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corriejn's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Grief, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Dementia, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
rieviolet's review against another edition
- 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
Each chapter switches between quite a lot of point of views (to be honest, maybe too many). This certainly helps to keep the narration interesting and varied but, at the same time, it does not allow to explore the characters in depth and it can become a bit confusing to keep track of everyone and every storyline.
I think that the book relies a bit too much on the characters' "quirky" traits and, even though this makes the narration funny enough, it can come across as somehow overdone.
I'm not really sure about the mystery part of the story, it did make sense
(sort of) but at the same time it felt a bit convoluted, maybe too much twists and turns towards the very end of the story?
All in all, a nice and quick read but I don't think I'll continue with the series.
Graphic: Murder and Suicide
Moderate: Dementia, Trafficking, Death, Terminal illness, Sexism, Violence, Fatphobia, Blood, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
starshine1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
elise_allberry's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Drug use, Grief, Terminal illness, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Suicide
zara89's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Terminal illness
therobinjoyce's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia
aaryan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Chronic illness
kimi72714's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I don't often like mystery books, but I enjoyed this one. It was light hearted enough for me, a raging empath, to read before bed. And the women were actually three dimensional characters: a welcome change in crime fiction.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants an upbeat mystery, or someone who wants to dive back into reading again.
Moderate: Death, Dementia, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
Most of the content warnings are implied because it is a crime fiction novel, and most are handled well within the context. These themes are lighter than in many other crime novels, but they are still present.pipa's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Dementia and Death
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Grief