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A review by jenbsbooks
Crewel World by Monica Ferris
3.0
Would this be considered a "cozy mystery"? That's not really my genre, but this was included in AudiblePlus and recommended, so I figured I'd give it a try. It didn't feel that "cozy" as the murder victim was actually a main/likeable character. So there was more of a sense of loss than with some murder mysteries.
I'm not sure what the timeline was supposed to be - contemporary, but written pre-2000. It felt dated with the "do you know how to use a computer" talk.
While I've done some cross-stitch, and a lot of sewing in previous years, knitting and embroidery were not things I got into. The hobby talk was interesting enough without being overbearing.
The sisters - Margo and Betsy ... Margo was much more likeable, Betsy was harder to connect to. I think this suffered from the usual "amazing how the average joe figures out the murder before the police do" ...
I'm not sure what the timeline was supposed to be - contemporary, but written pre-2000. It felt dated with the "do you know how to use a computer" talk.
While I've done some cross-stitch, and a lot of sewing in previous years, knitting and embroidery were not things I got into. The hobby talk was interesting enough without being overbearing.
The sisters - Margo and Betsy ... Margo was much more likeable, Betsy was harder to connect to. I think this suffered from the usual "amazing how the average joe figures out the murder before the police do" ...