A review by rebeccareads08
My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey
2.0
I want to preface this review by saying I really like Tessa Bailey, I think she it a talented writer with a unique wit and I was really excited for this book especially coming off of Hook, Line and Sinker that was a five star read for me. That being said …….. This book just didn’t work for me and I’m super disappointed about that bc I really wanted to love it.
I just could not buy into what she was selling and I really tried! The instalove was so cringe and even for a plucky romcom just way too unbelievable. I could not ever connect with the FMC, she was just ridiculous. Between the overbearing mother hen act with her brother, the juvenile “I need to be brave” obsession and inserting herself into an investigation bc she listens to some podcast I literally could not stop rolling eyes. Myles the MMC is also just ridiculous and also probably the worst detective ever! Seriously, I hope no one ever has the misfortune of hiring a detective like him that can’t focus on a MURDER case bc he needs to get laid so bad by some girl he met five min after starting his case. I think if their relationship had more time to develop I could have bought into their connection more, especially Myles. How does a guy that rough turn to mush at the blink of an eye? The murder plot was weak but that’s not a big deal, I wasn’t expecting anything super clever.
In any case I understand this a little different from Baileys usual and points for trying something new but it just wasn’t for me. Will I continue to read her books? Absolutely.
I just could not buy into what she was selling and I really tried! The instalove was so cringe and even for a plucky romcom just way too unbelievable. I could not ever connect with the FMC, she was just ridiculous. Between the overbearing mother hen act with her brother, the juvenile “I need to be brave” obsession and inserting herself into an investigation bc she listens to some podcast I literally could not stop rolling eyes. Myles the MMC is also just ridiculous and also probably the worst detective ever! Seriously, I hope no one ever has the misfortune of hiring a detective like him that can’t focus on a MURDER case bc he needs to get laid so bad by some girl he met five min after starting his case. I think if their relationship had more time to develop I could have bought into their connection more, especially Myles. How does a guy that rough turn to mush at the blink of an eye? The murder plot was weak but that’s not a big deal, I wasn’t expecting anything super clever.
In any case I understand this a little different from Baileys usual and points for trying something new but it just wasn’t for me. Will I continue to read her books? Absolutely.