A review by thewomancalledsun
Reading Between the Crimes by Kate Young

3.0

Reading between the Crimes is one of my first books in my wonderful foray into cozy mysteries. The book features murder, lies, and family dynamics/secrets. A big part of the book is the family secrets aspect, and though I definitely didn't find this aspect very enjoyable, the rest of the book was interesting enough to make up for it. The book was an easy and quick read with an interesting premise and characters, and took twists and turns that I definitely was not expecting. Though they were done very well which is always great when reading a mystery, a few of them did feel a bit out of the blue but not in a way that took too much away from the reading experience. I wasn't a big fan of the underlying theme of moral black and white that came from some of the main character's narrative, because I prefer my books to exist in the moral grey area, but again, it didn't turn me off the book. If you enjoy cozy mysteries I would recommend picking it up.