2023-45. The Secret Book and Scone Society

Ellery Adams. 2017.

This book was a little bit of mystery, a little bit of romance, a little bit of friendship story, and was set primarily in a bookstore.  Despite all of this, I just didn't like it.  While the group of woman who make up the book group at the center of the story turn into detectives, I just did not find any of them believable characters. Supposedly they each have this heavy secret that allegedly explains why they are a quirky misfit in the community, but most of these backstories just did not feel real. For one, the response or lack thereof from the legal system was farfetched and unlikely to have occurred the way it was portrayed.  But more than that, I didn't find the shame and secrecy around these tragedies to feel genuine. Even the processes and law relating to the murder they start investigating left a lot to be desired.  I always find that just such a distraction.

​Not recommended. 

Click here to purchase this book and support My 50 Bookish Friends blog project.

---