No matter how busy Lucy is, she is always willing to take on more responsibility, especially if it’s for a friend. It doesn’t matter that this favor is one that has a high level of built-in stress, Lucy is more than happy to let her best friend Sue use Lucy’s gazebo for her daughter’s wedding. Sidra is marrying a millionaire, but neither of her parents is thrilled with the union. The locals don’t care much for him, either, nor his high-handed ways. And when his body is found floating in the water, foul play is suspected almost immediately. This installment in the Lucy Stone series is quite well written. It’s suspenseful and thrilling, especially for a cozy, and yet keeps its small town flavor. And it offers a moral: all that glitters is not gold. Well done, Ms. Meier! ( )

Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier is a fun, cozy mystery to add to your TBR!

This book is short, sweet and to the point. There isn't much fluff yet it's super fluffy and contemporary at the same time.

The plot is quite simple: Lucy's friend's daughter is getting married to a rich billionaire. This wedding is going to happen in Lucy's backyard because she got a new gazebo (ooooh...).Suddenly, the groom is killed and Lucy (a journalist for the local, seemingly small town newspaper) is trying to solve the case!

This series is easy to jump into. I had no problem sneaking my way into this story and not having any idea of what the rest of the books presented. I do wish I would have, mostly out of pure curiousity's sake, but I didn't need to. If you're planning to pick up one of these books, just do it! There's no need for a chronological order if you don't care about that sort of thing. This book also finishes itself up and doesn't leave cliffhangers, so it could easily be a standalone if you decide to not continue on with this series. I'll be hunting more books of this series down for a rainy day, that's for sure!

There's not many twists and turns in this book. I found it to be super straight forward. It's quite literally a "curl up with a blanket and cup of tea during a thunderstorm" kind of read (at least for me).

I can say, without ruining the entire book, I found the ending quite sweet. That's the only part of this book that had me wondering about the rest of this series. Would I have felt more for the ending if I read the previous 7 books? It doesn't make a difference though, because it was lovely.

Overall, this book was sweet, simple and cute! I had been craving something I could just binge easily and not overwhelm my brain with and this was it!

Three out of five stars. ( )

A great cozy mystery transports you to the character’s town for a mini-vacation, and this Lucy Stone mystery set in Down-East Maine has certainly done that with its clam chowder suppers, lobster research, and long summers ahead. 😊

Lucy has too much on her plate, but is taking more on, planning the wedding of her friend’s daughter. But when the groom turns up dead, suddenly she has a new task: finding the killer. This was short and lots of fun. I love the way Leslie Meier writes quick-paced cozies that give you just enough of life in her fun coastal town without ever seeming to drag, and this one, as we watch her daughter flounce through a summer job as a chamber maid, a jilted boyfriend try to win the love of his life back, and disgruntled lobstermen and town politics and 4th of July floats come together for hilarious results, it makes for a fun ride. But the best scenes are by far watching best friend Sue and the mother of the bride clash in the battle of hilarious rich socialite versus small town sensible. And as Lucy works to figure out who is really behind the murder, you find yourself caught up in the ride in her crazy busy summer.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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Lucy Stone is back on the case! Where will she find the time, however, when a man's body is found floating beside his yacht? The situation is this: Lucy has agreed to have the wedding of her best friend's daughter in her newly built gazebo. Lucy and Sue Finch have been friends for years, and Lucy cannot tell Sue no, even though she is quite bothered by not talking to her husband Bill about it first. How Lucy will find time is anyone's guess. It is summertime and she is working full-time as a reporter at the town's newspaper. She is playing chauffeur to the kids summer activities and jobs and she is struggling to maintain her household. Yet, she agrees to host the wedding.

Sue's daughter Sidra is the bride and the groom is Ron Davitz, an Internet guru and quite the millionaire. When the man found dead is none other than the groom himself, amateur detective Lucy jumps in feet first. Will attempting to identify the killer put her own life at risk, as has been the case before?

Just as with all of the Lucy Stone titles that I've read to-date, this story is a delight. The person that Lucy suspected was rather a surprise, and that fact made this story a bit more interesting. Also, I am enjoying Lucy's role as the hectic housewife and mother. Her responsibilities at the newspaper were very entertaining. However, I cannot go higher than a 4 Star rating with this review because of the bride-to-be and her choice of a groom. The decision she makes at the conclusion of this story did baffle me a bit. Nonetheless, for a cute, cozy mystery that is a very pleasant read, most assuredly pick up a copy of Wedding Day Murder. It was a very engaging story and I am looking forward to the next book in the series, Birthday Party Murder. ( )

Great book. However, wanted to smack her PIA husband for being such a MCP! Bitch bitch bitch. She is a great mom and carries two jobs while he complains and is a real jerk. Maybe he is typical. Storyline exciting. ( )