Arsenic and Adobo

Who doesn’t love a rom-com that’s compared to Nora Ephron?  Who doesn’t like Agatha Christie and her winding tales of mystery and murder?  I love both of those, though I’m a relative newcomer to Agatha Christie.

The first page or two of this book pulled me in quickly.  And then it went downhill from there.  I get that this is supposed to be one of a series, and will probably flesh out characters more in future books, but I was really missing a connection with them in this book.  They’re all one dimensional, and in a really annoying way.  And I’m absolutely confused about how forgetful and idiotic the main character, Lila, was.  She’s being accused of a pretty big crime, but she’s bouncing around the town, without an displayed care in the world, trying food in many different restaurants.

Spoilers ahead!

People We Meet on Vacation

Over the years, I have tried to move outside my comfort zone of chick lit and romantic comedy genres, venturing into fantasy, sci-fi, and thrillers. Most of the time I enjoy them, but there’s something special about going back to where you’ve been, revisiting the tropes that you know, but seeing the way that a different writer handles them. I picked this as my April … Continue reading People We Meet on Vacation