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A review by plaidpladd
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes by Karen Rose Smith
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The tea garden setting of this book is the best part by far. It was fun to read about the different teas and foods. The mystery plot line at times felt like an afterthought to the other subplots, and the writing style was very "my grandma sending me an email" instead of polished prose.
Part of this might be the bizarre attitudes of the supposedly 37-year-old protagonist. This was published in 2017, but she mentions "younger generations, like Gen X and millennials" (Gen X is like mid-40s in 2017?? The protagonist herself is a Gen X/millennial cusper although she acts like she's 900). She is weirdly, consistently judgemental about women dyeing their hair or (gasp!) their roots showing to the point where I thought it was some sort of clue. It was distracting but also unintentionally pretty funny.
Part of this might be the bizarre attitudes of the supposedly 37-year-old protagonist. This was published in 2017, but she mentions "younger generations, like Gen X and millennials" (Gen X is like mid-40s in 2017?? The protagonist herself is a Gen X/millennial cusper although she acts like she's 900). She is weirdly, consistently judgemental about women dyeing their hair or (gasp!) their roots showing to the point where I thought it was some sort of clue. It was distracting but also unintentionally pretty funny.