Book Review
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
by Alexander McCall Smith
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Anchor Books
Genre: Mystery (modern-day)
Rating (1-5): 4
This, which is book #2 in the series was the first one that I read (now I'm going back and reading the first one), and I enjoyed it very much. The character of Isabel is like-able and I quickly grew fond of her and appreciated the philosophical musings that are cropping up all the time, due to her being editor of the Review of Applied Ethics.
The setting, in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a charming one, and it's fun to get to know the city through Isabel's comings and goings. (I have been to Edinburgh twice and recognize some of the places mentioned, which is nice.)
I listened to this on audio, as I do many of the books I "read", and I must say that the Scottish accents were such a delight to listen to, the story could have been about anything and I'd have loved it!
While the plot in this particular mystery wasn't resolved to my satisfaction, I still enjoyed it and wasn't able to predict where it was going most of the time. A relaxing and refreshing read, I look forward to exploring the rest of this series.
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