Murder at Pirate’s Cove: An M/M Cozy Mystery (Secrets and Scrabble #1) by Josh Lanyon
- Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., 2020
- Genre: Mystery, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook (eARC)
- Page Count: 206 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)
I wish I could say I enjoyed the book, but it was just okay. The storyline was fairly decent, but unfortunately, most characters (save Tommy and Nora) were flat and not interesting enough to keep me invested. Personally, I did not like the writing style in the beginning. It felt a bit of a drag before I got used to it.
“Anyone silly enough to make their minds up before they’ve heard the whole story isn’t someone whose opinion matters to me.” – Nora
The thing that bothered me the most was the more-than-enough speculations on people’s sexualities by Ellery. I think those instances were just written to prove that he had a working gaydar, but the rather excessive typecasting is not to be encouraged.
If you are only looking for a very light suspense read without much romance, Murder at Pirate’s Cove is still a good choice. [14 Mar 2020]
I received an e-ARC from JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
