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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
4.0
emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I enjoyed this cozy mystery! This book is the true definition of a cozy mystery. It’s not intense but at the same time it’s plenty mysterious. Is it predictable? Sure it is, but I’ve yet to read a cozy mystery that isn’t. I enjoyed the fact there are recipes included with the book - but they’re at the end and not scattered throughout the story. There ended up being more than one case that tied together at the end and it was a nice sweet story about family, love, friendship and of course - murder.