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The Busybody Book Club
Freya Sampson
Publication Date: May 27th, 2025
Berkley Publishing Group
336 Pages
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Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
I loved The Lost Ticket by this author and jumped at the chance to read this, her newest, from NetGalley. While The Lost Ticket remains my favourite, this one did not disappoint. Who wouldn’t like to read a book about a book club!? Count me in!
I am not one for cozy mysteries, but because of my positive experience reading this author before, I wanted to give it a chance. What made this a winner for me is the characters. We have curmudgeon old women, teens, and everything in between. There are five members of the club. When one of them goes missing, and they find a dead person at his house, the rest of the group decides to investigate.
This was charming and heartwarming in equal measure. It was the perfect escape with quirky characters, lots of humour and a wonderful sense of community. The story was engaging, and it left me with all the feels. I loved the witty dialogue, and even though the characters are unique, they were also very relatable. The couple of niggles I do have is the predictable main plotline, and even some of the subplots could have been explored with a bit more depth. Even though I noticed these small points, The Busybody Book Club was a fun read that brought me joy.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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