Not all that long ago, I read books that were red on the cover, and now here are some that are blue… maybe I should do another colour next 😛
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers
Honestly so funny for a book about a death in a tea shop.
Vera was hilarious and I know so many Aunties like this. She was great, and the perfect balance of nosy and caring.
All our characters had interesting secret lives that unravelled so nicely. I wanted to know the tea (wink wink) and they spilled it on such a great progression.
Getting sucked into Vera’s world was absolutely hilarious, and I actually just loved it.
The mystery itself was really great. I did call the killer about halfway through HOWEVER another twist in there through the story was NOT foreseen so props for that.
Little White Lies
This book was so utterly boring and forgettable which was quite confusing because normally I like this author. I don’t know if it was the Setting, characters, or plot, but it just didn’t work for me.
I wasn’t invested and I don’t think there was enough setup for the characters for me to become invested. It felt a little all over the place in regards to the plot and how that unfolded and almost likely were thrown into the middle of something without enough context.
The little posts from the anonymous site felt unusual and out of place, I don’t know why they were there in the first place we could have completely done without them.
I don’t understand the flashback element whatsoever, it was completely unnecessary. If you were gonna do it, those scenes should have been longer and had more value to the story.
The follow up books Is going to be a miss for me.
The Next Worst Thing
Characters were good.
Wedding stuff was fun and interesting. Rivalry / enemies to lovers was great.
Ending was rushed which meant less satisfying but all characters ended up pretty good.
Main characters were really good and I enjoyed their banter and progressions.
Just One Taste
Interesting blend of working holiday writing a cookbook answer grief of a parent death and very complex relationship.
I liked our two main characters and thought their progression was good.
The finding recipes and food in Italy for the cookbook was a really nice backdrop and plot, and was the best part. If two other characters were doing the same thing, it would have also been good. Might say something about these characters being interchangeable and pretty boring on their own, but they worked alongside the Setting and plot.
Better Than The Movies
Funny, littered with fun romcom references and fully what you want from a romance.
I loved the banter, I loved the characters and their relationships. I loved the old school style and references to classic romantic comedy’s.
It was such a fun ride and I finished almost the whole book in just one afternoon!
See You in the Adventures!
Christy Grace
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