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Eat, Pray, Die (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #1)
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I'm sorry to say but I didn't enjoy this book. The MC is one of those too-stupid-to-live types. I find those incredibly annoying. Her career as a taste tester (she tests for poison) is illogical considering that she is an idiot.
"Izzy" is one of those women who is constantly getting into situations. Ridiculous situations. Situations caused mostly by her being a ditz and because of bad luck. I have very little patience for either of these things. I would have liked her more if she was better able to take care of herself. She has zero self defense abilities. She freaks out over everything and anything that has to do with defending herself. I don't think it's just a difference in mentality between Americans and Australians. I think it's the author creating drama where there shouldn't be any. What woman wouldn't be eager to learn how to defend herself when she's being stalked and has a loan shark muscle trying to hurt her? Izzy is that woman, the one who is too stupid to live.
Then there is potential love interest, Connor. He's indifferent towards her for the most part. He ogles other women. He only notices her when something blatantly sexual is thrown in his face. He also likes to poison her. Once he did it just because he wanted her to stop talking. Yep, he's a winner and a keeper.
I actually managed to finish the book which is why it's not a 1-star rating. It was like one of those horror things where you wanted to look away but couldn't. So, I found myself reading till the bitter end.
In spite of my active dislike of this book and the main characters, the book is well-written. The author did a good job building up the world. I don't mean LA in general since that area has been done to death and everybody knows what it's like but the area that the MC inhabits. I also better understood the MC's weird job and why she would be suited to it (somewhat, sort of, you know if she wasn't such an idiot).
Either way, I doubt I'll be reading another book in this series because I didn't like the concept or the characters enough to continue reading.
"Izzy" is one of those women who is constantly getting into situations. Ridiculous situations. Situations caused mostly by her being a ditz and because of bad luck. I have very little patience for either of these things. I would have liked her more if she was better able to take care of herself. She has zero self defense abilities. She freaks out over everything and anything that has to do with defending herself. I don't think it's just a difference in mentality between Americans and Australians. I think it's the author creating drama where there shouldn't be any. What woman wouldn't be eager to learn how to defend herself when she's being stalked and has a loan shark muscle trying to hurt her? Izzy is that woman, the one who is too stupid to live.
Then there is potential love interest, Connor. He's indifferent towards her for the most part. He ogles other women. He only notices her when something blatantly sexual is thrown in his face. He also likes to poison her. Once he did it just because he wanted her to stop talking. Yep, he's a winner and a keeper.
I actually managed to finish the book which is why it's not a 1-star rating. It was like one of those horror things where you wanted to look away but couldn't. So, I found myself reading till the bitter end.
In spite of my active dislike of this book and the main characters, the book is well-written. The author did a good job building up the world. I don't mean LA in general since that area has been done to death and everybody knows what it's like but the area that the MC inhabits. I also better understood the MC's weird job and why she would be suited to it (somewhat, sort of, you know if she wasn't such an idiot).
Either way, I doubt I'll be reading another book in this series because I didn't like the concept or the characters enough to continue reading.
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Reading Progress
January 13, 2021
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Started Reading
January 13, 2021
– Shelved
January 13, 2021
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Finished Reading
February 11, 2021
– Shelved as:
mystery
