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A review by blackrose2366
Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
3.0
BEFORE YOU READ:
If you've never read a cozy mystery before, then welcome to a new genre. Cozy mysteries aren't supposed to be genius works of literature. Instead they are cheesy but cute mystery stories that are clean and easy reads. A majority of them involve pets, some of which are more or less responsible for solving the crime. The main theme in this series is crochet and if you're not into crochet you most likely aren't going to enjoy this series. But there i think this proves that there's a cozy series or there for everyone (pet lovers, coffee enthusiasts, small town dreamers, etc.).
I've finished 5 books out of this series so far so I'll put in my two cents on overall writing. The author is quite repetitive, to the extent that there are a couple lines that are word for word in more than one book and moments when something will be explained via the main character's inter dialogue then started out loud by one character or another. The crochet within these books is pretty basic, and that includes the written patterns at the end of the books. The other thing that gets me is the timeline of this series. Molly starts out at 48 and a few books later it talks about the murders she's seen over the last few years but she's still 48, if not just turned 49. Also, sometimes she talks about her late husband as if he passed barely a year ago, while other times it seems like he's been gone for 5+.
Overall, I enjoy the series though. It's cute and fun, and Molly reminds me slightly of my grandma.
If you've never read a cozy mystery before, then welcome to a new genre. Cozy mysteries aren't supposed to be genius works of literature. Instead they are cheesy but cute mystery stories that are clean and easy reads. A majority of them involve pets, some of which are more or less responsible for solving the crime. The main theme in this series is crochet and if you're not into crochet you most likely aren't going to enjoy this series. But there i think this proves that there's a cozy series or there for everyone (pet lovers, coffee enthusiasts, small town dreamers, etc.).
I've finished 5 books out of this series so far so I'll put in my two cents on overall writing. The author is quite repetitive, to the extent that there are a couple lines that are word for word in more than one book and moments when something will be explained via the main character's inter dialogue then started out loud by one character or another. The crochet within these books is pretty basic, and that includes the written patterns at the end of the books. The other thing that gets me is the timeline of this series. Molly starts out at 48 and a few books later it talks about the murders she's seen over the last few years but she's still 48, if not just turned 49. Also, sometimes she talks about her late husband as if he passed barely a year ago, while other times it seems like he's been gone for 5+.
Overall, I enjoy the series though. It's cute and fun, and Molly reminds me slightly of my grandma.