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What a great book! Sadie is getting ready for her wedding when she finds out that her sister Wendy died. Wendy's son, Ji, has requested Sadie's help in clearing out her belongings. Sadie hasn't seen Wendy in fifteen years and has never met her nephew, Ji. Sadie and Pete take off to help clean out her belongings.

Ji isn't very welcoming towards Sadie and she realizes what she's missed out on by not trying harder to find him when he was younger. She finds out that Wendy may have been murdered. Wendy has been living a different life than what Sadie imagined and she doesn't seem to have made many friends, which makes the suspect list pretty lengthy.

Sadie deals with quite a bit in this book. She's trying to learn more about her sister and the kind of woman she turned out to be. She's also trying to start a relationship with Ji and help him with his family issues. Then, Pete is dealing with letting go of his past. His home that he shared with his late wife has a potential buyer and they took trips to San Francisco so he's working through his memories.

There are some great characters and their relationships are realistic and complicated. There's a lot of sadness in this book, but it didn't feel depressing. There were a lot of moving parts that came together nicely in the end. Some issues were resolved and hopefully one other one will be in the next, and final, book! We get a sneak peek at the end of this book (the title is, appropriately enough, Wedding Cake.) Sadie's wedding is getting even closer but there are still bumps in the road. I've only read some of the books in this series but if you like a good mystery, this is a great series to check out! And the recipes are a fun bonus, too.

I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.


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Fortune Cookie Culinary Mystery Josi S Kilpack Books Reviews

The book moved rather slowly at first and did not have the excitement of other books that she has written. Maybe it is time to forget Sadie and move on to a completely new topic.
I cannot say enough about this entire series. I loved all of Josies books from this series. I've tried some of the recipes, too. They are perfect every time.
Josi Kilpack - I love you! I look forward to these books, thank you for your dedication to Sadie Hoffmiller! I'm halfway through this book and just don't want to put it down like every book before this. I wish I could stay home from work to finish it!
Love it.
As always, Josi Kilpack tells a great story. But for some reason, in this Version, she took all the recipes and stuck them at the end of the book, instead of making them part of the story like in previous culinary mysteries. This REALLY detracts from the story. To make it worse, they are at the very end of the book in a completely untitled area. I only found them by going to the last page and looking to see if there were pages not included in the Table of Contents. Looking for the recipes was very frustrating - at least have them in the Table of Contents. But honestly, whoever talked Ms. Kilpack into making this change gave her VERY bad advice, as the recipes are no longer part of the story, making the story just as ordinary as any mystery. What made her books special was destroyed by removing the recipes and hiding them from the reader. I hope the author will have the sense to put them back in her last book, Wedding Cake, and fix the problem in future editions of this book. If we want recipes all in one place, we will check her blog. Don't ruin the story for convenience sake
I am a fan of series. I've read the Cedar Cove series and Kinsey Milhone and Stephanie Plum. I have to say that when I got to the end of Fortune Cookie and found out the next book (Wedding Cake) is the last one, I breathed a sigh of relief. This series has been an up and down one for me, Some of the books were excellent and there were a couple where I just wanted to slap Sadie and tell her to cancel the pity party! This was one of the better ones. Sadie and her fiancé travel to San Francisco and get involved in an investigation. During the backstory, we find out Pete and his first wife spent many anniversaries in the City, including the one just before she died. This causes lots of angst for Sadie as she wonders if Pete is really ready to move on. There is also the confrontation of her own past and her relationship (or lack thereof) with her sister and nephew. And, of course, the mystery to solve and the great recipes to try. No matter how I have felt about any individual book in this series, I have NEVER been disappointed in any of the recipes I tried. Many of them are in my permanent collection! I am looking forward to Wedding Cake and the chance for Sadie to live happily every after!
I was excited to see that San Francisco was going to be the location of this novel. I found myself disturbed by the portrayal of Chinese Americans as being so 'old world.'

Sadie Hoffmiller is shocked when she receives a note from a nephew in San Francisco to advise her of her sister's death. And, a shocking death it was. Wendy Penrose died in her bath and was later set on fire.

Sadie and her fiancé Pete fly out to California with the intentions of aiding the nephew she had never known. Something rings false about her Sister's death. Sadie and Pete contact the police and join in the investigation.

As a sub-plot, Sadie and Pete have to work out their emotions about their upcoming nuptials. The possibility that the vows won't be spoken is real.

I liked the recipes included but this book was stereotyped to values that current Chinese-Americans just do not have. I found myself uncomfortable with some aspects of these characterizations. I was also upset by the killer's profile. This book just wasn't for me.
What a great book! Sadie is getting ready for her wedding when she finds out that her sister Wendy died. Wendy's son, Ji, has requested Sadie's help in clearing out her belongings. Sadie hasn't seen Wendy in fifteen years and has never met her nephew, Ji. Sadie and Pete take off to help clean out her belongings.

Ji isn't very welcoming towards Sadie and she realizes what she's missed out on by not trying harder to find him when he was younger. She finds out that Wendy may have been murdered. Wendy has been living a different life than what Sadie imagined and she doesn't seem to have made many friends, which makes the suspect list pretty lengthy.

Sadie deals with quite a bit in this book. She's trying to learn more about her sister and the kind of woman she turned out to be. She's also trying to start a relationship with Ji and help him with his family issues. Then, Pete is dealing with letting go of his past. His home that he shared with his late wife has a potential buyer and they took trips to San Francisco so he's working through his memories.

There are some great characters and their relationships are realistic and complicated. There's a lot of sadness in this book, but it didn't feel depressing. There were a lot of moving parts that came together nicely in the end. Some issues were resolved and hopefully one other one will be in the next, and final, book! We get a sneak peek at the end of this book (the title is, appropriately enough, Wedding Cake.) Sadie's wedding is getting even closer but there are still bumps in the road. I've only read some of the books in this series but if you like a good mystery, this is a great series to check out! And the recipes are a fun bonus, too.

I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.