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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Not Agatha Raisin's finest hour, hoping the next book will be better ;-)
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A nice change of pace for the setting, but Agatha is still as a crazy as ever. The series is still entertaining, but nothing of too much solid substance when compared to current cozy mysteries.
To be honest it wasn't as good as the other five I've read.
The characters were wooden, including Agatha herself; she wasn't her usual acidic self as much and MC Beaton didn't give any of the characters reactions to situations bar the odd 'huff' here and there. Although the setting was different to the usual village scene it still felt unrealistic and one-dimensional. Very disappointed with this one.
The characters were wooden, including Agatha herself; she wasn't her usual acidic self as much and MC Beaton didn't give any of the characters reactions to situations bar the odd 'huff' here and there. Although the setting was different to the usual village scene it still felt unrealistic and one-dimensional. Very disappointed with this one.
Questa volta l'autore mi ha sorpreso, non sono riuscita a indovinare il colpevole!
L'ambientazione è completamente diversa rispetto ai gialli precedenti, siamo a Cipro, e l'autrice non perde occasione per fare alcune note storiche e di cultura generale che risultano interessanti e non appesantiscono la narrazione.
Anche lo stile è cambiato in questo romanzo, ma considerando che ci sono più di 20 libri di questa serie mi aspetto molte altre sorprese!
Il finale rimane molto aperto e fa presagire un po' di dramma sentimentale nei prossimi capitoli.
L'ambientazione è completamente diversa rispetto ai gialli precedenti, siamo a Cipro, e l'autrice non perde occasione per fare alcune note storiche e di cultura generale che risultano interessanti e non appesantiscono la narrazione.
Anche lo stile è cambiato in questo romanzo, ma considerando che ci sono più di 20 libri di questa serie mi aspetto molte altre sorprese!
Il finale rimane molto aperto e fa presagire un po' di dramma sentimentale nei prossimi capitoli.
What’s better than a murder (with a very creative weapon) while on holiday?!
It was good that Agatha finally realised that James is a bit useless, but other than that this was less interesting than other books in the series since an Agatha outside of Carsley is less invested in her 'investigation'.
Another good one. Agatha Raisin has never disappointed me so far. I tried to compare and contrast her with Miss Marple, as she is also a relatively elderly sleuth (though she will be upset with me if she reads this). I like both, but they are poles apart - Marple is a sweet, portly, octagenarian spinster who is polite and loves the village life , whereas Raisin is married, seperated, sexually active despite her 6 decades of life, brash, no-nonsense kind of a woman who prefers townlife and bustle. In this book she is chasing her lover James to Cyprus and encounters death and adventure there too. I enjoyed reading about Cyprus, Greeks and Turks, I too wandered among alleys of Cyprus and had a good time while I was there.