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ezwolf's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Ben is a (just turned) thirty year old professor who comes home to help care for his father and take over running his board game store. One night a murder takes place right on their front porch and Ben and the flower shop owner next door, Ezra, set out to prove Ben's innocence.
This was certainly an interesting book. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it. It was entertaining and Ben's relationship with his dad felt very real and genuine to me. Ben and Ezra's team up and flirting (unintentional or otherwise) was also cute. The community between the shop keepers had a very found family feel to it which was also nice.
I wasn't a fan of how the author seemed to switch between out right pop culture references and ones that were just alluding to the work. There were also, what seemed to be, an abundance of long metaphors.
The ending was interesting. And I'm not sure how to describe how so. It wasn't a bad ending, it was just kind of laughable? But I think it was sort of intended that way.
Overall if you're looking for a queer murder mystery with a more relaxed feel to it, then I think this is the right book for you.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
This was certainly an interesting book. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it. It was entertaining and Ben's relationship with his dad felt very real and genuine to me. Ben and Ezra's team up and flirting (unintentional or otherwise) was also cute. The community between the shop keepers had a very found family feel to it which was also nice.
I wasn't a fan of how the author seemed to switch between out right pop culture references and ones that were just alluding to the work. There were also, what seemed to be, an abundance of long metaphors.
The ending was interesting. And I'm not sure how to describe how so. It wasn't a bad ending, it was just kind of laughable? But I think it was sort of intended that way.
Overall if you're looking for a queer murder mystery with a more relaxed feel to it, then I think this is the right book for you.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Bullying, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Ableism and Animal cruelty
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