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More whimsy. There’s a plot of a sort but it’s submerged under gallons of tea and piles of baked goods. I get that the author likes it but she really needs to learn a little restraint. As before, when she lets her imagination do the writing, the prose can be really quite good. Then she drags it back down with pratfalls and scones.
I can’t see how this can sustain another two books and I don’t plan to find out.
Particularly irritating is Miriam. Much is made of her general incompetence but suddenly she discovers her fighting spirit in the climactic battle with the goblins. It stretched my credulity a little too far.
Sadly the hint of romantic tension between Alice and DI Adams is absent.
Disappointing

alkora's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

orianymoom's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

tahkneeyah's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted tense 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? No

4.0

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