461 reviews for:

Murder at The Bookstore

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2.94 AVERAGE

brigivee's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

charlottxx's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

ghadeerbook's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

justbarbs's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious slow-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: Yes

heaidi's review against another edition

0.5

slow-paced

annaliina's review against another edition

2.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

joe_lan08's review against another edition

2.5

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

canoflightbulbs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

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I just wasn't feeling it.  My copy was a library ebook, so I returned it early.

yazmin_ali's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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"What I missed in brains, I made up for in spirit. But what you miss in brains might get you in trouble if you're not careful."

Murder at the Bookstore promised a cosy mystery, and it didn't deliver. It was not cosy and the answer to the mystery was fairly obvious from the very beginning.

The characters, especially our main character Jen, felt incredibly one dimensional, and no one was likeable. She repeatedly made poor decisions and maybe the intention was for her to come across as quirky and clutzy and bad ass, but she was cringey and borderline unbearable at times.

As for the romance - it was poorly written. There was no development and very little chemistry between Jen and the man we're supposed to believe she 'loved'

despite the fact that they only went on one real date in which he kept talking about another woman

. There was also an unnecessary number of men who were in love with Jen for the sake of it - she felt like a Mary Sue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Death of parent

cyhr04's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated