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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
I had a taster preview of this from NetGalley and the story included was a fun middle grade murder mystery set in a snowy hotel featuring a neurodiverse detective character. I enjoyed it and will keep an eye out for the book for a Christmas gift for the middle graders I buy for.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really great collection of 13 mysteries with a wonderfully diverse range of characters. Each one worked well and I liked that they were quite varied in mystery type and settings. as with any short story collection, there were some I like more than others, but there were none that I felt didn't work. A couple of stand out stories for me were Shoe Dunnit, Scrabble and Murder and the darkly sinister The Ticking Funhouse. It's a great book for trying out authors I hadn't read before and generally a lot of fun to read.
My thanks to #NetGalley and Farshore Publishing for the ARC in return for an honest review.
My thanks to #NetGalley and Farshore Publishing for the ARC in return for an honest review.
Read- December 2021 for The Festive Readathon
- I can't even begin to explain how excited I was for this short story collection. 13 murder mystery stories set at Christmas? It was like this book was written just for me but that wasn't what this book was at all. I honestly only enjoyed the first story in this collection, all of the others were kind of or really lacking. I honestly hated the majority of the stories within this as you will now see from my ratings for each individual strories.
Shoe-Dunnit- 4 Stars
It's Snow Crime- 1 Star
The Beast of Bedleywood- 2 Stars
The Christmas Heist- 2 Stars
Cool for Cats- 1 Star
It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief- 1 Star
The Frostwilds- 3 Stars
Scrabble and Murder- 3 Stars
The Ticking Funhouse- 2 Stars
Ice and Fire- 3 Stars
Silent Night- 3 Stars
No Piste for the Wicked- 2 Stars
The Cove(n) at Christmas- 3 Stars
- I can't even begin to explain how excited I was for this short story collection. 13 murder mystery stories set at Christmas? It was like this book was written just for me but that wasn't what this book was at all. I honestly only enjoyed the first story in this collection, all of the others were kind of or really lacking. I honestly hated the majority of the stories within this as you will now see from my ratings for each individual strories.
Shoe-Dunnit- 4 Stars
It's Snow Crime- 1 Star
The Beast of Bedleywood- 2 Stars
The Christmas Heist- 2 Stars
Cool for Cats- 1 Star
It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief- 1 Star
The Frostwilds- 3 Stars
Scrabble and Murder- 3 Stars
The Ticking Funhouse- 2 Stars
Ice and Fire- 3 Stars
Silent Night- 3 Stars
No Piste for the Wicked- 2 Stars
The Cove(n) at Christmas- 3 Stars
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
As with all short story collections they are very mixed. There were some that I liked more than others. I really liked the first one, especially the autism rep, I called it before it was mentioned at the end as I could relate a lot.
Nothing special, but some hidden gems that might be better for others.
Nothing special, but some hidden gems that might be better for others.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Great selection of Christmas based stories by numerous authors.