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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
I absolutely love Charlaine Harris and The Sookie Stackhouse Novels, but I must confess I hadn't read any of her other series. So when I came across this first book in The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, I knew I had to give it a try.
Aurora Teagarden is a twenty-eight-year-old librarian who belongs to a mystery club named Real Murders, which meets monthly to discuss famous real-life murder cases. On the night that Aurora 'Roe' was supposed to present the Wallace murders, she discovers the body of one of her fellow club member, Mamie Wright, displayed in a similar way to the crime the club was about to discuss. Unfortunately, the killing didn't end there and when another murder took place copying another famous murder case, Roe knew she had to get to the bottom of that mystery.
I really enjoyed this novel. I have to admit that it was hard not to compare Roe to Sookie. It was also a big change in Harris's style of writing compared to The Sookie Stackhouse Novels. Roe was not as well developed as a character as Sookie was.
Although this was a light and cozy mystery, It still kept me guessing until the end. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
Aurora Teagarden is a twenty-eight-year-old librarian who belongs to a mystery club named Real Murders, which meets monthly to discuss famous real-life murder cases. On the night that Aurora 'Roe' was supposed to present the Wallace murders, she discovers the body of one of her fellow club member, Mamie Wright, displayed in a similar way to the crime the club was about to discuss. Unfortunately, the killing didn't end there and when another murder took place copying another famous murder case, Roe knew she had to get to the bottom of that mystery.
I really enjoyed this novel. I have to admit that it was hard not to compare Roe to Sookie. It was also a big change in Harris's style of writing compared to The Sookie Stackhouse Novels. Roe was not as well developed as a character as Sookie was.
Although this was a light and cozy mystery, It still kept me guessing until the end. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
This is the first book in the Aurora Teagarden series. It was good but came out in 1990 and there were some things that seem dated now. Aurora is a librarian in a small town. She is part of a club called Real Murders that studies historic murders. Members of the club start turning up dead and Aurora along with the remaining members are under suspicion. While the book was ok, I figured out the murderer way earlier than I should have and I normally can't do that.
Entertaining! Courtesy of the Simmons College Library's bibliomystery collection.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Entertaining enough I might someday read another in the series, but not terribly compelling. There was no motivation at all for the murderers, they just all of a sudden wrapped up the book by revealing the guilty party and moving on. I'm not even sure I'd call it a cozy mystery, it was so mellow. Heavy on the cozy, very light on the mystery.
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was pleasantly surprised by this one! I wasn't expecting much from it but I liked it! The best part was the Real Murders Club I want to be a member of one! I loved when they talked about real murders and crimes. I wasn't a huge fan of Aurora herself but I wasn't expecting to like her knowing how Charlaine Harris writes female characters... The romance part was not necessary and also the semi love triangle was kinda ridiculous. I didn't see the ending coming and that's a very good thing!
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is basically made up entirely of tropes that I just don't like. The worst were the two love interests who are very territory males (ugh) and the fact that the main female character has complaints and/or dislike of every other female character.
Besides that, all of the characters lacked ... character. They felt like cardboard-cutouts of boring people. Very few details about the town either. The mystery was okay, but I just wasn't really invested since the characters were all so flat.
(I could also quibble about the way the library is run, but I'm a librarian so I notice these things. It's not like it's giving libraries/librarians a bad name, so I'll let that slide.)
Besides that, all of the characters lacked ... character. They felt like cardboard-cutouts of boring people. Very few details about the town either. The mystery was okay, but I just wasn't really invested since the characters were all so flat.
(I could also quibble about the way the library is run, but I'm a librarian so I notice these things. It's not like it's giving libraries/librarians a bad name, so I'll let that slide.)
Had read this in the past- but found a copy for 50cents at the library. The language and the feel of the book is now a bit dated. But the story and the mystery were OK. I do love a good murder mystery- especially one that involves Librarians( being one myself).