Reviews

Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray

usnebojemesa's review

3.0

At this point in the year I am reading anything that comes my way, but oh boy does it become a dozy. It was a bit forced at times, boring and predictable but what would you expect from a whodunit. I wish the baking was incorporated more, maybe a recipe here and there. I like the main character and how she is special needs and POC, I feel like representation matters.

anigoose's review against another edition

5.0

read for distraction

was surprised by the cptsd/asd themes and it made me cry 

estevens08's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

rants_n_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stardust22's review

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Abandonment, Stalking, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood and Adult/minor relationship

nmorin's review

4.0

Ok I actually enjoyed this quite a bit! It was fun. Main character was a little annoying at times but I liked how colorful all the characters were and as a fan of the halloween baking show I appreciated the spooky baking elements.

peachyteachy's review

4.0

Definitely a "cozy mystery" with an edge.... kind of funny, lots of sad ... I would read #2 ..

oneanjana's review

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)

Well, this is indeed a cozy read.

Things I loved:
- Baking. I’m enchanted by how Arya is baking cakes, tiramisu, cupcakes, and granola with her spooky style—Dagger Chocolate Fudge, Goblin Cupcakes, Monster Muesli, Vampire Granola, and many more!
- Herbs things. Auntie Meera is a herbalist, but some people called her witch. But all her journals and some mentions of herbs are attractive for me.
- The neighborhood. They’re lovable, even though Arya is rude to them all the time, but every people seem having their charms and actually care for Arya too.
- The romance. Well, more to the Branwell side. He’s cute, lovable, and I like his way to approach Arya with all the brilliant remarks and the understanding.

Things that didn’t work for me:
- Arya herself. I really can’t connect with her personality. Yes, I know she’s being rude for a reason, and she built walls around her. But, sometimes I think she’s not being fair. She’s okay to be rude to people, but when her friend canceled an appointment with her, she’s going mad and even wants to hurt her friend.
- The romance. Haha funny that I liked and I hated the romance. But the truth is so. It didn’t end that well, when actually I had hopes for it, not that I hope that it will be happily ever after or bla bla bla but at least a good closure.

Thank you NetGalley and Polis Books for the opportunity to read this eARC. All opinions are on my own.

jammyreadsbooks's review

emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

treestostars's review

DNF’d around page 80. I couldn’t connect with anyone in the book and I wasn’t the biggest fan of the writing. I think the writing was too ‘train of thought’ for me which I know some people will love. It was witty but the humor was also a miss for me. Might revisit it eventually though or check out another book from the author through my library