Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: The English Breakfast Murder (Childs, Laura. Tea Shop Mysteries.) by Laura Childs ISBN: 0-425-19129-X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.64 (11 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Dump this tea book into the harbor
Comment: A true disappointment from the first two dozen pages, this writer doesn't know enough about having tea to be writing about it, even as a subplot to a mediocre murder mystery. You would think while researching various names of expensive teas to include in the book, she would have also read the proper descriptions for Cream Tea and Afternoon Tea and no, High Tea is not the kind where you eat finger sandwiches and scones. Anyone who knows anything about English afternoon tea knows 'high' doesn't mean 'fancy.' I wouldn't ordinarily be so persnickety about it but if you're going to call a book 'A Tea Shop Mystery' for heaven sake, know something about it!
As for the murder mystery? Lacking in suspense, overwritten, and generally boring with a wrap-up at the end that would appall Jessica Fletcher.
Rating: 4
Summary: Better than the last, but still...
Comment: I'm not entirely sure this installment in the Tea Shop Mystery series deserves a full four stars, but it was certainly better than the last book.
The major problem with both 'The English Breakfast Murder' as well as the previous book in the series is that the crime (or murder) just can't be taken seriously because of the pursuit of the killer. The guilty party inevitably falls into the laps of both reader and Theodosia Browning. To the credit of 'English Breakfast' Theo did attempt to take threads and weave them together in order to solve the murder. But, unfortunately, it wasn't enough to make the reader (or at least myself) feel very satisfied with the conclusion. And speaking of conclusions, the end of this little novel seemed far too rushed. It seriously read as though Ms.Childs was under the stress of a looming deadline and slapped a last chapter on the end just to get it over with and to the publisher.
Despite that, though, I actually did enjoy the book. Moreso than the last. Yes, it had its whiny moments and it is indeed one of the lightest mysteries I'll ever read, but still. It made for a few pleasant hours.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Good Sip
Comment: I've read four of Laura Childs' books in the Tea Shop series: Death by Darjeeling, Gunpowder Green, Shades of Earl Grey, and The English Breakfast Murder. I purchased the first one in her scrapbook series, but haven't read it yet. So far, Ms. Childs skills as an author are growing decidedly better with each book.
If you are new to the Tea Shop mysteries, Ms. Childs books are refreshing, entertaining mysteries in light of how horrific real-life has become over the past decade.
I prefer mysteries with more substance and greater character development, but I gladly read Ms. Childs' books because I can expect them to be clean, wholesome, and entertaining. To date, Ms. Childs' books are not gruesome or down-right wicked. Again, this is a welcome relief from the majority of mysteries being sold today.
The main character is a young woman who balances her business success and yet makes time for a real life besides. I am not a tea-drinker, but I love to read about the tea shop and wish it were a real place. I'd travel all the way to Charleston just to visit her shop if it were real.
I heartily recommend you try Laura Childs' books.
 |
Title: Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs ISBN: 0425190749 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Shades of Earl Grey (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs ISBN: 0425188213 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs ISBN: 0425179451 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs ISBN: 0425184056 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Photo Finished by Laura Childs ISBN: 0425194345 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
