Sunday, February 17, 2013

Finished #16

Here is what I wrote on goodreads as my review:  I won this book from a First Reads giveaway this summer.  I finally had a chance to start it a few weeks ago and was very excited to read another mystery.  I also find that I have to be in the mood for mysteries and thought that I was.
It took me quite a while to finish reading this book.  It wasn't that it wasn't good, or that I didn't like it.  I did like it and think it was good, but it was just really hard for me to focus on it.  I started out loving the mystery of "who stole the mustache".  I was immediately drawn to the quirky detective Vish Puri.  I loved his love for food and all the ways he tried to trick his wife to think he was losing weight.  Given the title, I knew there had to be another mystery involving butter chicken rather than just the mustache case.
Once the Deadly Butter Chicken Case started, I had a hard time keeping all the details straight.  There seemed to be so many characters introduced very quickly and lots of other side stories going on.  It was just really hard for me to focus and keep all the details straight.  I did like that he worked with his mom to try to get the case solved.
After I finished the book, I decided I really liked it.  My main problem was that I was busy and wasn't focused, so I stretched my reading time out way too long.  I think I would read another Vish Puri Mystery in the future when I'm in the mood for another mystery/detective story.

Up next is Dead Until Dark.  Hoping this one is a quick read.....

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