Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1 to 3)
Jeanne Glidewell · 2015
71/100
👍 Worth It
This is the strongest bundle of the bunch — Booklist itself praised the rapid pacing and Lexie's tongue-in-cheek humor, and three full books means real story to sink into. The bestseller claim is just marketing talk, but the actual trade quote earns this one a genuine recommendation.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing70
Originality52
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit78
Human-eye read65
Penny’s verdict71
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