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A review by raemelle
Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
2.0
I wanted to quit this book a few times. I keep reading these hoping they’ll get better, but they don’t!
Hannah is a know-it-all, but most of the information she likes to spout off is common knowledge - and the other characters are ridiculously dumbed down in order to be impressed. If Hannah existed in real life, she’d be someone people make fun of behind her back. And speaking of dumbed down characters, how does Andrea, who is a real estate agent in a small Midwest town, not know how barns work? Or what a cow pie is? The jokes are horrible, and the characters all feel the need to over-explain them, and continually point out how funny and smart Hannah is. It’s like the author thinks her readers are beyond stupid and won’t get subtext or understand words longer than two syllables without an explanation.
And this weird love triangle between Hannah and her two boyfriends is getting really old. She keeps stringing them along like it’s totally normal to have two proposals to choose from, and then even picks up another guy for this book!
Also, I don’t know what year this book is supposed to take place, but if it’s the same as the publication year (2006), it’s ridiculous that Hannah doesn’t own a computer. Especially as a business owner.
These books are old-fashioned and silly. And I keep reading them.
(Insert quote about insanity and doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.)
Hannah is a know-it-all, but most of the information she likes to spout off is common knowledge - and the other characters are ridiculously dumbed down in order to be impressed. If Hannah existed in real life, she’d be someone people make fun of behind her back. And speaking of dumbed down characters, how does Andrea, who is a real estate agent in a small Midwest town, not know how barns work? Or what a cow pie is? The jokes are horrible, and the characters all feel the need to over-explain them, and continually point out how funny and smart Hannah is. It’s like the author thinks her readers are beyond stupid and won’t get subtext or understand words longer than two syllables without an explanation.
And this weird love triangle between Hannah and her two boyfriends is getting really old. She keeps stringing them along like it’s totally normal to have two proposals to choose from, and then even picks up another guy for this book!
Also, I don’t know what year this book is supposed to take place, but if it’s the same as the publication year (2006), it’s ridiculous that Hannah doesn’t own a computer. Especially as a business owner.
These books are old-fashioned and silly. And I keep reading them.
(Insert quote about insanity and doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.)