Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

1 review

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

First, a couple things I appreciate about this book:

• Our Heroes are pretty bad at sleuthing, and they admit it. A nice choice in a subgenre full of amateur detectives who’ve never investigated so much as a checkbook register but can suddenly solve a murder
• A group of women! Who are friends! And support each other! Rather than constantly tearing each other down!
• Adams has attempted to give the Society members “tragic pasts” and really seems to have considered the ramifications of that for their interpersonal relationships 

So those things are good! And then there’s… the rest of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

Moderate: Car accident, Body shaming, Murder, Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy