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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was absolutely brilliant!
I love the Agatha Raisin series, I've read one before but thought I'd start at the beginning of the series to follow her storyline as a character more. Really enjoyed this one and will definitely be picking up the second one!
I love the Agatha Raisin series, I've read one before but thought I'd start at the beginning of the series to follow her storyline as a character more. Really enjoyed this one and will definitely be picking up the second one!
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
slow-paced
A Cotswold village cozy mystery that makes a totally escapist and enjoyable audiobook.
Well isn’t this a little gem of a novel! The first in the Agatha Raisin mystery series, this book is best comparative to a hot mug of tea: it warms you up, it is quite cosy, and it generates just the right amount of mental stimulation (as opposed to, say, a Gillian Flynn thriller – a long black). M.C Beaton’s prose is simply marvelous, and the character of Agatha Raisin is a charmingly flawed human.
Set in a quaint little town nestled among the rolling hills of the Cotswold’s, Agatha Raisin begins her retirement by purchasing her dream cottage. Though shortly after arriving, Agatha realizes that this town isn’t particularly what she had envisioned. As the title suggests, the Quiche of Death is in fact a murder tool, but how did it become one? Was it accidental? Who baked it? And why? Agatha is on a mission to answer these questions herself, investigating the crime in order to prove her innocence.
There is an exploration of loneliness and isolation in this book, specifically that of which can be triggered by the head-down-hard-work that people push themselves to do, oftentimes to avoid acknowledging the existential dread of existence. As the reader, you’re taken on a journey of judgement and presumption about certain characters, and may see things in a way that society has influenced us to think, which highlights the lawful term ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Reminding us that the grass is not always greener and that satisfaction is never a lasting result of revenge.
I just know I’ll read this again and again, and look forward to following it up with the rest of the Agatha Raisin series in future. Immediately sending my copy of this to my Mum as I know she’ll gobble it up just as appreciatively as I did.
- from polreaderblog[dot]wordpress[dot]com
Set in a quaint little town nestled among the rolling hills of the Cotswold’s, Agatha Raisin begins her retirement by purchasing her dream cottage. Though shortly after arriving, Agatha realizes that this town isn’t particularly what she had envisioned. As the title suggests, the Quiche of Death is in fact a murder tool, but how did it become one? Was it accidental? Who baked it? And why? Agatha is on a mission to answer these questions herself, investigating the crime in order to prove her innocence.
There is an exploration of loneliness and isolation in this book, specifically that of which can be triggered by the head-down-hard-work that people push themselves to do, oftentimes to avoid acknowledging the existential dread of existence. As the reader, you’re taken on a journey of judgement and presumption about certain characters, and may see things in a way that society has influenced us to think, which highlights the lawful term ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Reminding us that the grass is not always greener and that satisfaction is never a lasting result of revenge.
I just know I’ll read this again and again, and look forward to following it up with the rest of the Agatha Raisin series in future. Immediately sending my copy of this to my Mum as I know she’ll gobble it up just as appreciatively as I did.
- from polreaderblog[dot]wordpress[dot]com
Really enjoyable light detective story about a early retired Agatha Raisin, former PR business woman, from London who retires to the Cotswolds. While Agatha adapts to village life and all its quirks she picks up reading (Agatha Christie) and Enters a village competition, her spinach quiche causes quite a stir which plunges Agatha into her very own murder mystery.
5/5 loved it.
5/5 loved it.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lots of fun. I've only read Marion Chesney/MC Beaton's Regencies before, but a friend recommended this series. I'll definitely continue with them: Agatha Raisin is funny and endearing and the goings on in the village are hilarious!
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes