Murder on Sex Island: A Luella van Horn Mystery by Jo Firestone

3.83 AVERAGE

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madelynowil's review against another edition

3.0
This was fine. Amazing premise but only okay execution! 
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naomi_small's review

4.0
dark funny mysterious medium-paced
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racheldoesbooks's review against another edition

2.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

djohnson20557's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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sharonoldsfanclub's review

3.0
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

maceyfetz's review against another edition

4.0
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

emilybaum's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

megantron2000's review against another edition

4.0
Hey, this was fun!
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tinkg6's review against another edition

3.0
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
 Marie Jones has lived a quiet life in Staten Island since she retired her alter-ego, a glamorous private detective named Luella van Horn. She is running low on funds when the producer of her favorite reality show, Sex Island, calls to ask Luella to find a missing cast member. Marie/Luella jets off to a tropical island and soon finds herself a contestant on a show, hunted by a murderer.

A debut novel, this is an entirely ridiculous cozy mystery - in a good campy way! It reminded me of the Lifetime show Unreal, which portrayed the behind-the-scenes making of a Bachelor-like reality show, albeit in a humorous way.

Advanced copy provided by Ballantine Books via Netgalley. All opinions are my own. 

amyw00f's review against another edition

3.5
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes