Arsenic and Adobo (A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery)

I liked the characters. Nice and easy read. Recipes sound yummy.

This was a cute cozy read. I liked that it was set in a fictional town outside of Chicago. Plot line is quite standard for a cozy murder mystery.

I did not like this book very much and don't plan on reading any other books in the series. The writing felt too simplistic and like it was written by a teenager. I also did not like some of the comments about diabetics. I feel like the author does not really know much about diabetics or what it is like to live with it. I was initially very interested in this book because I'm interested in learning about different cultures and was curious how the food would play into the story. I was very disappointed. The descriptions of the food didn't seem to come at the right places and didn't flow with the story very well. The book also seemed to be void of emotion.

I didn’t hate it but I also didn’t love it. It has some interesting parts. I liked how the author including cultural aspects into the story line but it could have been stronger and more often.

I didn't love this one. The tone was way off. Chatacters were being murdered and arrested and the MC was flippant at best. The author shows the consequences for Lila's self centeredness but she never clues into it. The food sounded delicious but it's focus felt shallow. The diallogue was so stilted. Way more tell than show. I'm not fond of the first person POV, but normally at least that gives a story more flavor and provides a groundedness. But here that didn't happen. I didn't care about any of these characters. The victim blaming because the murdered character had diabetes was borderline harmful. I did like the diversity in the book and the dog.