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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
I went into Knife Skills for Beginners with really high hopes for a cosy mystery and an interesting premise, but sadly this just didn't work for me. None of the humour really hit the mark and I couldn't connect with the story of the characters sadly. I think I maybe was just not the right audience for this and other people will enjoy this a lot more, but sadly not me.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
I liked the attention to detail paid to the food in this book, and the recipes sprinkled throughout. I thought the mystery clues were well-laid, though the motive was a bit out there. I found the pacing to be a bit hurry up and wait at times, but my main gripe was with the characters.
Paul has a background when it’s convenient to the story and is completely blank otherwise. And is there a law somewhere that a book can only be a certain amount progressive? We get a gay main character, and in return, almost every female character must be a stereotype? The women all fawning over Christian, the evil ex wife who took everything in the divorce, the curvy but conniving Trinidadian influencer trying to get the stately home of the penny-pinching old British lady, the out of touch old aristocrat? If you took out every time Paul critiqued a female characters’ outfit or makeup, this book would’ve been 100 pages.
Paul has a background when it’s convenient to the story and is completely blank otherwise. And is there a law somewhere that a book can only be a certain amount progressive? We get a gay main character, and in return, almost every female character must be a stereotype? The women all fawning over Christian, the evil ex wife who took everything in the divorce, the curvy but conniving Trinidadian influencer trying to get the stately home of the penny-pinching old British lady, the out of touch old aristocrat? If you took out every time Paul critiqued a female characters’ outfit or makeup, this book would’ve been 100 pages.