A review by sahanasri
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a silly christmas rom com for work book club that I found just fine. It was definitely entertaining enough to keep me reading but the mystery wasn’t super satisfying (although it did help the book not get too Christmasy). I found the main characters pretty annoying although their dynamic is fun at times (especially how they are one sided enemies for technically no reason) The female lead is just so self pitying at times it gets irritating and the male lead, although more tolerable, definitely veers into creepy possessive territory with how much he talks about wanting to protect her… overall quick and easy read, maybe I would enjoy watching this as a movie more (and apparently the author writes  movies too so i feel like it would be good!).