"Bridesmaids Revisited" by Dorothy Cannell

I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I wish that I could say that I really liked “Bridesmaids Revisited” by Ellie Haskell, but I just cannot. I did give it three stars, but would have given 2.5 if half stars were an option. I was intrigued by the synopsis and couldn’t wait to get started on the story.

Ellie Haskell has just sent her husband and children on holiday when she is summoned by three elderly ladies (the bridesmaids) to the rectory where her grandmother lived many years ago for a séance as her grandmother has something she wants to tell her.

To begin, I found Mrs. Malloy (Ellie’s housekeeper) to be terribly irritating. Occasionally, the story did not seem to make sense. For example, too many murders in the past that did not seem to be looked into by authorities. No one noticed a young girl pining for another other than her beau/husband? Not one person in the town recognized a twin (she was disgused)? I did finish the book, but it was at times painful.

This is the first book by Dorothy Cannell that I have read. Perhaps if I had not picked up the series at Book #9, I would have felt a bit more invested and enjoyed the story more. However, the story did stand alone and I did not feel like there were bits that I was missing because I had not read the first 8 books in the series. If you enjoy the other books in the series, then you might enjoy this one. Again, this is my first book by this author and I doubt I will pick up another.