Speed Review: Evergreen Chase by Juneau Black

It’s the winter solstice in Shady Hollow, that magical time of year when creatures of all shapes and sizes come together to honor the season and eat as much pie as possible. Reporter Vera Vixen is eager to experience her first holiday in town and is especially looking forward to the unveiling of the solstice tree. But then disaster strikes. The year’s tree—the tallest in the forest—has disappeared without a trace. Can Vera, her best friend, Lenore, and Deputy Orville Braun find the tree and save the season? Or will this year’s solstice be especially dark?

Series: Shady Hollow 3.5 (novella) | Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard  | Genre:  Cozy Mystery/Animal Fiction | Source: Purchased | Rating: 3.5 

I’ve been loving this series so when I spotted this cute little holiday novella on Amazon, I decided to pick it up.

This is short (just a little of 50 pages on my Kindle) but it was a lovely edition to the series and just something to read for a bit of fun. The mystery surrounds the missing solstice tree and the search to find it.

While this one wasn’t earth shattering or revealing, it was a fun little read showing the residents of Shady Hollow coming together for the holiday and searching for their missing tree. This one can be read anywhere in the series although I wouldn’t read it at the beginning as the characters and the village has already been established.

Overall, this is just something cute and light to read when you need a change from heavier reading. 

Shady Hollow Mystery Series

Shady Hollow

Cold Clay

Mirror Lake

Evergreen Chase (novella)