the_midwest_library 's review for:

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan

3.0

mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Picked this up as part of a lock bookstore bookclub, I wouldn't typically seek out this genre (mystery) but overall the story was interesting. The writing style worked for me, but I did find the plot a bit predictable at times. I also didn't love some of the ways the author wrote the female MC. She was very "hot in a girl next door way but with trauma" which made it very evident this book was written by a man. The mystery was interesting but nothing to write home about.