Helpful Score: 1
I read all the previous books in this series over the last couple months, so the character relationships were fresh in my mind, but I'm not entirely sure that would be necessary to enjoy this book. Harris switches tone once again and returns to a more cozy feeling in this episode.
I was looking forward to reading this so I went through it pretty fast, only a couple hours to finish. Many of the familiar characters show up, with their backstory explained quickly, and a couple of new ones. I figured out the killer around mid-point, although I misinterpreted a couple of the clues about Virginia. It's fun to get fooled in a book. Way too many scenes about Roe breast-feeding the baby, I think Harris included EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. it happened over the week of the story. I think Harris may also have read some criticisms of earlier books about Roe being whiny and self-centered; there are scenes where Roe watches for this tendency in herself - but Harris hasn't changed the character. And there was a sub-plot that seemed really unnecessary. All in all, I am happy to have the series continue, I liked the cozy tone, but there was a lot of filler about caring for the baby that just dragged the plot to a crawl. I'd still buy the next one, if there is one.
I was looking forward to reading this so I went through it pretty fast, only a couple hours to finish. Many of the familiar characters show up, with their backstory explained quickly, and a couple of new ones. I figured out the killer around mid-point, although I misinterpreted a couple of the clues about Virginia. It's fun to get fooled in a book. Way too many scenes about Roe breast-feeding the baby, I think Harris included EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. it happened over the week of the story. I think Harris may also have read some criticisms of earlier books about Roe being whiny and self-centered; there are scenes where Roe watches for this tendency in herself - but Harris hasn't changed the character. And there was a sub-plot that seemed really unnecessary. All in all, I am happy to have the series continue, I liked the cozy tone, but there was a lot of filler about caring for the baby that just dragged the plot to a crawl. I'd still buy the next one, if there is one.
