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Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
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I received a copy of this book from Netgalley. As always, thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

A few things you should know about me: I tend to enjoy cozy mysteries like I enjoy Hallmark movies — they're light, fun, formulaic, and easy to digest. Knowing that and that the cover is kind of amazing, I requested this book. I might have also thought it was part of a different series originally...or at least a first book (not the 4th.)

Knowing that these books are meant to be easy to digest...this one wasn't so much for me. There are so many characters — far too many honestly, and I almost needed a town cheatsheet to remember who is related to whom. On top of that, there are too many plot points that the ending lacks....anything. It's too rushed to even really wrap up the murders, the treasure subplot, the boyfriend subplot, the gumbo subplot, the mardi gras subplot, the pageant subplot...

I might go back and start this series to see if that helps, but overall, this one was a miss for me. 2.5/5 stars.
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Reading Progress

March 20, 2018 – Shelved
March 20, 2018 – Shelved as: to-read
March 20, 2018 – Shelved as: arcs
March 20, 2018 – Shelved as: mystery
March 20, 2018 – Shelved as: published-2018
March 23, 2018 – Shelved as: cozy-mystery
March 23, 2018 – Shelved as: netgalley
March 27, 2018 – Shelved as: next-up
August 15, 2018 – Started Reading
August 30, 2018 –
17.0%
October 8, 2018 –
39.0%
October 9, 2018 –
60.0%
October 10, 2018 –
74.0%
October 10, 2018 –
85.0%
October 10, 2018 – Shelved as: read-2018
October 10, 2018 – Finished Reading

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