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Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I devoured this on a flight between CLT and the Dominican Republic.

I cried on the plane.

The trope here is usually one of my least favorites, but I really loved this one. It was well done and didn’t seem too corny. Just as good as book one in the series.

Thicker Than Water by Megan Collins

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Listen, I have thoughts and most of them center on the fact that Sieanna is the boy mom version of a sister/sister-in-law

Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Eggnog Murder by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier, Barbara Ross

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

All three authors are new to me cozy mystery authors, but only the third one felt successful.

I think the first two were too similar and there were zero likable characters.

Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

DNF @ 10% the prose is not working for me and I do not enjoy reading about people who let people cross boundaries that they set years ago.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

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reflective medium-paced