A review by allyexa
The Author's Guide to Murder by Lauren Willig, Karen White, Beatriz Williams

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

An amusing jaunt through a lovely Scottish wintry setting. The characters were unfortunately all tropes, and pretty annoying ones at that. The middle showed some promise of each character getting a little deeper as they revealed more backstory, but in the end they all kind of settled back into their original stereotypes. That’s a cozy mystery, I guess.

I’m also not a fan of how the three different POVs led to each reveal being rehashed two more times. And I hope to never hear the word “pantaboots “ again.

4/13/25