A review by chelsss_ann
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is hard for me to review because I think the narrator brings so much to this book that I don't think I'd write the same review for the physical or ebook as I would for the audiobook. There are times when the writing is a bit too descriptive, and I feel like I would gloss over a good bit of it if I were reading it rather than listening to it. However, I really enjoyed this audiobook. More than the first book in this series. 

I think part of what I liked more about this book is that it did cover heavier topics a bit more than Arsenic and Adobo. And I think that's due to it being the second book as a lot of the story centers around Lila's mental health following everything that happened in the second book combined with losing her parents when she was young. 

I'd definitely consider this a cozy mystery, which I am all about right now. And just like with the first book, I am craving all of the food mentioned throughout this book. I'm really going to have to try and find similar food in Pittsburgh because I want to try it so badly now! 
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