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A lot of my Goodreads friends rated this highly, so I was looking forward to reading it and it’s the r/CozyMystery Book club read for October. Overall, it was an okay book, but didn’t live up to its potential. I loved the plot but unfortunately it got buried under a ton of other side plots and the pace was way too slow. The middle of the book felt like it was just circling around and around, which dampened my interest to the point that I ended up skipping a few chapters because I just wanted to find out whodunit.
But I liked the characters, and like I said it was a great plot that was unfortunately buried and wasn’t the main focus of the book. I mean it had everything that I love; secret rooms, buried treasure, ghosts, and food. But it was the other story lines that were nothing more than unnecessary filler; the mayoral election had far more attention paid to it than the actual mystery in some parts of the book, and the on-going drama with the sheriff was just a distraction and didn't hold my attention. And I don't know how many times the MC discussed her golf cart and wagon (don't get me wrong, I love that she calls the golf cart Blue and her wagon Wagon. I just don't need repeated descriptions.) and you know, I kinda feel bad for that kind and understanding paramedic, I felt like he got the shaft.
So while I liked the book, I didn't love the book. I'd be up for reading the other books in the series, but I have other books I want to get to first. 3 stars.
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