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mooneyreads's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
The setting was cozy, but there were jarringly racist descriptions, weird homophobia, persistent fatphobia, and the mystery itself was only meh. Apparently recent books of the series continue to have racist language (without any condemnation by the story), so this can’t be chocked up to being from “another time” (though the 90’s were not that long ago..)
I won’t be continuing the series.
I won’t be continuing the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
jillgoober's review
2.0
2 stars
I thought maybe this would be a cute little quick read...but it was a slog to get through this. I think I need to stop trying to read cozy mysteries from the 90s/early 00s because the protagonist's inner monologue is somehow always fatphobic, sexist, subtly homophobic, and simply rude. Despite its short length, the book was filled with unnecessary descriptions. There were also multiple times where a character who was not even in the scene was written as speaking, i.e. there were some big editing mistakes. I also felt that the actual mystery component to this story was juvenile and predictable to say the least.
I thought maybe this would be a cute little quick read...but it was a slog to get through this. I think I need to stop trying to read cozy mysteries from the 90s/early 00s because the protagonist's inner monologue is somehow always fatphobic, sexist, subtly homophobic, and simply rude. Despite its short length, the book was filled with unnecessary descriptions. There were also multiple times where a character who was not even in the scene was written as speaking, i.e. there were some big editing mistakes. I also felt that the actual mystery component to this story was juvenile and predictable to say the least.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Sexism
norasmommaggie's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Fatphobia
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