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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
medium-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:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
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
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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4.5 Stars!
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds is exactly the kind of escape I've been looking for—sun, sex, murder, and a main character who’d rather be reading than socializing? Yes, please. Mia Crawford is a super-responsible bookworm and financial advisor who gets forced into a fancy vacation on a private island before her big work promotion to partner. She’s planning to read, relax, even flirt a little. But, when she finds cryptic notes scribbled in the margins of a book that belonged to a missing-found-murdered woman that hint at something very off, she ends up turning her vacation into a murder mystery.
I love a good beach read, especially one with romance, and the mystery has just enough twists and red herrings to keep things interesting. This is the first cozy mystery I have read that I did not figure out whodunit prior to the reveal, and I've read almost 50 books so far this year! That is some good writing if you tell me. It was fast paced, but the plot kept me hooked from the first chapter. 10/10 would recommend!
The only thing I didn't like—the epigraphs from other mystery and romance novels. I loved all the quotes individually, in their respective books, but it's a big pet peeve of mine. They take away from the plot, slow the pacing, and add unnecessary foreshadowing (especially considering the length of the chapters). I stopped reading the quotes around chapter 20.
4.5 Stars!
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds is exactly the kind of escape I've been looking for—sun, sex, murder, and a main character who’d rather be reading than socializing? Yes, please. Mia Crawford is a super-responsible bookworm and financial advisor who gets forced into a fancy vacation on a private island before her big work promotion to partner. She’s planning to read, relax, even flirt a little. But, when she finds cryptic notes scribbled in the margins of a book that belonged to a missing-found-murdered woman that hint at something very off, she ends up turning her vacation into a murder mystery.
I love a good beach read, especially one with romance, and the mystery has just enough twists and red herrings to keep things interesting. This is the first cozy mystery I have read that I did not figure out whodunit prior to the reveal, and I've read almost 50 books so far this year! That is some good writing if you tell me. It was fast paced, but the plot kept me hooked from the first chapter. 10/10 would recommend!
The only thing I didn't like—the epigraphs from other mystery and romance novels. I loved all the quotes individually, in their respective books, but it's a big pet peeve of mine. They take away from the plot, slow the pacing, and add unnecessary foreshadowing (especially considering the length of the chapters). I stopped reading the quotes around chapter 20.
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No