A Spot of Earl Slay (Tea Time Troubles Book 1) by Aubrey Elle – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

A Spot of Earl Slay by Aubrey Elle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love the title, I’m a tea and murder mystery addict so a play on that already had me amused. I was right to choose this book as the first page had me invested in Naomi and Ella’s lives. I enjoyed the way that Naomi was written, her thoughts felt genuine and realistic and then her interactions with her daughter within the first page already amused me.

Naomi and Ella are great characters, funny and clever. They felt real to me, the kind of people I’d happily spend an afternoon with – and that’s how it felt reading this.
I enjoyed being able to find them relatable, not only in the way they were written, but also in the issues they faced and obstacles to overcome outside of the murder. They’re up there in my favourite crime sleuths list!

Naomi and Ella are great, however they aren’t the only fun characters in this story. The book is filled with great characters, another two fun characters are the neighbours Barbara and Ingrid the tea drinking gossips – I absolutely loved their energy and they reminded me of a couple of friends.

This was such a fun and easy read that I would happily re-read, it was enjoyable and I got completely lost in it. I think I might have found my new favourite comfort series.
With all the fun characters, investigating and (most importantly) tea, I can’t wait to get my hands on book 2!

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