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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
A fun, light mystery. I liked Heather Wells (and Cooper!) even though she can be awfully dense at times... and some of the book's cutesy phrases got repeated far too often. It's entertaining, though, and I'll definitely read the second one.
lighthearted
medium-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:
Complicated
I'm not a fan of mysteries. I do like Meg Cabot, though, so I gave it a shot. If you like mysteries and don't mind a bit of the girly stuff, it's a good one.
medium-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:
Complicated
I started off enjoying it, but it got tired quickly. I also don't like the obsession with characters weights? I get what the author was trying to say/do but it kind of came across as skinny-shaming or hating at times! And does the main character really like or accept herself for being size 12? It doesn't feel like she does- the amount of times she comments on her weight in her personal narrative or to other characters makes me feel as though she's very self conscious and not really as accepting as she tries to come across as.
A shame, as I love the idea and enjoyed the beginning. But towards the end, it just wasn't doing it for me.
A shame, as I love the idea and enjoyed the beginning. But towards the end, it just wasn't doing it for me.
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For a book of this genre it was quite good. it was annoying at some parts but hey, it's this kind of book and you read it because you want something easy to read that will take your mind off for a bit. it did that for me so it deserves four stars. and remember, 12 size is not fat :)
This is the second time reading this book. I had a general idea of who was the killer (I couldn't remember everything but I kind of knew) but I was still caught up in the mystery of finding out who/how/why. Heather's obsession with Cooper was a bit annoying at times but then again who wouldn't be obsessed having a handsome landlord that is a PI and such a kind man too.
If I get my hands on another book of this series I will definitely read it, but the book can stand as a stand-alone.
If I get my hands on another book of this series I will definitely read it, but the book can stand as a stand-alone.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Due to not reading what this book was about prior to reading it, it completely wasn't about what I thought it would be about. But it was still enjoyable as hell.
I picked it up because I've read many things by Meg Cabot and enjoyed them. It was a nice break from being triggered by the other book I'm reading and having to struggle through reading the other book I'm reading and sometimes you need to take a break while reading a book.
I especially enjoyed the beginning chapter which basically has a scene in a dressing room with the main character yelling at a shopping associate for vanity sizing and them not carrying another girls size (who was a size 0 or something like that).
I also enjoy the fact (that whether the author intended this or not) that the book shows how destructive having to fit into social norms can be.
(There be spoilers from here on, ye be warned)trigger warning: stalking
ok enough of my psuedo pirate speak stuff
The mc's boss is the resident dorm/hall advisor person in charge of all the RAs. She was a virgin and slept with the president of the college's son and (as is a common trope and slightly less common thing to happen) fell in love with him. But because she was a size 12 and found herself to be fat she felt she had to slim down and he'd fall in love with her. Because y'know that's basically what society tells us get skinny and you can have any guy you want fall for you. So she found out where his dad was going to be president of next and got the job so she could continue to stalk him and try to make him fall in love with her by killing the girls he slept with previously. Because her worldview was so warped she thought she HAD to be with him and they were true loves and he just didn't realise it. She accuses the mc in the final confrontation between the two of not knowing what love is or what it's like to work for what you want. Because the mc had been a teen pop star who got dropped from her label when she wanted to do her own stuff and then her mum and manager ran off to Argentina together along with all of her money she had made. But the mc's boss felt that she let that happen. And that everything had been handed to her on a silver platter.
And this is one of the many reasons why we need to stop focusing so much on what size a person is because it can do some severe psychological damage to people.
I picked it up because I've read many things by Meg Cabot and enjoyed them. It was a nice break from being triggered by the other book I'm reading and having to struggle through reading the other book I'm reading and sometimes you need to take a break while reading a book.
I especially enjoyed the beginning chapter which basically has a scene in a dressing room with the main character yelling at a shopping associate for vanity sizing and them not carrying another girls size (who was a size 0 or something like that).
I also enjoy the fact (that whether the author intended this or not) that the book shows how destructive having to fit into social norms can be.
(There be spoilers from here on, ye be warned)trigger warning: stalking
ok enough of my psuedo pirate speak stuff
Spoiler
so onto my comment about destructive social norms. The main character is saved because the person trying to kill her (her boss) is obsessed with the idea that a size 12 is fat and that the average American who is a size 12 is fat and the lady who she previously knocked out(the mc's boss knocked out the wife of the president of the college) hits the mc's boss over the head with a bottle of absolute and knocks her out while declaring proudly that she's a size 12.The mc's boss is the resident dorm/hall advisor person in charge of all the RAs. She was a virgin and slept with the president of the college's son and (as is a common trope and slightly less common thing to happen) fell in love with him. But because she was a size 12 and found herself to be fat she felt she had to slim down and he'd fall in love with her. Because y'know that's basically what society tells us get skinny and you can have any guy you want fall for you. So she found out where his dad was going to be president of next and got the job so she could continue to stalk him and try to make him fall in love with her by killing the girls he slept with previously. Because her worldview was so warped she thought she HAD to be with him and they were true loves and he just didn't realise it. She accuses the mc in the final confrontation between the two of not knowing what love is or what it's like to work for what you want. Because the mc had been a teen pop star who got dropped from her label when she wanted to do her own stuff and then her mum and manager ran off to Argentina together along with all of her money she had made. But the mc's boss felt that she let that happen. And that everything had been handed to her on a silver platter.
And this is one of the many reasons why we need to stop focusing so much on what size a person is because it can do some severe psychological damage to people.
A cute cozy mystery with humor and a bit of romance. Heather teetered on the edge between adorable and ditsy, occasionally leaning too far to the ditsy side. And the book was too long - my interest started to wane in the middle. But a fun read nonetheless.