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She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
4.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read She Doesn't Have A Clue in tandem with the audiobook, narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christiensen.
She Doesn't Have a Clue is such a fun mystery-romcom. While reading it made for an entertaining time, the audiobook really brought the story to life. It felt like listening to a movie. Specifically, a comedy with plenty of laugh out loud moments and second-hand embarrassment. Murder with backstabbing family, an inheritance, ex-fiance, wedding, and potential love re-connection are themes I'll never  tire of. For a split second at the start of the investigation, I had, correctly, guessed the perp and then tossed it away when more evidence was presented and yet never circled back around to that particular person. So I felt like the redherrings/mystery bits were done well. Characters were loveable and hateable, but in a good way.
The narration was great, Sarah made each character easily distinguishable and hit each comedic arc perfectly.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for the eARC and Macmillan Audio for the advanced audiobook!