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lobsterstreet's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
katkinney's review against another edition
5.0
Jaine Austen is back in all of her snarky, mystery solving glory. In this fourth book of the series, she’s gotten an advertising writing gig at a high-end department store—that has some quite interesting employees (the characters and hilarious writing make this series so much fun for me.) But when someone turns up dead, Jane has to figure out who would have had the most reason to kill them. And unfortunately, the suspect list is quite long. As always, cat Prozac steals the show and Jaine’s sassy LA lifestyle and diet denouncing inner monologue make for a quick fun read.
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g0gurt's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
easy breezy read. it’s funny and leaves u invested. my favorite character was by far the cat named prozac.
sharnett's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
luffy79's review against another edition
4.0
Anything ranging from flawed angst ridden masterpiece to slick novellas can garner 4/5 ratings. This book falls in the range of the latter. Especially considered that it's awfully short. I read it in less than a day. But it was really well written. However I was disappointed with the denouement and the subterfuge used by the writer - or rather, by the murderer. But the writing was never boring and humor and pacing were integral to the book's success. The trouble with cozies is that one can never get to grips about what makes a cozy really tick. You'll have to take my word for it that Shoes To Die for warrants sparing 7 hours of your time for reading it.
sunshineariel's review against another edition
2.0
Not wonderful by any means. I got about a third of the way through this book and decided it wasn't worth my time. I found the main character annoying, especially the way she would do or say something and then explain what she really did or said in that situation. She may have been realistic, with her lack of intelligence, lack of willpower and ambition, and inability to use money wisely. I'm sure there are a lot of people like her. But it really didn't make me want to see her succeed and solve the mystery. The writing is decent but the author leaves out chunks of time in an annoying way, and the repetitive references to the main character's Corolla and her frizzy hair and her cat's inattention to her, were all very grating.
_bookdreamer's review against another edition
4.0
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This book was hilarious. Honestly I love the character Jaine. She is so funny. I will explain more about this in a bit but first lets talk about the actual mystery.
While the book is hilarious and the characters amazing, the actual plot is really good. From reading the reviews of this book and the synopsis it’s easy to disregard this book as a good mystery. When you actually read it, it’s actually a fantastic mystery.
You have Jaine investigating murder and the messes she gets into are so ridiculous but in a good way, yet it doesn’t take away from the mystery. I was so convinced it had been this one character as the killer, and I had a secondary character that I suspected. I was so excited that the two people I thought were the killers, one actually was!
Ok back to how hilarious this book is. Jaine is that typical “chick lit” romantic comedy clumsy girl who the guy always ends up falling for. Even though she is single and there’s not even a prospect for love. The dialogue from her character at one point or another we can all relate to.
I would totally recommend this book to anyone who likes chick lit, romantic comedies, or a good mystery with other great components.
Now I leave you with one of my favorite quotes from this book (Page 17).
“How am I supposed to get into this?” I asked, waving it out the dressing room door.
“It’s spandex,” Lance said. “It stretches.”
Somehow I managed to squeeze myself into it. And for the first time in my life I knew what it felt like to be a sausage.
This book was hilarious. Honestly I love the character Jaine. She is so funny. I will explain more about this in a bit but first lets talk about the actual mystery.
While the book is hilarious and the characters amazing, the actual plot is really good. From reading the reviews of this book and the synopsis it’s easy to disregard this book as a good mystery. When you actually read it, it’s actually a fantastic mystery.
You have Jaine investigating murder and the messes she gets into are so ridiculous but in a good way, yet it doesn’t take away from the mystery. I was so convinced it had been this one character as the killer, and I had a secondary character that I suspected. I was so excited that the two people I thought were the killers, one actually was!
Ok back to how hilarious this book is. Jaine is that typical “chick lit” romantic comedy clumsy girl who the guy always ends up falling for. Even though she is single and there’s not even a prospect for love. The dialogue from her character at one point or another we can all relate to.
I would totally recommend this book to anyone who likes chick lit, romantic comedies, or a good mystery with other great components.
Now I leave you with one of my favorite quotes from this book (Page 17).
“How am I supposed to get into this?” I asked, waving it out the dressing room door.
“It’s spandex,” Lance said. “It stretches.”
Somehow I managed to squeeze myself into it. And for the first time in my life I knew what it felt like to be a sausage.