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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Death in the Tropics - Nizrana Farook
A nice and very classic murder mystery. I loved the cast of characters in this. I also thought it was a nice way to end the collection

DNF: Mistlight - Dominique Valente
A very sudden shift into a fantasy story that I feel doesn't fit into this collection at all. I only read a few pages of this, so can't judge the story itself. It's not what I am looking for in an anthology centered around murder mysteries

⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Berry Juicy Murder - Annabelle Sami
This was a fun one, though a bit predictable. I think it also suffers from its placing in this anthology. After a while, these stories start to feel a bit too similar and really need something special to make them stand out, which I think this one is lacking. If it was one of the first stories in the anthology, I would probably have rated it higher

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deadly Departure - Serena Patel
This was a fine story, but it just didn't stand out for me in any way

I really dislike the parts where the camp leaders blame/judge Luca based on what his dad did though. It is made clear they're in the wrong, but at some parts it still just reads like an adult bullying a kid. I feel like the author could have (and should have) showed Marc having complicated feelings about being around Luca, without him being so nasty to Luca.Or at least include a scene at the end where Marc apologizes

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summertime and the Killing is Easy - E.L. Norry
I'm a bit divided on how I feel about this story. I liked the mystery part of it, as well as Luca and his friends. I definitely feel like the characters that were picked to return from the Very Merry Murder Club book are some of my favorites, so I'm happy about that. (1/2)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Say I Dunnit - Elle McNicoll
I loved this story. I'm so glad Briar came back in this collection. I missed the little autistic detective. I still really want Elle McNicoll to write a full book about her. I did figure out the culprit almost immediately, but it was still really fun