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gamz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
applegnreads's review against another edition
3.0
The Puzzle Lady was kind of irritating in this one but I think I'll keep reading them anyway.
readmore's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
fiesta123's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining, and quick read. Much better than first in the series IMO
tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
Unread shelf project 2021: book 94.
A very convoluted story!! Wow. This one had my head spinning near the end trying to keep up.
On the plus side, Cora wasn’t as much of an unabashed lush in this book. There was one main scene at the beginning where she was hammered but throughout the rest of the book, her drinking subsided and a few comments were made about how staying busy solving crimes helps her avoid drinking to excess.
Very curious to see how the series continues…
A very convoluted story!! Wow. This one had my head spinning near the end trying to keep up.
On the plus side, Cora wasn’t as much of an unabashed lush in this book. There was one main scene at the beginning where she was hammered but throughout the rest of the book, her drinking subsided and a few comments were made about how staying busy solving crimes helps her avoid drinking to excess.
Very curious to see how the series continues…
chalkletters's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
michelleful's review against another edition
4.0
This was actually pretty well-plotted - lots of intricacies. At the beginning I felt like the crossword puzzle was too simple (and poorly constructed!) to be the key to the inheritance and it turned out it was just the start of a bunch of twists and turns. Between the Puzzle Lady Cora Felton and her niece Sherry (a linguistics major when she was at college, though I'm not sure I entirely appreciate the insinuation that linguist => word puzzle lover, even if I'm both of those), I actually quite like the sleuthing team.
debwendler's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.5
kelbel322's review against another edition
2.0
The plot was great and moved along at a good pace. I love crosswords and was excited to read this. However, I didn’t enjoy the style of writing. Characters are consistently referred to by their full names, which drove me nuts. I know who Cora is! I don’t need her full name twice per page. Elements of the subplots made me roll my eyes as well. None of the main characters seemed fully developed. Sherry is just a nerdy, puzzle loving divorcée. It was a “meh” for me.
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