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A review by libraryofmarella_13
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
3.0
This book was a fun, light read and prepare yourself because it will make you hungry. There is so much representation in this book. The love triangle between Lila, Amir, and Jae is one that I got so kilig by. (I’m currently on Jae’s side). I’d really love to see what’s gonna happen between them in the next book. I honestly couldn’t tell who killed Derek and who commited which crime and who was to blame. When it was revealed, I was flabbergasted. Detective Park’s character was interesting, I would want his character to be explored a lot more and his dynamic with Tita Rosie is one that I would want to see dwelled in more. I personally think the only parts that could’ve been improved was the dialogue. Some of it seemed to scripted rather than a natural conversation. Also, I don’t know why but swearing wasn’t allowed for this. Like I get it, Lila’s family is religious but the cover-ups for the swearing like “sugar” and “oh my gulay” were a bit too cringey for me. I think the characters can also be improved a lot more for now they’re all pretty standard and I would love to see more of their stories and what makes them them and see different facades of them. Overall, it’s a great book. I would recommed it and it might be one of my favorite’s for this year