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lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book is 90% world building and 10% plot. 
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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: Complicated

Loved it!
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a fun cozy mystery with a great location and a delightful amateur sleuth. Opal Laplume’s sheltered life in 1930’s London is turned upside down when her Mother sends her to Paris to help a distant relative. When a murder happens and the police don’t seem interested in finding the true killer, Opal decides to solve the case.  
Opal is an interesting combination of brilliance and innocence, plus she has a dog named Napoleon who steals every scene he’s in.

The narrator does a nice job handling both the English and French accents. 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Enigma is a wild ride.  There is lots of foreboding atmosphere, mystery, and spicy romance. I especially like the heroine, Salem. She is an interesting combination of intellect and trauma, and narrator Jaclyn Kelso does a great job of showing Salem’s internal chaos and external stoicism.  Aiden Snow is awesome, as usual. He brings all the heat and all the snark to Cas.
Also, the epigraphs that start each chapter are perfect.. The quote that kicks off the second epilogue slayed me!  Well played EuNyx, well played. 

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the audiobook.