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lottelikesbooks's review
3.0
3.5/5.
The mystery itself was a perfectly cozy Christmas mystery, mostly centered around one family, their secrets and their life at Beresford Lodge. The main character, Malcom Warren, however, was not the most interesting perspective to read from. He was pretty unlikable and very whiny and didn't even turn out to be a particularly good detective in the end. All he seems to do for the first half of the book is eat, take naps (so many naps!!) and complain about the people he has to spend the holidays with. I mean, I get it, that comes pretty close to my routine on Christmas, but reading about what the protagonist eats, when he drinks his tea and how often he naps is just not the most interesting thing to read about, especially in a murder mystery. In the second half, he finally did some sleuthing, but even then, he was still mostly concerned with his own needs.
Even though the protagonist annoyed me, I still enjoyed reading this overall and think it's a good cozy mystery to curl up with during Christmas time!
The mystery itself was a perfectly cozy Christmas mystery, mostly centered around one family, their secrets and their life at Beresford Lodge. The main character, Malcom Warren, however, was not the most interesting perspective to read from. He was pretty unlikable and very whiny and didn't even turn out to be a particularly good detective in the end. All he seems to do for the first half of the book is eat, take naps (so many naps!!) and complain about the people he has to spend the holidays with. I mean, I get it, that comes pretty close to my routine on Christmas, but reading about what the protagonist eats, when he drinks his tea and how often he naps is just not the most interesting thing to read about, especially in a murder mystery. In the second half, he finally did some sleuthing, but even then, he was still mostly concerned with his own needs.
Even though the protagonist annoyed me, I still enjoyed reading this overall and think it's a good cozy mystery to curl up with during Christmas time!
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