bekah1210's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Ableism
Minor: Cancer and Rape
whimsy_and_rigor's review
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Maud is the most loveable and dark character you will meet this year. Her memories rose to the surface as she flies to South Africa where she makes a powerful decision towards the end of her life.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault and Cancer
sarah984's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I liked the flashback stories in this collection where Maud is taking care of business, but the main event story about the safari in Africa was way too sappy and white saviour-ish to me. The cookie recipes were a nice touch.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, and Racism
abbiemreads's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a nice read and I liked how it was sectioned into shorter stories, if anything I wanted a bit more and found the ending satisfying, but abrupt.
I did really enjoy this and found it easy to pick up as and when.
I did really enjoy this and found it easy to pick up as and when.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer
bookwyrmknits's review
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
This is an amusing story, and if it's not quite the "old lady solving mysteries" book I thought I was going to get, it was still a fun romp with a sassy older (89-years-old!) protagonist. Maud (our MC) is not afraid to kill people when she feels it's justified, and she's sometimes a bit of an unreliable narrator as well, so I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed reading her story.
I read this book without having read book one first, and while it was perfectly fine as far as my understanding of this book went, it did mean at least a couple spoilers for book one.
I read this book without having read book one first, and while it was perfectly fine as far as my understanding of this book went, it did mean at least a couple spoilers for book one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder
Minor: Cancer
msradiosilence's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked it up until the very end. The last 30 pages really brought the rating down. I gave it a 3.5 elsewhere but Goodreads hasn’t caught on to the half star fun.
Spoiler
Maud gets very white savior-y at the end when she swoops in to save a random South African family she happened to meet. It’s just giving ‘Instagram in the summer of 2020’ vibes with the performatism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence
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