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I thought the premise of two authors (exes) co-writing a mystery (she writes odd chapters; he writes evens) was interesting. Unfortunately, I thought the execution fell *way* short. Maybe it wasn't the resulting story that fell short, so much as the weird “Notes“ sections between chapters (and sometimes comments within chapters), which amounted to passive-aggressive bickering. This was probably meant to be funny. It was really just grating.

This was pretty funny. Not only is it a murder mystery but also 2 authors fighting and having a dialog between chapters.

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Not sure how I feel about this one. It was a cute story with an interesting premise but it definitely wasn't high quality literature but any means. Plus, as I said, the back and forth between the authors just made me uncomfortable at times rather than making me laugh. I am curious to read more Lisa Lutz to see how her writing is when she isn't sharing the process with an ex boyfriend.

What a strange little concept of a book this is... Author Lisa Lutz decided to get together with her ex to write a book in alternating chapters. They include footnotes and letters written to one another at the end of each chapter to comment on what happened or what they think should happen next. Sometimes the snark in their letters makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me uncomfortable and hopeful they are playing it up 😳😉 curious what will happen!