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easyer's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
lconrad15's review against another edition
3.0
Another reviewer said this was like a hallmark movie version of a mystery - accurate assessment. Great for low effort reading.
hunkydory's review against another edition
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
3.0
shilow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Sometimes, the plot felt secondary to the authors' efforts to educate about coffee. I'm on the fence about trying another.
butterfly_in_the_sky's review against another edition
3.0
Really enjoyed. But I mean at the end though, raise your hand if in your mind (or out loud?) you were yelling, "Come on! Of course that bitch is going to go after Claire!" š
salimah's review against another edition
5.0
I have taken to referring to the Coffeehouse Mystery novels as "the edgiest of the Cozies," because they skew a little darker and approach a poignancy that one doesn't always find in the sub-genre. Interesting Psychological territory gets covered in each book, and more importantly, the heroine at the center does not apologize for being an intuitive, albeit amateur detective. She leans all the way in to her natural gifts and those in her inner circle, to their credit, ultimately give her intuition credence as well.
Unlike some who've been a bit put out with this series, I never tire of the coffee minutiae. Specific to this installment: that the bittersweet aftertaste was allowed to linger humanized Claire Cosi even more than Cleo Coyle's deft world-building in Book 1 already had.
(I have been reading these out of order; I began with Book 4, then went to Book 18, then read the two holiday-themed offerings. From here, going sequentially).
Unlike some who've been a bit put out with this series, I never tire of the coffee minutiae. Specific to this installment: that the bittersweet aftertaste was allowed to linger humanized Claire Cosi even more than Cleo Coyle's deft world-building in Book 1 already had.
(I have been reading these out of order; I began with Book 4, then went to Book 18, then read the two holiday-themed offerings. From here, going sequentially).
bikes_books_yarn's review against another edition
4.0
The 2nd book in the Coffeehouse mystery series.
Definetly a little darker plot in this one. And I was right - the series did improve. I think the first book so often has to be concerned with setting up the story that the plot often gets a little lost. The second book can often be more focused and ganerally I find much better.
Definetly a little darker plot in this one. And I was right - the series did improve. I think the first book so often has to be concerned with setting up the story that the plot often gets a little lost. The second book can often be more focused and ganerally I find much better.