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Shireen
is 80% done
I figured out whodunnit before the reveal and I think the motive - for one murder anyway - was already revealed by the author. But the puzzle is more than who and why. Keeps one reading. The visual details should elicit humour, a smile, a laugh, but maybe I’m too tired to emotionally respond, only intellectually perceive it.
— Sep 09, 2025 06:31AM
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Shireen
is 92% done
A light, fun read. It got better at the end in terms of the main character Leda, who at times got a little too much. But it’s like she settled down, grew up a little at the end. I don’t mind one-note type characters who don’t grow because they’re not supposed to like Nero Wolfe, but they should at least have more than one gear. I liked the ending because it fit with the character AND was unexpected.
— Sep 10, 2025 06:57AM
Shireen
is 39% done
With focusing all my reading energy on non-fiction books about the climate (novel research), it’s nice to return to a lighthearted mystery novel. The characters are well defined, the action is easy to visualize. It’s just what the doctor ordered.
— Sep 06, 2025 08:14AM
