332 reviews for:

Murder on Sex Island

Jo Firestone

3.79 AVERAGE

djohnson20557's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sharonoldsfanclub's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

maceyfetz's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

emilybaum's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful 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

megantron2000's review against another edition

4.0

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Hey, this was fun!

tinkg6's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Marie Jones has lived a quiet life in Staten Island since she retired her alter-ego, a glamorous private detective named Luella van Horn. She is running low on funds when the producer of her favorite reality show, Sex Island, calls to ask Luella to find a missing cast member. Marie/Luella jets off to a tropical island and soon finds herself a contestant on a show, hunted by a murderer.

A debut novel, this is an entirely ridiculous cozy mystery - in a good campy way! It reminded me of the Lifetime show Unreal, which portrayed the behind-the-scenes making of a Bachelor-like reality show, albeit in a humorous way.

Advanced copy provided by Ballantine Books via Netgalley. All opinions are my own. 

amyw00f's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alexandrafuller's review against another edition

3.5

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beccarotman's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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This book is hilarious and a must-read for any social worker, cat lover, or murder mystery fiend 

armellereads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Ideal summer read! Uproariously funny quips are seamlessly nestled in the juicy mystery. Jo Firestone is one of the sharpest, smartest comedians around and her writing absolutely reflects her strengths.