Book 99, 2022
Making A List, Fixing It Nice: A Mrs. Claus Cozy Mystery Novella by Linnea West
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Before bedtime last night, I finished the ebook novella Making a List, Fixing It Nice by Linnea West. It's part of the "Mrs Claus" cozy mystery series. The main character is Mrs Cordelia Claus, Santa's wife and second in command at the North Pole.
It's crunch time at the North Pole as Christmas is less than a month away. Cordelia is busy making sure everything is running smoothly to take the pressure off of Nick. Her adjunct, Clarence, keeps begging her not to take so much on herself, but Cordelia just wants Nick to be relaxed and happy as he prepares for Christmas Eve. Things are thrown into chaos when Cordelia and Clarence discover that the List has been tampered with, and now all the kids on it are in the "Nice" category. It's up to them to figure out who sabotaged the List and fix it before Santa finds out.
This was cutesy and a tad trite. It seemed more appropriate for tweens than adults. It was an okay read, although it lacked any real substance.
Favorite line: This list mess-up could make this year go down as the worst Christmas in history.
Average read, average score.