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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
This was a delightful book. Detective Chopra is endearing and a pleasure to read. I can't wait to read more!
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I did not expect how much I enjoyed this story. I especially enjoyed Poppy and their marriage in general. The case was as dangerous as it should be and Ganesh is just the cutest thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Police brutality, Trafficking
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I actually found out about this book because I was writing a blog post about pets in books and came across this one — thought it sounded good so I checked it out from the library! It’s a cozy mystery, but I found there was a depth I usually miss from this genre, which made me enjoy it that much more. I loved the characters, and who wouldn’t enjoy the addition of a baby elephant? Looking forward to the rest of the series!
adventurous
lighthearted
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
I skim read massive chunks of this to see if it was worth it to keep going. But for me, it just isn't. I literally only care about the elephant at this point and he's constantly forgotten in the story.
It's all about how this Inspector cannot let things go, keeps working on a case even though he is retired - which couldn't that be illegal? And there are huge boring sections about retirement, backstory, elephant info, and infertility. So much discussion of how they wished they could have kids and couldn't. But don't worry - a cousin has a daughter who got pregnant. You can immediately tell where that's going - they are going to take the baby and raise it I guess.
Sure there is a murder with a mystery element to it. But I just didn't care. There was no connection to any of the characters, little character development in terms of showing the reader who the characters are. Just not for me.
It's all about how this Inspector cannot let things go, keeps working on a case even though he is retired - which couldn't that be illegal? And there are huge boring sections about retirement, backstory, elephant info, and infertility. So much discussion of how they wished they could have kids and couldn't. But don't worry - a cousin has a daughter who got pregnant. You can immediately tell where that's going - they are going to take the baby and raise it I guess.
Sure there is a murder with a mystery element to it. But I just didn't care. There was no connection to any of the characters, little character development in terms of showing the reader who the characters are. Just not for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, Murder
Minor: Pregnancy
Animal neglect
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated