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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I love cozy mysteries but this was just boring. Also the cliche references to 9000 books got on my nerves.
I haven’t had a great reading month this month
I haven’t had a great reading month this month
I was not impressed with this book. It's the first in a series so I was hoping I'd have a new series to get into but I'm doubtful I'll read any more.
mysterious
fast-paced
I'm jumping right into the next book in this series.
What a gentle "cliff-hanger_ at the end!
What a gentle "cliff-hanger_ at the end!
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book does have a mystery. Is it interesting? Not at all, the bad guy is exactly who you would expect.
Are the characters well-written? Kind of. This novel felt strangely anachronistic. It’s written in 2017 and has modern technology but all the characters talk and act like they’re in the nineties. Even the 35 year old “millennial” says shit like cyberspace?? I feel like I’ve had this come across many times in mysteries where the author started writing a few decades ago and hasn’t updated their characters and ideas.
I also think the structure of this book was super strange and formulaic: the slow revealing of people’s histories and secrets was very unnatural. I don’t think I’d read more by this author.
Are the characters well-written? Kind of. This novel felt strangely anachronistic. It’s written in 2017 and has modern technology but all the characters talk and act like they’re in the nineties. Even the 35 year old “millennial” says shit like cyberspace?? I feel like I’ve had this come across many times in mysteries where the author started writing a few decades ago and hasn’t updated their characters and ideas.
I also think the structure of this book was super strange and formulaic: the slow revealing of people’s histories and secrets was very unnatural. I don’t think I’d read more by this author.
Cozy little mystery
It's a little preachy at times but it's not too bad as 1st books go. Definitely left room for more back stories.
It's a little preachy at times but it's not too bad as 1st books go. Definitely left room for more back stories.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident
Minor: Infidelity, Stalking
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated