“Gingerbread Treasures” by Rebekah Jones.

Today, I’m excited to share about the release of the individual stories that were originally part of the A Very Bookish Christmas novella collection. Each story takes elements from classic books and incorporates them into the story. This weekend, three of the four stories will now be available on Kindle! Today I'll be reviewing another of the books. :)

Gingerbread Treasures

 by Rebekah Jones

Synopsis: 

Missing Gingerbread Men are the Key...

Oliver Breckenridge has a case — one he’s willing to fly all the way across the pond at Christmastime to look into. 

Emily Willis says it all started with the gingerbread men. Then came the dognapping. And then the email…

Despite mounting clues, Oliver and his ad hock team of investigators aren’t getting anywhere. Add in a man Oliver hoped never to see again, a few rumors, and even more inconsistencies, and matters aren't clearing up.

Finding the “gingerbread treasure” might turn out to be more than they bargained for.

(From Goodreads)

My Review:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎

4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. This was my first book by Rebekah Jones and I would love to read more of her work!!! The story was humorous, mysterious, sweet, and a great retelling. As it happens, I was in the middle of rereading The Sign of the Four when I got this ARC so I had fun comparing the two. I was really impressed by how the author pulled in the important elements but changed some things and made them a bit more of subtle nods to Holmes’ story. There was a tiny bit of hugging (a guy comforting the girl character) but otherwise it was very clean. I really liked the characters, and I appreciated that the mystery was very clean too, but still kept the nasty villain factor and was still quite mysterious. There was excellent humour, and Gavin’s asthma threw in such an interesting and unique angle! The more I think of it the more of the subtle similarities I notice between the two stories and I’m extremely impressed. Highly recommended for Sherlock Holmes fans or mystery lovers! 

A Favourite Quote: “‘Praying won’t fix anything, you know.’

“... ‘It might not fix things how I would like them, but it will help me to bear what I need to.’”

A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “Emily smiled, pushing the hair out of the eyes that still held that gentle touch of sorrow in them.”

A Favourite Humorous Quote: “‘When did you memorize those verses?’

“‘I think that I was ten or eleven. Why?’

“Just making sure that you didn’t do it this morning, just so you could recite them to me.”

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author for promotional purposes. I was not required to write a positive review. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.*

Get this book:

America | Canada

Classic that inspired the story: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four.

Random fun fact: Gingerbread Treasures is just the beginning. I have 18 more books planned that stem off of this story.

Find it on Amazon and Goodreads.

And the same group is putting out an all-new collection this fall! You can add it to Goodreads now. 

To celebrate the release of the three Christmas stories, the authors are giving away an Amazon gift card!

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