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A review by seyoban
A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A great follow up to The Three Dahlias and thankfully, a much less guessable ending (at least for me)! I love the three main characters and it was so comforting to come back to them, particularly as their different perspectives were all equally as interesting in this book, which I didn’t find in the first one.
Similar to the first book and its handling of racism against Kit, there were sooo many hard-hitting themes that weren’t quite done justice - misogyny, ageism, r**e culture & MeToo, and police corruption to name a few. It’s not the novel to explore all of these in full but it feels like they’re being skirted around too much.
But it was an entertaining read with fun characters and lots of twists and turns - everything I like in a quick murder mystery!
Similar to the first book and its handling of racism against Kit, there were sooo many hard-hitting themes that weren’t quite done justice - misogyny, ageism, r**e culture & MeToo, and police corruption to name a few. It’s not the novel to explore all of these in full but it feels like they’re being skirted around too much.
But it was an entertaining read with fun characters and lots of twists and turns - everything I like in a quick murder mystery!