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A review by ketutar
Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
3.0
Well... it wasn't bad, except it had the three things I hate about cozies.
1) the MC gets upset when the police DARES to suspect her or her relatives or friends of the murder
2) the MC decides to solve the crime herself
3) at some point something bad happens and the MC is all mea culpa
In this book, she was also lying all the time, even though everyone knew she was lying, and telling the truth would not have made anything worse, on the contrary. *sigh*
I really wish the cozy writers would skip these tropes. I know #2 is kind of necessary, but it could be done in a better way. Like, the MC just happens to stumble over clues. She just happens to overhear something important, maybe not even understanding its importance herself, and happens to tell the detective who is her boyfriend. Or something like that.
Nevertheless, it wasn't bad.
1) the MC gets upset when the police DARES to suspect her or her relatives or friends of the murder
2) the MC decides to solve the crime herself
3) at some point something bad happens and the MC is all mea culpa
In this book, she was also lying all the time, even though everyone knew she was lying, and telling the truth would not have made anything worse, on the contrary. *sigh*
I really wish the cozy writers would skip these tropes. I know #2 is kind of necessary, but it could be done in a better way. Like, the MC just happens to stumble over clues. She just happens to overhear something important, maybe not even understanding its importance herself, and happens to tell the detective who is her boyfriend. Or something like that.
Nevertheless, it wasn't bad.