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Rhode Island Red by Charlotte Carter

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categal's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this mystery — fantastic summer read. Nan busks on the streets of New York with her saxophone, where she meets a fellow busker who isn‘t really a busker … and the hi-jinks ensue.

porshea's review against another edition

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Didn't love the character voice or the plot revolving around a police officer

dawnjoy's review against another edition

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mysterious

3.5

winterrainreads's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

amyw2's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

nicolepicchi's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

lenarob's review

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.75

The biggest obstacle to this book is that the writing simply is not good. It starts off with a fanfiction-esque description of the narrators appearance, even down to an almost parody level line about her breast size, which gives you a fairly good idea of the quality of writing you’re in for the next <200 pages. The story itself was okay up until the mid point, and then it just started to feel like a lot of dashing around and moping that didn’t lead to anything. And I admit I’m not well-versed in mysteries, but I always thought that the point of mystery books was to see it all figured out, not to have it all explained to the main character and you at the end. I really wish this book had been good. But it just wasn’t.