Reviews - The Vanishing Type

208 reviews for:

The Vanishing Type

Ellery Adams

4.06 AVERAGE

mplsmysteryreader's review

2.5

hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

jlrasa23's review against another edition

4.0

Can't wait for the next book.

rants_n_reads's review against another edition

4.0

While this series still remains one of my favorite cozies, I felt this particular book didn’t quite measure up to the other 5 stars in the series. There were elements I continued to love: the setting, the characters (loved the scenes with Bobby in this book!), and general element of comfort. However, there were two small elements I didn’t quite care for. The first was the turn towards McCabe as a love interest. I know, there were hints to this in earlier books and Jed did leave town, but I was hoping Nora would have to some time to reflect as a single woman for a little bit. It felt like I had to not only accept Jed leaving the series, but also the end of McCabe and Nora’s friendship. When all of the other characters kept talking about McCabe obviously having feelings for Nora, it felt like the relationship they had built up as friends was just McCabe trying to earn romance points. The second element I didn’t enjoy as much was the introduction of Hester’s older brother. I thought I was remembering things wrong when they started to discuss him because I remembered Hester having a YOUNGER brother. I looked back at the first book and that was the case. He even serves an important part of Hester’s story as he gives her a peanut butter cup which later becomes the flavor of her comfort scone. In that Book #1 scene Hester mentions her and her brother weren’t close after she had to move out.. In this most recent book, she has an obnoxious older brother who was a jock and is painfully misogynistic. I thought maybe the older brother was an edition to Hester’s family- that she now had two brothers- but later Adams shows that they were the only two siblings. It might have been something the editor missed, but if not, I really don’t see any reason they had to change the character into Hester’s older brother. In the first book, Hester already told us that her brother changed, and frankly it’s a sad but believable fact that the same sweet brother who gave her candy could have grown into a rude and horrible man. Lots of terrible men were someone’s cute, younger brother. Both of these elements along with how easy I felt the whodunnit was outweighed the good parts that would have given the book a full 5 stars.

jenn_h's review

3.75

emotional mysterious medium-paced

sampinter's review

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

read_y_picker's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahfett's review against another edition

4.0

I love the cast of characters in this book and the depth of their friendships. I figured out some parts of the mystery, but not all. The full explanation of the mystery felt a bit convoluted, but I still really enjoyed this book.

I received an ARC from NetGalley. The book will be released on April 26, 2022.

danadoesbooks's review

mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you Kensington and BiblioLifestyle for the gifted copy of The Vanishing Type! All opinions in this review are my own.

I am finally caught up in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series! If you have not checked out this cozy mystery series, please do! While I love reading about how the women solve each mystery that appears in their small town, I love the setting of Miracle Books more. I would love to spend an afternoon (or many) browsing the shelves for new reads and shelf enhancers. No trip to Miracle Books is complete without choosing a mug from the ticket agent's window and curling up in the reading circle!

I am already looking forward to Paper Cuts coming out in April!