sophiamackey 's review for:

Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman

2.75

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I feel like there was too much happening and not enough happening at the same time. I was expecting there to be a twist at the end, like revealing the killer as one of the characters you least expected. It just ended as a cliché happily ever after with no answers. It didn’t read like a romance because their feelings were pretty surface level the whole time. It wasn’t a mystery either because nothing was solved. Not the true killer or even how she was murdered ever got explained. Just a big guess as to what happened and then they all moved on?? Very confusing.