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A review by shanaqui
Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really wanted something unchallenging and quick to read, while on a visit to my grandmother, and this seemed like the perfect choice. It's a reread, and the Daisy books all have a pretty familiar structure: Daisy meets people, decides on who she likes and dislikes, and then finds a dead body or witnesses a body, requiring Alec Fletcher to be called in.
The relationship between Alec and Daisy deepens over the course of the books, but here they're still tentative about their different social classes and the disapproval of their friends and families. It's cute, and I enjoy watching the development of their relationship like this, step by step. The supporting cast are also fun, like Ernie Piper, new to the uninformed branch and a big fan of Daisy, despite Alec's disapproval.
The mystery itself takes a while to get started, and has a massive red herring at the start... but it's a good twist, and the trope of Daisy stumbling over murders hasn't worn too thin yet by this point in the series!
The relationship between Alec and Daisy deepens over the course of the books, but here they're still tentative about their different social classes and the disapproval of their friends and families. It's cute, and I enjoy watching the development of their relationship like this, step by step. The supporting cast are also fun, like Ernie Piper, new to the uninformed branch and a big fan of Daisy, despite Alec's disapproval.
The mystery itself takes a while to get started, and has a massive red herring at the start... but it's a good twist, and the trope of Daisy stumbling over murders hasn't worn too thin yet by this point in the series!