Death of a Dumb Bunny - Melanie Jackson

Death of a Dumb Bunny (Chloe Boston Cozy Mysteries Book 7) by Melanie Jackson is an enchantingly funny mystery where the Hope Falls Easter Bunny, played by a charming man was murdered. I gave it five stars because it made me laugh out loud.

Chloe is playing Officer Bill for the school children on Good Friday. She met Rick Andrews, the new principal. "He was obviously having trouble with the fact that I am smaller than many of his fifth-grade students." She has Blue, her rottweiler therapy dog with her to entertain the children.

I received a complimentary copy from the author. That did not change my opinion for this review.

Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Bunny-Chloe-Boston-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004Q9TBV0

The best of this bunch are  - Little Squirrel Squish (3.5 stars) about a squirrel who wants to be a reindeer.  The Christmas Bunny (4 stars) about Santa's bunny helper, Brave Benny (3 stars) which is about animals getting ready for winter.  It has the best pictures but I don't understand how a deer pounced joyfully and at times the illustrations were too dark for the word printed over them. 

Arial YouTuber is nice because it has extras that would interest a child, including a recipe and how-to guide. (3 Stars)

Grumpy Dinosaur and Dragon's Breath (3 star) aren't bad but the lesson is a bit heavy handed.

Mariko and the Magic Mirror is a good look at grief and death for children, but feels off because of the use of culture that isn't fully explored or used. (3 stars)

The worst is the Singing Horse (.5 star) which uses stereotypical illustrations of Native Americans.  I mean, living in teepees in the desert bad.

I’m honestly not sure what I just read. I think it made sense, in a way, sort of, by the end. What I do know is that it was funny, and sad, and nightmarish. It was batshit insane, and I could not stop listening to it until the story was over. Warning: buckets o’ blood. And mini-cupcakes, with sprinkles.

Audiobook, via Audible. Sophie Amoss did a terrific job, for the most part. Her Bunnies were wonderfully horrific, but her accent for a Scotsman sounded just like I would sound, trying to imitate a Scotsman.

I read this book for the Booklikes Halloween Bingo 2019, for the square Dark Academia: Any mystery, suspense, supernatural or horror that takes place at a school - high school, college, boarding school, etc. This story takes place at a college in New England, with the main characters all graduate students.

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I have no idea what's going on in this book, but it's a fun ride so far. I do suspect that

I mean, it's a little hard to tell what's real and not real, or if it's all real, or if the MC just has one hell of an imagination.

I picked this one up all because of Bark's fantastic review. I'm reading it for the Dark Academia square.