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The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose Narrator: Lauren Ambrose
Series: Molly the Maid #2.5
Published by Penguin Random House Audio on October 1, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
Pages: 124
Format: Audiobook
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest.
“[Molly is] the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time.”—Stephen King, on The Maid
Molly Gray has always loved the holidays. When Molly was a child, her gran went to great lengths to make the season merry and bright, full of cherished traditions. The first few Christmases without Gran were hard on Molly, but this year, her beloved boyfriend and fellow festive spirit, Juan Manuel, is intent on making the season Molly’s mofinst joyful yet.
But when a Secret Santa gift exchange at the Regency Grand Hotel raises questions about who Molly can and cannot trust, she dives headfirst into solving her most consequential—and personal—mystery yet. Molly has a bad feeling about things, and she starts to wonder: has she yet again mistaken a frog for a prince?
A heartwarming, magical story about the true spirit of the season, The Mistletoe Mystery reminds us that love is the greatest mystery of all.
This was a fun novella! I enjoyed the first two books in this series, so I was eager to give this novella a try. The mystery is pretty easy to figure out, but I loved watching things play out through Molly’s eyes. This story could probably work as a stand-alone but I think readers already familiar with these characters will appreciate this one even more.
Molly has always loved Christmas but it has been harder since losing her Gran. I liked that Juan Manuel and Molly were doing their best to capture the magic of the holidays, even with their limited budget and Molly’s need to be practical about things. The hotel staff are gearing up for their holiday gift exchange and Cheryl is busy stirring up trouble as usual.
Lauren Ambrose does such a great job of bringing Molly to life. I felt like I was right there in the middle of the story with Molly. She is able to add a lot of personality to Molly and the rest of the characters through her use of voice and I appreciate the amount of emotion that she is able to add to her reading. I am certain that her performance added to my overall enjoyment of this delightful story.
I would recommend this story to others. It was a fun listen that gave me a chance to spend a bit of time with characters I have grown to like. I look forward to reading more of this series very soon.
I received a digital review copy of this audiobook from Penguin Random House Audio.
I’m glad to hear that it was a good novella.
It looks like a nice read.
I’m saving this for next month but I love this series.
Molly’s such a great character!
I agree, easy to figure out what was going on here, but it was so sweet. I am glad Prose included us in this big event.
Maybe I get the chance to try them one day 🙂
This is a series I really need to give another try. I put the first one down because it wasn’t the right time but I need to get back to it.