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!