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countessnix's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to this on audiobook. It was okay. I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favorites. I did like how Grafton allows you to get to know her characters by the wording she uses. I will probably continue to listen to the audiobooks, though, so that says something lol
fireweed15's review against another edition
3.0
It starts out very promising and very engaging! Unfortunately, the more I read, the more the plot started to lose me and the less the other characters were proper characters and not just props, the less I liked it. I kept going to get the closure of a solved case, but wasn't left with a sense of wow I need to read more about this character and her cases but rather with a sense of ...meh, that's done.
cab65's review against another edition
3.0
This was just ok. I found the story strange but also put it off to my inability to stay focused. I also wanted to read this series and assumed I needed to start with "A". Hopefully B is for bettter.
glorious_purpose's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hmushock's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
eldenreads's review against another edition
1.0
I honestly am not entirely sure I’ve ever given a one star rating, but honestly, this book just… was not good for me. I didn’t really like it at all. The narrator was not likable at all (in a bad way), and everything in the plot was so far fetched, including the solving of the mystery, which was pretty much pulled out of thin air. Also, this book leaned heavily on the words “sexual” and “sensual” in inappropriate contexts, and far too often (a 10-year-old Deaf boy?? Um, what??). I just honestly thought this book was super boring, super far fetched, and I just wasn’t intrigued in the slightest.
pumpkinsoup1162's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't hate it but it's not like I want to keep reading the series. It felt dated and not in a good way.
coffeeneur's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
An 80s take on the hardboiled detective from a woman's lens. Wanted to check out Sue Grafton's A is for Alibi after learning that she is a frequently-appeared-author in crossword puzzles. This book is from the 80s and parts of it have not aged well, such as her comments about other women's bodies. But other aspects still stand up well, such as the way Kinsey elevates aspects that are particular to the women in the story. The whodunnit of this mystery sort of lost me and I was reading/listening to get the book over by the end but glad I checked it out.
joanneburns's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0