Okay, confession. I love ice cream. So much so that I actually make it. Often. The day I bought my Cuisinart Ice Cream maker, is the day that my life changed. Then I chatted with Dana Mentink about her book on the Because Fiction Podcast and the freakshake contest she had for her release, and I had every intention of entering. Then it hit me. I couldn’t. It could look like I was trying to get an in on the contest or something, so my brilliant “Lavender Blue, Berry Berry” freakshake idea never saw anything but the inside of my very happy stomach (it took three days to eat that thing, folks!).
But what about the book?
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Grab a Spoon and Magnifying Glass & Dig Into This Delicious Mystery
Few authors are what I would call “wordsmiths,” but Dana Mentink definitely is. She doesn’t just write a good story or even pen beautiful or brilliant prose, she goes one step further. She’s clever with her word choice. Sometimes I think she writes her books and then goes in and rewrites every sentence to have some burst of surprise in the middle of it. It’s genius! I find myself grinning on every page, not just because of a great story but also because of how that story is written.
Pint of No Return doesn’t disappoint in this area or any other. It’s a great mystery with a cast of quirky and delightful characters. I wasn’t a quarter into the book before I was already anxious for the next. I had to stop, take a breath, and remind myself to enjoy the book I had before me.
It was kind of when you go into an ice cream shop, taste a few tester spoons, and go… “I WANT THEM ALL NOW” but you know you can only eat one. This book is that one. But never fear, there’s more murder, mayhem, and merriment coming to the Shimmy and Shake Shop.
I’m so grateful for the free review copy of Pint of No Return. I loved it so much that I bought a paperback for myself. Recommended for lovers of words, clever writing, and clean, cozy mysteries. Not recommended for folks who take themselves or life too seriously.
About the Book
Book: Pint of No Return
Author: Dana Mentink
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release date: May 25, 2021
The first in new dessert cozy mystery series! A murder in town is bound to shake things up…
After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she’s left one of ex’s businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with a couple sticky situations underway, namely that the other two ex-wives also call Sprocket home, Trinidad’s life seems to be churning along smoothly.
That is, until she discovers her neighbor, the Popcorn King, head down in his giant popcorn kettle. When one of Trinidad’s fellow ex-wives is accused of the murder and Upper Sprocket descends into mayhem, it’s going to take a supersized scoop of courage to flush out the killer.
Dana Mentink automatically had my attention with the ice cream theme, but after reading Chautona’s fun review, I really want to read this book and probably the entire series.
Love the cover! Sounds like a great summer read. Looking forward to reading the book.
This sounds like a fun mystery. Love the cover. Very appropriate. Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for sharing!
Pint of No Return sounds like a great book. And I do like Dana Mentink’s writing!