marjolaine_lafreniere 's review for:

By Book or by Crook by Eva Gates

1.0

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This feels harsh. I'm sorry. But the truth is that a murder plot, and a thievery plot, and a "first novel in a series" world building, was just too much to cram in that book, especially since the mysteries featured a scary amount of red herrings that the characters chase because they are dumber than the audience. As a result, the pacing is messy and the characterization falls flat.