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A review by alesia_charles
Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood
3.0
Happily continuing with this series. There was rather more than the usual quotient of deranged characters in this one - starting with Corinna's parents and continuing with a religious cult that does that whole hating on the world and the flesh (and also tries to market itself as a weight-loss program).
Some might think that there are too many coincidences in this one's plot, but I think most of them are excusable. I'm not so sure about one character's outbreak of good sense, but the required happy endings for a cozy mystery does mean it rather has to happen.
Greenwood breaks point-of-view in this one, because otherwise the plots wouldn't work at all. Part of that point-of-view break is using a simple device to add tension that would otherwise be lacking. Overall, not as strong a story as the others. But still, the resilience of the characters in the face of the world's cruelties continues to be one of the strengths of the series.
Some might think that there are too many coincidences in this one's plot, but I think most of them are excusable. I'm not so sure about one character's outbreak of good sense, but the required happy endings for a cozy mystery does mean it rather has to happen.
Greenwood breaks point-of-view in this one, because otherwise the plots wouldn't work at all. Part of that point-of-view break is using a simple device to add tension that would otherwise be lacking. Overall, not as strong a story as the others. But still, the resilience of the characters in the face of the world's cruelties continues to be one of the strengths of the series.