Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies

DNF'd this one at 20% because I just wasn't vibing with the characters. Everything felt really flat, and it's a shame because the premise is so cute.

DNF

I thought it would be kinda cozy. And that's my fault for judging a book by its cover. Not cozy. Very dark.

It starts with a murder of a rapist and then the protagonist makes him suffer.

Well... it wasn't badly written, so if you like the story, you'll like the book. I wasn't too fond of the story, though. I like the magic, and I like the solution, but... sigh there are things I don't like.

I really, really liked this. It was dark, yet still lighthearted. It's weird to imagine a book that focuses so much on IPV to be “lighthearted” but Popp does a good job of balancing and adding humor here and there without diminishing it. The book kept me quite engaged and obviously, craving pies the whole time!

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This book was like a cozy, and a serial killer had a baby.