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bookishbunnyb's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
amccaherty's review against another edition
3.0
Good book. Kept me interested. The ending was completely predictable. The book was really well done until the last 10 pages or so.
kellerko's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed how the story of figuring out what happened with the main characters family was slowly revealed as she went from literary clue to literary clue taking her back through the many people who had touched her family’s life. A soft and gently told story.
awesomebrandi's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the premise of this book, with a bookstore setting and a mystery element. In general, I found the writing to be well paced and enjoyable. Here’s what I didn’t like:
The major plot point was so, so predictable. I think I called it by 20% in? So, that was disappointing, but story of my life.
The romance aspects were absolutely over the top gag worthy. That was my biggest issue. The MCs jerk boyfriends behavior had me rolling my eyes so hard. The book would have been so much stronger without the boyfriend element, because that just really brought it down. So, if you’re looking for a bookstore mystery, this is NOT IT. This is more a family and relationship drama book that happens to have books in it.
Not a bad book, but not a great one.
The major plot point was so, so predictable. I think I called it by 20% in? So, that was disappointing, but story of my life.
The romance aspects were absolutely over the top gag worthy. That was my biggest issue. The MCs jerk boyfriends behavior had me rolling my eyes so hard. The book would have been so much stronger without the boyfriend element, because that just really brought it down. So, if you’re looking for a bookstore mystery, this is NOT IT. This is more a family and relationship drama book that happens to have books in it.
Not a bad book, but not a great one.
readwithsarahkay's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
skynet666's review against another edition
4.0
This is really not a mystery, but more about the characters. I enjoyed listening to it.
emspock's review
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
ecp2115's review against another edition
3.0
This one was just alright for me. Not bad but not great.
kellyconboy's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn’t finish it. The narrator was insufferable, the author has obviously never interacted with a teacher in June but still tried to write one, the original romance was deemed to fail due to god awful characters and who even knows if the whining heroine will find love with the love interest directly dumped in front of her because I couldn’t finish the book.
Only gave it two stars because the premise had potential.
Only gave it two stars because the premise had potential.