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A Death in the Parish by Richard Coles

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jan55's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.25

emma_roberts's review

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lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.0

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

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3.0

Easy reading. Bit heavy on the bible passages.

To be expected though considering the author. Good fun tho and would be happy to continue the series. Although I didn't realise this was book 2 and book 1 is ruined by the constant referencing back - that's entirely my fault though. Just be warned if you one of those readers who must read a series from the start.

3 because its a fun, light, easy crime book. Nothing to scream about but nothing wrong with it either.

purpleberryblue's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.0

rhea11's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

2.0

racheljaynex's review

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medium-paced

3.25

okay DISCLAIMER my bad on not realising this was a sequel…

characters didn’t have that much depth… i wasn’t rooting for anyone (might be because i haven’t read book 1…)

i guessed who the murderer was pretty early which is inexcusable

wasn’t very suspenseful. never had me on the edge of my seat (the sign of a good murder mystery!)

but was a fun read in general. also really liked the religious theme i thought that was done really nicely with the theology and bible quotes. loved hearing the canons POV and church politics.

soph22's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This just didn’t do it for me I’m afraid. I was lukewarm to the first book but decided to give the second a try. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t give me that warm comforting feeling like Thursday Murder Club, and so I doubt I’ll continue.

I also thought the casual use of racism was a bit uncomfortable in a book published in 2023, even if it is set in the late 80s. I just feel it could have been handled better

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