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A review by puri
A Beginner's Guide to Murder by Rosalind Stopps
3.0
This book did initially grab my interest. It touches on some very serious topics which are juxtaposed with cozy/quirky interactions between the characters, and it sometimes took me a second to shift gears between the seriousness and the quirkiness.
I felt like some of the characters weren’t fully fleshed out. The author did a good job introducing us to Nina and encouraging our investment in her story and outcome, but I thought she fell short when it came to the older ladies. That interest in Nina kept me reading to see how everything turned out for her, but I didn’t feel as invested in Daphne, Grace, and Meg’s stories.
There were also couple of characters introduced toward the end of the the book, Gordon and Susannah, who were superfluous. Their presence didn’t change or advance the story in any significant way so I was a bit confused about their addition.
The cast of characters is diverse and I enjoyed watching those relationships develop between people not only of different races, but also different ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, it was an okay read.
I felt like some of the characters weren’t fully fleshed out. The author did a good job introducing us to Nina and encouraging our investment in her story and outcome, but I thought she fell short when it came to the older ladies. That interest in Nina kept me reading to see how everything turned out for her, but I didn’t feel as invested in Daphne, Grace, and Meg’s stories.
There were also couple of characters introduced toward the end of the the book, Gordon and Susannah, who were superfluous. Their presence didn’t change or advance the story in any significant way so I was a bit confused about their addition.
The cast of characters is diverse and I enjoyed watching those relationships develop between people not only of different races, but also different ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, it was an okay read.