A review by brookegabor
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

there are not enough words in the english dictionary to describe how much i hated this book. 

the first 3 books in the series were not great but at least i could look past the subtle fatphobia since it was easy to listen to at work and the mystery was interesting.

this book, on the other hand, was blatantly ableist, fatphobic, racist, anti-woke (?) and was all around just an uncomfortable read. half of the book was about how hannah needed to diet to fit into her new pants which (spoiler: didn’t even belong to her!!!) and the other half was a lackluster and predictable murder mystery.

with the way the author wrote jed and freddy’s characters, it was incredibly obvious from the second they were introduced that jed was the killer and freddy would be harmed. what made me especially uncomfortable was the way the narrator voiced freddy’s character. terrible terrible terrible.


i might pick up the 5th book to see if it’s as bad as this or if it goes back to normal levels of bad. otherwise this may be my official farewell to the hannah swensen series 
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