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A review by gmartens
Bone Appetit by Carolyn Haines
2.0
I think this book gets a 4 for the mystery portion but a 1 for certain plot points that really rubbed me the wrong way.
First of all, I feel like the author is one of those people that has romanticized the Civil War. She constantly refers to it as the "war between the states," a description that is not technically wrong but downplays it in a way that makes it sound like a little skirmish. Second, the character of Jitty is somewhat offensive. She is a caricature of a Civil War era black woman. Her and her husband were both slaves to the main character's great great grandparents, yet she is described as loving her slave masters while her husband went to fight with the man of the house for their state. All in all, I think this book's approach to the Civil War is reprehensible and makes light of a terrible time in history.
As for the main plot of the book, I think it was decent but buying terribly special. It was difficult to solve and the ending was interesting. It felt somewhat rushed though and I would have like it if Hedy's relationship with Anna had more resolution. And the very end with Tinkie coming back to life was a bit too cheesy for me.
Ultimately, I would not read any other books from this series because of the reasons described in the first paragraph. It's not that this was a bad book but I know I can find murder mystery books I like better.
First of all, I feel like the author is one of those people that has romanticized the Civil War. She constantly refers to it as the "war between the states," a description that is not technically wrong but downplays it in a way that makes it sound like a little skirmish. Second, the character of Jitty is somewhat offensive. She is a caricature of a Civil War era black woman. Her and her husband were both slaves to the main character's great great grandparents, yet she is described as loving her slave masters while her husband went to fight with the man of the house for their state. All in all, I think this book's approach to the Civil War is reprehensible and makes light of a terrible time in history.
As for the main plot of the book, I think it was decent but buying terribly special. It was difficult to solve and the ending was interesting. It felt somewhat rushed though and I would have like it if Hedy's relationship with Anna had more resolution. And the very end with Tinkie coming back to life was a bit too cheesy for me.
Ultimately, I would not read any other books from this series because of the reasons described in the first paragraph. It's not that this was a bad book but I know I can find murder mystery books I like better.