A review by socolorfull
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I'm not a big fan of mystery novels. The characters are always somewhat two dimensional and 9 times out of 10 the mystery is not all that mysterious. But maybe if the P.I. is a gay cop, that might be a little more interesting right? 

Eh. Not really. The book tries to mix in sentimental, sweet tidbits of found family in between a very formulaic murder mystery and it felt too forced for me to really enjoy it. 

All that said, I do think murder mystery fans will like this one. It's just not for me. 

Listened to it on Audiobook, and the narrator was great!