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Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott

5 reviews

singingshooter's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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leebeeloves's review

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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madsmcw_reads's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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rae_bookmarkchronicles's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This was my first time reading a cozy mystery and unfortunately this was not the one for me. I feel like this genre is typically predictable and whatnot so I had no problem with that. However, I really disliked the main character and the way that she was constantly overstepping boundaries and snapping at people who didn't deserve it. I also assume that some amateur sleuthing is to be expected as well but there were times where something was incredibly obvious and the characters are like "but what does it mean???"
I also did not believe the romance AT ALL  

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iicydiamonds's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 It was cute, I enjoyed reading it, but there were a few gaping plot holes that were never resolved. Although I read it almost straight through, I probably won't seek out the sequels, because this is just not my cup of tea. I need to have all the "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed at the end, and there are too many implausible things for me in the end. 

Can anyone tell me how a frail old woman with a heart condition managed to move a large desk that it took a strong man AND a healthy woman together to move?

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