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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
After reading the first Sookie Stackhouse book last year I was interested in reading more from Charlaine Harris. I also happened to be in a mystery mood and I stumbled upon this book on Goodreads so decided to pick it up.
I managed to read Real Murders in a few hours because it was so good. The mystery starts off almost straight away and from there I was drawn into this murder investigation which revolved around other murders that had been committed in the past. I felt like the whole premise was just highly intriguing.
Real Murders wasn't what I expected it to be. I was kind of expecting a really light-hearted cosy mystery and while it is light-hearted, there were a few more murders than what I was expecting which I actually found to be really interesting. There was a little bit more gore than what I was expecting too but that was fine. I feel like it was not what I was expecting, but in a really good way.
In terms of whether or not I managed to guess who the murderer was, I managed to. I had my suspicions after about halfway through the book and I was really excited to see that I was right when I had finished. I feel like there were quite a few really good red herrings in the book too which just made it all the more interesting.
I liked Aurora as a character. I think she has the coolest job ever as a librarian and while I felt there wasn't a whole lot of depth to her character I think that there will be more depth later as the series progresses.
I really enjoyed Real Murders by Charlaine Harris and I am definitely looking forward to read the next book in the series as it will be very interesting to see what direction the second book takes.
I managed to read Real Murders in a few hours because it was so good. The mystery starts off almost straight away and from there I was drawn into this murder investigation which revolved around other murders that had been committed in the past. I felt like the whole premise was just highly intriguing.
Real Murders wasn't what I expected it to be. I was kind of expecting a really light-hearted cosy mystery and while it is light-hearted, there were a few more murders than what I was expecting which I actually found to be really interesting. There was a little bit more gore than what I was expecting too but that was fine. I feel like it was not what I was expecting, but in a really good way.
In terms of whether or not I managed to guess who the murderer was, I managed to. I had my suspicions after about halfway through the book and I was really excited to see that I was right when I had finished. I feel like there were quite a few really good red herrings in the book too which just made it all the more interesting.
I liked Aurora as a character. I think she has the coolest job ever as a librarian and while I felt there wasn't a whole lot of depth to her character I think that there will be more depth later as the series progresses.
I really enjoyed Real Murders by Charlaine Harris and I am definitely looking forward to read the next book in the series as it will be very interesting to see what direction the second book takes.
Mam wrażenie, że wszystkie postacie Charlaine Harris są takie same.
I'd like to read this mystery series, but the first one came across mostly as unlikely. It's hard to be interested in Aurora's sweet librarian love life when she's also in the center of a really graphic crime story. It struck me that every member of her "true crime" discussion club seemed more stimulated than appalled by the real life gross murders, including her.
I really rather enjoyed this one - a lot more than the first Sookie Stackhouse book by Harris, which I tried but which wasn't quite to my taste.
Still, something about the writing and the settings etc in that one weren't bad, and the Aurora Teagarden series sounded more appealing, so I figured I'd give it a go anyway. I'm glad I did; I don't think I'd want to read more than one of these back to back if they all end up having massacres, but I'll definitely be reading more.
I do have to say I didn't care for the budding love triangle theme, but at least it was kept light and fun enough that it didn't turn me off entirely.
Still, something about the writing and the settings etc in that one weren't bad, and the Aurora Teagarden series sounded more appealing, so I figured I'd give it a go anyway. I'm glad I did; I don't think I'd want to read more than one of these back to back if they all end up having massacres, but I'll definitely be reading more.
I do have to say I didn't care for the budding love triangle theme, but at least it was kept light and fun enough that it didn't turn me off entirely.
This was alright. A few eye-rolling moments, but I went in expecting a slightly dated and fairly non-heavy mystery story and that's what I got so well done.
I didn't like this as much as her other series.
I like mysteries, I just usually don't read them. But I have found the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries to be quite entertaining.
This is one of Charlaine Harris’s non-paranormal series, and I liked it quite a bit. Roe Teagarden is our mild-mannered librarian heroine – tiny, bespectacled, and unable to keep her nose out of other people’s business. Though when she’s the one to find the body of one of her fellow Real Murders Club members prior to a meeting, it’s hard to argue that it’s not her business too.
Through Roe, we meet her other true-crime-obsessed associates and try to figure out which one could possibly be the killer. We also get a little bit of a love triangle, as Roe finds herself attracted to not only the detective assigned to the case, but her new neighbor, a crime novelist. In true cozy mystery fashion, the characters in Lawrenceton are quite colorful.
Definitely a series I will be continuing.
Through Roe, we meet her other true-crime-obsessed associates and try to figure out which one could possibly be the killer. We also get a little bit of a love triangle, as Roe finds herself attracted to not only the detective assigned to the case, but her new neighbor, a crime novelist. In true cozy mystery fashion, the characters in Lawrenceton are quite colorful.
Definitely a series I will be continuing.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No