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Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp

7 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Quick Synopsis: When Daisy is threatened with her "murder" pie business of abusive men being exposed, she finds a family she didn't think she needed or wanted, and maybe even a significant other. She finally discovered that maybe what she thought was evil was justice.

 Quick Review:
   I LOVE this book! The feminism, the Buffy references, the dark humor mixed with emotional depth! Just *a chef's kiss* I can't wait to read the next book! I also loved the mythos of her family's magic.

The one thing I didn't understand was why she didn't just tell her half-brother that their dad had turned into an addict who was causing so much pain and suffering. It may or may not have helped.

  I also loved the thinly veiled President Donnelly discussions!

Narrator Rating:  4.5 stars
   The narrator did an excellent job, but some voices were annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

bronwyn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

knitterscasket's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to like this more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

callidoralblack's review

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

basicallyki's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Death of parent

lulu_canread's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Magic Lies and Deadly Pies is a fantastic, cosy mystery about our entrepid magical pie girl, Daisy, who not only runs a pie business, but has a side hustle in murder. The mystery of this story is not how Daisy makes her magic pies infused with emotions, but on who is blackmailing her with information about her customers and the victims they order pie for. 
This is a fun, mostly lighthearted story with a great sense of humour and a strong message about empowering domestic abuse victims and not letting 'victim' define who they are. While some of the dialogue is a little awkward at parts, and the ending was a little predictable. This is still a fun read with a great change of the typical cosy, baking mystery tropes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

This book does contain mentions of domestic abuse (central to the plot of the story), along with some misogyny and mentions of addiction/alcoholism.

mamawantsbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism