790 reviews for:

Death and Croissants

Ian Moore

3.05 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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
funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really wanted to love this book, but it fell flat for me in most aspects. The plot moved very slowly for me and didn't have any of the suspense or tension that I want in a murder mystery. Most of the characters were needlessly stubborn and frustrating, especially Richard! There were too many background characters and side plots to keep up with, which also really took away from the main story.

I did love the setting in the French countryside, it was very charming and hit close to home for me (since I just returned from a semester abroad in France)! That was what kept me going through this book.

Frankly I have no idea what happened in that book. It was the easiest read I’ve ever done with each page turning so quickly but it was all revealed on the last 3 pages and I still don’t know what happened. Found myself questioning who characters were at times but overall the dynamic between the characters was good and I’m glad it didn’t end up as a romance trope. Gonna take some thinking to figure this one out.

God I really wished we’d been double crossed with the hand reading to V
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a fun, quick read/listen. I thought I had part of it figured out but I was surprised. Much of it reminded me of an Agatha Christie’s Poirot story. So, if you like that, you may enjoy this one. 
funny mysterious 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