I love your GIFs 🙂
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Thanks so much, Diana!❤📚😄📚 I’m so glad you enjoyed my review! Yay! I appreciate you stopping by!😁❤
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Great review! I love the idea of a book you can color, tho is it only the cover you can color or are there pages inside that are meant to be colored? I’m not a huge fan of mysteries but I love to color and this sounds awesome!
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After reading yours and Carrie’s reviews I’ve added this to my Amazon wishlist.🤗
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I enjoyed this review, Dani. I enjoy adult colouring in; it is very relaxing.
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Thanks so much, Robbie!😍 I love coloring as well!😍
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Great review Dani!
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Thanks so much, Mia!😊🤗💜💛💙💚
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