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lindapatin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
naridhi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jsc55's review against another edition
3.0
probably more like 2.5... i liked it enough to finish it, but not enough to read any more in the series.
rosemwood's review against another edition
3.0
I am not a huge fan of cozy mystery detective books so my rating in probably lower than a person who would enjoy these types of books. This is the first book in the series of about 22-24 books. It is told in a slow moving, simple straightforward manner that at times almost seems like a bunch of short stories. There are a bunch of small plot lines of back-stories and mystries that are solved throughout the novel that helps develop the main female character. I listened to this audio and found the back noises distracting.
lizzycatslibrary's review against another edition
2.0
I really was not impressed with this book at all. It made me sad because after seeing all the sequels in bookstores I was hoping to find a book that would be enthralling and fun. Not to say that it was horrible, I am sure that there are those who enjoyed it, but to me it just wasn't up to par. It seemed as if the story jumped all over the place and left the main part until the last 10 pages... which was difficult to understand how they would wrap it up. In addition, everything was far too easy... there was no real trouble with a character who was easily solving cases that just seemed to drop into her lap. I just was not that impressed.