Right after my 11th book turned out to be such an amazingly fun read, I went into the flow of reading another murder mystery because why not?
A short note on reading habit before the actual review: Remember this post? A lot of you appreciated it and while I barely continued this practice, at least it initiated me into reading articles more mindfully. As for books, I already used to savor what I read but I mostly forget what I read. Hence, going forward, you will see a structure to my book opinions. I also maintain a book journal for my notes now and I love doing that. You’ll also see me writing why I chose to read a book. It will sort of help me take a mental picture of the time I was reading that book in. I want to clarify here that I don’t read for ROI (not that that’s a bad thing) but the note-taking may sound like tedious to some of you and that’s totally understandable, but I do it to savor the book reading experience. Goes without saying that I only do it when I like to.
With that out of the way, let’s get to this book – Murder Mystery Book Club (Florida Keys Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery 1 – which is a first in a series of Florida Keys Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery books.
Why I chose this book?
Like I mentioned, I was in the flow of reading mystery books, more specifically murder mysteries.
What I liked:
I very much loved this book, just the cozy, sunny Florida setting got me going. I loved it a little less than the previous book, but fun nonetheless. Also, how fun does the idea of running a bed and breakfast sound?
What I didn’t like:
Overall, I liked this book but still there were some things that could have been better. First one being the OTT side characters. Now, don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love side characters whose personas are well-defined and the ones who stand out. But, here it seemed forced and kind of trying too hard. Secondly, I didn’t like the encounters that led to the romance so much, it again looked a bit forced to me.
I do still recommend reading this one for a light, cozy read. Maybe on a holiday. š
Life of Srish 
I love murder mystery stories! Iād be curious to know more about your note-taking process! Do you write your thoughts on some elements of the book while you read it? Or is it more after you finished it?
Hey! I totally missed addressing this comment. My note taking is fairly, um, informal, haha. So it can be during the reading if I genuinely want to remember something since I forget a lot, but mostly it is afterwards, like a summary. My main reason to take the notes is increasing the recall value.