Grave Expectations: A Mystery | 
pickThis was surprisingly fun and quirky, while also being a little bit sad. To be honest, I‘m not sure cozy mystery is the right genre for this, since it honestly felt more like literary fiction that just happens to involve a murder.
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pickThis was surprisingly fun and quirky, while also being a little bit sad. To be honest, I‘m not sure cozy mystery is the right genre for this, since it honestly felt more like literary fiction that just happens to involve a murder.
pickA funny debut mystery series that encompasses Murder She Wrote with Scooby-Doo. A reluctant medium aided by the ghost of her murdered BFF tries to solve a murder mystery at a seance event. Also helping her is a possible love interest and a non binary character making this a unique read in the genre.
so-soThis has a clever premise and it's humorous, but the pace is way too slow.
pickThis started off strong - entertaining and interesting, but devolved into ridiculous melodrama for the last quarter. Despite being complete nonsense, I did actually enjoy it. The audiobook narration was good and as long as you accept the ridiculousness, it was a nice, light diversion from the state of the world. A soft pick that won‘t age well with its heavy use of slang.
pickClaire Hendricks is spending the weekend with old university friend, Figgy who has asked her to entertain at her grandmother's birthday party as Claire works as a medium. Figgy's family home is the sort of place where ghosts are quite likely but Claire always has one with her - her friend, Sophie, who disappeared when she was 17. Sophie can't remember what happened &, as her body was never found, Claire is the only one who knows Sophie is dead.
so-soI really liked the concept and the first few chapters. When the hunt for the murderer starts in earnest though, it seems that the mystery takes a back-burner. We get lots of scenes between the characters getting to know each other and doing mundane things. This slowed down the pace of the book for me.
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#ARC about a medium and her ghost who help solve a murder on a country estate.
So far good, but it annoys me to boot that the ghost, who can only be heard by the medium, seems to be able to communicate with the other "detectives". Every snide remark about the medium is answered by everyone around as if they heard it, and I'm pretty sure the medium didn't "translate" all of them.
Considering bailing.
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