by Mia P. Manansala (Manansasla)
When Lila Macapagal returns to her
home town to recover from a broken heart, she discovers her family restaurant
on the verge of bankruptcy. To add on to the restaurants troubles, another
ex-boyfriend of Lila’s is a food critic that seems to be targeting the
restaurant.
This book has a lot of references
to Filipino culture, the use of many Tagalog words and of course wonderful
descriptions of foods often served in the Philippines. This was the best part
of the book.
I want to point out I am not the
target audience of this book. I love cozy mysteries, and I wanted to love this
book, but the main character Lila is so frustrating. She’s immature and not
very bright; she’s annoying and unlikable. Now maybe if I weren’t 50-something
I might have a different view point. I’m now finding a few mysteries where the
main character is really not someone I can identify with or even like. Overall,
the mystery is okay, the book seemed incredibly long, but I recommend it for
the great look into Filipino-American life.
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes, Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian or Grounds for murder by Tara Lush.)
( official Arsenic
and Adobo web page on the official Mia Manansala
web site )
Recommended
by Marcy G.
South and Gere Branch Libraries
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