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Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette

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cozettezimmerman's review against another edition

4.0

A cute novel about murder and a treasure hunt and finding yourself after a career change. Wrapped up nicely without feeling too much like a detective novel. Heavily name drops famous author and books

blush_bookworms's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

stachalreads's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

jaren's review

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing

4.0

abooklikeyou's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

4.0

natalie_deane's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This is probably one of the whitest books I’ve ever read, but I appreciate that it strayed away from some of the typical tropes in the cozy mystery genre that I don’t particularly enjoy (like cops being love interests). The mystery itself was fun to follow, and while I didn’t love every plot choice, I think it came together nicely at the end. And, of course, I’m a sucker for any book that has the main character working in a small town bookshop, even if Callie was a bit of a bummer main character until like halfway through the book, when she was allowed to have an actual personality.