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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
cute little murder mystery that has a unique format with texts and interviews and emails. nothing special though
I absolutely love Janice Hallett’s style of writing and this book was another excellent 5 star addition!
The story is told via emails, texts and what’s app messages.
A retired QC gives his students a case to look over involving a local amateur dramatics group, a Christmas panto and a dead Santa!
It was great to catch up with the Fairway Players once again with a few new additions, having absolutely loved the Appeal.
Although this is a shorter book, I devoured it in under 2 days! The characters are so well written.. some endearing, some annoying (in a good way!) and some just damn right hilarious! Sarah-Jane and Kevin are brilliant!
This is a great, light hearted Christmas read with lots of fun and laughter… even with a death chucked in.
I literally can’t wait to read her next instalment of the Fairway Players…. Please do another one!!
The story is told via emails, texts and what’s app messages.
A retired QC gives his students a case to look over involving a local amateur dramatics group, a Christmas panto and a dead Santa!
It was great to catch up with the Fairway Players once again with a few new additions, having absolutely loved the Appeal.
Although this is a shorter book, I devoured it in under 2 days! The characters are so well written.. some endearing, some annoying (in a good way!) and some just damn right hilarious! Sarah-Jane and Kevin are brilliant!
This is a great, light hearted Christmas read with lots of fun and laughter… even with a death chucked in.
I literally can’t wait to read her next instalment of the Fairway Players…. Please do another one!!
Despite having never seen a panto in my life, I thoroughly enjoyed this silly cosy crime story and a dead Santa on stage hidden in a beanstalk.
More to come.
More to come.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This short book is perfect for the readers that had never read a book by Janice Hallett. She uses multiple media format and it takes a little time to get use to it.
The book is about a panto play. This an English tradition and is usually an exaggerated performance of a play. In this case is Jack and the beanstalk.
The book is about a panto play. This an English tradition and is usually an exaggerated performance of a play. In this case is Jack and the beanstalk.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
The Christmas Appeal var verkligen precis vad jag ville och behövde läsa just nu! Det var länge sen jag läste en bok med mixed media, men jag står fast vid att det är bland det bästa jag vet. Ni vet, när handlingen förs framåt med hjälp av typ mailkorrespondenser, WhatsApp-samtal, tidningsartiklar och förhörsprotokoll. Janice Hallett är mästare på den här typen av upplägg! I The Appeal, föregångaren till denna, flöt det på lite trögare då det var första gången vi kom i kontakt med karaktärerna och därför behövde ges tid till att lära känna dem. I The Christmas Appeal, även kallad The Appeal #1,5, kommer vi fortare in i handlingen, vi känner många av karaktärerna sedan innan och själva brottet genomförs vid ett tidigare skede i boken. Det gör att boken inte upplevs som lika tung. Språket i boken, eller karaktärernas mailkonversationer, är roliga att läsa även om man inte bör ligga på latsidan då man lätt kan tappa bort sig i vem som skriver till vem och i vilket syfte! Det är viktigt att ha koll på tidpunkter och datum, speciellt om man har ambitionen att lösa mysteriet INNAN FBI-agenterna som är satta på fallet. Och det vill man ju! Om jag lyckas? Haha, gud nej.
Sammanfattningsvis är den alldeles perfekt, mysig, julig, rolig, utmanande och spännande och jag gillade det verkligen. Fem av fem avlidna tomtar i betyg får den av mig!
Sammanfattningsvis är den alldeles perfekt, mysig, julig, rolig, utmanande och spännande och jag gillade det verkligen. Fem av fem avlidna tomtar i betyg får den av mig!
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Fun, quirky semi-Christmas-themed murder mystery novella. It follows "The Appeal" by the same author (liked that one a lot!), with many of the same characters that we know already, but I do think this could be read as a standalone without needing prior knowledge of the characters. I really like the formatting; it's like getting to play detective while reading the characters' emails, text messages, newspaper articles, etc. Very quick read, and now I want to get back into this author's other books.
I liked how the audiobook book was done, but I would have liked more mysteries!!!