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A review by julianav
The Sourdough Wars by Julie Smith
1.0
This is awful. The thing about cozy mysteries is they are expected to be fun, whilst providing sharp observational humor and decent plot quiz. Let's begin by saying that this book begins very slowly and by the time the murder occurs you wish every single character you've met so far would die a horrible slow death. From the perpetually confused main character to her unethical best friend to the entire cast of secondary incredibly badly written characters.
There is a little bit of excitement as the body is discovered, but the investigation is shoddy interpersed with drawn out yakking by the main heroine. I don't know if the author was supposed to be an example of a Jewish girl investigating the murder, but as a Jewish woman I felt irritated at the heroine and barely managed to control my yawning when the murder was solved. All in all, if you are into cozy mysteries, avoid this one. It's a good example of how not to write in this genre.
There is a little bit of excitement as the body is discovered, but the investigation is shoddy interpersed with drawn out yakking by the main heroine. I don't know if the author was supposed to be an example of a Jewish girl investigating the murder, but as a Jewish woman I felt irritated at the heroine and barely managed to control my yawning when the murder was solved. All in all, if you are into cozy mysteries, avoid this one. It's a good example of how not to write in this genre.