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purplepenning's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Car accident
j_squaredd's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.5
Good plot, but the characters never really feel fully-fledged
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Blood and Fatphobia
Minor: Domestic abuse
izzle17's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Death
bethsicle's review
adventurous
funny
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? No
4.0
Delightful! I enjoy a good detective story and I think the narrator for the audiobook made me like the main character even more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, and Fatphobia
angelbabe_cj's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed this book. It was a pretty quick read, and fast paced. I definitely liked the main characters and the idea that if a follow up is written there will be more to discover about their characters. They were a decently quirky mix.
That said although I didn't work out the specifics of the solution ahead of the reveal I definitely worked out some of the twists. I always find that a little disappointing even if I'm always working at it. I'm not sure if I've simply seen and read enough mysteries to predict that sort of thing, or if the breadcrumbs weren't deftly enough placed.
I definitely appreciate that the police weren't portrayed as incompetent, and were able to make some advances of their own, just not able to get all the pieces together. When police officers in a modern setting fail to be at least competent at their jobs en masse.
That said although I didn't work out the specifics of the solution ahead of the reveal I definitely worked out some of the twists. I always find that a little disappointing even if I'm always working at it. I'm not sure if I've simply seen and read enough mysteries to predict that sort of thing, or if the breadcrumbs weren't deftly enough placed.
I definitely appreciate that the police weren't portrayed as incompetent, and were able to make some advances of their own, just not able to get all the pieces together. When police officers in a modern setting fail to be at least competent at their jobs en masse.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
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