Books by Joyce Lavene
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review 1: I'm a huge fan of cozy mysteries, so I'm pretty used to cheesy plots, outlandish characters, and heroines that are too nosy for their own good. While I could get on board with the "quirky" (read: insane) Ren Faire employees, I simply could not bear the lead character, Jessie. For...
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review 1: This book was so much fun to read. I got hooked when I read the first one. It takes place in the modern times but these people who live & work in Renaissance Village seem to forget sometimes it isn't the real world even though they all know better. Take Robin Hood for instance, h...
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review 1: While I enjoyed the mystery part of the story and the hunt for the kidnapped child, I didn't like how Kevin dropped Dae immediately on Ann's arrival. He should have explained that their relationship was over--had been over for months and he'd moved on with his life. This whole "I...
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review 1: Emilie Ferrier is an affluent, thirtyish single woman who lives with her eccentric aunt in a mansion in a small town named after a prominent family member. She is attractive and lonely, but wary of men. Married once to a fortune hunter she soon divorced. She teaches school to kee...
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review 1: Super light mystery, easy plot for ocean side reading where you might get interrupted frequently. The setting is Duck, NC, a popular beach resort and there has been a murder. The main character is a local business woman recently elected mayor. She also has a paranormal skill of f...
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review 1: In the Lavene’s paranormal mystery novel, the curator of the Duck Historical Museum, Max Caudle is killed in an explosion that destroys the museum and all of its treasures. Injured in the explosion, Dae finds her abilities have morphed to now include the ability to pick up histo...
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review 1: Enjoyed this installment in the series, though having the ghost helping solve the mystery was a little bit out there. Also, Trudy is referred to as a best friend of Dae's, but she doesn't seem like a bestie, really. Although these things struck me as a bit odd in this book, I did...
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review 1: I pulled this book off the shelf because my friends and I were talking about visiting the Renaissance Festival today and I thought it would give me an idea what to expect. At first I was worried this book would be cheesy, given that the main character's boyfriend is named Chase ...
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review 1: I liked this book well enough and I will try another of the series, but I like the authors' other series better, especially The Missing Pieces Mystery series. I'm not sure if it's the setting of an entire Renaissance village or the cutesy names of each shop and eatery that irrita...
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review 1: I'm sorry to say that I found this 5th entry in the Missing Pieces series to be a disappointment. Based on the teaser at the end of the last book I was anticipating another hit. Not so. The story meandered aimlessly until the murder mystery finally kicked in about halfway thru...
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review 1: # 5 in the Peggy Lee Garden Mystery series. I borrowed the book from my friend Brenda. I have tried to find the other books in the series, but our library doesn't have them. Peggy owns the Potting Shed and is a part-time forensic botanist. She is a widow or 3 years, now in lo...
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review 1: Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.2 stars... This boo...