Pies and Prejudice

Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series #1

De: Ellery Adams

Narrado por: C. S. E Cooney

When the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flaky crust.

But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them, and the public is hungry for more. Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis, Loralyn Gaynor, making trouble and her old crush, Hugh Dylan, making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. When Loralyn's fiancé is found dead - killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin - it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.

©2012 Ellery Adams (P)2016 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[F]illed with scrumptious pie recipes, Southern charm and sassy women." ( RT Book Reviews)

Okay

Enjoyed, but may listen to one more before committing to series. Narrator sounds like she's a throwback to the days of "Hair."

a magical mystery

This was a fun listen. made even more enjoyable because of the narration by CSE Cooney. she really brings the characters to life with her ability to take on many characters voices. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Poor narrator

If you are from the south, you make hear a mish-mash of different southern regions’ accents used interchangeably and the word usage pretty wrong. A lawyer was speaking at times like a brick-layer, which doesn’t track. The story was fine, but the narrator was hard to take.

I WAS SURPRISED

I passed this series over many times and finally listened to book 1......I was surprised that I actually enjoyed it very much!

No to the Narrator

It's a shame when a good-enough book gets a bad narrator. This book is a little overwritten with a sophomoric use of adjectives, but if you like magical mystery cozies, it's a fine read and a good start to a series. But the narrator gets in the way. It's clear that Cooney is unfamiliar with many of the words, and as a consequence she mispronounces them. Her accents are horrible, which is less her fault than it is the fault of the producer for hiring her. I finished the book but I won't be coming back to the series. It's the narrator who killed this series.

The dog makes the book

I liked the plot. Loved the dog, enjoyed the narration. I would recommend this book. I plan to read all of 4

Shoefly Pies and Alibis

Well, in my opinion, leaving New York for Georgia, is a no brainer, cheating husband or no. And it seems to be working out well for Ella Mae LaFaye. Taking with her all that she learned in culinary school, returning home to her lovely aunts and her mother, the closeness of small town Havenwood soon wrapped itself snuggly around her. A magical little place, except for that pesky as a hornet, Loralyn Gaynor, who seemed to show up at every turn. Haunting her since high school, when she had stolen her beau, Hugh Dylan, Loralyn was a multiple divorcee, now engaged to the local elderly equine veterinarian. Loralyn’s finance has promised to buy her a newly listed property as a wedding gift. Loralyn wants to open ANOTHER nail salon. Problem is, it’s the SAME location the aunts have in mind for Ella Mae’s new pie shop. The bids go in, and the aunts work their magic. But not long afterward, the veterinarian is found dead, murdered with Ella Mae’s rolling pin. I love the young couple who show up with the alibi for Ella Mae, more sweet magic from her mother’s garden. There’s just enough fairy tale in the story spark your imagination. The aunts and Ella Mae’s mom are the matriarchs of the town and Ella Mae’s coming back home is the icing on the cake . . . or the crust on the pie. The search of the killer is good . . . it wasn’t who I expected. I can’t wait to see what Ella Mae cooks up in the next book!

Cozy, witty and fun

Such a fun audio book. I loved the well put together characters and how unique they were. The story was light hearted and kept me entertained during my commute.

Overly Sweet

While I adore cozy mysteries and desserts of any kind, I found Pies and Prejudice a little too sweet and unrealistic to be entertaining.

Really Enjoyable!

So much fun. I just downloaded the second book. I'm sure I will finish them all over the Holidays!