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teddancin's review against another edition
1.0
I would give this 1.5 if I could but I just don't think I can justify a 2. Puzzles, murder, movies, broadway...it had everything I'd expect to love but it was so poorly written and hard to follow. Don't fall for the "puzzles that help you solve the crime" line on the front because there are 2 puzzles (1 sudoku, 1 crossword) in the very beginning and then nothing for the rest of the book AND they have nothing to do with the crimes. I found myself having to write the character names next to lines of dialogue in order to follow who was talking and there are so many typos, I had to restrain myself from editing it while reading
ssejig's review against another edition
4.0
The Puzzle Lady's ex-husband has written a (mostly fictitious) tell-all about their marriage. The book has wrecked her image as everyone's grandma and the lucrative promotions have dried up. So Cora has made a deal with the devil and is a producer on the film the book is being turned into
She's not happy to begin with and then the body of a staff member is found. And then there's another.
I hadn't read this series in a while but I am glad to see that Cora has branched out and it made sense for her to find a body in a new place.
She's not happy to begin with and then the body of a staff member is found. And then there's another.
I hadn't read this series in a while but I am glad to see that Cora has branched out and it made sense for her to find a body in a new place.
kaylasshh's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointed in this one! Almost every page was long drawn out conversations with no indicators of who was speaking, making it incredibly difficult to follow. The story was not enticing, and was dragging throughout the novel. Despite the cover saying there were puzzles to solve the crime, there was one crossword and a sudoku. Hardly enough to claim they were useful on the cover. Would not recommend.
aimeedarsreads's review against another edition
3.0
Cora Felton’s ex-husband, Melvin, has written a tell-all memoir, Confessions of a Trophy Husband: My Life with the Puzzle Lady, documenting their fiery marriage, though he’s kept secret the biggest scandal of all: Cora, the Puzzle Lady, can’t solve a crossword to save her life. Still, the book paints Cora poorly, and she’s lost an endorsement deal that provided most of her income. When she learns that Melvin's book is being made into a movie, she signs on as an associate producer, partly to influence how she’s depicted but mostly because she needs the money.
Cora’s first day on the movie began with auditions for “present day Cora” and she was grumpy as she compared herself to the parade of actresses ushered to and from the stage by a production assistant. She’s called back to the theater by her friend NYPD homicide sergeant Crowley when one of those PAs is found murdered. The screenwriter had given Cora a crossword puzzle he’d found; Cora was convinced it was supposed to be planted on the body.
As director Sandy Delfin tries to keep the shoot on track while Sergeant Crowley haunts the set, additional murders plague the production making everyone wonder who will be next and why a killer targeted the Untitled Puzzle Lady Project.
Lights! Camera! Puzzles! is an entry in the long-standing Puzzle Lady series, and while reading the previous books isn't necessary to understanding and enjoying this addition, I believe it would help give context to the returning characters and their relationships.
Though there are multiple murders, the book doesn't have violence or gore so would be ideal for mystery lovers looking for those features. Solving the murders relies not on forensics or profiling but on observation and logic, and Cora excels at that, though her access to crime scenes strains credibility.
Cora communicates through witty, raucous banter, primarily with Sergeant Crowley, an ex-boyfriend, and it’s often funny, though at times it can be quite cutting and a little harsh for my taste. The characters that populate the movie set are a little stereotypical, especially when it comes to sex and gender, and these conventions feel outdated, but even more almost in deliberate defiance of changing expectations around equality and sexual harassment.
As a Puzzle Lady book should, Lights! Camera! Puzzles! includes puzzles for the reader to complete—a crossword by Fred Piscop and a Sudoku by Will Shortz. The book is quick and light-hearted and a good choice for an undemanding airport diversion.
Thanks to NetGalley and Pegasus Books for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Cora’s first day on the movie began with auditions for “present day Cora” and she was grumpy as she compared herself to the parade of actresses ushered to and from the stage by a production assistant. She’s called back to the theater by her friend NYPD homicide sergeant Crowley when one of those PAs is found murdered. The screenwriter had given Cora a crossword puzzle he’d found; Cora was convinced it was supposed to be planted on the body.
As director Sandy Delfin tries to keep the shoot on track while Sergeant Crowley haunts the set, additional murders plague the production making everyone wonder who will be next and why a killer targeted the Untitled Puzzle Lady Project.
Lights! Camera! Puzzles! is an entry in the long-standing Puzzle Lady series, and while reading the previous books isn't necessary to understanding and enjoying this addition, I believe it would help give context to the returning characters and their relationships.
Though there are multiple murders, the book doesn't have violence or gore so would be ideal for mystery lovers looking for those features. Solving the murders relies not on forensics or profiling but on observation and logic, and Cora excels at that, though her access to crime scenes strains credibility.
Cora communicates through witty, raucous banter, primarily with Sergeant Crowley, an ex-boyfriend, and it’s often funny, though at times it can be quite cutting and a little harsh for my taste. The characters that populate the movie set are a little stereotypical, especially when it comes to sex and gender, and these conventions feel outdated, but even more almost in deliberate defiance of changing expectations around equality and sexual harassment.
As a Puzzle Lady book should, Lights! Camera! Puzzles! includes puzzles for the reader to complete—a crossword by Fred Piscop and a Sudoku by Will Shortz. The book is quick and light-hearted and a good choice for an undemanding airport diversion.
Thanks to NetGalley and Pegasus Books for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
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