Reviews - A Spoonful of Poison

106 reviews for:

A Spoonful of Poison

M.C. Beaton

3.49 AVERAGE

pollyholden's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

irmgardk's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

aurora_blue's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meganjeg's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book renewed my affection for Agatha Raisin. I love vicariously travelling to the Cotswold with Agatha to meet the locals and unravel the crimes. And when mayhem is caused at a local village fair when the jam tasting is spiked with LSD, I was thoroughly hooked to find out more.

Whilst it can be hard for the series to feel original 19 books in, I feel this book really returned to the root of what makes the series so enjoyable.

fat_girl_fiction's review against another edition

4.0

Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison by M.C.Beaton

I haven't read an Agatha Raisin book in a long time, and starting this one felt like slipping on a comfy cardigan. I love Agatha, she's grumpy, is obsessed with men and always ends up getting herself in trouble. But she's a brilliant detective, which is why we love her.
The plot of this one, wasn't as tight as I'd have liked it to be. The person who committed the murders didn't really have a reason for it, and now thinking back, not all of the ends were tied up. But you can't help but be engrossed in Agatha's personal life, her dinner dates with Gorgeous George Selby and the goings on of her friends.
All in all, a welcome return home for me and it's about time someone made this into a TV series! With it's eclectic characters and beyond believable plot lines it would show Midsomer Murders a thing or two!