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

fast-paced

3.25

This book wasn’t bad but it wasn’t my favorite. I liked that it had a Clue, Knives Out, Agatha Christie influence to it. The mystery was my favorite part and why this got a 3.25 and not a 3. I also enjoyed the setting and how all the characters were authors. 

My main issue was the romance just didn’t work for me. I think it moved way too fast in both pacing and literal chapters in the book. I liked the idea of them together but I felt they jumped right into the over protective, “cinnamon roll” male lead. I don’t feel like this was enemies to lovers but it was trying to act like it was. I also think the author overused a lot of phrases and tropes, or put them in at weird times like buzz words. 

I don’t know, I think because I’ve seen nothing but 5 stars I was expecting something different and this one just didn’t work for me personally.