Reviews - Busybodies: There’s a Mystery Around Every Corner

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Busybodies: There’s a Mystery Around Every Corner

Elle Cosimano

3.58 AVERAGE

misterushi's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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: N/A

styleandsavings's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

carrie_e's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Favorite stories were The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q Sutanto and A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson. Overall an enjoyable read perfect for when you need to listen to something for an hour or so as most of the individual stories were about that length.

crisanda's review against another edition

3.5

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

klcrabill's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I thought this was a fun series of short mystery stories by some great authors. I have read some of the authors in this series, but it was my first introduction to others. Due to that, I enjoyed the opportunity to read these. I do have to say some of the stories were a bit more fun than others. My favorites were The Reunion Dinner, Crime of Fashion, and The Nosy Neighbor. I do wish that we got a bit more with some of the stories, but that is the downfall of short stories as a whole. That being said, this collection was a fun middle of the road collection. I thought all of them were great though. It was the perfect way to spend a nice cozy evening. Rated all together, I give them a 3/5 stars.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced reading copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

jennsheridan's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

lauren_reads_outside's review against another edition

4.25

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

These are the short notes I made about the stories, thank you NetGalley for the copy!

Story 1: enjoyed the characters and small town everyone overlapping whodunnit vibes

Story 2: I guessed half the twist but still enjoyed it! Chaotic and cozy like all her stories.

Story 3 - didn't overly like the fashion story line and the mis-use of OCD bothered me, it didn't add to the story and was unnecessary

Story 4 - loved the quick paced twists told as retired community low stakes drama style

Story 5 - I'm not fully sure I got the end of this one? But it was well written and a good story

Story 6 - quick and cute! The twist was funny and I enjoyed the unexpected community part of the story