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Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala

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chrissyspencer's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

thereticentseer's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book as much as the last installments. The mystery, the characters and the food were all great as always. But a minor bummer was the fact that Lila and Jae had less screen time lol.

logikitty's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

mrsclicquot's review against another edition

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3.0

Cute cozy mystery. I felt it did a good job in depicting how multifaceted a family dynamic is. The one constant (of course) is the love they have for each other and while this theme is so cliche, I feel like it was a good reminder.

Read it in one day. Liked it way more than Halo-Halo and Homicide. Can’t wait to read the next one.

annie1017's review against another edition

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3.25

I had a long review written before Goodreads crashed and now I can’t be damned to write it all again. Tldr, listened to this on audiobook. The narrator has a fun voice but reads way too slow and pauses at the weirdest spots, often in the middle of sentences. I ended up listening to it at 1.1x speed but that made the random pauses even more obnoxious. I love the diversity representation and it’s a light and quick read/listen. But let’s be real: the writing is just ok, the plot is just ok, and the characters are all completely flat.