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Of Spice and Men by Sarah Fox
3.75
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'm trying to get caught up on this series but this one couldn't hold my attention.  I took me a few weeks (errrp, months?)  to get through it as I kept finding books I was more excited about, but kept nibbling away at this one.

And I chalk it up to my own lack of attention span because this wasn't a bad book by any means. I love the series (I want Ivan to be my BFF and make me waffles  every day.  I can dream, right? I believe fictional waffles don't have any carbs or calories, so I can eat them all day long.) and it was a great plot; a movie is being filmed in town and one of the crew members is murdered and Marley sleuths her way to find a killer.  Lots to like about it, like the head prank and who did it (and why) and the myriad of suspects, all of which were tied to the movie.  A cracking great plot.  the only thing I was less than thrilled with was the TSTL moment that set up the final show down because it felt too convenient.  Other than that, it was a great book and I'm looking forward to the next.