Netgalley ARC Review: Sprinkles of Suspicion by Kim Davis
- San
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: May 14, 2021
"Received ARC in exchange of an honest review"
Book Details:
Author: Kim Davis
Series: Stand-alone
Genres: General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers
Page Count: ___
Publisher: Cinnamon & Sugar Press
To be Published: 02 Jun 2020
Blurb:
One glass of cheap California chardonnay cost Emory Gosser Martinez her husband, her job, and her best friend. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of her troubles.
Distraught after discovering the betrayal by her husband and best friend, Tori, cupcake caterer Emory Martinez allows her temper to flare. Several people witness her very public altercation with her ex-friend. To make matters worse, Tori exacts her revenge by posting a fake photo of Emory in a compromising situation, which goes viral on social media. When Tori is found murdered, all signs point to Emory being the prime suspect.
With the police investigation focused on gathering evidence to convict her, Emory must prove her innocence while whipping up batches of cupcakes and buttercream. Delving into the past of her murdered ex-friend, she finds other people had reasons to want Tori dead, including Emory’s own husband. Can she find the killer, or will the clues sprinkled around the investigation point the police back to her?
Includes recipes!
My Review:
~~~May Contain spoilers~~~
I'm gonna keep this review short and crisp- I hated this book for the most most part. 1/5 stars
Enjoyable a bit at the beginning, this book wasted no time into quickly transforming into a train-wreck. The book's plot felt all over the place. Initial joy at the book's plot started turning into frustration. Plot-lines were started and dropped almost abruptly. How did her mum know when she reached home? Suspicious na? Well, no, we're going to leave the suspicion then and there and focus on cupcakes!
The lead character was especially pathetic. How could she be so clueless? Okay, I understand maybe she was clueless about her husband's affair... but clueless about almost everything? You must be kidding me! Regarding her relationship with Randall- no words!
The side characters felt underdeveloped. My only favourite character would probably be the protagonist's sister and her character's writing too wasn't excellently executed, just better than others.
The way in which the killer was revealed felt out-of-place. Like, seriously? The killer himself came to confess to her with the pre-assumption that she must have known something? Then that means the killer is not at all smart which is contrary to the image that was being shown to us since the beginning.
In short, you can say, I had problems with majority of the book.
Final Thoughts:
I detested this book and won't recommend it. But if you're interested in delicious dishes sprinkled throughout the book and their recipes given at the book and are willing to ignore the idiotic plot, then you're welcome to give this book a try!
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