Book Review: Again with Feeling by Gregory Ashe

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I basically consumed this book in a matter of a few hours which, for someone who has been struggling to read anything not an audiobook, is quite the feat. But since then, I've been trying to come up with what to say about this book and have been unable to come up with the words. Part of that is just burnout, but also I sometimes feel like I'm repeating myself because I'm just, "omg I love them so much, you have to read this!" But... it's sort of not untrue?

I really enjoyed the mystery. It was so tragic and heartbreaking at its core. The callback to Mystery Magnet really bookended this first half of the series perfectly. Also enjoying the way GA continues to put his own spin of things (are we shocked?) and push the conventions of what, at least I believe, cozies tend to be or at least have been in the past. That may just be my ignorance of the genre, though.

We continue to learn little bits and pieces about the Last Picks, fed to us like little crumbs that I know are going to hit even harder once we finally start to learn about them in future books.

Dash continues to own my heart with his awkwardness and anxiety, but I think the true winner for me here is Bobby. The way he struggles to show vulnerability and that he is a human is just so relatable. Obviously we miss a little of that being this is all told from Dash's first person POV and there's always going to be a little bit of unreliable narration when it comes to that because Bobby is, of course, in Dash's mind, perfect. But these past few books have really shined a light on Bobby, and this one in particular really hit the spot.

There was so much in this book. I wasn't expecting big fights and petty arguments from a cozy, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one. Call me weird, but I kind of love it when characters fight. It makes the making up even better. ;) It really hit the spot and I continue to adore this series and these characters to the ends of the earth.

Thank you to the author for this arc in exchange for an honest review.