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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un libro liviano, sin grandes pretensiones y que cumple su objetivo: entretenernos con las aventuras y desventuras de su protagonista, Agatha, quien anticipa su jubilación para dejar su agitada y solitaria vida londinense y mudarse a un idílico pueblo en la campiña inglesa y comenzar a vivir una vida tranquila… ¿o no?
Considero que la historia es más costumbrista que misteriosa y justamente ahí radica su encanto. Además, la protagonista, con quien me costó empatizar en un principio, terminó por conquistarme, al igual que varios de los personajes secundarios que resultan bastante simpáticos.
Una historia ideal para pasar el rato y relajarse. Además, el nivel de inglés me pareció fácil/medio, por lo que también la recomiendo para empezar a leer en ese idioma.
Considero que la historia es más costumbrista que misteriosa y justamente ahí radica su encanto. Además, la protagonista, con quien me costó empatizar en un principio, terminó por conquistarme, al igual que varios de los personajes secundarios que resultan bastante simpáticos.
Una historia ideal para pasar el rato y relajarse. Además, el nivel de inglés me pareció fácil/medio, por lo que también la recomiendo para empezar a leer en ese idioma.
It started out promisingly and then I guess it just didn't work for me. I wonder if maybe this is one of those series where you're better off not starting with the first one. I did not like Agatha, but I did not expect to. What bothered me is that she wasn't funny as an unlikable person, which the initial introduction to her character had led me to believe was going to be the case. She was a level of incompetent that I think was too much even for an amateur sleuth. There were also just little things that preference-wise I would say are just markers of a book written in the 90s so that is kind of on me really. The amount of weight talk bothered me.
I needed that! I've run out of Agatha Christie and I've not enjoyed most contemporary authors who try to mimic her. But this one has a Christie flavor while still very much being its own thing. It's very cozy, but also left me laughing out loud frequently. A great break from the darker reading I've been doing.
I got the title from a fivebooks.com list of the best cozy mysteries, which started with A Murder is Announced. I'll definitely be going through the rest of that list!
I got the title from a fivebooks.com list of the best cozy mysteries, which started with A Murder is Announced. I'll definitely be going through the rest of that list!
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A