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kstewart424's review against another edition
3.0
Flo and Agnes live a the Silver Hills Seniors and Singles Residence. Agnes is a retired weightlifter with a death-predicting cat and Flo is an inquisitive middle aged woman with an attack dachshund. Trouble starts when one of the kitchen staff is found dead in the basement. The police believe it to be natural causes, but Flo thinks otherwise. She begins her own investigation with the help of Agnes, the Activities Director called T.C., and her friend (and crush) Roger. Between a ransacked apartment, a set of night managers who are content to let the residents think they’re vampires, a policeman with a crush, and various residence characters, Flo and her buddies get into several uncomfortable places – all leading up to a final confrontation with the killer!
I think if I was a fan of the genre (cozy, retirement age, mysteries) this would be a fabulous book. I found myself laughing out loud several times and the characters were well-developed and relate-able. The story line moved well, the setting unique and interesting, and the plot not unbelievable. I’ve read enough mystery books that I was able to predict a few things which was both nice and annoying because I was like – Why aren’t the other characters noticing this? Also, the policeman was made to look somewhat inept, which is addressed but still somewhat annoying. I did like how the story built and that you got to see an investigation from an amateur sleuth point of view that made you feel like you could attempt the same thing. However, the stuff these women did would probably have gotten them arrested or several pieces of evidence thrown out at trial.
I did enjoy it. I can’t say I was fully pulled into the story, but it kept my interest. There was plenty of humor to balance out the murder story line. There was also a decent shot at predicting the killer which can be fun if it’s something you’re into. It did set up for a decent series with memorable characters and enough leeway to include variety in later story lines.
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I think if I was a fan of the genre (cozy, retirement age, mysteries) this would be a fabulous book. I found myself laughing out loud several times and the characters were well-developed and relate-able. The story line moved well, the setting unique and interesting, and the plot not unbelievable. I’ve read enough mystery books that I was able to predict a few things which was both nice and annoying because I was like – Why aren’t the other characters noticing this? Also, the policeman was made to look somewhat inept, which is addressed but still somewhat annoying. I did like how the story built and that you got to see an investigation from an amateur sleuth point of view that made you feel like you could attempt the same thing. However, the stuff these women did would probably have gotten them arrested or several pieces of evidence thrown out at trial.
I did enjoy it. I can’t say I was fully pulled into the story, but it kept my interest. There was plenty of humor to balance out the murder story line. There was also a decent shot at predicting the killer which can be fun if it’s something you’re into. It did set up for a decent series with memorable characters and enough leeway to include variety in later story lines.
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stephaniesaysread's review against another edition
2.0
I like cozy mysteries, but this one seemed off to me.
The culprit was easily solved, and for the last 100 pages, I found myself sticking around waiting for some twist that never came.
One of the major characters is fat-shamed through the majority of the book, and it felt lazy and mean. Not a fan. I wouldn't even call it a fast or an easy read, because it was so clunky.
The culprit was easily solved, and for the last 100 pages, I found myself sticking around waiting for some twist that never came.
One of the major characters is fat-shamed through the majority of the book, and it felt lazy and mean. Not a fan. I wouldn't even call it a fast or an easy read, because it was so clunky.
lakea's review against another edition
3.0
As previous reviewers have said, fat shaming is prevalent. Flo spends most of the book complaining about Agnes’s size, stupidity, and klutziness.
While this book had the potential to be great, it fell flat in character and plot development. Every character than the MC(Flo) was unremarkable and forgettable.
While this book had the potential to be great, it fell flat in character and plot development. Every character than the MC(Flo) was unremarkable and forgettable.
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