Reviews

Death in Fine Condition by Andrew Cartmel

bextera's review

1.0

I love The Vinyl Detective series but this was terrible. Please don't do this again.

asimpson7's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

I can't say I really liked this book. It was ok, and I finished it. but just because I wanted to know how it was going to end. But it felt like there was not much point to the story until the very end. It felt like the story was dragged out more than it needed to be, and that the buildup just took too long. Also I found Cordelia to be really annoying, I'm not sure exactly why but she just really annoyed me. Overall, the book was ok but I wouldn't exactly recommend it.

sophie______a's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

rkaur's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

childfreebooks's review

3.0

This was a fun book to read! Paperback books and casual killings and fun. Main character is young so kids a non topic for her but look out for a few older childless/free minor characters. I liked that the main character stayed true to herself all the way through 

myungzion's review

challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

i like that the main character is kind of a dickhead lmao her inner monologue GEEKS LMAOOO. i love that she puts her obsession w paperbacks over literally almost everything else, including her own personal safety 💀💀 v fun read 

dravenangel's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

celestialwillow's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

No.  I will be sticking with the Vinyl Detective in the future, not this spin off.

bexellency's review against another edition

1.5

Oof, not good.  I quite like the Vinyl Detective so happily picked up this book in a different Cartmel series.  Except it’s not different.  With the Paperback Sleuth set in the same world it reads like fan fiction, bad fan fiction.  What a bummer!

saltwaterbells's review

1.75

not as fun or as murder mystery-ish as I expected it to be and the main characcter felt a little bit like a caricature. you could definitely tell she was written by a male author. the writing was decent though i guess.