📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚 Arsenic and Adobo
AUTHOR: Mia P. Manansala @mpmthewriter
Publisher: Berkley @berkleypub
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐1/2 + 🐰
Published: May 4, 2021
The Review 📚 Arsenic and Adobo
✨ The Title/Cover Draw:
- I used to love cozy mysteries. As part of my @bookofthemonth challenge (to read all my books from them!) this one was included.
💜 What I liked:
- I always love stories about communities, especially new ones. There are a few really good twists in this book which, coupled with the humorous situations is a solid good time! I will definitely be picking up more in the this series as they are released.
😱 What I didn’t like:
- It took me quite a bit of the book to really lock into all the characters and how they were related. As such, it was hard to really connect until the middle. Once there, it was very enjoyable. However, I think in an effort to keep the series going, there were quite a few things that were introduced without more explanation that will probably be going into future books.
🚦 My face at the end: 😍
💭 3 Reasons to Read:
- 1. Cozy fun mystery
- 2. Food and drinks that sound delish!
- 3. Characters with unique backgrounds
🕧 Mini-Summary:
- Lila is working in her Auntie Rosa’s kitchen when her ex-Derek drops dead. With the help of a lots of her family and friends, will Lila come away unscathed?
. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
📘 Summary 📚 Arsenic and Adobo
The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer….
When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She’s tasked with saving her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case.
With the cops treating her like she’s the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila’s left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…