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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
So, they are filming a movie in Lake Eden and all the town is getting into the act. Even Moishe the cat has a role in the movie. The director is murdered and Hannah tries to figure out who the murderer is. Pretty standard for the series, but still a lot of fun.
This one was particularly fun! It didn’t follow the usual path the previous books took!
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Even though I have quite a few problems with this series - most of them revolving around very rigid, and very antiquated views of women and how they should act - these books really are just lighthearted and fun to read. They're not great. They're not awful. But they're fun, and sometimes I really just need some fun.
Most of this book describes what Lade Eden is like for a week as the set of a movie. I have a lot of friends who work in the film industry, and I consider myself lucky to have quite a bit of insider information on some of the ins and outs of filmmaking. In all honesty, a lot of the descriptions about the behind the scenes and the general goings on were pretty accurate, so that was an extra bit of fun!
That said, the whole moving making process took up over half the book, and when the murder occurred, the whole investigating and deduction process - the whole point of why these books were so fun - was extremely rushed.
I found the rushed murder investigation rather disappointing. I like going through the twists and turns with Hannah, and figuring it out along with her. Sometimes, it's very predictable, sometimes it's not. But I didn't really have the time to really enjoy those aspects this time around.
Overall, it was still a fun read, but definitely not the best book of the series.
3 stars. This one takes a long time for the murder to happen and because of that the story as a whole feels very stagnant and pointless. But, when the murder does take place that's when all the action and excitement starts and the book was fun to read. I was engaged, I had no clue who the murder was and I liked all of the new characters that we were introduced to. Also, the fact that the book was based around the people in the town filming a movie and the murder happening on set was really cool and unique. If the first half of this hadn't have been so hard to get into I would've easily given this a four star.