Synopsis

When this club selects a book, magic happens!

This book club does more than read their books – they are absorbed into them to become the amateur sleuths! In order to leave the book, they must solve the mystery and reach The End.

In this journey they travel to The Golden Island Wellness Retreat for yoga, meditation, workshops, and spa treatments. They’ll bond with nature and improve their spiritual wellbeing. They’ll find their inner peace – and a dead body, of course.

Graduates from an acting college have gathered at the retreat for their ten-year reunion. Old friends reconnect, but apparently, so have old enemies. The book club must evaluate the attendees to determine whose baggage has led to murder.

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Review

This is such a delightful series! I can’t explain it, but from the first book, these characters have captured my interest, made me laugh, cry a little, and made me wish I could join their book club and solve a mystery with them.

Paige and Glo inherited the Snapdragon Inn from their Grandmother, who everyone thinks is dead. However, a few books back, we learned that she was actually living out her life in the pages of a book. Can you imagine? You definitely have to choose the right book to live out your life there. I think a tropical island would suit me well!

This rowdy cast of characters always makes me smile and, many times, laugh out loud at their antics. This book was no different. I laughed at Forrest and Zell racing the golf carts around the island. It is no wonder the rest of the group banned them from driving. The group also learned what happens if you tell a character you are in their book. It was quite an interesting reaction, but I won’t spoil it. I appreciate how Frank and Zell let the rest of the group learn on their own what happens if you do something that goes against the principles of being in the book. Luckily, it is never fatal.

In this book, the characters discuss what a cozy is and how it differs from standard mysteries. They share what a red herring is, the history behind that phrase, that there is no foul language in a cozy, and how the protagonist is never a detective or police officer. While most of us might understand the difference, it was nice to see it discussed mainly for the newer members of the book club.

The mystery itself was well hidden. I had no idea who killed Owen and why. The revelation made sense, and I did start to suspect this character based on some information revealed closer to the end of the book.

The book had a few surprises, and the ending made me tear up a bit. I can’t wait to see what this book club has in store.

We give the book 5 paws up.

About the Author

Elizabeth Pantley is the international bestselling author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution and twelve other books for parents, published in over twenty languages.

She simultaneously writes well-loved cozy mysteries: The Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic book series and the Magical Mystery Book Club series.

Elizabeth lives in the Pacific Northwest, the gorgeous inspiration for the setting in many of her books.

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