Reviews

A Fatal Glow by Valerie Wilson Wesley

candacemss's review against another edition

mysterious

4.0

karty_v's review

lighthearted medium-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

4.0

Solid cozy... I find Tonya so damn tiresome. I hope she dies in the next book (I know I'm terrible)

peachani's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

2.5

The ending felt rushed and underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

addicted2bookz's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

biaco's review against another edition

4.0

As an avid reader and diehard fan of VWW (Auntie Valerie in my head lol) and the Tamera Hayle series. I was initially skeptical about this series due to the first book being such a slow read and Odessa was such a grief-stricken character that it was hard to enjoy/relate to her.

However, this second book was great and reminded me why I love and support this author. I felt that the pace of the story was better than the previous and the world-building and the character development in the first story were nicely set up for the series and the various characters that Odessa interacts with. I've already pre-ordered the next book in this series and I look forward to When Angels Mourn in the Tamera Hayle series.

laileanah's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.75

This was a delightful sophomore installment in this series.
I like how this is developing and look forward to more novels in this series.

dominicangirl's review

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

gingerrachelle's review

lighthearted 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? No

3.5

An enjoyable cozy that gives a bit more than your average cozy.
The addition of real world issues doesn’t detract from the coziness but rather adds something to the story.

shannanh's review against another edition

4.0

part time real estate agent/caterer Odessa Jones is back. When catering an event goes deadly when the host of the party goes dead, Odessa ends up looking at clues and using her glimmer powers to solve the mystery of who did it.

Now this book did take me a little longer to get into it, but made up for it once I got going good. I enjoyed this cozy mystery and am anticipating the next book in the series.

I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts.

charlottemcdonald's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0