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Murder Spins A Tale (2010)

by Veryl Ann Grace(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1453751300 (ISBN13: 9781453751305)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

series

A Flock & Fiber Mystery

review 1: As genre cozies go, this was a decent introduction to a possible new series. As an avid knitter and spinner I enjoyed the designer and pattern name dropping, though someone not into fiber arts may feel a bit alienated by it. I did find the formulaic chapters a bit tiresome. Though overall the copyediting was better than most self-published Kindle titles I've read lately.I would give this author another chance should a follow-up book be released in the future. I'd even be anxious to do so if she were picked up by a publisher so there was a bit more fine tuning.
review 2: I read it based on reviews...and the wonderful book they all promised never materialized. It was slow, the author writes about each minute detail in a way that goes beyond descriptive into borin... moreg! Each day, the main character wakes, lets the dogs out, opens/closes gates, feeds livestock, eats, works, a casual mention of something plot related, eats supper, opens and closes gates, and goes to sleep. The characters are completely flat. They don't use contractions in their speech, so it felt to me like a teenager handing in an English project that relied to much on spell check. It was awkward reading the dialogue because people don't talk like that! The idea was great, the who-dunnit pretty tricky and the spinning/knitting fun. The dogs could have been a great touch, but since they ended up being the only characters in the book with any personality, maybe a book about them would have been better! I would have loved it if it weren't so tedious and boring. In the hundreds of books I read I rarely just end up flipping through to the end. But after getting over half through, that's what I did less

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