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This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero
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it was amazing
bookshelves: published-2018, arcs, netgalley, read-2018, stars-5

Edgar Cantero, you're a good dude. You have figured out how to write the meta books to complement the meta movies I love, such as Scream and Scream 4.

I won't lie, I grabbed at this ARC 90% due to the author, then realize the story actually sounded interesting. It had an air of "Sherlock, but with his mortal enemy in the same body?" And it is really worth noting that there are two characters: Adrian and Zooey. Form your love and opinions for both.

At its heart, it is a meta detective novel. Do we have a femme fatale? The unnecessary death? Way too much exposition in the detective's brain? A damsel in distress? YES, but also no.

If you read Cantero's Meddling Kids and loved it, you'll love this book. It is in some ways less meta than the previous book, or it at least works in the meta so much better. I couldn't stop reading and laughing — between Danny and Ursel and Zooey, expect to be entertained in inappropriate ways.

I thought I had the mystery figured out, but then realized I had ~30% left of the book and thus I was wrong. But I didn't care. The real mystery is even better than what I had figured out — less obvious, but totally believable.

If you are looking for....a twist on Sherlock? Something ridiculously fun and meta? A book that has a body with two people in it that isn't a breakdown for one or both sobbing about it, this book is fun and you should pick it up.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book — it definitely did not influence my feelings.  I plan to buy my own soon as well.
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Reading Progress

March 1, 2018 – Shelved as: long-term-to-read
March 1, 2018 – Shelved
March 1, 2018 – Shelved as: published-2018
May 9, 2018 – Shelved as: to-read
May 9, 2018 – Shelved as: arcs
May 9, 2018 – Shelved as: netgalley
May 9, 2018 – Shelved as: next-up
July 20, 2018 – Shelved as: next-up
October 23, 2018 – Started Reading
October 23, 2018 –
page 39
15.23%
October 23, 2018 –
page 64
25.0%
October 23, 2018 –
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39.84%
October 24, 2018 –
page 138
53.91%
October 24, 2018 –
page 182
71.09%
October 24, 2018 –
page 218
85.16%
October 24, 2018 – Shelved as: read-2018
October 24, 2018 – Finished Reading
May 7, 2019 – Shelved as: stars-5

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