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Thank you Netgalley and Elle Kleos for an advance copy of Like & Subscribe for Murder.
I love a good mystery and a mystery involving influencers seemed like a no brainer.
Nonbinary Detective Sam is on the case . . . although a murder at a social media influencer’s wedding isn’t exactly their typical case.
On Paradiso Island, the wedding of the century is set to begin. It’s going to be the perfect wedding, except for one small problem . . . A staff member at the club has inconveniently gone and gotten herself murdered mere days before the event. Now it’s up to Detective Sam to solve the murder before anyone else can get hurt. Between shifty social media influencers, disgruntled staff, and one annoyingly handsome translator, they will have their work cut out for them.
Like & Subscribe for Murder was my first LGBTQIA mystery. I found Detective Sam. Just Detective Sam. To be an interesting character. They had a distinct personality and was a more than capable detective. When I saw the cover and requested the book through Netgalley, I thought the book was be more like a cozy mystery, but it was not. So if you like clean cozy mysteries that avoid sex and cursing this book is not for you. I had no problems with that and thought the mystery kept me guessing.
Detective Sam is smart and although blunt they get the job done. The mystery is slow in the beginning but after a certain event happens (no spoilers) the book turns fast paced. I thought the wrap up was very good as well.
There are several supporting characters in the story and those have their own personalities that make the book more enjoyable. I did struggle with distinguishing some of the staff in the book (more on this issue below). But Teddy was a joy and I enjoyed him and Sam’s relationship.
While I figured out the initial murder suspect relatively quickly, there were other mysteries happening that kept me guessing. I flew through the last part of the book because I wanted to know what would happen.
My one complaint with this book is the difficulty keeping the staff apart. While I normally do not comment on editing issues, I found I needed to point this out and hope that it will be corrected in its final version. There is a lot of dialogue in the book in Spanish with a footnote. The footnote made it difficult to find and then read what the characters were saying in Spanish. I understand the need for this because it allows Sam and Teddy’s relationship to interact more. But there needs to be a better way to handle this. I found myself skipping these paragraphs and then reading the footnote when I eventually got to it at the end (which could be a few pages later).
Overall, this was a fun mystery and romance. The mystery kept me guessing and I enjoyed Detective Sam. I plan to read the next book when it comes out.
Have you read Like & Subscribe for Murder? If you like mysteries this one is for you. You can preorder it for the June 1st publication.
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