FM’s ratings:
- Premise 7
- Prose 8
- Plot 7
- Characters 8
- Overall 8
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Cozy Mysteries
might appear, to the uninitiated, to be almost exclusively “written
for women” the way Romances are. Perhaps that is true to some
extent, but for those of us who like to read something intelligent,
no matter which demographic is the target, this isn’t really a
problem. The “written for women” issue might involve things like
extreme overemphasis on relationships, chatty or gossipy scenes and
dialog, too much detail on cooking and recipes, too-good-to-be-true
male love interests, and “cutesy” description of babies, pets,
home décor, and more. This book suffers from ALL these things
(complete with recipes in the back of the book!). And yet – the
intelligence is there. I never found myself rolling my eyes, or
sighing with impatience to “get on with the story.” The
characters are engaging, if not particularly well-developed. The
dialog is natural and to-the-point. Overall, an enjoyable book with
reasonably engrossing mystery elements.
Here’s the October
line-up!
"Mr. Mercedes,"
by Stephen King [10-7-17]
"A Skeleton in
the Family," by Leigh Perry [10-14-17]
"Black Cat
Crossing," by Kay Finch [10-21-17]
"The
Executioner's Heart," by George Mann [10-28-17]
(As always, if there are any
books you’d like to recommend for next month, please do so. Also,
if you have already read a book on our previous lists, you are
invited to send your ratings and or comments for that book!)
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