skelbea 's review for:

Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

2.5

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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This book is sadly almost a carbon copy of the first one. Same progression and not much character development. It wouldve been better as a stand alone. The mystery itself was solidly average. Not grounbreaking but not awful. Combine that with the outdated opinions on Indigenous people, fatphobia and an ableist slur, it make for a pretty disappointing read overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Racism

A character is a victim of domestic abuse. There are descriptions of said abuse in the book.

2 people are murdered. Their bodies are described with a little gory detail. One is due to gun violence

Several fatphobic comments about people's size. Anti-Indigenous comments are made in the first half of the book. One use of an ableist slur in the first half of the book.