Or at least a relatively small town that began to feel smaller and more suffocating the older I got.” “ So even though I was an only child, I had enough godmothers, cousins, aunties, and uncles to populate a small village. Loses traction after the first half feels rushed to tie up plot The mystery was hard to get invested in and felt forcedįilipino representation depicts close family relationships Tastiest descriptions of food (the author is great at sensory imagery) She must figure out the truth behind his death to save herself, her family’s reputation, and the future of the family restaurant from crumbling. When her ex-boyfriend – a food critic – dies in her restaurant, she finds herself in the spotlight of blame. After she moves home to recuperate from a breakup, she works for her Tita Rosie’s struggling, Filipino restaurant. In Summary of Arsenic and AdoboĬategorized as a “cozy mystery”, Arsenic and Adobo tells the story of Lila Macapagal’s encounter with murder.
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