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Caffeine Before Curses by Christine Pope
2.5
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The writing was pretty decent, except for the overuse of... the ellipsis... The concept was also decent. 

The it was quite bland, and I didn't feel a sense of mystery while reading it. Everything was resolved too quickly and easily. Paranormal investigation isn't a bad concept, but it feels like the book was missing on, well, investigation. Also Max was quite a boring character. 

Also, I found the book stressful rather than cosy. I don't know what the author's intention was, but the blurp made me think of a cute small town coffee shop. Instead we get all of the stressful things about a small town - people being judgy about things that happened in high school (the main character very much included) - and the stress of running a business. I must say I didn't find the constant stream of this-and-this-peaked-in-highschool cosy in the least. Maybe it wasn't meant to be.