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The Tomb of the Honey Bee by L.B. Hathaway
2.0
Rating : 1,5 ⭐
This book was an overall disappointment. All the issues I had with the first book are still present in the sequel. The plot was too convoluted and didn't make enough sense for me to suspend my disbelief. I figured out who the murderer was very early in the story, which made it difficult to care about everything that was happening. I also wasn't a fan of the character development. The person being set up as a love interest in the first book was revealed to be totally unsuitable for the role, and I didn't like the way it was integrated in the story. It really shows that the author changed her mind between the two books. I don't disagree with the choice to go in a different direction, but it could have been written in a less jarring way. Although my favourite part was definitely the reveal. Not because it was satisfying, but because it's the only part of the book that actually made me laugh out loud, even if I wasn't supposed to.
This book was an overall disappointment. All the issues I had with the first book are still present in the sequel. The plot was too convoluted and didn't make enough sense for me to suspend my disbelief. I figured out who the murderer was very early in the story, which made it difficult to care about everything that was happening. I also wasn't a fan of the character development. The person being set up as a love interest in the first book was revealed to be totally unsuitable for the role, and I didn't like the way it was integrated in the story. It really shows that the author changed her mind between the two books. I don't disagree with the choice to go in a different direction, but it could have been written in a less jarring way. Although my favourite part was definitely the reveal. Not because it was satisfying, but because it's the only part of the book that actually made me laugh out loud, even if I wasn't supposed to.