Reviews

Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley

sammy6738's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

guk's review against another edition

4.0

My mom picked this book up because of our recent visit to Budapest and thought that I would enjoy it too. Hanna helps her mom and grandma run a Hungarian tea shop. They are shocked when a woman is murdered at one of their parties and Hanna helps the investigation with her insight into the Hungarian community. Unlike some cozy mysteries, this plot seemed to make sense and the characters were interesting. The little bit of romance was nice too. I read this in an afternoon and had a delightful time.

thislibrarylife's review against another edition

Needed to ready for my cozy mystery book club and ran out of time. 

bookwoman37's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

 I enjoyed this author's other cozy series and this one did not disappoint. This is the first book in a new series. Hana and her family own and operate a Hungarian Tea House is suburban Chicago. During a ladies tea one of the guests is poisoned. The local police need Hana's help navigating the Hungarian language and culture to solve the crime. I really enjoyed the characters and the setting. The author does a really good job with capturing the immigrant and Hungarian culture. I loved how she incorporated the Hungarian fairy tales and myths into the mystery. The mystery was good with enough suspects to make it interesting. There is some romance and I felt it was introduced too quickly. I look for word to reading the next book in the series. Enjoy 

cradlow's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing

5.0

alicechannington's review against another edition

3.0

I skimmed the book for Hungarian tales. Why have I never heard about Hungarian fairy tales?! In spite of the fact I read everything about Hungarian culture considering my great-great-grandmother came to USA with her parents and her sisters to start a new life in Maryland.

I generally don’t like reading mysteries hence the three stars, but I picked it up from the library when I read that it had Hungarian fairy tales. Now my goal is to find a book about Hungarian Fairy Tales, to add to my other fairy tales collection. Peace out.

catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Lots of food references

maddiewhite's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book because all of the Hungarian culture and folklore that it focus on but the romance was just not compelling for me and I feel like they really found no evidence. Like if it's supposed to be a mystery but they barely found anything other than hearsay accounts.

booksnbrooches's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book. This book has all the trappings of a classic cozy (cute animal companions, low stakes mystery, romance, and small business successes). What I enjoyed was the romance thread throughout the story and the hint of paranormal elements. The most unique element of this story was the inclusion of Hungarian mythology and culture. Not enough cozy mysteries hit a niche like this.

I will continue the series!

auntbopp's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0