This is such a fun and cute series, and it has really surprised me with its depth in the past two books… Imogen the Baker is a delight. She is spunky and curious and genuine and would do anything for the family she’s made for herself – and possibly even for the only biological family she’s discovered she has. In this latest installment, she finds herself organizing a prison break-in and break-out at the “request” of Horace, the brother she never knew she had. The hijinks are, as always, thick on the ground – or in the air, as the case may be. This time the team finds themselves in the Air Kingdom, and it proves to be as creative and marvelous a setting as the Water and Fire Kingdoms before it. Imogen’s plan to sneak into the ultra-secretive Carclaustra Prison is silly and brilliant in equal measure, like all the best heist plans, and its execution goes along with the requisite number of unexpected hitches, glitches, and witches that readers have come to expect from this delectable series. Continue reading Airships, Crypts & Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson

This is such a cute series – I’ve reviewed all the books so far (you can search for them under Erin’s name in my Google bar above). I really like the baking angle and the Four Kingdoms world-within-the-world, and the characters are a fun blend of personalities and quirks that work well together. All that said, this book felt more political drama (albeit supernaturally so) than cozy mystery, and as such, wasn’t my favorite of the series…

The drama is heating up in the Water Kingdom, and with Prince Harry’s pending nuptials throwing Imogen into a tizzy, I expected a little more romantic hijinks and a little less oppressed-population-fighting-for-freedoms… Continue reading Book Review: Full Moons, Dunes and Macaroons by Erin Johnson