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This was absolutely crap.

I've just spent an hour explaining why on Goodreads, but I'm contemplating deleting my review because it isn't at all tactful.

Seriously though, it's not often that I get this salty over a book.

⭐️

One star

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Today‘s haiku is inspired by the corpse flower about to bloom in Kauai. It‘s been growing for 6 years & will finally bloom this weekend. They named it Pua Pilo which is “stinky flower” in Hawaiian. Several years ago I got to see one blooming here on Oahu—they only bloom for a couple of days & yes, they are very stinky, but beautiful.

Pua Pilo stirs
a corpse flower sighs of death
sweet rot on the breeze

Three women and a boy are found shipwrecked on a small island in the South Pacific. They refuse to leave without someone from the CDRA. Adam Saint takes on the mission with the help of his sister and his nephew.

Plenty of twists and turns in another thriller. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger but since the book was published 11 years ago, I don't suppose we'll find out what happens next.

Low pick. Not bad but not amazing. I really liked Muriel as a character and how she wouldn‘t bow to Jekyll despite their history. I think I‘m just not a huge fan of stories where characters from other stories are borrowed or reimagined. Some I like but most are a miss. I‘ll continue with the next book in the series and see how it goes. Overall an entertaining historical mystery.

The description of this book sounded promising but it‘s just dumb. It‘s winking so hard at Holmes/Poirot that it‘s more like a grimace. And the construction of it just doesn‘t work. I wish I hadn‘t read it.

Tonight I made dandan (with bok choy, so it‘s basically healthy) and started the latest Dublin Driver mystery. I‘m looking forward to really getting stuck into it before bed!

What a gorgeous Hawaiian mystery drama!

I‘ve been to Hawai‘i many times, but surprisingly I have never been to Kaua‘i. I was very eager to get a glimpse of the island through this book and it did not disappoint.

This book may be classified as a mystery, but it is so much more than that. It explores Hawaiian life, especially the family dynamics.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/review-kauai-storm/

Scone Cold Dead is filled with well-developed characters and a well-plotted mystery.

Read my full review here: https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2025/04/30/cozy-wednesday-featuring-scone-col...

This is the 1st time I have panned a book & it hurts me to do it. The author tried something different & I found it to be just too much work to follow. Perhaps a preamble explaining the concept would have helped. I also found the various endings frustrating & while clever, not satisfying. I am a huge fan of Anthony Horowitz (which this has been compared to), but his books, while also quite different, are easy to follow. Thanks to Edelweiss+. 2.5/5