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Triple Witch by Sarah Graves

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coffeeblood's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the mystery aspect, and I even enjoyed a lot of the side characters. However, I’m not sure why the characters are so tolerant of abuse? No one is going to arrest the man who beats his wife and daughter? And Jake is portrayed as this financial-shark and tough woman, but apparently is spineless in front of her ex-husband? She consistently uses her son as an excuse for enabling her ex-husband’s behavior, and the author spends so much time focusing on it. Also don’t appreciate how the author tried to paint these abusive men in sympathetic lights, as if we are supposed to feel bad for them…definitely ruined my enjoyment of the story.

book_concierge's review against another edition

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2.0

I love reading mysteries for relaxation and entertainment. This one is only okay at best. I think the author is trying to do too much in this series. I'll try one more.

mwalkerelders's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

letrod94's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

rebelbelle13's review against another edition

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1.0

Why do cozy mystery authors keep writing about abusive ex-husbands? These aren't domestic thrillers, or family dramas. They are mass-market murder mysteries with a catchy theme. Jacobia is a divorced mother, who moved her son all the way up to Maine specifically to get away from her ex-husband. He shows up in this book, plops himself in Jacobia's house and mentally and emotionally abuses her in almost every chapter. Her boyfriend of two years says and does nothing to prevent it. This is disheartening, extremely frustrating, and truly detracts from the main story. The murder mystery, as it stands, is interesting enough, involving three deaths, a boat with a strange name, a love triangle, llamas, heroine dealing and money laundering. The plot moved quickly enough that there was always something happening, either with Jacobia's housework or the murder investigation.
There was another item that ground my gears a bit here- Jacobia (or really the author's) insertion of her feelings about modern gun violence, and her blaming it squarely on television. It felt odd, out of place, preachy, and ridiculous.
The only good points here were Jacobia's best friend Ellie, who made the whole book lighter for her just being there- and a sheriff who actually solved the murder before the main character did. That was refreshing, even if the rest really wasn't.
I won't be continuing in this series, especially since Jacobia's ex has moved into her small town and set up shop, so we can expect more abuse and mind games and him using her child as the game piece. There are so many other cozy mysteries out there. Final score, 1.5, rounding down to a 1.

git_r_read's review against another edition

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5.0

Once I started listening to this book, I remembered reading a holiday-themed book from this series and not liking it very much. I didn't even write a whole review on it, just that it was a decent cozy series. I think I am going to go back and listen or read that book again to see what the heck I was thinking. Because this one was outstandingly good! I like the setting, the characters, the tone and the premise. The relationships are very realistic and it's not just the main character, Jacobia, getting involved in the investigation. There are other voices and others minds at work helping and doing.
I like the narrator, Lindsay Ellison, so will keep listening to the series. She's not over-the-top in voices for male and female nor of the Maine accent. She sort of has a round tone to her voice. Melodic.
I liked everything that was occurring through the book. A very good mystery and I look forward to the rest of the series.
I can definitely recommend this book, likely this series and this author.