michelleful's review against another edition
4.0
This was actually pretty well-plotted - lots of intricacies. At the beginning I felt like the crossword puzzle was too simple (and poorly constructed!) to be the key to the inheritance and it turned out it was just the start of a bunch of twists and turns. Between the Puzzle Lady Cora Felton and her niece Sherry (a linguistics major when she was at college, though I'm not sure I entirely appreciate the insinuation that linguist => word puzzle lover, even if I'm both of those), I actually quite like the sleuthing team.
debwendler's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.5
kelbel322's review against another edition
2.0
The plot was great and moved along at a good pace. I love crosswords and was excited to read this. However, I didn’t enjoy the style of writing. Characters are consistently referred to by their full names, which drove me nuts. I know who Cora is! I don’t need her full name twice per page. Elements of the subplots made me roll my eyes as well. None of the main characters seemed fully developed. Sherry is just a nerdy, puzzle loving divorcée. It was a “meh” for me.
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